Tie a Yellow Ribbon, cast
Jenny Mason: Kim Jiang
Kim Jiang is the daughter of acclaimed Chinese painter Qi Qing Jiang,
born in China and raised in San Francisco, she attended Southern Oregon
University and 'didn't know what to major in' until a friend cast her
in a play, which turned her interest to theatre, subsequently she lived
in London to solidify her study in theatre arts. In San Francisco, she
was continually cast in lead parts in blackbox theatre and independent
films. She is a graduate of the William Esper Studio in New York. She
lives in both New York and San Francisco.
Beatrice Shimizu: Jane Kim
Jane Kim is an actor/model whose work can be seen across many types of
media. On television, she has appeared on The Sopranos, Law and Order
SVU, Third Watch, Guiding Light and As the World Turns. As a model,
she has appeared on advertising campaigns ranging from Loreal to Aveda
and Clinique. Recently she has transitioned into feature films. She
appears in the Cutting Room Floor, a feature directed by Richard Roepnack.
Jane also co-stars in the upcoming feature West 32nd Street as Suki,
opposite John Cho, Kim Jun Sung, Jun Ho Jung, and Grace Park. The film
is directed by Michael Kang (THE MOTEL) and produced by CJ Entertainment
and Teddy Zee (HITCH). Besides acting and modeling, Jane loves ballet
and Korean dance.
Joe Mason: Patrick Heusinger
After graduating from Juilliard in 2004, Patrick Heusinger landed a
supporting role opposite Ned Beatty, Alan Cumming, and Lois Smith in
the award-winning independent feature Sweet Land, directed by
first-time helmer Ali Selim, in which he played a Midwestern farmer in
the 1960's. The film is an Audience Award winner at the Hamptons International,
Florida, Vail, Minneapolis-St.Paul International, Sedona International,
and Wisconsin Film festivals. He later joined the cast of Broadway's "Fiddler
on the Roof" opposite Harvey Fierstein, Rosie O'Donnell, and Andrea
Martin and garnered praise for his performance as the Russian book-lover
who falls into forbidden love with a young Jewish girl. Patrick is one
of five students in the country to receive a LEVEL I honors from National
Endowment for the Arts. He is also a member of Backhouse Productions,
a theater company dedicated to the development of young playwrights. They
are currently mounting the much-lauded off-Broadway hip-hop musical "In
the Heights."
Simon Chang: Ian Wen
Ian Wen was hatched and perches in New York City, holds an MFA from Brooklyn
College, where he is also an adjunct professor. Most recently, he appeared
in Evil, a one-person show based on Swedish novelist Jan Guillou's autobiography.
He has worked at The Public, La MaMa ETC, Medicine Show, 78th Street
Lab, Long Wharf, and with the NY Philharmonic among others. A Danish
treatment on Wilde's Dorian Gray is the basis for an upcoming solo piece.
Having performed primarily on stage, Tie A Yellow Ribbon marks his feature
film debut. Last though not least, he studies butoh with Diego Pinon.
Sandy Chang: Theresa Ngo
Theresa Ngo’s screen credits include the feature films Tie a Yellow Ribbon
and Relative Obscurity. Shorts include the Columbia graduate films:
Girl with a Walkman (lead), Vacation (lead), and Cindy's Nails (supporting).
On television, she can sometimes be seen as the City Bakery girl on
NY1, the food channel, and the travel channel. This fall she will be
featured in an episode of Nigella's Feasts on the Food Network. Theresa
also did voice-over work as the operator in the feature film Punching
at the Sun, which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival, screened
at the Tribeca Film Festival, and won best narrative at the San Francisco
International Asian American Film Festival. Stage credits include Romeo
and Juliet as Juliet (SUNY Buffalo), Alice and Wonderland as the Caterpillar,
Dormouse, and Puppet (SUNY Buffalo), South Pacific as Liat (Artpark),
An Answer on the Day You Call as a Vivian sister (P.S. 122 and D.U.M.B.O)
with the Great Small Works Theater Company, and the experimental collaborative
play "American Voices" (Emerson College). Theresa holds a
B.A. from Emerson College.
Phillip Caldwell: Gregory Waller
Gregory Waller trained at The University of North Carolina at Chapel
Hill and The London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art. He has performed
in numerous plays in New York City and regionally. He has spent the last
two summers in northern Greece rehearsing and performing with One Year
Lease theater company. Some recent New York Theater: RUE at Theater for
New City and PHAEDRA X 3 at Cherry Lane Theatre Studio. He has also appeared
in Othello, Measure for Measure, Fifth of July, 12 Angry Men, The Winter's
Tale and
Wild Honey. He recently completed shooting two short films, EXTROPY and
JAZZ HANDS.
Supporting Cast
Deana: |
Dean'a Jacobsen | |
Lewis: |
Michael J. Bressman | |
Landlord/Jenny’s
Mom: |
Henny Russell | |
Mrs. Shimizu: |
Eva Wu | |
Mr. Shimizu: |
Yoshiro Kono | |
Teenage Joe: |
Zach Roerig | |
Teenage Jenny: |
Mimi Hong | |
Ed: |
Vincent Piazza | |
Ken: |
Johnny Wu | |
Café
Manager: |
Eva Kaminsky | |
Phillip’s New Girlfriend: |
Angel Tang | |
Cafe Couple, Man: |
Keedar Whittle | |
Café Couple, Woman: |
Melissa K. Ferraro | |
Matt: |
Ramon Smith | |
Ed and Deana’s friend: |
James Venable | |