Rae Dawn Chong (born February 28, 1961 in Edmonton, Alberta) is an actress and daughter of Tommy Chong. She is of African, First Nations, Chinese and Irish ancestry. Her half-sister Robbi Chong is a model and actress.

She is best known for appearing in the films Quest for Fire (1981), The Color Purple (1985), Choose Me (1984), Commando (1985), Cheech and Chong's The Corsican Brothers (1984), and Far Out Man (1990), in the latter two appearing with her father.

Chong has been married twice and has one son. Her second husband is C. Thomas Howell, her co-star in Soul Man (1986). They divorced in 1990.

Partial filmography

• Quest for Fire (1981)
• Choose Me (1984)
• Cheech & Chong's The Corsican Brothers (1984)
• Beat Street (1984)
• Fear City (1984)
• City Limits (1985)
• American Flyers (1985)
• Commando (1985)
• The Color Purple (1985)
• Soul Man (1986)
• The Squeeze (1987)
• The Principal (1987)
• Walking After Midnight (1988)
• Rude Awakening (1989)
• The Movie (1990)
• Far Out Man (1990)
• Chaindance (1990)
• Denial (1991)
• The Borrower (1991)
• Women on the Inside (1991)
• When the Party's Over (1992)
• Amazon (1992)
• Time Runner (1993)
• Boulevard (1994)
• Boca (1994)
• Power of Attorney (1995)
• Crying Freeman (1995)
• The Break (1995)
• Hideaway (1995)
• Starlight (1996)
• Mask of Death (1996)
• Highball (1997)
• Goodbye America (1997)
• Small Time (1998)
• Dangerous Attraction (1999)
• The Visit (2000)
• Constellation (2005)

TV Shows

• Top of the Hill (1980)
• Badge of the Assassin (1985)
• Curiosity Kills (1990)
• Nitecap (1992)
• Dangerous Relations (1993)
• The Series (1996)
• Valentine's Day (1998)
• Mysterious Ways (2000-2002)
• Wild Card (2003)
• Deadly Skies (2005)

Trivia

• Rae Dawn was the topic of Stephen Lynch's song "RDC (Opie's Lament)".
• Rae Dawn Chong is mentioned in the Alice In Chains song "Love Song" from their Sap EP.

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1961 births | Canadian film actors | Chinese Canadians | Edmontonians | Living people | Highlander actors | The Outer Limits actors | Multiracial entertainers

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