Lauren Tom (born Lauren Chan, August 4, 1961) is a Chinese-American actress and voiceover artist. She began her career on stage and gained prominence through her role in the film adaptation of The Joy Luck Club.
She then became a prolific voice actor, usually cast as East Asian characters, particularly voicing Asian girls and their mothers, as seen in King of the Hill (Connie "Khan Jr." and Mihn Souphanousanphone, who are Laotiannote ), Futurama (Amy and Inez Wong, who are Chinese), and Codename: Kids Next Door (Kuki and Genki Sanban, who are Japanese).
When it comes to live-action television, she is known for her roles in the Disney Channel series Andi Mack and the CW series Supernatural.
Select filmography:
- Amy Wong, Inez Wong, and Jrrr in Futurama
- Reprises role as Amy in The Simpsons episode "Simpsorama"
- Mop Girl and Stacianne LeBlatt in Disenchantment
- Angela Chen in Superman: The Animated Series
- Song, Bai Li, and Ming in Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness
- Dana, Terry's girlfriend, in Batman Beyond
- Hay Lin's grandmother and Will's mother in W.I.T.C.H.
- Jinx and Gizmo in Teen Titans
- Joo Dee in Avatar: The Last Airbender
- Julie, Ross' girlfriend, in Friends
- Lena St. Clair in The Joy Luck Club
- Agent Marcia Lee in The Zeta Project
- Minh & Connie Souphanousinphone in King of the Hill
- Numbuh 3 (Kuki Sanban) and her mom (Genki) in Codename: Kids Next Door
- Lois (Marcus's Wife) in Bad Santa
- Li Li Stormstout in World of Warcraft
- Su in Mulan II
- Reggie's friends Trish and Sherry in Rocket Power
- Susan Long and Councilor Chang in American Dragon: Jake Long
- Celia Mack in Andi Mack (live-action role)
- Linda Tran in Supernatural (live-action role)
- Sharon in Scooby-Doo! Shaggy's Showdown
- Jessica in Scooby-Doo: Camp Scare
- Lady Masako Adachi in Ghost of Tsushima
- Emma Zoole in Homicide: Life on the Street
- May Wong in Dragons: The Nine Realms
- I.T. in We Lost Our Human
- Leader Lois in My Adventures with Superman
Tropes included
- Cross-Dressing Voices: Has had her fair share of these, most notably Gizmo and Jrrr.
