Rae Dawn Chong

Rae Dawn Chong

1961-02-28 Edmonton, Alberta, Canada 68 Credits

Biography

Rae Dawn Chong, a Canadian-American actress, has graced screens for decades. Born in Edmonton in 1961, the daughter of comedian Tommy Chong, her heritage reflects a rich mix of African-American, Native American, Asian, and Scottish-Irish ancestry. After her debut in the 1978 film "Stony Island," Chong's breakthrough came in 1981 with "Quest for Fire," which earned her a prestigious Genie Award for Best Actress. Throughout the 80s, she thrived with diverse roles in films like "Beat Street," "The ...

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FEEL

FEEL

2025

as Sitter 5

Acting

This avant-garde film is a stained glass window of emotion. 28 different people's feelings are woven into an emotional time capsule that will never ex...

Scared to Death

Scared to Death

2024

as Ruth

Acting

A group of filmmakers attend a séance at an abandoned children's orphanage in order to do research for a movie... that's their first mistake.

The Mistress

The Mistress

2023

4.7
Acting

Newlyweds Parker and Madeline move into their dream home. As they settle in, they discover a box of old love letters written to the original owner. An...

We Are Gathered Here Today

We Are Gathered Here Today

2022

as Mary Reed

6.0
Acting

The patriarch of the family enters the hospital with COVID-19 and because of hospital protocols his family members are forced to say their goodbyes vi...

The Sleeping Negro

The Sleeping Negro

2021

as Black Woman

5.0
Acting

Confronted with a series of racially charged incidents, a young black man must overcome rage, alienation, and hopelessness in order to find his own hu...

Tales Behind The Darkside: The Making Of Four Ghoulish Fables

2020

as Herself

Acting

A detailed look into the making of Tales from the Darkside: The Movie.

Reborn

Reborn

2018

as Dory Ryder

6.4
Acting

A stillborn baby girl is abducted by a deranged morgue attendant and brought back to life by electro-kinetic power. On her sixteenth birthday, traumat...

Five Minutes

Five Minutes

2017

as Delores

Acting

A progressive elementary school's "parenting class" takes an unexpected dramatic turn.

Knock 'em Dead

Knock 'em Dead

2014

as Jenny

5.9
Acting

Three rival actresses and their crew, desperate and hating each other, reunite for a horror movie sequel when someone starts killing them off just lik...

Pegasus Vs. Chimera

Pegasus Vs. Chimera

2012

as Mayda

3.7
Acting

Two mythological creatures battle each other.

Shiver

Shiver

2012

as Detective Burdine

3.7
Acting

Wendy Alden, a young secretary in Portland lacking in self- confidence becomes victim of a savage killer who has claimed the lives of a number of othe...

Jeff, Who Lives at Home

Jeff, Who Lives at Home

2012

as Carol

6.2
Acting

Dispatched from his basement room on an errand for his mother, slacker Jeff might discover his destiny (finally) when he spends the day with his broth...

Cyrus: Mind of a Serial Killer

Cyrus: Mind of a Serial Killer

2010

as Vivian

4.3
Acting

A small independent news crew investigates a series of unexplained disappearances in a small Midwestern county. They find themselves interviewing a ma...

Constellation

Constellation

2007

as Jenita

4.8
Acting

Constellation chronicles the lives and loves of an African-American family in the deep South as they are forced to come to terms with a tumultuous pas...

Deadly Skies

Deadly Skies

2006

as Madison Taylor

4.3
Acting

When scientist Dr Madison Taylor discovers an asteroid the size of Texas is heading for Earth, she sets out to destroy it - with or without the help o...

Max Havoc: Ring of Fire

Max Havoc: Ring of Fire

2006

as Sister Caroline

3.5
Acting

Sports reporter Max Havoc, a former kickboxer, travels to Seattle. There he encounters orphans who are threatened by an unscrupulous broker because he...

Highball

Highball

2002

as Rae Dawn Chong

4.5
Acting

A newly married couple tries to enhance their social life by throwing fabulous parties and inviting all their friends in Brooklyn to their home.

The Visit

2001

as Felicia

7.6
Acting

A young man dying in prison brings his family together for a fateful visit, and proceeds to put his life back together.

The Tulsa Lynching of 1921: A Hidden Story

The Tulsa Lynching of 1921: A Hidden Story

2000

Acting

Documents the race riot of 1921 and the destruction of the African-American community of Greenwood in Tulsa, Oklahoma. With testimony by eyewitnesses ...

Dangerous Attraction

Dangerous Attraction

2000

as Ann Rich

4.8
Acting

A successful ad agency woman finds herself in a dangerous power struggle, back-dropped by murder, when she begins to uncover the true identity of the ...

Cursed Part 3

Cursed Part 3

2000

Director

Directing

A horror comedy that spoofs the narcissistic film director whose delusional vision of her badly written three page treatment (a direct ripoff of The B...

Things I Forgot to Remember

Things I Forgot to Remember

1999

as Mary

Acting

A bittersweet comedy in Spanish and English about a Cuban family that migrates to the United States. Robertico, Carmela and Roberto's youngest son, gr...

Valentine's Day

Valentine's Day

1998

as Sally

3.8
Acting

Detective Jack Valentine is reinstated from his desk job to go back onto the streets. His first assignment ends with the death of a mobster who was ab...

Alibi

Alibi

1997

as D.A. Linda Garcia

2.5
Acting

Laid up after an accident on the slopes, ski champ Marti Gerrard receives a wrong-number phone call from software tycoon Connor Hill. The two hit it o...

Goodbye America

Goodbye America

1997

as Special Agent Danzig

4.5
Acting

It is November 1992 and the US Navy is preparing to surrender its largest overseas facility at Subic Bay, Philippines, after almost a century. For bot...

For Hope

For Hope

1996

as Woman at Bar (uncredited)

6.0
Acting

The life and death of a young woman who suffered from scleroderma, and how she and her family coped.

Small Time

Small Time

1996

as The Woman

7.0
Acting

Ben is a small-time gangster who gets the opportunity to earn a lot of money. His boss sends him to a remote ranch with bag full of drugs and orders h...

Starlight

Starlight

1996

2.5
Acting

Adrianna (Chong) is a beautiful alien woman who has come to Earth in search of a half alien man (Wirth). She needs him to help her defeat the evil ali...

Mask of Death

Mask of Death

1996

as Cassandra Turner

3.5
Acting

While attempting to flee from the FBI, the criminal Frank Dallio kills Detective McKenna's wife, Rachel. McKenna himself is shot in the face by the pr...

The Break

The Break

1995

as Jennifer Irons

5.6
Acting

A washed-up tennis pro begins coaching a hopeful teen, Joel Robbins, whose overbearing father wants to discourage him from playing.

Power of Attorney

Power of Attorney

1995

as Joan Armstrong

4.6
Acting

Mafia don Joseph Scassi is a man willing to use all of his vast resources to defend himself against an indictment for murder and extortion.

Crying Freeman

Crying Freeman

1995

as Detective Forge

6.3
Acting

A lethal assassin for a secret Chinese organisation, who sheds tears of regret each time he kills, is seen swiftly and mercilessly executing three Yak...

Hideaway

Hideaway

1995

as Rose Orwetto

5.2
Acting

Hatch Harrison, his wife, Lindsey, and their daughter, Regina, are enjoying a pleasant drive when a car crash leaves wife and daughter unharmed but ki...

Boca

Boca

1994

as J.J.

3.5
Acting

A photo-journalist goes to Brazil to investigate a savage crime boss. She becomes infatuated with the story.

Boulevard

Boulevard

1994

as Ola

4.4
Acting

A street prostitute takes in an abused young woman on the run from her misogynist boyfriend, leading to both facing off against the prostitute's dread...

Father & Son: Dangerous Relations

Father & Son: Dangerous Relations

1993

as Yvonne

6.0
Acting

An estranged father and son are paroled from the same maximum-security prison with one unusual condition, they must become roommates. Their severed bo...

Time Runner

Time Runner

1993

as Karen Donaldson

4.3
Acting

During the alien invasion of 2022, one man flees through a wormhole to 1992, where attempt after attempt is made to catch and kill him.

When the Party's Over

When the Party's Over

1993

as M.J.

4.8
Acting

Three women and a gay man in their 20s share a house in Los Angeles; try to find love and happiness - often at the expense of their well-being and fr...

The Borrower

The Borrower

1991

as Diana Pierce

4.9
Acting

Aliens punish one of their own by sending him to earth. The alien is very violent, and when the body he occupies is damaged, he is forced to find anot...

Chaindance

Chaindance

1991

as Ilene Curtis

4.0
Acting

As a part of a special government reform program, inmate J.T. Blake has to take care of Johnny Reynolds who has cerebral palsy. In the meantime, anoth...

Prison Stories: Women on the Inside

Prison Stories: Women on the Inside

1991

as Rhonda

3.8
Acting

Three novels - three dramatic stories in the walls of the women's prison. The first story - a brand new, first went to prison inmates. The second - ab...

Amazon

Amazon

1990

as Paola

5.1
Acting

Widowed and broke Finnish businessman Kari takes his two teenage daughters with him to Brazil. A bush pilot introduces him to the idea of gold mining ...

Curiosity Kills

Curiosity Kills

1990

as Jane

4.8
Acting

An apartment block janitor stumbles upon a deadly secret after one of the residents seemingly commits suicide and a mysterious new tenant arrives.

Far Out Man

Far Out Man

1990

as Herself

5.3
Acting

An aging hippie sets out on a trip across America to find his family.

Tales from the Darkside: The Movie

Tales from the Darkside: The Movie

1990

as Carola (segment ‘Lover’s Vow’)

6.2
Acting

A young boy tells three stories of horror to distract a witch who plans to eat him.

Denial

Denial

1990

as Julie

5.2
Acting

A young woman tries to leave her troubled past behind. She meets her old flame by accident and they fall in love again, but this obsessive relationshi...

Walking After Midnight

Walking After Midnight

1988

as Self

Acting

Explores the past-life experiences of various celebrities.

The Principal

The Principal

1987

as Hilary Orozco

6.5
Acting

Burglary. Drugs. Assault. Rape. The students at Brandel High are more than new Principal Rick Latimer bargained for. Gangs fight to control the school...

The Squeeze

The Squeeze

1987

as Rachel Dobs

4.8
Acting

Harry Berg is both a con artist and an actual artist -- he constructs large sculptures out of television sets -- but he is not particularly successful...

Running Out of Luck

Running Out of Luck

1987

as Slave Girl

5.8
Acting

A rock singer goes to Brazil to shoot a video, but winds up getting kidnapped and enduring a number of seemingly bizarre and hilarious events.

Zabagabee

Zabagabee

1987

Acting

Long-form Barnes and Barnes piece featuring a handful of music videos, sketches, and assorted weirdness.

Soul Man

Soul Man

1986

as Sarah Walker

5.3
Acting

A white prospective grad student's affluent family won't pay his way through law school, so he takes tanning pills to darken his skin in order to qual...

Casey at the Bat

Casey at the Bat

1986

as Circe Lafemme

Acting

Down-on-his-luck baseball player Casey Frank (Elliott Gould) follows his dreams to become the biggest star in the game.

The Color Purple

The Color Purple

1985

as Squeak

7.8
Acting

An epic tale spanning forty years in the life of Celie, an African-American woman living in the South who survives incredible abuse and bigotry. After...

Commando

Commando

1985

as Cindy

6.7
Acting

John Matrix, the former leader of a special commando strike force that always got the toughest jobs done, is forced back into action when his young da...

City Limits

City Limits

1985

as Yogi

2.6
Acting

A series of teenage gangs struggle against each other in a not-so-distant future. Eventually they unite against an evil corporation, as represented by...

American Flyers

American Flyers

1985

as Sarah

6.2
Acting

When Dr. Marcus Sommers realizes that he and his troubled, estranged brother David may be prone a fatal brain disease that runs in their family, he de...

Badge of the Assassin

Badge of the Assassin

1985

as Christine Horn

5.0
Acting

Three black revolutionaries gun down two New York City police officers. The subsequent investigation puts a white assistant DA and a black police dete...

Choose Me

Choose Me

1984

as Pearl Antoine

6.1
Acting

Several lost-soul night-owls, including a nightclub owner, a talk radio relationship counselor, and an itinerant stranger have encounters that expose ...

Cheech & Chong's The Corsican Brothers

Cheech & Chong's The Corsican Brothers

1984

as The Gypsy

5.1
Acting

Two brothers who can feel each others' pain and pleasure mess up the French revolution.

Fear City

Fear City

1984

as Leila

5.4
Acting

Strippers in Manhattan are being stalked and murdered by a psycho. A hard-nosed police detective and a conflicted ex-boxer-turned-private-eye, hired b...

Beat Street

Beat Street

1984

as Tracy Carlson

6.8
Acting

An aspiring DJ, from the South Bronx, and his best friend, a promoter, try to get into show business by exposing people to hip-hop music and culture.

Quest for Fire

Quest for Fire

1981

as Ika

7.0
Acting

In the prehistoric world, a Cro-Magnon tribe depends on an ever-burning source of fire, which eventually extinguishes. Lacking the knowledge to start ...

À propos de 'La guerre du feu'

1981

as Self

2.0
Acting

Making of ”Quest for Fire“.

The Top of the Hill

The Top of the Hill

1980

as Rita

Acting

Michael Stone is a rising company executive who decides to chuck his career and marriage to fulfill a fantasy to be a member of the U.S. Olympic bobsl...

Stony Island

Stony Island

1978

as Janetta

8.0
Acting

Richie Bloom, the only white kid on the block, forms an R&B band with his best friend, Kevin. With the help of their mentor, aging sax legend Percy, t...

The Whiz Kid and the Mystery at Riverton

1974

as Greta

Acting

A 13-year-old brainiac invents an ingenious listening device, which he uses to bring a crooked city official and his pals to justice

Moodswing Whiskey

Moodswing Whiskey

N/A

as Mama Marks

Acting

Leo, a husband, father and businessman, confronts the brutal realities of capitalism as he fights to reclaim what he believes are his inalienable righ...