Esther K. Chae

Esther Chae is a KoreanAmerican actress and writer. Chae has appeared in numerous television shows such as NCIS, Law and Order Criminal Intent, The West Wing, The Shield, and ER. She has also performed on theater stages including Yale Repertory Theater, La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club, Mark Taper Forum Kirk Douglas Theater, East West Players, P.S. 122, and HarvardAmerican Repertory Theater. Chae was among the inaugural class of TED fellows in 2009. She wrote and performed in So The Arrow Flies, an 80minute onewoman performance about a North Korean spy and the FBI agent that hunts her down. It touches on post911 themes of terrorism, political ideology, national identity and motherdaughter relationships.

Chae is the daughter of Dr. Hikyung Chae and Mrs. Inja Chae. She was born in Eugene, Oregon, and at the age of five moved to Seoul, South Korea.

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