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My Take
Lauren Tom is one of those performers I respect precisely because so many people know her work without knowing her name. She earned an Obie on stage early, broke through with The Joy Luck Club in 1993, then quietly became a fixture across Friends, Grace Under Fire, Supernatural and Andi Mack. What I admire most is the range of her voice work layered over that screen career; she's clearly someone who treats every medium as legitimate craft. That longevity, stretching across decades and formats, tells me she's a working actor's actor, valued for reliability and texture rather than tabloid noise. I find that kind of career deeply satisfying.
Overview
Lauren Tom (born August 4, 1961) is an American actress. She began her career on stage, winning an Obie Award, and gained recognition for her role in The Joy Luck Club (1993). On television, she is known for her roles in the NBC sitcom Friends (1995–96), the ABC shows Grace Under Fire (1997–98) and Men in Trees (2006–08), The CW series Supernatural (2012–14), and the Disney Channel series Andi Mack (2017–19).
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1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Lauren Tom
- Name (Japanese)
- ローレン・トム
- Reading
- ろーれん・とむ
- Born
- March 29, 1970 (age 56)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Aries / Dog
- Origin
- Chicago, Illinois, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 2 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- voice actor / film actor / stage actor
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.