Canadian actress and former model
Robbi Chong |
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| Born | Robbi Lynn Chong
(1965-05-28) May 28, 1965 (age 58)
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| Other names | Robby Chong |
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| Occupation | Actress |
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| Years active | 1983–2007
2015 |
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Robbi Lynn Chong (born May 28, 1965) is a Canadian actress and former model.
Early life
Chong was born on May 28, 1965, in Vancouver, British Columbia, the second daughter of Maxine Sneed and Tommy Chong, an actor, comedian, director and writer.[1] Both parents are biracial: her mother is of Black Canadian and Cherokee descent and her father is half Scotch-Irish, French and half Chinese.[2] Her sister Rae Dawn Chong is also an actress. They have three younger half-brothers (including one who is adopted) and a half-sister from their father's second marriage.
Career
Robbi Chong studied acting in Los Angeles, California for two years and began appearing frequently on stage and television, working full-time. She was an international cover girl who joined the Click Modeling Agency at age 19 and modeled in Paris from 1983 to 1988.
