Robbi Lynn Chong (born May 28, 1965) is a Canadian actress and former model.
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Born | Robbi Lynn Chong May 28, 1965 Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
Other names | Robby Chong |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1983–2007 2015 |
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.
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.