Bio
- Father is Chinese-Australian; mother is Japanese-American.
- During World War II, her mother spent a year in an internment camp in Idaho.
- Parents were popular husband-and-wife nightclub team, Larry and Trudie, who performed in the 1940s and '50s and appeared on The Ed Sullivan Show in 1950.
- Made her Broadway debut in 1962 in Nowhere to Go But Up, directed by Sidney Lumet.
- Provided vocals on Fred Houn’s Asian American Art Ensemble's 1985 jazz album, Bamboo That Snaps Back.
- Appeared before Judge Judy in a 1998 episode.
- Father was in the original 1958 cast of Flower Drum Song, and she starred as Madame Liang in the 2002 Broadway revival.
- Performed in a 2007 autobiographical one-woman play called Surfing DNA.
- Wrote and narrated the 2008 documentary Long Story Short, which tells the story of her parents' years as performers.
Jodi LongJanuary 7, 1954 (age 71)New York, New York, USA
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Bio
- Father is Chinese-Australian; mother is Japanese-American.
- During World War II, her mother spent a year in an internment camp in Idaho.
- Parents were popular husband-and-wife nightclub team, Larry and Trudie, who performed in the 1940s and '50s and appeared on The Ed Sullivan Show in 1950.
- Made her Broadway debut in 1962 in Nowhere to Go But Up, directed by Sidney Lumet.
- Provided vocals on Fred Houn’s Asian American Art Ensemble's 1985 jazz album, Bamboo That Snaps Back.
- Appeared before Judge Judy in a 1998 episode.
- Father was in the original 1958 cast of Flower Drum Song, and she starred as Madame Liang in the 2002 Broadway revival.
- Performed in a 2007 autobiographical one-woman play called Surfing DNA.
- Wrote and narrated the 2008 documentary Long Story Short, which tells the story of her parents' years as performers.
