Elizabeth Sung

Raised in Hong Kong, Elizabeth Sung holds a BFA in Dance from The Juilliard School and was a member of THE ALVIN AILEY DANCE COMPANY. She studied acting with SANFORD MEISNER and MILTON KATSELAS. Her graduate thesis film, THE WATER GHOST, earned Elizabeth an MFA in directing from the AMERICAN FILM INSTITUTE (1998).

In 1993, Elizabeth worked in China as assistant producer of the ARTISTIC FIREWORKS for THE FIRST EAST ASIA GAMES and as production coordinator on an award winning co-production film, SHANGHAI FEVER. In acting, selected film and television credits include: LETHAL WEAPON 4, THE JOY LUCK CLUB, CHINA CRY, ER, CHARMED, and CHINA BEACH. Selected stage credits include WIDOWS at The Mark Taper Forum, THE SQUARE with Taper Too and numerous off-Broadway plays. She is best known for her two year starring role as Luan Volien Abbott on ""THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS"", the first major Asian-American story line on daytime television.

Her directorial debut, REQUIEM, a thirty minute short produced through THE DIRECTING WORKSHOP FOR WOMEN/AFI, was awarded a CINE Golden Eagle. An intimate story about the loss of a family member to AIDS, REQUIEM was screened at The Academy of Television Arts and Sciences and helped raise funds for The Asian Pacific AIDS Intervention Team. She received a certificate of recognition from Mayor Richard Riordon for her efforts in breaking the silence about AIDS within the Asian Pacific Community. In September ’’98, Elizabeth completed her AFI thesis film, THE WATER GHOST. It received Best Dramatic Short at the Burbank International Children's Film Festival, the Producer’’s Guild award for Best Student Film at The Santa Clarita International Film Festival ’’99, and was a finalist for the George Melies Award for best cinematography at the Taos Talking Picture Festival. In addition, it won the silver medal at The Houston International Film Festival and was awarded the CINE Eagle. ""THE WATER GHOST"" aired nationwide on Lifetime's ""Women's Film Festival"", one of only five films selected.