Grace Chang is a Chinese American actor, director, filmmaker, and writer. She was a professional magician when she got her first acting break in 1993 when she appeared in The Joy Luck Club as Lin-Xiao's Opera Singer/Mistress. Though she stepped away from acting to raise her son, she continued to perform and create on stage shows. She always remained interested in honing her acting skills and is now taking on filmmaking in addition to acting. In 2018 Grace appeared in over ten short films in lead or principal roles, and wrote and directed her own first short film, A Missing Piece.