Samantha Quan

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Samantha Quan
File:Samantha Quan at the 2024 New York Film Festival.jpg
Quan at the New York Film Festival, 2024
Born (1975-09-02) September 2, 1975 (age 49)
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Occupation Film producer, actress
Years active 1997–present
Spouse(s) Sean Baker

Samantha Quan (born September 2, 1975) is a Canadian independent film producer and actress. She is best known for producing the films Red Rocket (2021) and Anora (2024) which were directed by her husband Sean Baker.[1] The latter won Quan the Academy Award for Best Picture.[2]

Early life and education

Samantha Quan was born in September 2, 1975 in Vancouver. Her parents were Hoa people who were forced to leave Saigon after the collapse of the Republic of Vietnam on April 30, 1975.[3] Growing up, her father owned a Chinese restaurant.[4]

In 1998, Quan graduated from the University of British Columbia with a Bachelor of Arts in Theater. She graduated with an MFA from the New York University Tisch School of the Arts in 2001.[5]

Career

As an actress, Quan has played minor roles on various television shows. She received praise for her theatre role as Huong in the stage play Poor Yella Rednecks by Qui Nguyen.[6][7][8] She was instrumental in providing three weeks of acting classes to Bria Vinaite prior to filming The Florida Project, owing to the latter having no prior acting experience.[9] Quan was on set throughout filming and would work with Vinaite at the end of each shooting day.[10] Vinaite's performance was lauded as a breakout, receiving multiple film critics nominations.[11]

In 2025, Quan won a PGA Award for producing Anora alongside Baker and Alex Coco.[12] All three later won the Academy Award for Best Picture.[13] She was also nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Film.[14] Quan won the Critics Choice Association's Celebration of Asian Pacific Cinema and Television Producer Award for her work on Anora.[15][16]

At a press conference at Cannes Film Festival, Mikey Madison said that Baker and Quan would act out different sex positions to demonstrate what they wanted the actors to do. This led to a conversation in the press about the relevance and importance of intimacy coordinators in film that generated some controversy.[17][18]

Personal life

She is married to director Sean Baker, and produced several of his films.[17]

Filmography

As producer

Year Film Director Notes
2017 The Florida Project Sean Baker Associate producer
2021 Red Rocket
2024 Anora

As actress

Year Title Role Notes
1997 Breaker High Pretty Girl 1 episode
2003 How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days Lori
2004 CSI: NY Joanne Cho 1 episode
2008 CSI: Miami Jane Bartlett 4 episodes
House Nicole 1 episode
2010 NCIS: Los Angeles Diane Vincent 1 episode
Castle Kathleen Park 1 episode
2013 The Mentalist Megan Parker 1 episode
2016-2018 Elementary Lin Wen 5 episodes
2020 Home Before Dark Winnie Witherspoon 3 episodes

References

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