Birthday: August 4, 1961
Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois, USA
Characters voiced: Gizmo, Jinx

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Biography:
Lauren Tom is an Obie Award-winning actress, known for her roles as a dutiful daughter in the film The Joy Luck Club, and a recurring role as Ross’s girlfriend on NBC’s Friends.

She most recently appeared in Bad Santa with Billy Bob Thornton, and is currently shooting “Synergy” with Scarlett Johannson and Dennis Quaid.

Lauren has also appeared in the films When A Man Loves a Woman, Mr. Jones, With Friends Like These, Catfish in Black Bean Sauce, and Manhood with John Ritter.

On television, she was a series regular in NBC’s DAG as Delta Burke’s secretary, Ginger Chin and on ABC’s Grace Under Fire with Brett Butler.

On Broadway, she has appeared in A Chorus Line, Hurlyburly and Doonesbury, and has worked with directors such as Peter Sellars and Joanne Akalaitis at the Goodman and Guthrie Theaters, the La Jolla Playhouse and the Kennedy Center.

Her one-woman show, 25 Psychics, an engaging, humorous look at her quest for inner peace premiered at HBO’S U.S. Comedy Arts Festival in Aspen. The show received Dramalogue Awards for Best Performance and Best Direction.

Lauren’s voice work can be heard in the animated series, Futurama, King of the Hill, Codename: Kids Next Door, Teacher’s Pet, Rocket Power, Max Steel, Batman, Superman, Kim Possible, Clifford's Puppy Days, American Dragon and the upcoming feature, Mulan II. (Source: Lauren Tom official site)