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What Is Jamie Chung’s Net Worth?

Jamie Chung, a well-known American actress and producer, has a net worth of $5 million. She first gained national attention in 2004 when she appeared on MTV’s “The Real World: San Diego.”

Since then, she has appeared in numerous films and television shows, including “Once Upon a Time,” “Believe,” “The Gifted,” “Lovecraft Country,” and “Dexter: New Blood.” She has also voiced the character Go Go Tomago in the Disney film “Big Hero 6” and the show “Big Hero 6: The Series.”

Aside from her acting career, Chung runs the fashion blog “What the Chung?” and executive produced the 2015 film “Already Tomorrow in Hong Kong,” which she starred in with her then-fiancé, Bryan Greenberg. With over 60 acting credits to her name, Jamie Chung is a highly successful and versatile performer in the entertainment industry.

Jamie Chung’s Background

Jamie Chung was born in San Francisco, California in 1983. Her parents are second-generation Korean-Americans who owned a burger restaurant. She has an older sister named Jean, who faced challenges coming out as gay due to cultural and religious beliefs. Chung attended Lowell High School and earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in economics from the University of California, Riverside in 2005. She was also a member of the Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority during college.

Jamie Chung’s Acting Career

Jamie Chung started her acting career in 2006 with a guest appearance on “Veronica Mars” and went on to appear on various TV shows like “ER,” “CSI: NY,” “Greek,” “Castle,” and “Grey’s Anatomy.” She also had a recurring role on “Days of Our Lives” and played the lead role in the miniseries “Samurai Girl.”

Chung has appeared in several movies, including “I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry,” “Dragonball Evolution,” “Sorority Row,” “The Hangover Part II,” and “The Hangover Part III.” She also voiced the character of Go Go Tomago in the Disney movie “Big Hero 6,” which won an Academy Award for Best Animated Feature.

From 2012 to 2016, Jamie had a recurring role as Mulan on ABC’s “Once Upon a Time,” and she played Clarice Fong / Blink on the Fox superhero series “The Gifted” from 2017 to 2019. She also appeared in the movies “Office Christmas Party,” “Band Aid,” “Dangerous Lies,” and “The Misfits.”

In addition to her onscreen work, Chung has lent her voice to several video games, including “Command & Conquer Red Alert 3: Uprising,” “X-Men: Destiny,” and “Kingdom Hearts III.”

Marriage and Parenthood

In 2012, Jamie Chung began a relationship with actor and musician Bryan Greenberg. They got engaged in 2013 and married at Santa Barbara’s El Capitan Canyon resort on October 31, 2015. The day before the wedding, they hosted a Halloween-themed party in the woods.

In October 2021, Chung and Greenberg welcomed twin sons with the help of oocyte cryopreservation and a surrogate. Chung had previously spoken about her decision to freeze her eggs, stating that she wanted options and was unsure when she and Greenberg would start a family.

Awards and Nominations

In 2009, Jamie Chung won Young Hollywood Awards for Action Star and Female Action Star, and she was named Female Star of Tomorrow at the ShoWest Convention for her role in “Sorority Row.” In 2012, she won a Best Actress award for “Eden” at the Seattle International Film Festival and a Special Jury Award for Narrative Competition at the SXSW Film Festival.

For her voice work in “Big Hero 6,” Jamie received a Women Film Critics Circle Award nomination for Best Animated Female, and she shared a Behind the Voice Actors Award nomination for Best Vocal Ensemble in a Feature Film with her castmates.

In 2021, Chung received an International Online Cinema Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series for her role in “Lovecraft Country,” and the show’s cast earned a Screen Actors Guild Award nomination for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series.