Ella Rouwen Chen grew up in Shanghai and moved to LA when she was 18 to attend UCLA, School of Theater, Film and Television. Ever since being a little kid, Ella has enjoyed performing. Even after working on some top Hollywood and Broadway projects, her favorite performance remains her grandeur Chinese folk dance show in the walking lane of a moving tourist bus in front of her moms’ colleagues. However, for the longest time, it never occurred to Ella that she could “doperformance” as a career until she spent three weeks at a theater and literature camp in America during her sophomore year summer. Before then, she was working diligently on her academics. She doesn’t regret her academic years though. She is grateful for all the journeys that life has given her. She believes her way of thinking is formed uniquely because of her experience in both academics and arts; just like how her immersion in both China and America shapes her understanding of the world.

Interviews

Studio Matrix
c/o Wendy Shepherd
P.O. Box 39
Emmitsburg, MD 21727

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