Elizabeth Fong Sung (Chinese: 孫芳; pinyin: Sūn Fāng; 14 October 1954 – 22 May 2018) was a Chinese-American actress, director, and screenwriter. She was also a revered acting teacher and mentor to young performers and filmmakers in the Asian-Pacific community.

Sung was born and raised in British Hong Kong and studied ballet at a young age before coming to the United States.^[1]

She attended the Juilliard School and earned a BFA in dance. She was a member of the Alvin Ailey Dance Company. Sung also earned an MFA in directing from the American Film Institute.^[2]

From 1994-96, Sung appeared on the American soap opera The Young and the Restless as Luan Volien.^[3] She directed the short film Requiem, which was based on her childhood in Hong Kong and her journey to New York City as a ballet student. It won a CINE Golden Eagle Award in 1996.^[3]

Her other notable television appearances included roles on Hawaii Five-O, The Sopranos, Bones, Curb Your Enthusiasm, NCIS: Los Angeles, and Charmed.^{[citation needed]} She starred in The Joy Luck Club, Memoirs of a Geisha, and Lethal Weapon 4.^[4]

Sung appeared in the Asian-American comedies including Anita Ho,^[5] Front Cover,^[6] and Vivian Bang's White Rabbit that screened at the Sundance Festival in 2018.^[7]

Sung was married to writer and actor Peter Tulipan.^[8] She was fluent in both Cantonese and Mandarin.^[2][4] Her brother, Philip, died in 1985 from AIDS.^[8]

Sung died on 22 May 2018, aged 63.^[9] Her cause of death initially had not been released,^[10] but it was later revealed Sung died from lymphoma.^[11]