Hong Chau is poised to break big in 'Downsizing,' her second film
by Jen Yamato, Los Angeles Times
Nov 06, 2017
4 minutes
LOS ANGELES - Big break. Hong Chau turns over the phrase. There have been many times the "Treme," "Inherent Vice" and soon-to-be "Downsizing" star wondered if she was about to have one.
The New Orleans native has already gone from virtual unknown to budding television player to scene-stealer for directors Paul Thomas Anderson and Alexander Payne.
"Your first union job is like a break because now you're in the union. 'Treme' was big, because that was my first time getting to return to a show," said Chau, who played Linh for three seasons on the HBO series, as she sipped iced coffee in a booth
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