Lauren Tom
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Lauren Tom (born August 4, 1961, in Highland Park, Illinois) is an American actress and voice actress of Chinese heritage, best known for her prolific animation career voicing Amy and Inez Wong in Futurama, Numbuh 3/Kuki Sanban in Codename: Kids Next Door, and Dana Tan in Batman Beyond.1 In the Ghostbusters universe, she appeared as a guest voice actor on Extreme Ghostbusters.
Early Life
Tom was born in Highland Park, Illinois, to Nancy (née Dare) and Chan Tom, Jr. Her parents were Chicago-born; their grandparents had emigrated from Kaiping, Guangdong, China. She grew up in a largely Jewish neighborhood in Highland Park.1
Her performing career began exceptionally early. At age 17, she joined a national touring company of the musical A Chorus Line, and within a year she was cast in the Broadway production, playing the role of Connie.1