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• Acting has always been a dream for Maggie Hai-Uyen. Born in Sai Gon and raised in San Francisco, Maggie was encouraged to become either a lawyer or a doctor...

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  Acting has always been a dream for Maggie Hai-Uyen. Born in Sai Gon and raised in San Francisco, Maggie was encouraged to become either a lawyer or a doctor. However, since she could not stand the sight of hospitals, and because she could not shake a love of acting and other creative pursuits, Maggie abandoned her plans for a career in either law or medicine. Her "artsy" background—ballet, painting, and classical piano training—as well as more informal experiences led Maggie almost inevitably to her current career.
  
  She grew up telling stories to neighborhood children; wielding toy swords in mock - although epic - battles with neighborhood bullies; dressing herself and her friends as kings and queens of past centuries. Maggie also spent a lot of her childhood with Charlie Chaplin's features and shorts, Walt Disney's animated features, and grown-up films such as The Godfather and Taxi Driver.
  
  Throughout high school, Maggie focused on her rigorous academic career and participated in high school productions like "Taming of the Shrew" and "Oedipus Rex," just for fun. In 2000, she gained admission to the University of California-Berkeley as a Cal Op Scholar, recipient of a full scholarship to attend the university. She studied Mass Communications, concentrating on Political Science. Her interest in broadcast journalism led Maggie to an internship at ABC7.
  
  Maggie single-handedly produced ABC7's weekly show, "Sunday on Seven," and garnered record ratings in the community-show market. Slowly, Maggie's concentration on political science veered towards Broadcast Journalism, and then became an even more pronounced focus on Film Studies. After co-writing, co-producing, co-directing and acting in a short film, Maggie found herself drawn to the Theatre, Dance, & Performance Studies program on UC Berkeley's campus.
  
  What at first appeared to be a "fling" with acting quickly became an all-encompassing passion for Maggie. A chance series of meetings with Mel Gordon—the author, professor, and assistant of the late Lee Strasberg—Maggie decided to pursue what had previously been a hidden dream: acting full-time, as a career. Following this decision, immediately after her graduation from UC Berkeley, Maggie moved to Los Angeles to pursue this dream. It was a risky, ballsy move; she had no industry credits, no industry connections, and no friends in the Los Angeles area. All she had, in fact, was determination and optimism.
  
  Her determination and optimism have served Maggie well over the past year. Within three days of arriving in Los Angeles, she joined the prestigious Eric Morris Actors Workshop, based solely on the strong recommendation of Mel Gordon. One year and many ups-and-downs later, Maggie has proven herself both professionally and personally.
  
  Within a year, Maggie completed two feature films, Gyonshi and Love Sick Diaries, both as the leading actress. In addition, a pilot called "Speak Out With CeCe," for Ed-TV Adelphia Cable, and an 8-show play at the Hollywood Fight Club Theatre called "Waiting for Love." In Fall 2007, Maggie wrapped a comedy feature film, Little Saigon, with Long Nguyen (Journey From the Fall).
  
  Maggie has thrown herself into all aspects of the industry, and served as Director of Program and Souvenir Journal for the Multicultural Motion Picture Association's Annual Diversity Awards. Maggie also coordinated the 13th Annual Student Filmmakers Oscar® Scholarship Luncheon, which hosted an array of Academy Award® nominees and studio executives two days before the 78th Annual Academy Awards®. As well as the 14th Annual American Society of Young Musicians' Spring Benefit Concert & Awards. She recently coordinated and produced the 14th Annual Diversity Awards.
  
  In October 2006, Maggie challenged her role as an artist: she co-founded A Pair of Doves Pictures, a independent film production company.
  
  Besides nurturing her professional career, Maggie is also involved with the Global Village Foundation, an organization focusing on humanitarian work and the promotion of nonviolence and peace in Southeast Asia. In addition, she is an active member of Austism Speaks. Today, Maggie is still working with Eric Morris to improve her craft, while actively pursuing that once-hidden dream that is now so apparent.
  
  Maggie has recently filming an episode of "The Gene Simmons: Family Jewels" show for Season 4, which will be aired later in the Fall 2008. Additionally, she is participating in various short films and is working on a feature.

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• Occupation:  Actor , Film/TV Producer , Screenwriter
• Gender: Female
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