Jodi Long (born January 1, 1954, New York, New York) is an Asian American actress raised in the Queens borough of New York City. Her parents are Lawrence K. Long, of Chinese-Scottish background who emigrated to the United States from Australia and had a career as a tap-dancer; and Kimiye Tsunemitsu, a vaudeville performer of Japanese American descent. January 1 is the first day of the calendar year in both the Julian and Gregorian calendars. ... 1954 (MCMLIV) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Midtown Manhattan, looking north from the Empire State Building, 2005 New York City (officially named the City of New York) is the most populous city in the state of New York and the entire United States. ... An Asian American is a person of Asian ancestry or origin who was born in or is an immigrant to the United States. ... Queens is geographically the largest of the five boroughs of New York City in the United States, and the most ethnically diverse county in the U.S. It is coterminous with Queens County in the State of New York and is located on western Long Island. ... Tap dance was born in the United States during the 19th century, and today is popular all around the world. ... Serving from 1999 to 2003, Army General Eric Shinseki of Hawaii became the first Asian American military chief of staff. ...

Having graduated with a BFA from the acting conservatory at SUNY Purchase, Long has performed roles in cinema and television, as well as on stage. Her parents, both of whom were vaudeville-style performers, occasionally appeared on the Ed Sullivan Show in dancing routines. The Bachelor of Fine Arts, usually abbreviated BFA, is the standard undergraduate degree for students seeking a professional education in the visual or performing arts. ... Purchase College, also known as SUNY Purchase or State University of New York College at Purchase, is a public liberal, visual, and performing arts college in Purchase, New York and is a part of the State University of New York system. ... Vaudeville is a style of multi-act theatre which flourished in North America from the 1880s through the 1920s. ... The Ed Sullivan Show was an American television variety show that ran from June 20, 1948, to June 6, 1971, and was hosted by Ed Sullivan. ...

In addition to her credited roles, Long appeared uncredited in a brief black-and-white cut-scene in the music video for Bizarre Love Triangle by the British group New Order, directed by American artist Robert Longo, in which she argues with E. Max Frye (where she emphatically declares "I don't believe in reincarnation because I refuse to come back as a bug or as a rabbit!"). Bizarre Love Triangle is a single released in 1986 by the British indie/dance group New Order. ... New Order are an English rock group formed in 1980 by the surviving members of Joy Division following the suicide of singer Ian Curtis. ... Robert Longo (b. ... This article is 150 kilobytes or more in size. ...

External links

• Article on Jodi Long in the webzine Chop Block
• Yahoo! Movies biography
• IMDB entry