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Joanne Deng 鄧九雲

Joanne Deng is an actress, director, and writer. She earned degrees in Korean language and advertising from National Chengchi University, and an MFA from East 15 Acting School at the University of Essex. Debuting as a model at age eighteen, she began acting at age twenty, and by thirty she was writing and curating exhibitions and performances. Her previous published works include essays and short story collections. SECOND LEAD is her debut novel.