{{short description|American actress}} {{Use mdy dates|date=May 2015}} {{Infobox person | name = Khanh Doan | image = | alt = | caption = | birth_name = | birth_place = Vietnam | birth_date = | other_names = | known_for = | alma_mater = Stanford University | occupation = Actress | years_active = 2003-present | website = {{Official website|http://khanhdoan.com}} }}
'''Khanh Doan''' is a stage and screen actress from Seattle, Washington.<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3489595// Khanh Doan] IMDB. 1990-2014. Retrieved May 26, 2015</ref>
==Early life and education== Doan was born in Vietnam and moved to the United States as a child. She was a dedicated student following her immigration, but also appreciated theater. She took her first acting class in ninth grade, graduated from Stanford University and began a professional acting career in Seattle in 2003.<ref>{{citation|journal=International Examiner|author=Roxanne Ray |date= August 15, 2012|title=A Vietnamese Actress Takes The Stage|url= http://www.iexaminer.org/2012/08/a-vietnamese-actress-takes-the-stage/}}</ref>
== Career ==
===Stage=== Doan has performed onstage at Seattle's 5th Avenue Theatre in ''Miss Saigon'',<ref>{{citation|journal=Seattle PI|author=Athima ChanSanchai |date= April 29, 2005|title=It's A Fateful Day For Vietnamese : 30 Years Since Saigon's Fall|url =http://www.seattlepi.com/local/article/It-s-a-fateful-day-for-Vietnamese-30-years-since-1172239.php/}}</ref> at Village Theater in ''Jesus Christ Superstar'', and at the ACT Theatre in ''A Christmas Carol.''<ref>{{citation|journal=Broadway World |author=Jay Irwin |date=December 1, 2014 |title=BWW Reviews ACTs A Christmas Carol Alive With Magic |url=http://www.broadwayworld.com/seattle/article/BWW-Reviews-ACTs-A-CHRISTMAS-CAROL-Alive-with-Magic-20141201/ |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150706224954/http://www.broadwayworld.com/seattle/article/BWW-Reviews-ACTs-A-CHRISTMAS-CAROL-Alive-with-Magic-20141201 |archivedate=July 6, 2015 }}</ref> In 2012, Doan performed the lead role of Sita in the ACT Theatre staged retelling of the sacred Hindu epic, ''Ramayana.''<ref>{{citation|journal=Seattle Times|author=Misha Berson |date= October 19, 2012|title=Ramayana Aa ACT Vivid Dramatization of The Hindu Epic|url= http://www.seattletimes.com/entertainment/ramayana-at-act-vivid-dramatization-of-the-hindu-epic/}}</ref> Doan performs regularly at the Seattle Children's Theatre (SCT) and has appeared in: ''Sleeping Beauty'',<ref>{{citation|journal=Seattle Times|author=Doug Kim |date= December 24, 2005|title=Sleeping Beauty|url= https://archive.seattletimes.com/archive/?date=20051224&slug=sleeping24/}}</ref> ''Harold and the Purple Crayon'',<ref>{{citation|journal=SeattleTimes|author=Misha Berson |date= September 29, 2011|title=Harold and the Purple Crayon Musical Enchants|url= http://www.seattletimes.com/entertainment/harold-and-the-purple-crayon-musical-enchants/?prmid=head_more}}</ref> ''Peter Pan'',<ref>{{citation|journal=Seattle Times|author=Misha Berson|date= November 21, 2009|title=Peter Pan Boasts a Charming Hero|url= http://www.seattletimes.com/entertainment/review-peter-pan-boasts-a-charming-hero-a-cool-crocodile-8212-and-a-few-missteps/}}</ref> ''The Sorcerer's Apprentice'',<ref>{{citation|journal=Broadway World| author=BWW Newsdesk |title=Khanh Doan Theater Credits|url= http://www.broadwayworld.com/people/Khanh-Doan/}}</ref> ''Art Dog'',<ref>{{citation|journal=Broadway World |author=BWW Newsdesk |date=January 9, 2015 |title=2014 Gypsy Rose Lee Award Nominations |url=http://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Eric-Ankrim-Josh-Rhodes-More-Nominated-for-2014-Gypsy-Rose-Lee-Awards-20150109/ |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150706225847/http://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Eric-Ankrim-Josh-Rhodes-More-Nominated-for-2014-Gypsy-Rose-Lee-Awards-20150109 |archivedate=July 6, 2015 }}</ref> ''Everyone Knows What a Dragon Looks Like'',<ref>{{citation|journal=SeattleTimes|author=Misha Berson |date= April 14, 2007|title=Puppet Theatre Gives Wings By Pulling Strings|url= https://archive.seattletimes.com/archive/?date=20070414&slug=puppets14/}}</ref> ''Busytown'',<ref>{{citation|journal=Seattle Times|author=Tom Keogh |date= May 3, 2008|title=Busytown Richard Scarry's World Has Kids Squealing With Delight|url= http://www.seattletimes.com/entertainment/busytown-richard-scarrys-world-has-kids-squealing-with-delight/}}</ref> ''High School Musical'',<ref>{{citation|journal=Seattle Times|author=Misha Berson |date= September 22, 2007|title=High School Musical Is A Bopping Bit Of Fantasy|url= http://www.seattletimes.com/entertainment/high-school-musical-is-a-boppy-bit-of-fantasy//}}</ref> ''Go, Dog. Go!''<ref>{{citation|journal=Queen Anne & Magnolia News|author=Jeff Bond|date=January 19, 2011|title=Go Dog Go a Doggie Treat|url=http://www.queenannenews.com/Content/On-the-Town/Out-About/Article/-Go-Dog-Go-a-doggy-treat/3/3/31198/|access-date=May 27, 2015|archive-date=July 13, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150713051734/http://www.queenannenews.com/Content/On-the-Town/Out-About/Article/-Go-Dog-Go-a-doggy-treat/3/3/31198/|url-status=dead}}</ref> and ''Lyle the Crocodile''.<ref>{{citation|journal=Seattle Times|author=Nancy Worssam |date= December 9, 2010|title=Lyle the Crocodile Finds Way to Your Heart|url= http://www.seattletimes.com/entertainment/review-lyle-the-crocodile-finds-way-to-your-heart-with-song-dance-and-charm/}}</ref>
===Film and television=== On screen, Doan has appeared with Peter Dinklage in ''The Knights of Badassdom'', with Elliott Gould in ''Switchmas'', with Timothy Hutton in ''Leverage'', and with Antonio Banderas'' in The Big Bang.'' Doan has also appeared in several independent film projects including ''Simply Fobulous,'' ''God Machine,'' ''Family'' and the Seattle International Film Festival Fly Film ''Safe Passage.''<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3489595// Khanh Doan] IMDB. 1990-2014. Retrieved May 26, 2015</ref> Doan has also starred as Khanh, the Red Dragon Warrior in the original web series, ''Chop Socky Boom''.<ref>{{citation |journal=Broadway World |author=Jay Irwin |date=May 1, 2012 |title=Stage Tube Episode 1 of New Web Series Chop Socky Boom Premieres |url=http://www.broadwayworld.com/seattle/article/STAGE-TUBE-Episode-1-of-New-Web-Series-CHOP-SOCKY-BOOM-Premieres-20120501/ |access-date=May 27, 2015 |archive-date=January 26, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250126075756/https://www.broadwayworld.com/seattle/article/STAGE-TUBE-Episode-1-of-New-Web-Series-CHOP-SOCKY-BOOM-Premieres-20120501 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
===Video games=== Doan voices characters in the video games ''Daylight'', ''Saw'' and ''Nancy Drew: Warnings at Waverly Academy.''<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3489595// Khanh Doan] IMDB. 1990-2014. Retrieved May 26, 2015</ref>
==References== {{reflist|2}}
== External links == * {{Official website|http://khanhdoan.com}} * {{IMDb name| nm3489595|Khanh Doan}}
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