Elaine Tan
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- June 28, 1979
- Place of birth
- London, England, UK
Biography
Elaine Tan – English actress of Malaysian Chinese heritage, born 28 June 1979 in London, England. Trained at Sylvia Young Theatre School and holds a law degree from the University of Exeter. She began her career on stage, originating the role of Liat in South Pacific at the Royal National Theatre and appearing in The King and I and Royal Variety Shows. Her most notable film roles include Lucy Chang in Starter for 10 (2006, HBO), Xandra in Inherent Vice (2014, directed by Paul Thomas Anderson), April in Beyond the Lights (2014, directed by Gina Prince-Bythewood), and Elyse in Tully (2018, directed by Jason Reitman). On television she has appeared in Doctor Who (2015) as Nagata, Love, Death & Robots (2019) as Adult Yan (voice), The Lazarus Project (2022–2023) as Zhang Rhui, Red Eye (2024) as Shen Zhào, and Virdee (2025) as Detective Chief Inspector Rebecca Armitage.
Movies with Elaine Tan
- Inherent Vice 2014 · ★ 6.5
- Tully 2018 · ★ 6.8
- Starter for 10 2006 · ★ 6.4
- Beyond the Lights 2014 · ★ 6.8
- Out for a Kill 2003 · ★ 4.1
- Jewtopia 2012 · ★ 4.7
- The Hyperions 2022 · ★ 4.7
- 31 North 62 East 2009 · ★ 4.8
- Sironia 2011 · ★ 4.6
- Lost Angeles 2012 · ★ 1.0
- Infantile Disorders 1988