[3] Chung was raised in Harare where she attended Dominican Convent High School and developed her acting with the mixed-race theater company Over the Edge.

Chung first studied directing at Yale University and then trained as an actor at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) in London, graduating in 2003.

[11] In 2011, she had a recurring role in the medieval romance drama series Camelot[12] as Vivian, an indentured servant at King Uther's court who then works as an attendant and messenger for Morgan le Fay, played by Eva Green.

Chung reads a number of titles on Audible, most notably the novel Glory by NoViolet Bulawayo, which was a 2022 finalist for the Booker Prize,[19] as well as books by Petina Gappah and Tsitsi Dangarembgwa.

[21] Chung co-founded the charity SAFE-Kenya[22] which develops theatre for social change in Kenya, focusing on HIV education and abandoning clitoridectomy.

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