Early life

Chong was born in 1965 in Vancouver, British Columbia, the second daughter of Maxine Sneed and Tommy Chong, a comedian, actor, writer and director. Both parents are multi-racial: her mother is of Black Canadian and Cherokee descent; and her father is half Scots-Irish, French and half Chinese. Her sister Rae Dawn Chong is also an actress. They have three younger half-brothers (including one who is adopted) and a half-sister from their father's second marriage.

Career

Robbi Chong studied acting in Los Angeles, California for two years and began appearing frequently on stage and television, working full-time. She was an international cover girl who joined the Click Modeling Agency at age 19 and modeled in Paris from 1983 to 1988.

Filmography

Films

• Shelter (2007)
• Ellie Parker (2005)
• Jimmy Hollywood (1994)
• The Evil Inside Me (1993)
• Far Out Man (1990)
• Sécurité publique (1987)
• Cheech & Chong's The Corsican Brothers (1984)

TV series

• ER (2006)
• Red Shoe Diaries 12: Girl on a Bike (2000) - (segment "Written Word")
• The Outer Limits (1999) - (episode, "Blank Slate")
• Poltergeist: The Legacy (1996-1998)
• Murder One (1995)
• Dave's World (1995)
• You Bet Your Life (1992)
• The Cosby Show (1988)

[ Source: Wikipedia ]