Tina Huang was born in Dallas and raised in New York. She is first generation Taiwanese-American and is a fluent Mandarin speaker. Raised in Chinatown and the Lower East Side of New York City, she studied theatre at LaGuardia High School of Performing Arts and NYU's Tisch School of Arts where she graduated with a B.F.A. in acting, directing and design.
In 2016, Huang co-founded 1:1 Productions, LLC. with Karla Mosley. 1:1 Productions’s mission is to champion women of color in front and behind the camera. 1:1 is the worlds’s ratio of men to women, therefore, 1:1 Productions believes there should be equal representation in all aspects of production.Their first project was XIN, a short film written by and starring Huang, had a successful festival run premiering at Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival, was an Official Selection of BlackStar Film Festival (Nominated for Best Narrative Short), TIDE Film Festival (Won Best Performance), Cleveland International Film Festival, Hollyshorts, Seattle Asian American Film Festival and The Snake Alley Film Festival. XIN was then invited to screen at Brooklyn Academy of Music. She also Co-Directed the series WED-LOCKED which was an Official Selection of Downtown LA Film Festival, Pan African Film Festival and The Cleveland Film Festival. 1:1’s current short, HE WAS ASKING FOR IT, which Huang produced and stars in, is an Official Selection of the Cleveland Film Festival.
Huang is best known for her TV role as ‘Susie Chang’ on TNT’s critically acclaimed series “Rizzoli & Isles” and ‘Lily Park’ in Nickelodeon’s “Hollywood Heights,” and Captain Kimberly Hill on the CW’s “Arrow.” Other recurring roles are ‘Dr. Linda Chu’ on “General Hospital” and ‘Janet’, in NBC’s “The Night Shift.” Television and film credits include “Grey’s Anatomy,” “Scandal,” “Shameless,” “Switched at Birth,” “CSI,” “The Office,” “The Kroll Show,” “House,” “Criminal Minds,” LARRY CROWNE, and DRIVE. Amongst her stage credits is an award-winning production of Amy Tan’s Immortal Heart that went on a successful American west coast tour and a French Tour.
Active in theater, Huang is a founding member of Ammunition Theatre Company in Los Angeles and served as Co-Artistic Director for four years. Ammunition Theatre Company (or Ammo) was founded by a group of passionate artists and activists. By fostering original works, Ammo’s mission is to celebrate underrepresented communities and their stories while engaging in social activism through community partnerships. Ammo quickly has become a respected member of the LA theatre community; garnering award nominations and rave reviews on their multiple productions. Huang also became a member of another award winning Los Angeles based company, IAMA Theatre Company and played the role of ‘Pippa’ in Leslye Headland’s award nominated play CULT OF LOVE .
Huang performs in the sketch comedy production Fairy Tale Theatre: 18 & Over which has garnered rave reviews including the Los Angeles Times and LA Weekly. With its success, the sketch show was invited to perform overseas at the Edinburgh International Fringe Festival in the UK in 2015.
Tina was a 2018 Hedgebrook Screenwriting Fellow and has many projects in development. She also directed the music video BENDER by Verbal + Icarus.
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