Anecdotes

Holds a B.A. in Psychology from Scripps College.

Maternal niece of singer David Byrne (of The Talking Heads fame), who is married to Tina Chow's sister, Adelle Lutz.

Eschewed the party scene to take care of her mother, who was dying of AIDS in the early 1990s (Tina Chow passed away in January 1992).

Had no prior acting experience before her first role in Le grand coup (1998).

Following in the footsteps of her mother and her aunt, China also modeled for Shiseido cosmetics.

Siblings: One younger brother, Maximillian Chow, and one younger half-sister, Asia.

Niece of actress Tsai Chin and Adelle Lutz.

Daughter of the late Tina Chow, a fashion icon of the 80s, and Michael Chow.

Maternal niece of actress/costume designer Adelle Lutz.

After the original pilot for the tv show "Young Americans" was filmed the producers cast Chow as an additional character named Paige. However, she backed out at the last minute and the character was dropped.