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name: "Elaine Tan"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/elaine-tan"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "28 June 1979"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
updated: "2026-09-17T00:06:57.437727+00:00"
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# Elaine Tan

Actor. Born 28 June 1979 in London, England, UK.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 28 June 1979, London, England, UK

## Biography

Elaine Tan is an English actress. She trained at the Sylvia Young Theatre School and graduated from the University of Exeter with a law degree, later completing the Legal Practice Certificate with Distinction.

She appeared in West End stage productions including the lead role of Liat in Trevor Nunn's production of *South Pacific* at the Royal National Theatre. Her screen credits include *Starter for 10* (2006) as Lucy Chang, *Inherent Vice* (2014) as Xandra, *Tully* (2018) as Elyse, and television roles such as Tammy in *Entourage* (2011), Nagata in *Doctor Who* (2015), and Kelli Lin in *Person of Interest* (2014). She was nominated for Best Actress at the ECU European Independent Film Festival in 2006.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Entourage* (2004), Fi1m 63, as Tammy — [page](https://film.one/tv/entourage.md)

## Also known for

- *Love, Death & Robots* (2019), Adult Yan (voice)
- *Doctor Who* (2005), Nagata
- *Inherent Vice* (2014), Xandra
- *Hawaii Five-0* (2010), ZI CHEN
- *Tully* (2018), Elyse
- *CSI: Crime Scene Investigation* (2000), Shizu Yoshi, Miss Lotus
- *Starter for 10* (2006), Lucy Chang
- *Beyond the Lights* (2014), April

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