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Chang made her feature film debut in [[Berry Gordy]]'s ''[[The Last Dragon]]'' in 1984, followed by [[John Carpenter]]'s ''[[Big Trouble in Little China]]'' in 1985.<ref>Yamamoto, J.K. [https://web.archive.org/web/20150716112310/http://www.rafu.com/2015/05/a-little-china-reunion/ "A ''Little China'' Reunion"], ''[[Rafu Shimpo]]'', May 7, 2015</ref> In 1986, Chang made her professional stage debut as Liat in a North American tour of [[Rodgers and Hammerstein]]'s ''[[South Pacific (musical)|South Pacific]]'', starring [[Robert Goulet]] and [[Barbara Eden]], and directed by [[Geraldine Fitzgerald]].<ref name=Nugent>Nugent, Patrick. [http://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Pauletta-Pearson-Washington-and-Roscoe-Orman-Lead-Cast-in-Revival-of-Lorey-Hayes-POWER-PLAY-1018-20121016 "Pauletta Pearson Washington and Roscoe Orman Lead Cast in Revival of Lorey Hayes' ''Power Play''"], October 16, 2012, accessed August 1, 2015</ref> She played Angela in ''Waitin' 2 End Hell'', directed by [[Woodie King, Jr.]], at the New Federal Theatre, and starred as Jing-mei Woo in an adaptation of ''[[Two Kinds]]'', directed by [[Isaiah Sheffer]] at [[Symphony Space]], which she also performed for broadcast on [[National Public Radio]].<ref name=BackstageResume>[https://www.backstage.com/liachang/ "Lia Chang"], Backstage.com, accessed August 6, 2015</ref> In 1990, she made her New York stage debut in Richard Caliban’s ''Famine Plays'' with Cucaracha Theatre Company.<ref>Gussow, Mel. [http://www.nytimes.com/1990/11/03/theater/review-theater-dark-visions-of-america-in-a-modern-depression.html?scp=2&amp;sq=lia%20chang&amp;st=cse "Review/ Theater; Dark Visions of America In a Modern Depression"], ''The New York Times'', November 3, 1990, accessed August 6, 2015</ref> During her association with that company, she appeared in ''[[Two Gentlemen of Verona]]''<ref>Holden, Stephen. [http://www.nytimes.com/1991/12/12/theater/review-theater-a-politically-correct-two-gentlemen.html?scp=8&sq=lia%20chang&st=cse "Review/ Theater; A Politically Correct ''Two Gentlemen''], ''The New York Times'', December 12, 1991, accessed August 6, 2015</ref> and the late night theater soap opera ''Underground Soap''.<ref name=Nugent/> She was Suzie in ''Hot Keys'' with the Naked Angels Theatre Company, and with the [[Signature Theatre Company (New York City)|Signature Theatre Company]] as Sally and Joy in [[Sam Shepard]]'s 1965 play, ''Chicago'' at the [[Public Theater]].<ref name=Nugent/> At [[La MaMa]] she was Princess Noel in Lonnie Carter’s ''Gulliver'',<ref>Bruckner, D. J. R. [http://www.nytimes.com/1993/10/13/theater/theater-in-review-782193.html?scp=6&amp;sq=lia%20chang&amp;st=cse "Review/Theater: ''Gulliver''"], ''The New York Times'', October 13, 1993, accessed August 6, 2015</ref> and at the Billie Holiday Theatre she played Carole Barbara in Lorey Hayes' ''Power Play''.<ref name="nydailynews.com">{{cite news|url= http://www.nydailynews.com/archives/ny_local/2005/05/29/2005-05-29_caribbean_week_set_to_kick_o.html |work=nydailynews.com | first=Jared | last=McCallister| title= Caribbean Week Set to Kick Off| date= May 29, 2005}}</ref> She reprised her role in the revival of ''Power Play'' at the 2013 [[National Black Theatre Festival]].<ref name="News and Record">{{cite news|url= http://www.news-record.com/go_triad/article_ca333bfa-f4a2-11e2-8338-0019bb30f31a.html|work=News and Record | first= Dawn | last= DeCwikiel-Kane | title= National Black Theatre Festival: NC Natives Bring ‘Power Play’ to the Festival | date=July 25, 2013}}</ref>

She has played the recurring character of Nurse Lia on the daytime soap operas ''[[One Life to Live]]'' and ''[[As the World Turns]]'', guest roles on other television shows and minor characters in several feature films.<ref name=Nugent/> In 2015, Chang co-produced, co-wrote and co-starred in the independent short film, ''Hide and Seek''.<ref name=Shootout>[http://www.prlog.org/12478513-the-winners-of-film-labs-11th-annual-72-hour-shootout-announced.html "The Winners of Film Lab's 11th Annual 72 Hour Shootout Announced!"], Prlog.org, July 25, 2015; [http://www.asianamericanfilmlab.com/72-hour-shootout/ "72-hour-shootout"], Asian American Film Lab, July 25, 2015, accessed August 3, 2015</ref><ref>[http://www.asamnews.com/2015/07/29/behind-the-scenes-with-actress-lia-chang/ "Playing Hide and Seek with Actress Lia Chang"], Asamnews.com, July 29, 2015; [https://liachang.files.wordpress.com/2015/07/hide-and-seek-final-copy.jpg ''Hide and Seek'' poster, showing awards], Bev's Girl Films, accessed August 8, 2015</ref> She is included in Joann Faung Jean Lee's 2000 book ''Asian American Actors: Oral histories from stage, screen, and television''.<ref name=Faung/>

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