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Lynn Chen (Chinese: 陳凌; Pinyin: 陳chén 凌líng) (born 24 December 1976 - ) is an American actress.

At the age of five, Lynn made her debut on the stage of The Metropolitan Opera House in a ballet featuring Rudolf Nureyev. Two years later, she became a singer on the same stage as a member of the Met’s Children’s Chorus. She worked steadily between The Metropolitan and NYC Opera House for three years, during which she landed the role of Ngana in the Broadway revival of South Pacific. She decided to put off performing and focus on her education, graduating from her high school in Cresskill, New Jersey, and attending Wesleyan University in Connecticut. But she couldn’t stay away for long. After a few years working as a waitress, a teacher, a musical director, and an administrative assistant, she decided to pursue a professional acting career. She has worked steadily ever since, appearing in numerous commercials and promos for Disneyworld, MTV, she has also done voice-over work for the Olympic Games and Coca-Cola, television shows, and films. Lynn is also a musician, having studied classical piano since the age of seven. Between acting jobs, she is busy composing music for solo projects,and with her band, YPOK2, and is currently writing a few screenplays. Lynn Chen is best-known for her role as Vivian Shing in Sony Pictures Classic's feature film Saving Face. Voted Outstanding Newcomer at the 2006 Asian Excellence Awards. Has a podcast, called "Actors Off" with actress Christine Meyers.