From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Lynn Chen (born December 24, 1976) is an American actress. Lynn Chen is best-known for playing "Vivian Shing" in Sony Pictures Classic's feature film Saving Face, a role for which she won the "Outstanding Newcomer Award" at the 2006 Asian Excellence Awards. Description above from the Wikipedia article Lynn Chen, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.