Mayling Cheng
Art
Biography
Mayling Cheng is a film and television production designer based in Los Angeles. Born in mainland China, Cheng grew up in Taipei, Taiwan and immigrated to Chicago as a teen. She holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Environmental Design from Otis Parsons College of Art and Design, Los Angeles.
Known For

When the crew of an American tugboat boards an abandoned Russian research vessel, the alien life form aboard regards them as a virus which must be destroyed.
Virus

On a flight transporting dangerous convicts, murderer Ryan Weaver manages to break free and cause complete chaos throughout the plane. As various people on board fall victim to Weaver, it is ultimately down to flight attendant Teri Halloran to keep the aircraft from crashing, with on-ground support from an air traffic controller. While Halloran struggles to pilot the plane, Weaver continues to terrorize the surviving members of the crew.
Turbulence

A 12-year-old Jewish boy hides with a family of Catholic peasant farmers to escape the Nazis.
Edges of the Lord

A wealthy man's daughter is kidnapped and placed in a box with air for only 83 hours.
83 Hours 'Til Dawn

A half-Native American cop falls in love with the ghost of a young woman. He struggles to help her come to terms with her death while also seeking to bring to justice the man responsible for her murder.
Crowfoot

An ad-agency boss (Alan Alda) leads a white-water-rafting trip into danger.
White Mile

Introduced to a volunteer opportunity with the Doctor's Gift Program, Katie (Mika Boorem) signs up for a trip to China, where she meets Lin (Yi Ding), a girl with whom she shares a birthday. Lin has a facial deformity that discourages her from ever showing her face, but her friendship with Katie helps her start to see life in a new way.
Smile

When Ben Constant agreed to write a biography on the wealthy Van Degan family, he never suspected the depth of scandal and intrigue surrounding them.
919 Fifth Avenue

A desperate mother becomes detective to solve her 5 year-old daughter's death. The authorities suspect that the girl has been killed by a well-known person of the family.
Someone She Knows

A hearing impaired woman suffers a mental breakdown when a drunk-driving accident kills her husband and she finds herself in a struggle with her mother over the fate of her young daughter.
Bridge to Silence

A look behind the scenes: making the 1999 film Virus