Ming-Na Wen
Acting
- Born:
- 1963-11-20
- Place of birth:
- Coloane Island, Macau
Biography
Ming-Na Wen (Chinese: 溫明娜; born November 20, 1963) is an American actress and model. She has won multiple awards throughout her career, including an Annie Award and a Saturn Award, in addition to a Screen Actors Guild Award nomination. She was honoured as a Disney Legend in 2019 and a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2023. Wen's breakthrough role was as June Woo in The Joy Luck Club (1993). Other early successes include the role of Dr Jing-Mei "Deb" Chen in the medical drama series ER (1995–2004) and her voice role as Fa Mulan in the Walt Disney Animated Classic Mulan, as well as its sequel Mulan II, several video games and guest appearances in TV shows such as Sofia the First. Additionally, Wen made a cameo appearance in the live-action remake of Mulan (2020). Wen is well-known for playing agent Melinda May in the Marvel series Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (2013–2020) and has also appeared in the Star Wars franchise as the bounty hunter Fennec Shand, appearing in The Mandalorian (2019–2020) Star Wars: The Bad Batch (2021, 2024), and The Book of Boba Fett (2021–2022). Other notable roles include Chun-Li in Street Fighter (1994), Detective Ellen Yin in The Batman (2004–2005), and Camile Wray in Stargate Universe (2009–2011). Description above from the Wikipedia article Ming-Na Wen, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Filmography
Whatcha Want
LEGO Star Wars: The Mandalorian
LEGO Disney Princess: Magical Mayhem
Tether
The Mighty Nein
Karate Kid: Legends
Tomb Raider: The Legend of Lara Croft
Good Men
Disney Legends Award Ceremony
Glitter & Doom
BLUE EYE SAMURAI
Mech Cadets
Pencils vs Pixels
Gremlins: Secrets of the Mogwai
Velma
Disney Gallery / Star Wars: The Book of Boba Fett
The Book of Boba Fett
Under the Helmet: The Legacy of Boba Fett
Pretty Smart
DC Showcase: The Losers
Hacks
Star Wars: The Bad Batch
Yasuke
Mulan
Disney Gallery / Star Wars: The Mandalorian
50 States of Fright
Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens
Celebrating Marvel's Stan Lee
The Mandalorian
Daughter of Shanghai
Mao Mao: Heroes of Pure Heart
Marvel Rising: Heart of Iron
Ralph Breaks the Internet
Marvel Rising: Secret Warriors
Sofia the First: Forever Royal
Young Sheldon
Sofia the First: The Mystic Isles
Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.: Slingshot
Milo Murphy's Law
The Darkness
Marvel's Captain America: 75 Heroic Years
Sofia the First: Dear Sofia...A Royal Collection
Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy
We Bare Bears
Parallel Man: Infinite Pursuit
Celebrity Family Feud
Fresh Off the Boat
April Rain
Marvel Studios: Assembling a Universe
Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
Mulan: 15th Anniversary - The Voices of Mulan II
Sofia the First
Nashville
Super Cyclone
Breakdance Academy
Celebrity Ghost Stories
Stargate Universe
Push
Prom Night
Private Practice
Phineas and Ferb
Vanished
Eureka
Disney Princess Sing Along Songs, Vol. 3 - Perfectly Princess
Inconceivable
American Dad!
Iron Chef America
Mulan II
Boston Legal
When Star Wars Ruled the World
The Batman
Perfection
Two and a Half Men
Declaration of Independence
The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius
NBC 75th Anniversary Special
George Lopez
Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within - Aki's Dream Reconstruction
Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within
Teddy Bears' Picnic
Disney's House of Mouse
Disney Through The Decades
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
From Legend To Life: The Making of Mulan
Mulan
Reflections on Ice: Michelle Kwan Skates to the Music of Disney's 'Mulan'
Tempting Fate
One Night Stand
The Single Guy
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
Street Fighter
Hong Kong 97
Vanishing Son IV
ER
All-American Girl
Vanishing Son II
Terminal Voyage
Vanishing Son
The Joy Luck Club
Blind Spot
Rain Without Thunder
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
People's Choice Awards
The Joy Luck Club 2
Better Life
Enormous
Persephone