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Ming-Na Wen
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| Born | November 20, 1963 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Other names | Ming-Na | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Citizenship | United States | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Education | Carnegie Mellon University (BFA) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years active | 1985–present | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Spouses | Kirk Aanes
(m. 1990; div. 1993)Eric Michael Zee (m. 1995) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Children | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 溫明娜 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 温明娜 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Website | www | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Ming-Na Wen (Chinese: 溫明娜; born November 20, 1963)[1] is an American[2] actress and model. Wen is known for her work in both film and television, as well as her work as a voice actress.
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 that of Chun-Li in Street Fighter (1994), Detective Ellen Yin in The Batman (2004–2005), and Camile Wray in Stargate Universe (2009–2011).
Wen has won multiple awards throughout her career, including an Annie Award and a Saturn Award, in addition to a nomination for a Screen Actors Guild Award. She was honored as a Disney Legend in 2019 and given a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2023.
- ^ "Ming-Na: Actress (1963–)". Biography.com (FYI / A&E Networks). Archived from the original on October 14, 2012. Retrieved October 17, 2017.
- ^ Ming-Na Wen [@MingNa] (November 8, 2016). "Did my duties as a proud #American citizen this morning! #USA #Vote" (Tweet). Archived from the original on May 8, 2023. Retrieved August 16, 2021 – via Twitter.
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