Ming-Na Wen

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Ming-Na Wen first won attention with her touching and critically acclaimed performance as June in the feature film The Joy Luck Club. But she is most noted for her portrayal of Dr. Jing-Mei Chen on the hit show ER. Other series have included SGU Stargate Universe and Eureka.

Ming-Na received the first contract role for an Asian-American actor in a daytime drama when she won the part of Lien Hughes on As the World Turns. Other television credits include Law and Order SVU, Boston Legal, The George Lopez Show, Private Practice, and Two and a Half Men. The diverse actress proved she was able to play more than the gentle wallflower June in The Joy Luck Club, when she tackled the roles of Chun-Li, the butt-kicking female lead in Streetfighter; and as the sex-hungry wife Mimi in director Mike Figgis' film One Night Stand. Ming-Na is proud to be the title voice of Mulan, Disney's animated feature (for which she won an Annie Award) as well as the lead voice of Aki Ross in the stunning CGI animated film Final Fantasy. The talented actress has also has lent her voice for the shows Phineus and Ferb and Ni Hao, Kai Lan; as well as documentaries and children’s books.

Ming plays Fennec Shand in The Mandalorian and Melinda May in Joss Wehdon’s Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. on ABC. She has also appeared in the Blumhouse feature film 6 Miranda Drive opposite Kevin Bacon. Upcoming, she will reprise her role as Fennec Shand in the upcoming series The Book of Boba Fett coming out in 2021.