Ming-Na Wen
Date of birth: 1963-11-20
Place of birth: Coloane Island, Macau
Known for: Acting
Also known as: Ming-Na, Ming Wen, Wen Ming-na, Μινγκ-Να Γουέν, 밍나 웬, Mingna Weng, Weng Mingna, 溫明娜, مینگ-نا ون, مینگ نا ون
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.
Movie Credits
Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within
2001-07-02
Led by a strange dream, scientist Aki Ross struggles to collect the eight spirits in the hope of cre
Mulan
1998-06-18
To save her father from certain death in the army, a young woman secretly enlists in his place and b
Glitter & Doom
2024-03-08
Serious musician Doom and free-spirited circus kid Glitter start a budding summer relationship fille
Street Fighter
1994-12-23
Colonel Guile and various other martial arts heroes fight against the tyranny of dictator M. Bison a
Prom Night
2008-04-10
Donna's senior prom is supposed to be the best night of her life, though a sadistic killer from her
Mulan II
2004-11-03
Fa Mulan gets the surprise of her young life when her love, Captain Li Shang asks for her hand in ma
One Night Stand
1997-11-14
In Los Angeles, Max Carlyle makes a good living directing commercials and has a happy home life with
Push
2009-02-04
After his father, an assassin, is brutally murdered, Nick Gant vows revenge on Division, the covert
The Joy Luck Club
1993-09-08
Through a series of flashbacks, four Chinese women born in America and their respective mothers born
Parallel Man: Infinite Pursuit
2015-07-18
Chased by commandos, Agent Nick Morgan is on the run in the multiverse! To escape, he jumps between
Pencils vs Pixels
2023-06-15
A documentary told from the voices of the "second golden age" of animation in the 1990s and 2000s ab
Vanishing Son IV
1994-10-15
After the death of his brother Wago, Jian-Wa Chang now roams America's countryside while looking for
Super Cyclone
2012-09-18
When a super cyclone threatens the entire American eastern seaboard, a lone meteorologist and a petr
Hong Kong 97
1994-11-09
Hong Kong 97 takes place in Hong Kong right before the transfer of power from Britain to China. Regi
Terminal Voyage
1994-06-08
It is 2035 A.D. and the final countdown has begun for a voyage that will reach across the vastness o
Teddy Bears' Picnic
2001-04-30
In Harry Shearer's tongue-in-cheek comedy, a waiter at Zanbesu Glen (a chi-chi Northern California r
The Darkness
2016-05-13
A family returns from a Grand Canyon vacation with a supernatural presence in tow.
NBC 75th Anniversary Special
2002-05-05
A celebration of NBC's 75 year history, featuring clips of special moments.
April Rain
2014-06-04
When an eclectic group of terrorists plot to attack the United States from within, it's up to a quas
Breakdance Academy
2010-06-04
In this hilarious send-up of boy bands, teen movies and dance movies, the audience gets a guarantee
Disney Princess Sing Along Songs, Vol. 3 - Perfectly Princess
2006-02-14
With the help of all the Disney Princesses, your child can learn how to "transform" herself into the
Rain Without Thunder
1993-02-05
In 2042, it’s illegal for women to get abortions. After a girl and her mother are sentenced to life
From Legend To Life: The Making of Mulan
1998-10-16
Go behind the scenes of Mulan, in glorious Low-Definition VHS. Originally recorded on VHS from Austr
Marvel Studios: Assembling a Universe
2014-03-18
A look at the story behind Marvel Studios and the Marvel Cinematic Universe, featuring interviews an
Karate Kid: Legends
2025-05-08
After a family tragedy, kung fu prodigy Li Fong is uprooted from his home in Beijing and forced to m
Perfection
2004-02-20
From infancy, an Asian American woman learns the game of perfection - but if your goal is perfection
When Star Wars Ruled the World
2004-09-18
A VH1 television special wherein the cast discuss the making of the films and what made the franchis
Vanishing Son II
1994-07-23
The continuing saga of the Chang brothers: Jian-Wa and Wago. Picking up where it left off, Jian-Wa h
Marvel's Captain America: 75 Heroic Years
2016-01-19
A full-length documentary that follows the history of Captain America from 1941 to present, and expl
Declaration of Independence
2003-06-10
Famous actors and actresses read the Declaration of Independence of the United States.
Mulan: 15th Anniversary - The Voices of Mulan II
2013-03-12
Mushu the Dragon takes a quick look behind the scenes of Mulan's recording sessions, with interviews
Ralph Breaks the Internet
2018-11-20
Video game bad guy Ralph and fellow misfit Vanellope von Schweetz must risk it all by traveling to t
Marvel Rising: Secret Warriors
2018-09-30
When a threat no one could have expected bears down on the Marvel Universe, this ragtag, untrained b
Marvel Rising: Heart of Iron
2019-04-03
Ironheart, AKA Riri Williams, is having difficulty adjusting to college life as the youngest student
Reflections on Ice: Michelle Kwan Skates to the Music of Disney's 'Mulan'
1998-06-16
A retelling of the Disney film, 'Mulan (1998)', using animated clips and songs from the film, but th
Daughter of Shanghai
2019-07-02
A documentary about the life of Tsai Chin, one of the first Chinese actresses to break into the West
Tempting Fate
1998-04-05
Ben Creed, a doctor still mourning the death of his love, meets a man who's created a machine that c
Blind Spot
1993-05-02
Tragedy befalls Congresswoman Nell Harrington and her family when her son-in-law dies in a car accid
Celebrating Marvel's Stan Lee
2019-12-20
Filmed in part in front of a live audience at The New Amsterdam Theater in New York City, this Stan
Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within - Aki's Dream Reconstruction
2001-10-21
A reconstructed edit of Aki's visions in Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within, presented in sequence.
Mulan
2020-09-04
When the Emperor of China issues a decree that one man per family must serve in the Imperial Chinese
DC Showcase: The Losers
2021-06-22
The legendary rag-tag team of World War II outcasts – Captain Storm, Johnny Cloud, “Mile-a Minute” J
Good Men
2024-10-04
After the birth of his grandson, Bobby Roth undertakes a cinematic investigation as to what constitu
The Joy Luck Club 2
In the sequel, the mothers become grandmothers and the daughters become mothers in their own right,
Disney Through The Decades
2001-01-01
features a look through the different decades of the disney company with old footage hosted by Disne
Sofia the First: Forever Royal
2018-09-08
As Sofia, and her siblings Amber and James, prepare for their graduation from Royal Prep Academy, So
Under the Helmet: The Legacy of Boba Fett
2021-11-11
A special celebrating the origins and legacy of Star Wars' legendary bounty hunter, Boba Fett.
Tether
2025-06-28
A woman running an isolated space station receives mysterious transmissions and must quickly unravel
Better Life
A father hopes to help his unemployed daughter have a better life through a groundbreaking new medic
Enormous
Stephen, a man devastated after a breakup, sinks into sadness with only his pug, Jelly Donut, to kee
Scoob!: Holiday Haunt
To celebrate Scooby-Doo's first Christmas, 10-year-old Shaggy and the gang take him to a holiday-the