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Ming-Na Wen

Acting

Born November 20, 1963 · Coloane Island, Macau

Also known as Ming-Na · Ming Wen · Wen Ming-na

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.

Awards & recognition

  • BBC 100 Women · 2021
  • Disney Legends · 2019
  • TVLine's Performer of the Week · 2015
  • Annie Award · 1998
  • Astra TV Awards · 2021 · nominated
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  • Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards · 2016 · nominated
  • People's Choice AwardFavorite Actress in a New TV Series · 2014 · nominated
  • Screen Actors Guild AwardOutstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series · 2001 · nominated

Filmography50+ titles

Pencils vs Pixels

2023as Self - Narrator (voice)

The Mandalorian

2019as Fennec Shand

Star Wars: The Bad Batch

2021as Fennec Shand (voice)

The Mighty Nein

2025as Dairon (voice)

Young Sheldon

2017as Carol Lee

The Batman

2004as Detective Ellen Yin (voice)

Celebrity Family Feud

2015as Self

Phineas and Ferb

2007as Dr. Hirano (voice)

Boston Legal

2004as Ming Wang Shu

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

1999as Li Mei Wu

Mulan

1998as Mulan (voice)

ER

1994as Jing-Mei Chen

We Bare Bears

2015as Ranger Zhao (voice)

Eureka

2006as U.S. Senator Michaela Wen

The Book of Boba Fett

2021as Fennec Shand

Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.

2013as Melinda May

Private Practice

2007as Kara Wei

Two and a Half Men

2003as Linda

George Lopez

2002as Professor Lim

Hacks

2021as Janet

Disney Gallery: The Mandalorian

2020as Self - Fennec Shand

Milo Murphy's Law

2016as Savannah (voice)

Mao Mao: Heroes of Pure Heart

2014as Tanya Keys (voice)

Stargate Universe

2009as Camille Wray

The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius

2002as Peggy Tsu (voice)

Yasuke

2021as Natsumaru (voice)

Celebrity Ghost Stories

2008as Self

Tempting Fate

1998as Ellen Moretti

Ralph Breaks the Internet

2018as Mulan (voice)

Guardians of the Galaxy

2015as Phyla-Vell (voice)

Fresh Off the Boat

2015as Elaine

Sofia the First

2013as Vega (voice)

The Joy Luck Club

1993as June Woo

Mech Cadets

as Dolly Yu (voice)

Karate Kid: Legends

2025as Dr. Fong

American Dad!

2005as Gwen Ling (voice)

Under the Helmet: The Legacy of Boba Fett

2021as Self

Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens

2020as Aunt Sandra

Marvel Studios: Assembling a Universe

2014as Self

Mulan

2020as Esteemed Guest

Marvel's Captain America: 75 Heroic Years

2016as Self

Nashville

2012as Calista Reeve

Mulan II

2004as Mulan (voice)

Iron Chef America: The Series

2004as Self - Judge

Marvel Rising: Heart of Iron

2019as Hala the Accuser (voice)

Marvel Rising: Secret Warriors

2018as Hala the Accuser (voice)

Tomb Raider: The Legend of Lara Croft

2024as Eva Tong (voice)

Blind Spot

1993as Mitsuko

Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child

as Lani (voice)

Pretty Smart

2021as Jasmine