Name
Ming-Na Wen
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1963-11-20 (63 years old)
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).
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- 2001 Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within as Dr. Aki Ross (voice)
- 1998 Mulan as Mulan (voice)
- 2024 Glitter & Doom as Ivy
- 1994 Street Fighter as Chun-Li
- 2008 Prom Night as Dr. Elisha Crowe
- 2004 Mulan II as Mulan (voice)
- 1997 One Night Stand as Mimi Carlyle
- 2009 Push as Emily Hu
- 1993 The Joy Luck Club as June Woo
- 2015 Parallel Man: Infinite Pursuit as Agent Mackenzie Cartwright (voice)
- 2023 Pencils vs Pixels as Self - Narrator (voice)
- 1994 Vanishing Son IV as Mai
- 2012 Super Cyclone as Dr. Jenna Sparks
- 1994 Hong Kong 97 as Katie Chun
- 1994 Terminal Voyage as Han
- 2001 Teddy Bears' Picnic as Katy Woo
- 2016 The Darkness as Wendy
- 2002 NBC 75th Anniversary Special as Self
- 2014 April Rain as Hillary Miller
- 2010 Breakdance Academy as Judy Roberts
- 2006 Disney Princess Sing Along Songs, Vol. 3 - Perfectly Princess as Mulan (speaking voice)
- 1993 Rain Without Thunder as 'Uudie' Prisoner
- 1998 From Legend To Life: The Making of Mulan as Self
- 2014 Marvel Studios: Assembling a Universe as Self
- 2025 Karate Kid: Legends as Dr. Fong
- 2004 Perfection as Woman
- 2004 When Star Wars Ruled the World as Self
- 1994 Vanishing Son II as Mai
- 2016 Marvel's Captain America: 75 Heroic Years as Self
- 2003 Declaration of Independence as Self
- 2013 Mulan: 15th Anniversary - The Voices of Mulan II as Self - Voice of Mulan
- 2018 Ralph Breaks the Internet as Mulan (voice)
- 2018 Marvel Rising: Secret Warriors as Hala the Accuser (voice)
- 2019 Marvel Rising: Heart of Iron as Hala the Accuser (voice)
- 1998 Reflections on Ice: Michelle Kwan Skates to the Music of Disney's 'Mulan' as Fa Mulan / Fa Ping (voice)
- 2019 Daughter of Shanghai as Self
- 1998 Tempting Fate as Ellen Moretti
- 1993 Blind Spot as Mitsuko
- 2019 Celebrating Marvel's Stan Lee as Self
- 2001 Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within - Aki's Dream Reconstruction as Aki Ross
- 2020 Mulan as Esteemed Guest
- 2021 DC Showcase: The Losers as Fan Long (voice)
- 2024 Good Men as Self
- Soon The Joy Luck Club 2 as June Woo
- 2001 Disney Through The Decades
- 2018 Sofia the First: Forever Royal as Vega (voice)
- 2021 Under the Helmet: The Legacy of Boba Fett as Self
- 2026 Tether as Captain Lingard
- Soon Better Life
- Soon Enormous as (voice)
- 2026 Whatcha Want as Mary Wu
- 2015 Sofia the First: Dear Sofia...A Royal Collection as Princess Mulan (voice)
- 2017 Sofia the First: The Mystic Isles as Vega (voice)
- 2026 LEGO Disney Princess: Magical Mayhem as Mulan (voice)
- 2026 LEGO Star Wars: The Mandalorian as Fennec Shand (voice)
- Soon Persephone
- 2013 Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. ( 136 episodes ) as Melinda May
- 2004 The Batman ( 26 episodes ) as Detective Ellen Yin (voice)
- 1995 The Single Guy ( 44 episodes ) as Trudy Sloan
- 2002 The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius ( 1 episode ) as Peggy Tsu (voice)
- 2001 Disney's House of Mouse ( 1 episode ) as Mulan (voice)
- 2003 Two and a Half Men ( 5 episodes ) as Linda
- 1999 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit ( 1 episode ) as Li Mei Wu
- 2002 George Lopez ( 2 episodes ) as Professor Lim
- 2005 Inconceivable ( 10 episodes ) as Rachel Lu
- 2023 Gremlins: Secrets of the Mogwai ( 20 episodes ) as Fong Wing (voice)
- 2007 Private Practice ( 1 episode ) as Kara Wei
- 1994 All-American Girl ( 1 episode ) as Amy
- 2006 Vanished ( 13 episodes ) as Lin Mei
- 1994 ER ( 118 episodes ) as Jing-Mei Chen
- 2004 Boston Legal ( 1 episode ) as Ming Wang Shu
- 2015 We Bare Bears ( 1 episode ) as Ranger Zhao (voice)
- 2021 Yasuke ( 6 episodes ) as Natsumaru (voice)
- 2021 Star Wars: The Bad Batch ( 3 episodes ) as Fennec Shand (voice)
- 2016 Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.: Slingshot ( 2 episodes ) as Melinda May
- 1999 The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn ( 1 episode ) as Self - Guest
- 2020 50 States of Fright ( 3 episodes ) as Susan
- 2012 Nashville ( 1 episode ) as Calista Reeve
- 2021 Pretty Smart ( 1 episode ) as Jasmine
- 1988 LIVE with Kelly and Mark ( 1 episode ) as Self - Guest
- 2006 Eureka ( 7 episodes ) as U.S. Senator Michaela Wen
- 2019 Mao Mao: Heroes of Pure Heart ( 1 episode ) as Tanya Keys (voice)
- 2023 Mech Cadets ( 10 episodes ) as Dolly Yu (voice)
- 2009 Stargate Universe ( 31 episodes ) as Camille Wray
- 2017 Young Sheldon ( 1 episode ) as Carol Lee
- 2023 BLUE EYE SAMURAI ( 4 episodes ) as Madame Kaji (voice)
- 2022 Disney Gallery / Star Wars: The Book of Boba Fett ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2021 Hacks ( 2 episodes ) as Janet
- 2007 Phineas and Ferb ( 1 episode ) as Dr. Hirano (voice)
- 1995 Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child ( 1 episode ) as Lani (voice)
- 2015 Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy ( 4 episodes ) as Phyla-Vell (voice)
- 2015 Celebrity Family Feud ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2009 Celebrity Ghost Stories ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2013 Sofia the First ( 1 episode ) as Mulan (voice)
- 2013 Sofia the First ( 2 episodes ) as Vega (voice)
- 2016 Milo Murphy's Law ( 2 episodes ) as Savannah (voice)
- 2020 Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens ( 1 episode ) as Aunt Sandra
- 2019 The Mandalorian ( 4 episodes ) as Fennec Shand
- 2023 Velma ( 4 episodes ) as Carroll (voice)
- 2015 Fresh Off the Boat ( 1 episode ) as Stephanie
- 2015 Fresh Off the Boat ( 2 episodes ) as Elaine
- 2021 The Book of Boba Fett ( 7 episodes ) as Fennec Shand
- 2020 Disney Gallery / Star Wars: The Mandalorian ( 2 episodes ) as Self - Fennec Shand
- 2024 Tomb Raider: The Legend of Lara Croft ( 2 episodes ) as Eva Tong (voice)
- 2005 Iron Chef America ( 1 episode ) as Self - Judge
- 1994 Vanishing Son ( 2 episodes ) as Mai
- 2025 The Mighty Nein ( 4 episodes ) as Dairon (voice)
- 1975 People's Choice Awards ( 1 episode ) as Self - Presenter
- 2005 American Dad! ( 1 episode ) as Gwen Ling (voice)
- 2024 Disney Legends Award Ceremony ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2005 American Dad! ( 1 episode ) as (voice)
