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Ming-Na Wen

Nov 20, 1963 (61 years old) in Coloane Island, Macau

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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Known For

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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Li Mei Wu
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Two and a Half Men
Linda
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Young Sheldon
Carol Lee
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Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
Melinda May
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Honest Trailers
Melinda May (archive footage)
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We Bare Bears
Ranger Zhao (voice)
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Phineas and Ferb
Dr. Hirano (voice)
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The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius
Peggy Tsu (voice)
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Fresh Off the Boat
Stephanie
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ER
Jing-Mei Chen

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