Ming-Na Wen

American actress and model

Born

20 November 1963, Coloane

Citizenship

United States

Occupation

television actor, film actor, voice actor, actor

Films here

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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 nomination for a Screen Actors Guild Award. She was honored as a Disney Legend in 2019 and a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2023.

After gaining attention playing Lien Hughes on the daytime soap As the World Turns (1988–1991), 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).

Filmography (martial arts films)

Frequent collaborators

• Jean-Claude Van Damme
• Wes Studi
• Andrew Bryniarski
• Byron Mann
• Miguel A. Núñez
• Robert Mammone
• Benny Urquidez
• Joe Bugner

External links

• Wikipedia
• IMDb
• Wikidata

Facts from Wikidata Q254205 (CC0); quoted introduction from English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Data retrieved 2026-10-22.

Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.