
Ming-Na Wen
Department: Acting
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.
Known For

Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within
2001

Mulan
1998

Glitter & Doom
2024

Street Fighter
1994

Prom Night
2008

Mulan II
2004

One Night Stand
1997

Push
2009

The Joy Luck Club
1993

Parallel Man: Infinite Pursuit
2015

Pencils vs Pixels
2023

Vanishing Son IV
1994

Super Cyclone
2012

Hong Kong 97
1994

Terminal Voyage
1994

Teddy Bears' Picnic
2001

The Darkness
2016

NBC 75th Anniversary Special
2002

April Rain
2014

Breakdance Academy
2010

Disney Princess Sing Along Songs, Vol. 3 - Perfectly Princess
2006

Rain Without Thunder
1993

From Legend To Life: The Making of Mulan
1998

Marvel Studios: Assembling a Universe
2014

Karate Kid: Legends
2025

Perfection
2004

When Star Wars Ruled the World
2004

Vanishing Son II
1994

Marvel's Captain America: 75 Heroic Years
2016

Declaration of Independence
2003

Mulan: 15th Anniversary - The Voices of Mulan II
2013

Ralph Breaks the Internet
2018

Marvel Rising: Secret Warriors
2018

Marvel Rising: Heart of Iron
2019

Reflections on Ice: Michelle Kwan Skates to the Music of Disney's 'Mulan'
1998

Daughter of Shanghai
2019

Tempting Fate
1998

Blind Spot
1993

Celebrating Marvel's Stan Lee
2019

Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within - Aki's Dream Reconstruction
2001

Mulan
2020

DC Showcase: The Losers
2021

Good Men
2024

The Joy Luck Club 2
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Disney Through The Decades
2001

Sofia the First: Forever Royal
2018

Under the Helmet: The Legacy of Boba Fett
2021

Tether
2025

Better Life
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Enormous
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Watcha Want
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Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
2013

The Batman
2004

The Single Guy
1995

The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius
2002

Disney's House of Mouse
2001

Two and a Half Men
2003

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999

George Lopez
2002

Inconceivable
2005

Gremlins: Secrets of the Mogwai
2023

Private Practice
2007

All-American Girl
1994

Vanished
2006

ER
1994

Boston Legal
2004

We Bare Bears
2015

Yasuke
2021

Star Wars: The Bad Batch
2021

Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.: Slingshot
2016

The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
1999

50 States of Fright
2020

Nashville
2012

Pretty Smart
2021

LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988

Eureka
2006

Mao Mao: Heroes of Pure Heart
2019

Mech Cadets
2023

Stargate Universe
2009

Young Sheldon
2017

BLUE EYE SAMURAI
2023

Disney Gallery / Star Wars: The Book of Boba Fett
2022

Hacks
2021

Phineas and Ferb
2007

Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
1995

Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy
2015

Celebrity Family Feud
2015

Celebrity Ghost Stories
2009

Sofia the First
2013

Sofia the First
2013

Milo Murphy's Law
2016

Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens
2020

The Mandalorian
2019

Velma
2023

Fresh Off the Boat
2015

Fresh Off the Boat
2015

The Book of Boba Fett
2021

Disney Gallery / Star Wars: The Mandalorian
2020

Tomb Raider: The Legend of Lara Croft
2024

Iron Chef America
2005

Vanishing Son
1994

The Mighty Nein
2025

People's Choice Awards
1975

Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.: Academy
2016

American Dad!
2005