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| Chinese name | 溫明娜 (Traditional) |
| Chinese name | 温明娜 (Simplified) |
| Pinyin | Wēn Míngnà (Mandarin) |
| Birth name | Ming-Na Wen |
| Born | November 20, 1963 Coloane Island, Macau, China |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1992–present |
| Spouse(s) | Kirk Aanes (1990–1993) Eric Michael Zee (1995–present) |
| Official site | Ming-Na.com |
Ming-Na Wen (Pinyin: Míng-Nà Wēn) (born November 20, 1963) is an Chinese-American actress. She has been credited with and without her family name, but most credits since the late 1990s have been without it.
She is most well known for voicing Fa Mulan in the Mulan films and Kingdom Hearts video game series, and as Dr. Jing-Mei "Deb" Chen on the NBC drama series ER. She has also appeared in four episodes of the American sitcom, Two and a Half Men, as Linda, a judge, professor and love interest of Charlie Harper. In October 2009 the actress will return to television as recurring character Camile Wray in Stargate Universe.1
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Personal life
Ming-Na was born on Coloane Island, Macau, to Chinese parents and moved to the U.S. as a child. Her mother, Lin Chan Wen, is a nurse.2 Ming-Na attended high school in the Pittsburgh suburb of Mt. Lebanon, and graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Drama from Carnegie Mellon University, the same university that ER producer John Wells attended.
She married American film writer Kirk Aanes in 1990, but they divorced in 1993. She married for the second time on June 16, 1995, to Eric Michael Zee, and has since had two children, daughter Michaela and son Cooper Dominic Zee, born on October 12, 2005. As of 2007[update], she and her family live in Calabasas, California.
Career
Ming-Na's most prominent role may be as Dr. Jing-Mei "Deb" Chen on the NBC drama series, ER. She first guest starred during the first season. Five years later, she was invited back as a series regular in Season 6 and remained on the show until midway through Season 11. Ming-Na starred in the movie version of Amy Tan's novel The Joy Luck Club and played Chun-Li in Street Fighter. She also appeared in a supporting role on the comedy series The Single Guy which starred Jonathan Silverman.
Ming-Na also provided the voice for the title character in Disney's animated movie Mulan, and its sequel Mulan II, as well as reprising her role in the Square Enix/Disney videogame Kingdom Hearts II, Aki Ross in the computer animated film Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within, and Detective Ellen Yin in the animated series The Batman. She was also the voice actress for Jade, a minor character in the HBO animated series Spawn.
In 2004, she took part in a Hollywood Home Game on the World Poker Tour, and won. In fall 2005, she starred on the NBC drama series Inconceivable as the lead character, Rachel Lu. However, the series was cancelled after only a few episodes. Her next TV role was an FBI agent in the Fox kidnap drama series Vanished, which premiered in the fall of 2006 then was cancelled roughly three months later. She also has played a small role as a college professor in the George Lopez.
On October 8 through October 29, 2007, Ming-Na (billed as "Ming Wen") appeared in a four-episode arc of CBS' Two and a Half Men playing Charlie Sheen's love interest, a judge closer to his own age. In November 2008, she guest-starred on two ABC series: Private Practice and Boston Legal.
On December 5 - 6, 2008, Ming-Na starred in a benefit production of the musical Grease with "Stuttering" John Melendez at the Class Act Theatre.3
Ming-Na has been cast in the upcoming series Stargate Universe as political attaché Camille Wray, though her status as a full-time or recurring cast member has not yet been officially confirmed as of late February 2009.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Other notes |
| 1992 | Rain Without Thunder | "Uudie" Prisoner | |
| 1993 | The Joy Luck Club | Jing-Mei "June" Woo | |
| 1994 | Terminal Voyage | Han | |
| Hong Kong 97 | Katie Chun | ||
| Street Fighter | Chun-Li Zang | ||
| 1997 | One Night Stand | Mimi Carlyle | |
| 1998 | 12 Bucks | Gorgeous | |
| Mulan | Fa Mulan (voice) | Voice Actress | |
| 1999 | Spawn 3: Ultimate Battle | Jade/Lisa Wu (voice) | |
| 2001 | Aki's Dream | Dr. Aki Ross (voice) | |
| Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within | Dr.Aki Ross (voice) | ||
| 2002 | A Ribbon of Dreams | Mei-Ling (voice) | |
| Teddy Bears' Picnic | Katy Woo | ||
| 2003 | The Bronx Bunny Show s1 e1 | Talkshow | |
| 2004 | Perfection | Woman | |
| Mike's Super Short Show | |||
| Mulan II (V) | Fa Mulan (voice) | Voice Actress | |
| The Batman | Ellen Yin (voice) | Voice Actress | |
| 2005 | The World of Mulan | Fa Mulan (voice) | Voice Actress |
| 2006 | Kingdom Hearts II | Fa Mulan (voice) | Voice Actress |
| George Lopez (TV series) | Professor Lim | Guest Actress | |
| 2008 | Prom Night | Dr. Elisha Crowe | |
| Boston Legal | Ming Wang Shu | Guest Actress | |
| Private Practice | Kara | Guest Actress | |
| 2009 | Push | Emily Hu | Supporting Actress |
| 2009 | Stargate Universe | Camille Wray | Supporting Actress |
References
1999-2004 E.R Dr. Jing-Mei Chen
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