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Other names | Ming-Na | ||||||||||||||||||||
Citizenship | United States | ||||||||||||||||||||
Education | Carnegie Mellon University (BFA) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Years active | 1985–present | ||||||||||||||||||||
Spouses | Kirk Aanes
(m. 1990; div. 1993)Eric Michael Zee (m. 1995) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Children | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Traditional Chinese | 溫明娜 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 温明娜 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Website | www | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Ming-Na Wen (Chinese: 溫明娜; born November 20, 1963)[1] is an American[2] actress and model. She is best known for playing Melinda May / The Cavalry in Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (2013–2020). Wen made her breakthrough in The Joy Luck Club (1993) as June Woo. She also voiced the eponymous character in the animated film Mulan, its sequel, and reprised the role as Mulan in the video game. Additionally, Wen made a cameo appearance in the live-action remake of Mulan (2020).
She is also known for playing Fennec Shand in The Mandalorian (2019–2020), Star Wars: The Bad Batch (2021), and The Book of Boba Fett (2021–2022) and for playing Dr. Jing-Mei "Deb" Chen in the medical drama series ER (1995–2004). Her other works include Kingdom Hearts II (2005), Sofia the First (2014), and Ralph Breaks the Internet (2018); the roles of Chun-Li in Street Fighter (1994), Detective Ellen Yin in The Batman (2004–2005); and Camile Wray in Stargate Universe (2009–2011). She was honored as a Disney Legend in 2019.