Ming-Na Wen

Ming-Na Wen
Ming-Na Wen
	Wen in 2023
Born	November 20, 1963 (age 60); Coloane, Portuguese Macau
Other names	Ming-Na
Citizenship	United States
Education	Carnegie Mellon University (BFA)
Occupations	Actress; model;
Years active	1985–present
Spouses	; Kirk Aanes (m. 1990; div. 1993) ; Eric Michael Zee (m. 1995)
Children	2
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	溫明娜
Simplified Chinese	温明娜
Hanyu Pinyin
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Wēn Míngnà
Gwoyeu Romatzyh	Uen Mingnah
Wade–Giles	Wen1 Ming2 na4
IPA	[wə́n mǐŋ.nâ]
Yue: Cantonese
Yale Romanization	Wān Mìhng-nàah
Jyutping	Wan1 Ming4-naa4
IPA	[wɐn˥ mɪŋ˩ na˩]
Website	www.ming-na.com
Signature

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 voiced the eponymous character in the animated film Mulan, its sequel Mulan II, 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 played 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.

^ "Ming-Na: Actress (1963–)". Biography.com (FYI / A&E Networks). Archived from the original on October 14, 2012. Retrieved October 17, 2017.
^ Ming-Na Wen [@MingNa] (November 8, 2016). "Did my duties as a proud #American citizen this morning! #USA #Vote" (Tweet). Archived from the original on May 8, 2023. Retrieved August 16, 2021 – via Twitter.