Ming-Na Wen (Chinese: 温明娜; pinyin: Wēn Míngnà); born November 20, 1963) is a Macau-born American actress. She got her start in 1988 on As the World Turns, then rose to stardom in The Joy Luck Club. She is also the voice of Disney's Mulan and portrayed Chun Li in the live-action Street Fighter movie. Currently, she is co-starring in Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. as Agent Melinda May.
Film Roles
- 1993 The Joy Luck Club as Jing-Mei "June" Woo
- 1994 Street Fighter as Chun-Li
- 1997 One Night Stand as Mimi Carlyle
- as Fa Mulan
- 1998 Mulan
- 2005 Mulan II
- 2005 Kingdom Hearts II
- 2018 Ralph Breaks the Internet
- 2001 Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within as Dr. Aki Ross
- 2008 Prom Night as Dr. Elisha Crowe
- 2009 Push as Emily Hu
- 2018–present Marvel Rising as Hala
Television Roles
- 1985 Mister Rogers' Neighborhood as Royal trumpeter
- 1988–1991 As the World Turns as Lien Hughes
- 1995, 2000–2004 ER as Dr. Jing-Mei "Deb" Chen
- 1995–1997 The Single Guy as Trudy
- 1998–1999 Spawn as Jade/Lisa Wu
- 2004–2005 The Batman as Detective Ellen Yin
- 2004 The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius as Peggy Tsu
- 2007, 2010 Two and a Half Men as Judge Linda Harris
- 2008–2015 Phineas and Ferb as Dr. Hirano
- 2009–2011 Stargate Universe as Camile Wray
- 2011–2012 Eureka as Senator Michaela Wen
- 2012 Adventure Time as Finn's Mom
- 2013–present Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. as Agent Melinda May
- 2014–2018 Sofia the First as Mulan and Vega
- 2017–2018 Milo Murphy's Law as Savannah and The Jacob Twins
- 2018–present Guardians of the Galaxy as Phylla Vell
- 2019 Mao Mao: Heroes of Pure Heart as Tanya Keys
- 2019 The Mandalorian as Fennec Shand
- 2020-present Awkwafina is Nora from Queens as Aunt Sandra
Tropes
- Action Girl: Most of her well-known roles.
- Asian and Nerdy: If her character is not an Action Girl or Lady of War, then she's usually either a Hospital Hottie, a Hot Scientist or sometimes both. Some Adorkable behavior would not be out of the question.
- I Am Not Spock: To a lot of fans, she will always be Melinda May and/or Mulan.
- Lady of War: Most of her well-known roles.
- Old Shame: Street Fighter, according to this video
. - Only One Name: Throughout the late '90s and early 2000s, she was often credited as simply "Ming-Na." She's since gone back to using her full name.
