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Ming-Na Wen

Ming-Na Wen

15 movies on Netflix

Biography

Ming-Na Wen is an American actress and model whose first television role came in 1985, as a royal trumpeter on Mister Rogers' Neighborhood. She spent three years playing Lien Hughes on the soap As the World Turns, becoming the first performer of Asian descent to hold a contract role in a daytime serial. Her breakthrough came with the part of June Woo in The Joy Luck Club (1993). She portrayed Dr. Jing-Mei Deb Chen on ER, Chun-Li in Street Fighter (1994), and voiced the title character of Mulan (1998) and its sequel Mulan II (2004), winning an Annie Award. Further voice credits include Aki Ross in Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within (2001) and Hala the Accuser in Marvel Rising: Secret Warriors (2018). She is known for Melinda May in Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. and for Fennec Shand in Star Wars series. Her honors include a Saturn Award, a Screen Actors Guild Award nomination, and Disney Legend status in 2019.

62years old

Turns 63 on November 20in 38 days

  • Born Coloane
  • Star sign: ScorpioThe sign runs October 23 to November 21
  • Also credited as Wen Mingna, Ming-Na and Ming Wen

Movie Career

Films
15
Career span
32 years1993 to 2025

Genres

First and latest

Photos

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  1. First role

    In 1985, Wen took her first part on television, playing a royal trumpeter in the children's series Mister Rogers' Neighborhood.

Ming-Na Wen movies on Netflix

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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  1. Mulan1998 Adventure, Animation, Familyas Mulanvoice

    IMDb rating 7.7351K votes

  2. Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within2001 Action, Adventure, Animationas Doctor Aki Rossvoice

    IMDb rating 6.487K votes

  3. Mulan II2004as Mulanvoice

    IMDb rating 5.634K votes

  4. Push2009as Emily Hu

    IMDb rating 6.1120K votes

  5. Street Fighter1994as Chun-Li

    IMDb rating 4.280K votes

  6. Karate Kid: Legends2025as Li Fong's Mother

    IMDb rating 6.350K votes

  7. Mulan2020as Esteemed Guest

    IMDb rating 5.8169K votes

  8. Prom Night2008as Dr. Elisha Crowe

    IMDb rating 4.040K votes

Most often with

Eleven actors appear in two of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Frank Welker, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Frank WelkerGeorge Takei, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with George TakeiPat Morita, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Pat MoritaBD Wong, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with BD WongLauren Tom, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Lauren TomJune Foray, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with June Foray

Films together

  • Frank Welker2 films together, 1998 to 2004
    Frank Welker's page
    • Mulan II2004IMDb rating 5.6Wen as MulanvoiceWelker as Cri-Keevoice
    • Mulan1998IMDb rating 7.7Wen as MulanvoiceWelker as Khan / Additional Voicesvoice
  • George Takei2 films together, 1998 to 2004
    George Takei's page
    • Mulan II2004IMDb rating 5.6Wen as MulanvoiceTakei as First Ancestorvoice
    • Mulan1998IMDb rating 7.7Wen as MulanvoiceTakei as First Ancestorvoice
  • Pat Morita2 films together, 1998 to 2004
    Pat Morita's page
    • Mulan II2004IMDb rating 5.6Wen as MulanvoiceMorita as The Emperorvoice
    • Mulan1998IMDb rating 7.7Wen as MulanvoiceMorita as The Emperorvoice
  • BD Wong2 films together, 1998 to 2004
    BD Wong's page
    • Mulan II2004IMDb rating 5.6Wen as MulanvoiceWong as Shangvoice
    • Mulan1998IMDb rating 7.7Wen as MulanvoiceWong as Shangvoice
  • Lauren Tom2 films together, 1993 to 2004
    Lauren Tom's page
    • Mulan II2004IMDb rating 5.6Wen as MulanvoiceTom as Suvoice
    • The Joy Luck Club1993IMDb rating 7.7Wen as June - The DaughterTom as Lena - The Daughter
  • June Foray2 films together, 1998 to 2004
    June Foray's page
    • Mulan II2004IMDb rating 5.6Wen as MulanvoiceForay as Grandmother Favoice
    • Mulan1998IMDb rating 7.7Wen as MulanvoiceForay as Grandmother Favoice
  • Also two films together5 more actors

    When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.

Box office

What Ming-Na Wen's films earned in cinemas worldwide.

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Combined worldwide box office

$787 million

10 of the 15 films have a worldwide figure.

Of the 15 films: 10 worldwide figure; 2 never in cinemas; 3 figure not found.

  • 10Worldwide figure
  • 2Never in cinemas
  • 3Figure not found

Top grosser

Mulan1998as Mulan (voice)$304 million

Highest grossing

The eight biggest films earned 98% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.

  1. 1
    Mulan1998as Mulan (voice)
    $304M38.7% of the total
  2. 2
    Karate Kid: Legends2025as Li Fong's Mother
    $117M14.9% of the total
  3. 3
    Street Fighter1994as Chun-Li
    $99M12.6% of the total
  4. 4
    Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within2001as Doctor Aki Ross (voice)
    $85M10.8% of the total
  5. 5
    Mulan2020as Esteemed Guest
    $70M8.9% of the total
  6. 6
    Push2009as Emily Hu
    $50M6.3% of the total
  7. 7
    The Joy Luck Club1993as June - The Daughter
    $33M4.2% of the total
  8. 8
    Prom Night2008as Dr. Elisha Crowe
    $15M1.9% of the total
The Darkness (2016), $10.9 millionOne Night Stand (1997), $2.6 million

$13.5 millionfrom the other 2 films with a worldwide figure, 2% of the total

Awards

Four awards and honors from 1998 to 2021.

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Ming-Na Wen's awards and nominations, grouped by award
YearAwardFilmResult
Other honors
2021BBC 100 WomenWon
2019Disney LegendsHonored
2015TVLine's Performer of the WeekAgents of S.H.I.E.L.D.Won
1998Annie AwardMulanWon

Online

Official profiles and reference pages.

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