Ming Na Wen Bio, Age, Height, Net Worth, Husband, Movies, TV Shows, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D

Ming Na Wen Biography

Ming-Na Wen is a Macanese-born American actress known for playing the role of Melinda May in the ABC action drama series Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. and for voicing Fa Mulan, one of the Disney Princesses, in the films Mulan and Mulan II, the video game Kingdom Hearts II and in the Disney animated series Sofia the First. Wen reprises her voice role as Mulan in Ralph Breaks the Internet.

She is also known for her role as Dr. Jing-Mei “Deb” Chen on the medical drama series ER. Wen was the series lead of the show Inconceivable, a medical drama that was aired on NBC, but the show was short-lived. The series is one of the few American television shows with an Asian American series lead. Wen is also known for her roles on the main casts of the animated series The Batman and the sci-fi series Stargate Universe. Besides television, she is notable for starring in the films The Joy Luck Club, Street Fighter and Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within.

Ming Na Wen Age

Ming Na Wen was born November 20, 1963 in Coloane, Portuguese Macau.

Ming Na Wen Height

She stands at a height of 1.63 m.

Ming Na Wen Net Worth

Ming Na Wen has an estimated net worth of net worth of $5 million dollars.

Ming Na Wen Husband

Wen married Kirk Aanes, American film writer in 1990. They divorced in 1993. Wen married her second husband, Eric Michael Zee on June 16, 1995. Together they have two children, a daughter, Michaela Kitlin, born on November 21, 2000 and a son, Cooper Dominic Zee, born on October 12, 2005.

Ming Na Wen Early Life, Parents and Education

Born on November 20, 1963 in Coloane, one of the two main islands of Macau Wen’s parents divorced when she was an infant and she moved with her mother, Lin Chan Wen, to Hong Kong. Her mother remarried, to Soo Lim Yee and the family moved to New York City when Wen was four years old.

After five years, her mother and stepfather relocated again, to the Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania area, where they opened The Chinatown Inn restaurant, which is still operating. Raised in the suburb of Mt. Lebanon, Pennsylvania, Wen went to Mount Lebanon High School and graduated from Carnegie Mellon University in 1986.

Ming Na Wen Career

Her first television role was in the children’s television series Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood in 1985. She played Lien Hughes, the daughter of Tom Hughes, on the soap opera As the World Turns From 1988 to 1991.

After starring in the acclaimed 1993 film The Joy Luck Club, Wen landed the role of Dr. Jing-Mei “Deb” Chen on the NBC drama series ER. She first starred in a recurring role during the 1994-1995 season before returning in 1999 as a series regular, remaining on the show until midway through Season 11 in 2004. She also played Chun-Li in Street Fighter and co-starred on the sitcom The Single Guy from 1995 to 1997.

Wen provided the voice for the title character in the 1998 animated film Mulan, its direct-to-video sequel, Mulan II, and the video game Kingdom Hearts II, subsequently winning an Annie Award. In the computer animated film Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within, she also voiced Aki Ross and Detective Ellen Yin in the animated series The Batman. Wen was also the voice actress for Jade, a minor character in the HBO animated series Spawn.

She took part in a Hollywood Home Game in 2004 on the World Poker Tour and won. In fall 2005, Wen starred on the NBC drama series Inconceivable as the lead character, Rachel Lu. However, the series was canceled after only two episodes. Wen’s next TV role was an FBI agent in the Fox kidnap drama series Vanished, which premiered in the fall of 2006 then was canceled roughly three months later. She also played a small role as a college professor in the comedy series George Lopez.

On October 8 through October 29, 2007, she (billed as Ming Wen) appeared in a four-episode arc of CBS’s Two and a Half Men, playing Charlie Sheen’s love interest, a judge closer to his own age. In November 2008, Wen guest-starred on two ABC series: Private Practice and Boston Legal. From December 5–6, 2008, she starred in a benefit production of the musical Grease with “Stuttering” John Melendez at the Class Act Theatre.

Wen was cast as a regular in the Stargate Universe television series as political attaché Camile Wray from October 2009 to May 2011. She made an appearance in Disney Through the Decades, a short documentary about the history of The Walt Disney Company through to the present, as the hostess of the 1990s section.

Wen appeared as the inquisitive U.S. Senator Michaela Wen on the Syfy series Eureka, beginning in season four in 2011 and serving as a major villain in the fifth and final season in 2012.

Ming Na Wen Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D

She plays Agent Melinda May in the ABC action drama series Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., which premiered on September 24, 2013. Wen reprised her role as Mulan in August 2014, for the first time since Kingdom Hearts II in the Disney Channel series Sofia the First. Her daughter Michaela Zee has a recurring role on the show as Princess Jun.

Marvel Entertainment announced in December 7, 2017, to launch a new animation film franchise Marvel Rising: Secret Warriors in 2018. That same year, Wen once again provided the voice of Mulan in Ralph Breaks the Internet. She would voice Hala the Accuser, the main antagonist of the film, along with Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. co-star Chloe Bennet. Wen will be named a Disney Legend at the 2019 D23 Expo for her outstanding contributions to the Disney company.

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