Rosalind Chao

Actor Sep 23 (age 68) Anaheim, California, USA 1962–2025 (63 year career)

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Biography

Rosalind Chao (born September 23, 1959) is an American actress of Chinese heritage. Chao's most notable roles are as South Korean refugee Soon-Lee Klinger on CBS' AfterMASH, as Keiko O'Brien on both Star Trek: The Next Generation and Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Dr. Kim on The O.C., Rose Hsu Jordan in The Joy Luck Club (1993), and Hua Li, Mulan’s mother, in the live-action version of Mulan (2020). Chao is married to voice actor Simon Templeman; they have 2 children. She began acting at the age …

Known For

Film

Mulan

Hua Li

Film

I Am Sam

Lily

Film

Sweet Tooth

Mrs. Helen Zhang

Film

What Dreams May Come

Leona

Film

Freaky Friday

Pei-Pei

Film

Just Like Heaven

Fran

Film

3 Body Problem

Ye Wenjie

Film

Freakier Friday

Mama P

Filmography

Acting (146)

Movies (51)

Freakier Friday

as Mama P

Sacramento

as Dr. Murray

Not an Artist

as Kimmy

The Starling

as Fawn

Together Together

as Dr. Andrews

Mulan

as Hua Li

Magic Camp

as Lorraine (uncredited)

Plus One

as Angela Mori

The Laundromat

as Gu Kailai

Tragedy Girls

as Mayor Campbell

Stockholm, Pennsylvania

2015

as Dr. Andrews

5.3

Knife Fight

2013

as Kate - Focus Group Moderator

Nanking

as Chang Yu Zheng

Just Like Heaven

as Fran

Life of the Party

as Mei Lin

Freaky Friday

as Pei-Pei

Inhabited

as Ms. Montane

Three Blind Mice

as Li Mei Chen

I Am Sam

as Lily

Impostor

as Newscaster (uncredited)

6.1

The Man from Elysian Fields

as Female Customer

Enemies of Laughter

as Carla

What Dreams May Come

as Leona

The End of Violence

as Claire

Big Guns Talk: The Story of the Western

1997

as Self

5.0

To Love, Honor and Deceive

1996

as Sydney's Best Friend

5.8

Special Report: Journey to Mars

as Dr. Lin Yo Yu

North

as Chinese Mom

Love Affair

as Lee

Web of Deception

as Dr. Sheila Prosser

2.2

The Joy Luck Club

1993

as Rose Hsu Jordan

7.1

Memoirs of an Invisible Man

1992

as Cathy DiTolla

5.9

Thousand Pieces of Gold

1991

as Lalu / Polly

6.8

Last Flight Out

1990

as Tra Duong

Denial

as Terry

Shooter

as Lan

White Ghost

as Thi Hau

The Tribulations of a Chinese Gentleman

1987

as 莲花 (Lian Hua)

6.0

Slam Dance

1987

as Mrs. Margaret Bell

Going Berserk

as Kung Fu Girl

The Terry Fox Story

as Rika Noda

Moonlight

as Daphne Wu

An Eye for an Eye

as Linda Chan

Spider-Man: The Dragon's Challenge

as Emily Chan

Twirl

as Kim King

The Harlem Globetrotters on Gilligan's Island

as Hotel Clerk

The Big Brawl

as Mae

Bride of the Incredible Hulk

1980

as Receptionist

6.6

Mysterious Island of Beautiful Women

1979

as Flower

3.1

The Ultimate Impostor

1979

as Lai-Ping

5.0

The Joy Luck Club 2

as Rose Hsu Jordan

Television (95)

3 Body Problem

as Ye Wenjie

The First Lady

as Tina Tchen

Sweet Tooth

as Mrs. Helen Zhang

Sweet Tooth

as Mrs. Helen Zhang

The L Word: Generation Q

as Grace Lee

This Is Us

as Anna

The OA

as Patricia Knoller

The Catch

as Kohana Takashi

Better Things

as Caroline

Code Black

as Jae Eun

The Muppets

as Woman #1

Sin City Saints

as Mrs. Wu

black-ish

as Dr. Stone

Forever

as Frenchman

Intelligence

as Sheng-Li Wang

The Neighbors

as Barb Hartley

Don't Trust the B---- in Apartment 23

as Pastor Jin

Ruth & Erica

as Helen

Shameless

as Doctor

Hawaii Five-0

as Governor Keiko Mahoe

The Event

as Doctor

Castle

as Mimi Tan

Trauma

as Therapist

Private Practice

as Lillie Jordan

Tell Me You Love Me

as Cynthia

Grey's Anatomy

as Kathleen Patterson

Bones

as Mandy Oh

Ben 10

as Councilwoman Liang (voice)

8.2

W.I.T.C.H.

2004

as Joan Lin / Mandy (voice)

7.4

Medical Investigation

as Dr. Kramer

Century City

as Doctor

Center of the Universe

as Dr. Geisler

The O.C.

as Dr. Kim

10-8: Officers on Duty

as Lt. Maggie Chen

Without a Trace

as Helen Collins

Monk

as Arleen Cassidy

MDs

as Angela Yuan

Law & Order: Criminal Intent

as Mrs. Zhuang

Six Feet Under

as Cindy

According to Jim

as Sally Wu

Citizen Baines

as Dr. Judith Lin

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

as Michelle Huntley

Gideon's Crossing

as Claire Hines

The West Wing

as Jane Gentry

The Parkers

as Prof. Thornhill

Once and Again

as Tami Seitz

Family Law

as Dr. Seabourne

Get Real

as Anne Collins

Brimstone

as Nina Chou

Dharma & Greg

as Patricia

The Daily Show

as Self

Arli$$

as Karen

as Dr. Theresa Chow

Chicago Hope

as Allison Granger

The Magic School Bus

as Mrs. Li (voice)

Under Suspicion

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

as Keiko O'Brien

Intruders

as Dr. Jenny Sakai

Against the Law

as Toy Feng

Drug Wars: The Camarena Story

1990

as Thanh Steinmetz

6.1

Star Trek: The Next Generation

as Keiko Ishikawa

Jake and the Fatman

as Elaine Nakasone

Tour of Duty

as Li Kiem

thirtysomething

as Willa Camden

Max Headroom

as Angie Barry

Spies

Private Eye

as Kai-Lee

Beauty and the Beast

as Lin Wong

Jack and Mike

as Holly Sykes

Stingray

as Colette Tran

Murder, She Wrote

as Phoebe Campbell

Miami Vice

as Mai Ying

Riptide

as Lucy

The A-Team

as Alice Heath

AfterMASH

as Soon-Lee Klinger

St. Elsewhere

as Mary Wilson

American Playhouse

as Ku Ling

Bring 'Em Back Alive

as Shala

Falcon Crest

as Li-Ying Chi

The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo

as Leslie Chiu

A Man Called Sloane

as Soom Nuk

The Amazing Spider-Man

as Emily Chan

Diff'rent Strokes

as Ming Li

The Incredible Hulk

as Receptionist

The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries

as Lily

How the West Was Won

as Li Sin

Battle of the Network Stars

One Day at a Time

as Gloria

Kojak

as Grace Chen

M*A*S*H

as Soon-Lee

ABC Afterschool Special

1972

as The Kurmese Ambassador's Daughter

Emergency!

as Kathy

Anna and the King

as Princess Serena

Here's Lucy

as Linda Chang Wong

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

1962

as Self

7.5