Ming-Na Wen

The native form of this personal name is Wēn Míngnà. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.
In this Chinese name, the family name is Wen.

Ming-Na Wen
Wen in 2023
Born (1963-11-20) November 20, 1963 (age 61)
Coloane, Portuguese Macau
Other namesMing-Na
CitizenshipUnited States
EducationCarnegie Mellon University (BFA)
Occupations
  • Actress
  • model
Years active1985–present
Spouses
Kirk Aanes
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(m. 1990; div. 1993)​
Eric Michael Zee
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(m. 1995)​
Children2
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese溫明娜
Simplified Chinese温明娜
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinWēn Míngnà
Gwoyeu RomatzyhUen Mingnah
Wade–GilesWen1 Ming2 na4
IPA[wə́n mǐŋ.nâ]
Yue: Cantonese
Yale RomanizationWān Mìhng-nàah
JyutpingWan1 Ming4-naa4
IPA[wɐn˥ mɪŋ˩ na˩]
Websitewww.ming-na.com Edit this at Wikidata
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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.

  1. ^ "Ming-Na: Actress (1963–)". Biography.com (FYI / A&E Networks). Archived from the original on October 14, 2012. Retrieved October 17, 2017.
  2. ^ 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.