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Ming-Na Wen is a television actor, film actor and voice actor. Ming-Na Wen was born on November 20, 1963 in Coloane, People's Republic of China. The age as of 2026 is 62. Education on record includes Mt. Lebanon High School and Carnegie Mellon University. Recorded honors include Annie Award (1998), Disney Legends (2019), TVLine's Performer of the Week (2015) and 1 more.
My Take
To me, Ming-Na Wen is the rare actor whose career doubles as a map of how doors slowly opened for Asian performers in Hollywood. She voiced Mulan, anchored ER, then reinvented herself as an action lead in her fifties and sixties — Agent May, then a bounty hunter in The Mandalorian — at an age when most careers contract. What impresses me most is the discipline behind that longevity: a Carnegie Mellon-trained craftsperson who treats every franchise, animated or live-action, with the same seriousness. The Disney Legend title in 2019 felt less like a capstone than a checkpoint. She keeps proving that reinvention, not nostalgia, sustains a forty-year career.
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1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Ming-Na Wen
- Name (Japanese)
- ミン・ナ
- Reading
- みん・な
- Born
- November 20, 1963 (age 62)
- Origin
- Coloane, People's Republic of China
- Occupation
- television actor / film actor / voice actor / actor
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Scorpio / Rabbit
2. Background
- High school
- Mt. Lebanon High School
- University
- Carnegie Mellon University
Awards & achievements
- 1998 Annie Award
- 2019 Disney Legends
- 2015 TVLine's Performer of the Week
- 2021 BBC 100 Women
3. Works & records
Filmography / notable works
| Category | Title |
|---|---|
| Notable work | The Joy Luck Club |
| Notable work | ER |
| Notable work | Mulan |
| Notable work | Stargate Universe |
| Notable work | Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. |
| Notable work | The Mandalorian |
4. Links
- Official sitehttp://www.ming-na.com/
- Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/mingna_wen/
- Xhttps://x.com/mingna
- Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ming-Na%20Wen
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%9F%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%83%8A
- Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q254205
5. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.
Frequently asked questions
When was Ming-Na Wen born?
Born November 20, 1963 (age 62).
Where is Ming-Na Wen from?
Ming-Na Wen is from Coloane, People's Republic of China.
What does Ming-Na Wen do?
Ming-Na Wen works as television actor, film actor, voice actor, actor.
What is Ming-Na Wen known for?
Notable works include The Joy Luck Club, ER, Mulan.
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