Rosalind Chao

Rosalind Chao is the actor who gives a story its quiet backbone. As Keiko O'Brien across The Next Generation and Deep Space Nine, she smuggled real domestic warmth into the far future, and in The Joy Luck Club she captured the ache between mothers and daughters. Later she played Mulan's mother in the 2020 remake. Anaheim-born and Pomona College-educated, she has spent decades favoring roles that add human weight rather than chase the spotlight. I admire that steadiness most; she's the kind of performer whose mere presence tightens a scene and makes everyone around her better.

Name (English)

Rosalind Chao

Name (Japanese)

ロザリンド・チャオ

Reading

ろざりんど・ちゃお

Born

September 23, 1957 (age 68)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Libra / Rooster

Origin

Anaheim, California, United States

Occupation

actor / television actor / film actor / voice actor

University

Pomona College

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• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosalind%20Chao
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%AD%E3%82%B6%E3%83%AA%E3%83%B3%E3%83%89%E3%83%BB%E3%83%81%E3%83%A3%E3%82%AA
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Tags

• California
• actor
• television actor
• film actor

Last updated

2026-06-17

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