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Rosalind Chao
Chao in 2005
Born	(1957-09-23) September 23, 1957 (age 67) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Education	Pomona College University of Southern California (BA)
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1970–present
Spouse	Simon Templeman
Children	2

Rosalind Chao

Traditional Chinese

趙家玲

Simplified Chinese

赵家玲

Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Zhào Jiālíng
Wade–Giles	Chao⁴ Chia¹-ling²
IPA	[ʈʂâʊ tɕjá.lǐŋ]

Rosalind Chao (born September 23, 1957)^[a] is an American actress, best known for playing Soon-Lee Klinger in the mid-1980s CBS show AfterMASH, Rose Hsu Jordan in the 1993 movie The Joy Luck Club, the recurring character Keiko O'Brien on Star Trek: The Next Generation and Star Trek: Deep Space Nine in the 1990s, and Dr. Kim on The O.C. in 2003. She also played Hua Li, Mulan's mother, in the live-action 2020 remake of Mulan. In 2024 she starred as Ye Wenjie in the Netflix production of 3 Body Problem.

Early life and education

Rosalind Chao was born in Los Angeles, California,^[7] and raised in Anaheim. Her parents were performers with the Peking opera^[8] before they relocated to Anaheim, where they ran a successful pancake restaurant, Chao's Chinese and American Restaurant, across the street from Disneyland. Chao worked there from an early age.^[9]^[10]

She attended Pomona College in Claremont, California,^[11] and then the University of Southern California, where she earned a degree in broadcast journalism in 1978.^[11] She worked at Disneyland as an international tour guide,^[12] and contemplated pursuing journalism as a career.^[8]

Career

Chao's parents were instrumental in her decision to pursue acting.^[13] She began acting at the age of five, in the California-based Peking opera traveling company with which her parents were involved. During the summer, they sent her to Taiwan for further acting study and experience.^[14]

As a child, she played the daughter of a laundry owner (played by James Hong) on a 1970 episode of Here's Lucy, "Lucy the Laundress".^[15]

Deciding not to pursue acting, Chao enrolled in the communications department at the University of Southern California where she earned her degree in journalism. However, after a year as a radio newswriting intern at the CBS-owned Hollywood radio station KNX,^[14] she returned to acting.^[16]^[13]

Chao's breakthrough role was that of Soon-Lee, a South Korean refugee, in the final episodes of the TV series M*A*S*H.^[16] Soon-Lee married longtime starring character Maxwell Klinger (Jamie Farr) in the series finale "Goodbye, Farewell and Amen",^[17] which aired on February 28, 1983, and was the most-watched U.S. sitcom television episode of all time as of 2021. Chao repeated the role in the M*A*S*H sequel, 1983's AfterMASH, her first role billed at co-star status.^[18]

Chao played Japanese exo-botanist Keiko O'Brien on the television series Star Trek: The Next Generation and Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. In 2010, a preliminary casting memo for The Next Generation from 1987 was published, revealing that Chao was originally considered for the part of Enterprise security chief Tasha Yar.^[19]

In August 2018, Chao was cast as Mulan's mother in the 2020 live-action retelling of Mulan.^[20]^[21] In 2019, she was invited to join the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, citing her contributions to the critically acclaimed films The Joy Luck Club and I Am Sam.^[22]^[23]^[24]

Personal life

Chao met her husband Simon Templeman while they were working in theatre at the Mark Taper Forum.^[25] They have a son and a daughter.^[25]^[26]

Filmography

Film

Year	Film	Role	Notes
1980	The Big Brawl	Mae
1981	Spider-Man: The Dragon's Challenge	Emily Chan
1981	An Eye for an Eye	Linda Chen
1983	Going Berserk	Kung Fu Girl
1987	Slam Dance	Mrs. Bell
1987	The Tribulations of a Chinese Gentleman	Lianhua
1988	White Ghost	Thi Hau
1990	Denial	Terry
1990	Thousand Pieces of Gold	Lalu Nathoy/Polly Bemis
1992	Memoirs of an Invisible Man	Cathy DiTolla
1993	The Joy Luck Club	Rose
1994	North	Chinese Mom
1994	Love Affair	Lee
1997	The End of Violence	Claire
1998	What Dreams May Come	Leona
2000	Enemies of Laughter	Carla
2001	The Man from Elysian Fields	Female Customer
	Impostor	Newscaster	Uncredited
	I Am Sam	Lily
2003	Freaky Friday	Pei-Pei
2005	Life of the Party	Mei Lin
2005	Just like Heaven	Fran
2007	Nanking	Chang Yu Zheng
2009	The Rising Tide	Narrator
2012	Knife Fight	Kate - Focus Group Moderator
2015	Stockholm, Pennsylvania	Dr. Andrews
2017	Tragedy Girls	Mayor Campbell
2019	Plus One	Angela
2019	The Laundromat	Gu Kailai
2020	Mulan	Hua Li
2020	Magic Camp	Lorraine	Uncredited
2021	Together Together	Dr. Andrews
2021	The Starling	Fawn
2024	Sacramento	TBA	Post-production
2025	Freakier Friday	Pei-Pei	Post-production

Television

Year	Film	Role	Notes
1970	Here's Lucy	Linda Wong	1 episode^[15]
1972	Anna and the King	Princess Serana	1 episode
1973	Kung Fu	Dancer	1 episode, uncredited
1976	ABC Afterschool Specials	The Kurmese Ambassador's Daughter	1 episode
1977	The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries	Lily	Episode: "The Secret of the Jade Kwan Yin"
1977	Kojak	Grace Chen	Episode: "The Summer of '69: Part 1"
1978	The Incredible Hulk	Receptionist	Episode: "Married"
1979	How the West Was Won	Li Sin	Episode: "China Girl"
	The Ultimate Imposter	Lai-Ping	Television film
	Emergency! The Convention	Kathy	Television film
	The Amazing Spider-Man	Emily Chan	Episode: "The Chinese Web" (Part 1 & 2)
	A Man Called Sloane	Soom Nuk	Episode: "Tuned for Destruction"
	Mysterious Island of Beautiful Women	Flower	Television film
1981	The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo	Leslie Chiu	Episode: "The Roller Disco Karate Kaper"
	The Harlem Globetrotters on Gilligan's Island	Hotel Clerk	Television film
	Twirl	Kim King	Television film
	One Day at a Time	Gloria	Episode: "Julie Shows Up: Part 2"
1981–83	Diff'rent Strokes	Ming Li / Miss Chung	Recurring role (8 episodes)^[16]
1982	Moonlight	Daphne Wu	Television film
1982	Bring 'Em Back Alive		Episode: "The Reel World of Frank Buck"
1983	The Terry Fox Story	Rika	Television film
1983	MASH*	Soon-Lee	Recurring role (2 episodes)
1983–85	AfterMASH	Soon-Lee Klinger	Main cast (30 episodes)
1986	Riptide	Lucy	Episode – "Smiles We Left Behind"
	Falcon Crest	Li Ying	Recurring role (4 episodes)
	Jack and Mike	Holly Sykes	Episode: "Pilot"
	St. Elsewhere	Mary Wilson	Episode: "Not My Type"
	The A-Team	Alice Heath	Episode: "Point of No Return"
	American Playhouse	Ku Ling	Episode: "Paper Angels"^[16]
1987	Spies		Episode: "From China with Love"
	Stingray	Colette Tran	Episode: "Anytime, Anywhere"
	Max Headroom	Angie Barry	2 episodes
	Private Eye	Kai-Lee	Episode: "Nobody Dies in Chinatown"
1988	Beauty and the Beast	Lin Wong	Episode: "China Moon"
	Tour of Duty	Li Kiem	Episode: "Gray-Brown Odyssey"
	Shooter	Lan	Television film
	Miami Vice	Mai Ying	Episode: "Heart of Night"^[27]
1989	Jake and the Fatman	Elaine Nakasone	Episode: "The Way You Look Tonight"
1990	Drug Wars: The Camarena Story	Thanh Steinmetz	3 episodes
1990	Against the Law	Toy Feng	Episode: "Pilot"
1991	Thirtysomething	Willa Camden	Episode: "California"
1991–92	Star Trek: The Next Generation	Keiko O'Brien	Recurring role (8 episodes)^[13]
1992	Intruders	Dr. Jenny Sakai	2 episodes
1993–99	Star Trek: Deep Space Nine	Keiko O'Brien	Recurring role (19 episodes)
1994	Web of Deception	Dr. Sheila Prosser	Television film
1995	Murder, She Wrote	Phoebe Campbell	Episode: "Nailed"
1995	Chicago Hope	Allison Granger	Episode: "Rise from the Dead"
1995–96	The Magic School Bus	Mrs. Li (voice)	2 episodes
1996	To Love, Honor and Deceive	Sydney's Unnamed Friend	Television film
1998	Brimstone	Nina Chou	Episode: "Poem"
1999	Get Real	Anne Collins	Episode: "Passages"
1999	ER	Dr. Chao	Episode: "Humpty Dumpty"^[27]
2000	Family Law	Dr. Seabourne	Episode: "Going Home"
2001	Gideon's Crossing	Claire Hines	Episode: "Filaments and Ligatures"
	The West Wing	Jane Gentry	Episode: "The Fall's Gonna Kill You"
	Arliss	Karen	Episode: "As Others See Us"
	Three Blind Mice	Li Mei Chen	Television film
	Citizen Baines	Dr. Judith Lin^[28]	Recurring role (3 episodes)
	Once and Again	Tami Seitz	Episode: "Pictures"
2002	Dharma & Greg	Patricia	Episode: "Tuesday's Child"
2002	MDs	Angela Yuan	Episode: "R.I.P."
2003–06	The O.C.	Dr. Kim	Recurring role (6 episodes)^[16]
2003	Without a Trace	Helen Collins	Episode: "Hang on to Me"
	Monk	Arleen Cassidy	Episode: "Mr. Monk Goes Back to School"^[28]
	The Parkers	Prof. Thornhill	Episode: "Cheaters Never Prosper"
2003–04	10-8: Officers on Duty	Lt. Maggie Chen	4 episodes
2004	Century City	Doctor	Episode: "The Face Was Familiar"
	Medical Investigation	Dr. Kramer	Episode: "Price of Pleasure"
	Center of the Universe	Dr. Geisler	Episode: "Art's Heart"
2005	Six Feet Under	Cindy	3 episodes
2005	According to Jim	Sally Wu	Episode: "James & the Annoying Peach"
2006	Ben 10	Councilwoman Liang (voice)	Episode: "Side Effects"
2006	W.I.T.C.H.	Joan Lin, Mandy (voice)	Episode: "V Is for Victory"
2007	Tell Me You Love Me	Cynthia	Recurring role (3 episodes)^[16]
2008	Grey's Anatomy	Kathleen Patterson	Episode: "All By Myself"
2009	Private Practice	Lillie Jordan	Episode: "Slip Slidin' Away"
2010	CSI	Michelle Huntley	Episode: "Long Ball"
	Trauma	Therapist	2 episodes
	The Event	Doctor	2 episodes
2011	Law & Order: Criminal Intent	Mrs. Zhuang	Episode: "Cadaver"
2012	Don't Trust the B---- in Apartment 23	Pastor Jin	Recurring role (4 episodes)
2012	Bones	Mandy Oh	Episode: "The Suit on the Set"
2014	Intelligence	Sheng-Li wang	Episode: "Pilot"
	Shameless	Doctor	Episode: "Strangers on a Train"
	The Neighbors	Barb Hartley	2 episodes
	Forever	Frenchman	Episode: "The Frustrating Thing About Psychopaths"
2015	Castle	Mimi Tan	Episode: "Hong Kong Hustle"
2015	Sin City Saints	Mrs. Wu	5 episodes
2016	The Muppets	Woman #1	Episode: "A Tail of Two Piggies"
	Hawaii Five-0	Governor Keiko Mahoe	Episode: "Makaukau 'oe e Pa'ani?"
	The OA	Patricia Knowler	Episode: "Champion"
2017	Black-ish	Dr. Stone	Episode: "Manternity"
2017	The Catch	Kohana Takashi	Episode: "The Dining Hall"
2018	Code Black	Jae Eun	2 episodes
2019	This Is Us	Anna	Episode: "The Pool: Part Two "
2020	The L Word: Generation Q	Grace Lee	Episode: "Lose It All"
2020–22	Better Things	Caroline	6 episodes
2022	The First Lady	Tina Tchen	^[29]
2023–2024	Sweet Tooth	Mrs. Zhang	Guest season 2; Main season 3
2024	3 Body Problem	Ye Wenjie

Theatre

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2008	Some Girl(s)	Lindsay
2018	The Great Wave	Etsuko	National Theatre of Great Britain

Games

Year	Title	Role
1995	Shanghai: Great Moments	Rosalind Chao / Guide

Notes

^ Chao's year of birth is disputed. The Associated Press^[1] and other sources state 1957.^[2]^[3] Other sources state 1959.^[4]^[5]^[6]

References

^ "Celebrity birthdays for the week of Sept. 18-24". AP News. September 12, 2022. Retrieved June 24, 2024.
^ Clark, Mark (2013). Star Trek FAQ 2.0: Everything Left to Know About the Next Generation, The Movies, and Beyond. ebook. Milwaukee: Applause Theatre & Cinema Books. ISBN 9781480355002 – via Google Books.
^ "Rosalind Chao". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved June 22, 2024.
^ "Rosalind Chao". Yahoo Movies. Archived from the original on February 26, 2006. Retrieved June 22, 2024.
^ "Rosalind Chao". The New York Times. Archived from the original on February 14, 2009. Retrieved June 22, 2024.
^ "Chao, Rosalind 1959(?)–". Contemporary Theatre, Film and Television. Gale Group. Retrieved June 22, 2024.
^ Times, The New York Times | The New York (December 26, 1996). "ROSALIND CHAO LIKES PART-TIME STATUS ON 'DS9′". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved June 24, 2024.
^ ^a ^b Riley, Jenelle (September 11, 2020). "From 'MASH' to 'Mulan,' Rosalind Chao Reflects on an Impressive Career". Variety. Retrieved November 22, 2023.
^ Rosalind Chao (February 4, 2007). Sundance Film Festival '07 – Nanking Party (YouTube). Gilbert, Arizona, U.S.: Greening Productions. Event occurs at 00:00:50. Archived from the original on December 12, 2021. Retrieved June 2, 2008.
^ Khatchatryan, Astgik (February 4, 2020). "Rosalind Chao On Starring In Disney's Live-Action 'Mulan' And Growing Up In O.C." Orange Coast Magazine. Retrieved November 27, 2020.
^ ^a ^b "Esther Brimmer '83, Bernard Chan '88, Rosalind Chao '78 and Cruz Reynoso '53 Win Blaisdell Distinguished Alumni Award". Pomona College Magazine. Pomona College. Archived from the original on August 7, 2020. Retrieved July 31, 2020.
^ "From Outer Space to Disney Parks ... Meet the Dads from ABC-TV's 'The Neighbors'". Disney Parks Blog. Archived from the original on December 11, 2013. Retrieved December 6, 2013.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Rosalind Chao Biography". Fandango. Retrieved December 30, 2007.
^ ^a ^b Hodgins, Paul (February 1, 2008). "A career made from scratch". Orange County Register. Santa Ana, California, united states: Terry Horne. Retrieved February 2, 2008.
^ ^a ^b "Here's Lucy Season 2 Episodes". TV Guide.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "Rosalind Chao Biography". Yahoo! Movies. Yahoo! Inc. Archived from the original on February 26, 2006. Retrieved December 30, 2007.
^ "Goodbye, Farewell and Amen". M*A*S*H. Season 11. Episode 16. February 28, 1983. CBS.
^ RJ. "AfterMASH: Main Article" (embedded video). MASH4077TV.com. Retrieved December 30, 2007.
^ T'Bonz (August 26, 2010). "Star Trek: The Next Generation Casting Memo Unearthed". trektoday.com. Retrieved August 27, 2010.
^ Hipes, Patrick (August 13, 2018). "'Mulan' Rounds Out Cast, Reveals First-Look Photo As Filming Underway On Live-Action Movie". Deadline Hollywood.
^ N'Duka, Amanda (August 14, 2018). "Disney's 'Mulan' Casts Jimmy Wong & Doua Moua". Deadline Hollywood.
^ Sheehan, Paul (July 2, 2019). "Oscars invite 842 new members in 2019: Complete list by branch (and 2014-2018 totals too)". Gold Derby. Retrieved July 11, 2019.
^ Hammond, Pete (July 2019). "Motion Picture Academy Adds 842 New Members, Half Of Whom Are Women". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved July 11, 2019.
^ Donnelly, Matt; Malkin, Marc (July 2019). "Academy Reaches Gender Parity in 2019 New Member Invitations". Variety. Retrieved July 11, 2019.
^ ^a ^b John, Rory (January 17, 2014). "What Ever Happened To... the cast of Star Trek: The Next Generation?". Showbiz Geek. Archived from the original on May 24, 2015. Retrieved September 22, 2019.
^ Chao, Rosalind [@chao_time] (November 1, 2018). "Halloween pumpkins ❤️#tbt". Retrieved July 11, 2019 – via Instagram.
^ ^a ^b "Rosalind Chao – Overview – MSN Movies". MSN Movies. MSN. Retrieved February 15, 2010.
^ ^a ^b "Rosalind Chao Filmography". Fandango.com.Fandango. Retrieved April 9, 2008.
^ Petski, Denise (June 14, 2021). "'The First Lady': Rosalind Chao, Michael Potts & Donna Lynne Champlin To Recur On Showtime Anthology Series". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved August 9, 2021.

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