Ming-Na Wen
Ming-Na Wen
Ming-Na Wenis an American actress. She has been credited with and without her family name "Wen", but most credits since the late 1990s have been without it. She has been known by such variants of her name as Ming-Na, Ming Na, Ming Na Wen and Ming Wen...
NationalityChinese
ProfessionMovie Actress
Date of Birth20 November 1963
CountryChina
form animation
I've loved all forms of animation.
parent chef i-love-food
Both my parents are chefs I grew up in a restaurant and was always surrounded by cooks. I love food.
mom baby stars
Mom takes all the credit for my success. Now Mom says, 'I read your face when you were a baby, and it said you were going to be a star. That's why I named you Ming - because it's all about the sun and the stars and enlightenment.'
fighting excited scene
I'm always excited to do the fight scenes.
simple names firsts
I'm like Madonna: I'm Ming-Na. Just my first and middle name. That's it. Pure and simple.
stars war one-day
I've always dreamed that George Lucas would call me one day and ask me to be in one of the 'Star Wars' films.
country parent pittsburgh
When I grew up in Pittsburgh in my parents' restaurant, I was almost like a country bumpkin.
moving people forgiving
People who have had family members killed are able to forgive the murderer because that's the only way they can move on.
people rewards synergy
I love that synergy between being entertainers and having people respond. There's no greater reward.
dream space lovely
Being a sci-fi geek, it was just lovely to be on a show where I pretend I'm in outer space. That's always been my dream: to pretend to be out in space or actually be out in space.
chinese proud
I'm as proud to be Chinese as I am American.
car planes stills
I'm always like, "Maybe I can drive the car. I can still fly the plane!"
agents asian roles
The 'ER' role was not Asian-specific, and my agent knew that I loved the show.
character trying actresses
I'm trying to show I'm a trained actress - I can transform myself into different characters. I'm not just an ingenue.