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Rosalind Chao
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Rosalind Chao
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1957-09-23,Los Angeles, California, USA
Gender
Female
Biography
Rosalind Chao (born September 23, 1959) is an American actress of Chinese heritage. Chao's most notable roles are as South Korean refugee Soon-Lee Klinger on CBS' AfterMASH, as Keiko O'Brien on both Star Trek: The Next Generation and Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Dr. Kim on The O.C., Rose Hsu Jordan in The Joy Luck Club (1993), and Hua Li, Mulan’s mother, in the live-action version of Mulan (2020). Chao is married to voice actor Simon Templeman; they have 2 children. She began acting at the age of five in a California-based Peking opera traveling company at the instigation of her parents who were already heavily involved, and during the summers they sent her to Taiwan to further develop her acting skills. As a child, she played the daughter of a laundry owner (played by James Hong) on the 1970 episode of Here's Lucy entitled "Lucy the Laundress". For some time, Chao worked at Disneyland as an international tour guide. 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 spending a year as a radio newswriting intern at the CBS-owned Hollywood radio station KNX, she soon returned to acting. Her big break was with the role of Soon-Lee, a South Korean refugee, in the final episodes of the TV series M*A*S*H. Soon-Lee married longtime starring character Maxwell Klinger (Jamie Farr) in the series finale "Goodbye, Farewell and Amen", the most-watched U.S. sitcom television episode of all time as of 2021. Chao continued playing the character in the M*A*S*H sequel series: AfterMASH (1983), her first role billed at co-starring status. Chao regularly portrayed the Japanese exo-botanist Keiko Ishikawa O'Brien on both Star Trek: The Next Generation and Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. She was also originally considered for the part of Enterprise security chief Tasha Yar. She's had recurring roles as Miss Chung on season 5 of Diff'rent Strokes, Li Ying on season 5 of Falcon Crest, Dr. Judith Lin on Citizen Baines, Dr. Kim on seasons 1 & 3 of The O.C., Pastor Jin on Don't Trust the B---- in Apartment B, Mrs. Wu on Sin City Saints, Caroline on Better Things, and Tina Tchen on The First Lady. She's guest starred on numerous shows including This is Us, Code Black, The Catch, black-ish, The OA, Hawaii Five-O, Castle, Forever, Law & Order: Criminal Intent, Bones, The Event, CSI, Private Practice, Grey's Anatomy, According to Jim, Six Feet Under, The Parkers, Monk, Without a Trace, Dharma & Greg, Once and Again, The West Wing, Family Law, ER, Brimstone, Chicago Hope, Murder She Wrote, thirty something, Jake & the Fatman, Miami Vice, Beauty and the Beast (1988), The A-Team, St. Elsewhere, Riptide, M*A*S*H,One Day at a Time (1981), Emergency!, The Incredible Hulk (1978), Here's Lucy, and more. She has starred in several movies including The Joy Luck Club, North (1994), What Dreams May Come, Impostor, I Am Sam, Freaky Friday (2003), Just Like Heaven, Mulan (2020) as Mulan’s mother, Together Together, and The Starling. In 2019, Chao was invited to join the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences citing her contributions to critically acclaimed films The Joy Luck Club and I Am Sam.

Filmography

The Harlem Globetrotters on Gilligan's Island

5.4

The Harlem Globetrotters on Gilligan's Island
1981-05-15

Mysterious Island of Beautiful Women

3.5

Mysterious Island of Beautiful Women
1979-12-01

What Dreams May Come

7.224

What Dreams May Come
1998-10-02

Just Like Heaven

6.97

Just Like Heaven
2005-09-16

6.3

Sacramento
2025-04-11

The End of Violence

5.4

The End of Violence
1997-09-12

7.123

Nanking
2007-02-10

Life of the Party

6.375

Life of the Party
2005-01-01

To Love, Honor and Deceive

6.143

To Love, Honor and Deceive
1996-12-15

Three Blind Mice

5.167

Three Blind Mice
2001-09-30

Big Guns Talk: The Story of the Western

7

Big Guns Talk: The Story of the Western
1997-07-27

The Joy Luck Club

7.138

The Joy Luck Club
1993-09-08

5.905

The Big Brawl
1980-08-18

6.2

Shooter
1988-09-11

5.125

Denial
1990-01-21

Bride of the Incredible Hulk

6.727

Bride of the Incredible Hulk
1980-01-30

The Tribulations of a Chinese Gentleman

7.5

The Tribulations of a Chinese Gentleman
1987-02-13

Thousand Pieces of Gold

6.885

Thousand Pieces of Gold
1991-04-26

Enemies of Laughter

6

Enemies of Laughter
2000-11-10

Spider-Man: The Dragon's Challenge

5.48

Spider-Man: The Dragon's Challenge
1981-05-09

4.778

White Ghost
1988-11-18

5.135

Going Berserk
1983-09-30

7.5

Moonlight
1982-09-14

5.667

Twirl
1981-10-25

Last Flight Out

0

Last Flight Out
1990-05-22

The Ultimate Impostor

6.5

The Ultimate Impostor
1979-05-12

5

Knife Fight
2013-01-25

5.1

North
1994-07-22

6.585

Freaky Friday
2003-08-05

Freakier Friday

6.8

Freakier Friday
2025-08-06

6.004

Tragedy Girls
2017-10-20

Stockholm, Pennsylvania

5.4

Stockholm, Pennsylvania
2015-01-23

An Eye for an Eye

5.221

An Eye for an Eye
1981-08-14

4.904

Slam Dance
1987-10-02

6.5

Inhabited
2003-08-19

6.845

Magic Camp
2020-08-14

7.6

I Am Sam
2001-12-28

Special Report: Journey to Mars

5.75

Special Report: Journey to Mars
1996-03-25

Memoirs of an Invisible Man

5.887

Memoirs of an Invisible Man
1992-02-28

6.836

Plus One
2019-06-14

6.914

The Starling
2021-09-17

6.026

The Laundromat
2019-09-27

6.829

Mulan
2020-09-04

6.14

Impostor
2001-12-03

Web of Deception

3.167

Web of Deception
1994-04-25

The Terry Fox Story

6.235

The Terry Fox Story
1983-05-22

Together Together

6.4

Together Together
2021-04-23

The Man from Elysian Fields

5.9

The Man from Elysian Fields
2001-09-13

5.4

Love Affair
1994-10-21

The Joy Luck Club 2

0

The Joy Luck Club 2

2.7

Not an Artist
2023-10-28

5.668

St. Elsewhere
1982-10-26

5.658

Falcon Crest
1981-12-04

Murder, She Wrote

7.534

Murder, She Wrote
1984-09-30

Medical Investigation

6.765

Medical Investigation
2004-09-09

7.933

M*A*S*H
1972-09-17

6.727

Once and Again
1999-09-21

6.7

Here's Lucy
1968-09-23

The Incredible Hulk

7.243

The Incredible Hulk
1977-11-04

Star Trek: The Next Generation

8.371

Star Trek: The Next Generation
1987-09-28

thirtysomething

6.3

thirtysomething
1987-09-29

Star Trek: The Next Generation

8.371

Star Trek: The Next Generation
1987-09-28

7.5

Brimstone
1998-10-23

7.954

Monk
2002-07-12

7.453

Miami Vice
1984-09-16

According to Jim

6.54

According to Jim
2001-10-03

Diff'rent Strokes

7.08

Diff'rent Strokes
1978-11-03

7.972

Castle
2009-03-09

Without a Trace

7.251

Without a Trace
2002-09-26

6.395

Dharma & Greg
1997-09-24

The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries

7.1

The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries
1977-01-30

5.5

AfterMASH
1983-09-26

7.7

The O.C.
2003-08-05

8.028

The Parkers
1999-08-30

7.146

Kojak
1973-10-24

Private Practice

7.54

Private Practice
2007-09-26

6.9

Max Headroom
1987-03-31

7.227

Stingray
1985-07-14

8.2

Ben 10
2005-12-27

7.25

Chicago Hope
1994-09-18

7.83

ER
1994-09-19

Anna and the King

7.375

Anna and the King
1972-09-11

Battle of the Network Stars

6.167

Battle of the Network Stars
1976-11-13

8.1

Tour of Duty
1987-09-24

8.083

Family Law
1999-09-20

7

Citizen Baines
2001-09-29

Center of the Universe

7.7

Center of the Universe
2004-10-27

10-8: Officers on Duty

7.938

10-8: Officers on Duty
2003-09-28

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

7.637

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000-10-06

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

7.533

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962-10-01

7.333

MDs
2002-09-25

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

7.9

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
1993-01-03

6.468

Intelligence
2014-01-07

7.769

Sweet Tooth
2021-06-04

8.3

The West Wing
1999-09-22

Law & Order: Criminal Intent

7.6

Law & Order: Criminal Intent
2001-09-30

Don't Trust the B---- in Apartment 23

6.741

Don't Trust the B---- in Apartment 23
2012-04-11

8.209

Grey's Anatomy
2005-03-27

7.478

3 Body Problem
2024-03-21

7.813

Forever
2014-09-22

Jake and the Fatman

6.185

Jake and the Fatman
1987-09-26

7.7

Hawaii Five-0
2010-09-20

6.605

The Catch
2016-03-24

7.714

Get Real
1999-09-08

The Magic School Bus

7.686

The Magic School Bus
1994-09-10

6.969

Intruders
1992-05-17

5.78

The First Lady
2022-04-17

How the West Was Won

6.955

How the West Was Won
1977-02-06

7.5

The A-Team
1983-01-23

6.415

The Event
2010-09-20

7.514

The OA
2016-12-16

Drug Wars: The Camarena Story

6.5

Drug Wars: The Camarena Story
1990-01-07

Under Suspicion

6

Under Suspicion
1994-09-16

A Man Called Sloane

5.6

A Man Called Sloane
1979-09-22

American Playhouse

6.625

American Playhouse
1982-01-12

0

Spies
1987-03-03

4.8

Private Eye
1987-09-13

ABC Afterschool Special

6.533

ABC Afterschool Special
1972-10-04

One Day at a Time

6.79

One Day at a Time
1975-12-16

Bring 'Em Back Alive

6.125

Bring 'Em Back Alive
1982-09-24

Gideon's Crossing

7.333

Gideon's Crossing
2000-10-10

The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo

5.625

The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo
1979-09-25

Diff'rent Strokes

7.08

Diff'rent Strokes
1978-11-03

6.769

Arli$$
1996-08-10

The Amazing Spider-Man

6.4

The Amazing Spider-Man
1978-04-05

8.1

Six Feet Under
2001-06-03

7.3

W.I.T.C.H.
2004-12-18

Against the Law

7

Against the Law
1990-09-23

6.8

Riptide
1984-01-03

6

Jack and Mike
1986-09-16

7.912

Emergency!
1972-01-22

6

Century City
2004-03-16

7.3

Trauma
2009-09-28

Tell Me You Love Me

6.5

Tell Me You Love Me
2007-09-09

8

Ruth & Erica
2012-09-24

7.214

Better Things
2016-09-08

6.244

The Neighbors
2012-09-26

Sin City Saints

6

Sin City Saints
2015-03-23

6.991

The Muppets
2015-09-22

8.162

Shameless
2011-01-09

7.107

black-ish
2014-09-24

7.8

Code Black
2015-09-30

8.2

This Is Us
2016-09-20

8.189

Bones
2005-09-13

The L Word: Generation Q

7.611

The L Word: Generation Q
2019-12-08

6.414

The Daily Show
1996-07-22

Beauty and the Beast

7.438

Beauty and the Beast
1987-09-25