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Rosalind Chao
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Rosalind Chao
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1957-09-23,Anaheim, California, USA
Gender
Female
Biography
Rosalind Chao 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

4.714

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

Mysterious Island of Beautiful Women

2.9

Mysterious Island of Beautiful Women
1979-12-01

What Dreams May Come

7.205

What Dreams May Come
1998-10-02

Just Like Heaven

6.956

Just Like Heaven
2005-09-16

6.36

Sacramento
2025-04-11

The End of Violence

5.3

The End of Violence
1997-09-12

7.2

Nanking
2007-02-10

Life of the Party

6

Life of the Party
2005-01-01

To Love, Honor and Deceive

5.833

To Love, Honor and Deceive
1996-12-15

Three Blind Mice

4.8

Three Blind Mice
2001-09-30

Big Guns Talk: The Story of the Western

0

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

The Joy Luck Club

7.1

The Joy Luck Club
1993-09-08

5.9

The Big Brawl
1980-08-18

5.5

Shooter
1988-09-11

5.167

Denial
1990-01-21

Bride of the Incredible Hulk

6.8

Bride of the Incredible Hulk
1980-01-30

The Tribulations of a Chinese Gentleman

6

The Tribulations of a Chinese Gentleman
1987-02-13

Thousand Pieces of Gold

6.8

Thousand Pieces of Gold
1991-04-26

Enemies of Laughter

5.5

Enemies of Laughter
2000-11-10

Spider-Man: The Dragon's Challenge

5.402

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

4.4

White Ghost
1988-11-18

5

Going Berserk
1983-09-30

6

Moonlight
1982-09-14

3.5

Twirl
1981-10-25

Last Flight Out

0

Last Flight Out
1990-05-22

The Ultimate Impostor

5

The Ultimate Impostor
1979-05-12

5.1

Knife Fight
2013-01-25

4.977

North
1994-07-22

6.6

Freaky Friday
2003-08-05

Freakier Friday

6.9

Freakier Friday
2025-08-06

5.989

Tragedy Girls
2017-10-20

Stockholm, Pennsylvania

5.3

Stockholm, Pennsylvania
2015-01-23

An Eye for an Eye

5.2

An Eye for an Eye
1981-08-14

4.802

Slam Dance
1987-10-02

6.3

Inhabited
2003-08-19

6.9

Magic Camp
2020-08-14

7.6

I Am Sam
2001-12-28

Special Report: Journey to Mars

5

Special Report: Journey to Mars
1996-03-25

Memoirs of an Invisible Man

5.896

Memoirs of an Invisible Man
1992-02-28

6.866

Plus One
2019-06-14

6.919

The Starling
2021-09-17

6.011

The Laundromat
2019-09-27

6.853

Mulan
2020-09-04

6.119

Impostor
2001-12-03

Web of Deception

3

Web of Deception
1994-04-25

The Terry Fox Story

6.1

The Terry Fox Story
1983-05-22

Together Together

6.403

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

0

Not an Artist
2023-11-06

5.594

St. Elsewhere
1982-10-26

5.538

Falcon Crest
1981-12-04

Murder, She Wrote

7.548

Murder, She Wrote
1984-09-30

Medical Investigation

6.5

Medical Investigation
2004-09-09

7.9

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

6.8

Once and Again
1999-09-21

The Incredible Hulk

7.249

The Incredible Hulk
1977-11-04

6.69

Here's Lucy
1968-09-23

Star Trek: The Next Generation

8.365

Star Trek: The Next Generation
1987-09-28

thirtysomething

6.259

thirtysomething
1987-09-29

Star Trek: The Next Generation

8.365

Star Trek: The Next Generation
1987-09-28

7.6

Brimstone
1998-10-23

8

Monk
2002-07-12

7.452

Miami Vice
1984-09-16

According to Jim

6.535

According to Jim
2001-10-03

Beauty and the Beast

7.442

Beauty and the Beast
1987-09-25

Diff'rent Strokes

7.058

Diff'rent Strokes
1978-11-03

7.986

Castle
2009-03-09

Without a Trace

7.3

Without a Trace
2002-09-26

6.377

Dharma & Greg
1997-09-24

The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries

7.1

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

7.76

The O.C.
2003-08-05

8.3

The Parkers
1999-08-30

5.1

AfterMASH
1983-09-26

7.028

Kojak
1973-10-24

Private Practice

7.537

Private Practice
2007-09-26

6.8

Max Headroom
1987-03-31

7.2

Stingray
1985-07-14

8.166

Ben 10
2005-12-27

7.243

Chicago Hope
1994-09-18

7.834

ER
1994-09-19

Anna and the King

6.5

Anna and the King
1972-09-11

Battle of the Network Stars

7.2

Battle of the Network Stars
1976-11-13

8

Tour of Duty
1987-09-24

8.2

Family Law
1999-09-20

0

Citizen Baines
2001-09-29

Center of the Universe

7

Center of the Universe
2004-10-27

10-8: Officers on Duty

9.083

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

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

7.6

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000-10-06

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

7.459

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962-10-01

7.5

MDs
2002-09-25

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

7.884

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
1993-01-03

6.4

Intelligence
2014-01-07

7.811

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

6.744

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

8.22

Grey's Anatomy
2005-03-27

7.474

3 Body Problem
2024-03-21

7.804

Forever
2014-09-22

Jake and the Fatman

6.12

Jake and the Fatman
1987-09-26

7.8

Hawaii Five-0
2010-09-20

6.576

The Catch
2016-03-24

7.3

Get Real
1999-09-08

The Magic School Bus

7.6

The Magic School Bus
1994-09-10

6.828

Intruders
1992-05-17

6.137

The First Lady
2022-04-17

How the West Was Won

6.911

How the West Was Won
1977-02-06

7.5

The A-Team
1983-01-23

6.374

The Event
2010-09-20

7.5

The OA
2016-12-16

The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo

5.1

The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo
1979-09-25

One Day at a Time

6.683

One Day at a Time
1975-12-16

American Playhouse

6.25

American Playhouse
1982-01-12

The Amazing Spider-Man

6.2

The Amazing Spider-Man
1978-04-05

7.8

Emergency!
1972-01-22

Diff'rent Strokes

7.058

Diff'rent Strokes
1978-11-03

Against the Law

6

Against the Law
1990-09-23

Under Suspicion

7.5

Under Suspicion
1994-09-16

4.2

Private Eye
1987-09-13

0

Spies
1987-03-03

Tell Me You Love Me

6.702

Tell Me You Love Me
2007-09-09

6.333

Century City
2004-03-16

7.271

Trauma
2009-09-28

ABC Afterschool Special

6.429

ABC Afterschool Special
1972-10-04

Drug Wars: The Camarena Story

6.1

Drug Wars: The Camarena Story
1990-01-07

8.1

Six Feet Under
2001-06-03

A Man Called Sloane

5

A Man Called Sloane
1979-09-22

7.387

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

Gideon's Crossing

6

Gideon's Crossing
2000-10-10

Bring 'Em Back Alive

5.7

Bring 'Em Back Alive
1982-09-24

6.7

Riptide
1984-01-03

5

Jack and Mike
1986-09-16

6.7

Arli$$
1996-08-10

8

Ruth & Erica
2012-09-24

6.318

The Neighbors
2012-09-26

8.2

Shameless
2011-01-09

7.7

Code Black
2015-09-30

7.179

black-ish
2014-09-24

7.223

Better Things
2016-09-08

Sin City Saints

6

Sin City Saints
2015-03-23

6.976

The Muppets
2015-09-22

8.226

This Is Us
2016-09-20

8.2

Bones
2005-09-13

The L Word: Generation Q

7.685

The L Word: Generation Q
2019-12-08

6.4

The Daily Show
1996-07-22