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Rosalind Chao‌

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Female

Birthday

calendar1957-09-23

Popularity

star12.0

Rosalind Chao

Anaheim, California, USA

Rosalind Chao

Anaheim, California, USA

Gender

Female

Birthday

calendar1957-09-23

Popularity

star12.0

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.

Movie Credits

The Harlem Globetrotters on Gilligan's Island

The Harlem Globetrotters on Gilligan's Island‌
star5.3
calendar 1981

Mysterious Island of Beautiful Women

Mysterious Island of Beautiful Women‌
star2.9
calendar 1979

What Dreams May Come

What Dreams May Come‌
star7.2
calendar 1998

Just Like Heaven

Just Like Heaven‌
star7.0
calendar 2005

Sacramento

Sacramento‌
star1.0
calendar 2024

The End of Violence

The End of Violence‌
star5.3
calendar 1997

Nanking

Nanking‌
star7.2
calendar 2007

Life of the Party

Life of the Party‌
star6.0
calendar 2005

To Love, Honor and Deceive

To Love, Honor and Deceive‌
star5.6
calendar 1996

Three Blind Mice

Three Blind Mice‌
star4.8
calendar 2001

Big Guns Talk: The Story of the Western

Big Guns Talk: The Story of the Western‌
star0.0
calendar 1997

The Joy Luck Club

The Joy Luck Club‌
star7.1
calendar 1993

The Big Brawl

The Big Brawl‌
star5.9
calendar 1980

Shooter

Shooter‌
star5.5
calendar 1988

Denial

Denial‌
star4.0
calendar 1990

Bride of the Incredible Hulk

Bride of the Incredible Hulk‌
star6.8
calendar 1980

The Tribulations of a Chinese Gentleman

The Tribulations of a Chinese Gentleman‌
star6.0
calendar 1987

Thousand Pieces of Gold

Thousand Pieces of Gold‌
star6.8
calendar 1991

Enemies of Laughter

Enemies of Laughter‌
star5.5
calendar 2000

Spider-Man: The Dragon's Challenge

Spider-Man: The Dragon's Challenge‌
star5.4
calendar 1981

White Ghost

White Ghost‌
star4.5
calendar 1988

Going Berserk

Going Berserk‌
star5.1
calendar 1983

Moonlight

Moonlight‌
star6.0
calendar 1982

Twirl

Twirl‌
star6.0
calendar 1981

Last Flight Out

Last Flight Out‌
star0.0
calendar 1990

The Ultimate Impostor

The Ultimate Impostor‌
star5.0
calendar 1979

Knife Fight

Knife Fight‌
star5.2
calendar 2013

North

North‌
star5.0
calendar 1994

Freaky Friday

Freaky Friday‌
star6.5
calendar 2003

Freakier Friday

Freakier Friday‌
star0.0
calendar 2025

Tragedy Girls

Tragedy Girls‌
star6.0
calendar 2017

Stockholm, Pennsylvania

Stockholm, Pennsylvania‌
star5.4
calendar 2015

An Eye for an Eye

An Eye for an Eye‌
star5.2
calendar 1981

Slam Dance

Slam Dance‌
star4.9
calendar 1987

Inhabited

Inhabited‌
star6.3
calendar 2003

Magic Camp

Magic Camp‌
star6.9
calendar 2020

I Am Sam

I Am Sam‌
star7.6
calendar 2001

Special Report: Journey to Mars

Special Report: Journey to Mars‌
star5.0
calendar 1996

Memoirs of an Invisible Man

Memoirs of an Invisible Man‌
star5.9
calendar 1992

Plus One

Plus One‌
star6.8
calendar 2019

The Starling

The Starling‌
star7.0
calendar 2021

The Laundromat

The Laundromat‌
star6.0
calendar 2019

Mulan

Mulan‌
star6.9
calendar 2020

Impostor

Impostor‌
star6.1
calendar 2001

Web of Deception

Web of Deception‌
star3.0
calendar 1994

The Terry Fox Story

The Terry Fox Story‌
star6.1
calendar 1983

Together Together

Together Together‌
star6.4
calendar 2021

The Man from Elysian Fields

The Man from Elysian Fields‌
star5.8
calendar 2001

Love Affair

Love Affair‌
star5.4
calendar 1994

The Joy Luck Club 2

The Joy Luck Club 2‌
star0.0
calendar

Tv Credits

St. Elsewhere

St. Elsewhere‌
star5.4
calendar 1982

Falcon Crest

Falcon Crest‌
star5.6
calendar 1981

Murder, She Wrote

Murder, She Wrote‌
star7.5
calendar 1984

Medical Investigation

Medical Investigation‌
star6.6
calendar 2004

M*A*S*H

M*A*S*H‌
star7.9
calendar 1972

Once and Again

Once and Again‌
star6.8
calendar 1999

Here's Lucy

Here's Lucy‌
star6.9
calendar 1968

The Incredible Hulk

The Incredible Hulk‌
star7.2
calendar 1977

Star Trek: The Next Generation

Star Trek: The Next Generation‌
star8.4
calendar 1987

thirtysomething

thirtysomething‌
star6.3
calendar 1987

Star Trek: The Next Generation

Star Trek: The Next Generation‌
star8.4
calendar 1987

Brimstone

Brimstone‌
star7.5
calendar 1998

Monk

Monk‌
star7.9
calendar 2002

Miami Vice

Miami Vice‌
star7.4
calendar 1984

According to Jim

According to Jim‌
star6.5
calendar 2001

Beauty and the Beast

Beauty and the Beast‌
star7.5
calendar 1987

Diff'rent Strokes

Diff'rent Strokes‌
star7.0
calendar 1978

Castle

Castle‌
star8.0
calendar 2009

Without a Trace

Without a Trace‌
star7.3
calendar 2002

Dharma & Greg

Dharma & Greg‌
star6.4
calendar 1997

The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries

The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries‌
star7.0
calendar 1977

AfterMASH

AfterMASH‌
star5.1
calendar 1983

The O.C.

The O.C.‌
star7.8
calendar 2003

The Parkers

The Parkers‌
star8.2
calendar 1999

Kojak

Kojak‌
star7.0
calendar 1973

Private Practice

Private Practice‌
star7.6
calendar 2007

Max Headroom

Max Headroom‌
star6.8
calendar 1987

Stingray

Stingray‌
star7.3
calendar 1985

Ben 10

Ben 10‌
star8.1
calendar 2005

Chicago Hope

Chicago Hope‌
star7.2
calendar 1994

ER

ER‌
star7.8
calendar 1994

Anna and the King

Anna and the King‌
star6.5
calendar 1972

Battle of the Network Stars

Battle of the Network Stars‌
star7.2
calendar 1976

Tour of Duty

Tour of Duty‌
star8.0
calendar 1987

Family Law

Family Law‌
star8.2
calendar 1999

Citizen Baines

Citizen Baines‌
star0.0
calendar 2001

Center of the Universe

Center of the Universe‌
star7.0
calendar 2004

10-8: Officers on Duty

10-8: Officers on Duty‌
star9.5
calendar 2003

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation‌
star7.6
calendar 2000

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson‌
star7.4
calendar 1962

MDs

MDs‌
star10.0
calendar 2002

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine‌
star7.9
calendar 1993

Intelligence

Intelligence‌
star6.5
calendar 2014

Sweet Tooth

Sweet Tooth‌
star7.8
calendar 2021

The West Wing

The West Wing‌
star8.3
calendar 1999

Law & Order: Criminal Intent

Law & Order: Criminal Intent‌
star7.6
calendar 2001

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

Don't Trust the B---- in Apartment 23‌
star6.7
calendar 2012

Grey's Anatomy

Grey's Anatomy‌
star8.2
calendar 2005

3 Body Problem

3 Body Problem‌
star7.5
calendar 2024

Forever

Forever‌
star7.8
calendar 2014

Jake and the Fatman

Jake and the Fatman‌
star5.9
calendar 1987

Hawaii Five-0

Hawaii Five-0‌
star7.8
calendar 2010

The Catch

The Catch‌
star6.5
calendar 2016

Get Real

Get Real‌
star7.3
calendar 1999

The Magic School Bus

The Magic School Bus‌
star7.6
calendar 1994

Intruders

Intruders‌
star6.8
calendar 1992

The First Lady

The First Lady‌
star6.4
calendar 2022

How the West Was Won

How the West Was Won‌
star6.9
calendar 1977

Kung Fu

Kung Fu‌
star7.6
calendar 1972

The A-Team

The A-Team‌
star7.5
calendar 1983

The Event

The Event‌
star6.4
calendar 2010

The OA

The OA‌
star7.5
calendar 2016

Drug Wars: The Camarena Story

Drug Wars: The Camarena Story‌
star6.1
calendar 1990

Under Suspicion

Under Suspicion‌
star7.5
calendar 1994

A Man Called Sloane

A Man Called Sloane‌
star5.0
calendar 1979

American Playhouse

American Playhouse‌
star6.0
calendar 1982

Spies

Spies‌
star0.0
calendar 1987

Private Eye

Private Eye‌
star4.2
calendar 1987

ABC Afterschool Special

ABC Afterschool Special‌
star6.4
calendar 1972

One Day at a Time

One Day at a Time‌
star6.7
calendar 1975

Bring 'Em Back Alive

Bring 'Em Back Alive‌
star5.7
calendar 1982

Gideon's Crossing

Gideon's Crossing‌
star6.0
calendar 2000

The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo

The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo‌
star5.1
calendar 1979

Diff'rent Strokes

Diff'rent Strokes‌
star7.0
calendar 1978

Arliss

Arliss‌
star6.5
calendar 1996

The Amazing Spider-Man

The Amazing Spider-Man‌
star5.8
calendar 1978

Six Feet Under

Six Feet Under‌
star8.1
calendar 2001

W.I.T.C.H.

W.I.T.C.H.‌
star7.4
calendar 2004

Against the Law

Against the Law‌
star6.0
calendar 1990

Riptide

Riptide‌
star6.8
calendar 1984

Jack and Mike

Jack and Mike‌
star5.0
calendar 1986

Emergency!

Emergency!‌
star7.8
calendar 1972

Century City

Century City‌
star7.0
calendar 2004

Trauma

Trauma‌
star7.4
calendar 2009

Tell Me You Love Me

Tell Me You Love Me‌
star6.7
calendar 2007

Ruth & Erica

Ruth & Erica‌
star8.0
calendar 2012

Better Things

Better Things‌
star7.2
calendar 2016

The Neighbors

The Neighbors‌
star6.3
calendar 2012

Sin City Saints

Sin City Saints‌
star5.8
calendar 2015

The Muppets

The Muppets‌
star6.9
calendar 2015

Shameless

Shameless‌
star8.2
calendar 2011

black-ish

black-ish‌
star7.2
calendar 2014

Code Black

Code Black‌
star7.7
calendar 2015

This Is Us

This Is Us‌
star8.2
calendar 2016

Bones

Bones‌
star8.2
calendar 2005

The L Word: Generation Q

The L Word: Generation Q‌
star7.6
calendar 2019

The Daily Show

The Daily Show‌
star6.4
calendar 1996