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person_profile-Rosalind Chao

Rosalind Chao Age: 67

Actor | Producer

Fullname:

Rosalind Chao

Date of Birth:

Sep 23, 1957

Country of birth:

USA

Biography of

Rosalind Chao

    ​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.

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Filmography of

Rosalind Chao

Found 49 Movies in total

... 2025

Not an Artist

Kimmy ( Actor )

... 2023

The Starling

Fawn ( Actor )

... 2021

Together Together

Dr. Andrews ( Actor )

... 2021

Mulan

Hua Li ( Actor )

... 2020

Magic Camp

Lorraine (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 2020

The Laundromat

Gu Kailai ( Actor )

... 2019

Plus One

Angela ( Actor )

... 2019

Tragedy Girls

Mayor Campbell ( Actor )

... 2017

Stockholm, Pennsylvania

Dr. Andrews ( Actor )

... 2015

Knife Fight

Kate - Focus Group Moderator ( Actor )

... 2013

Nanking

Chang Yu Zheng ( Actor )

... 2007

Just Like Heaven

Fran ( Actor )

... 2005

Life of the Party

Mei Lin ( Actor )

... 2005

Inhabited

Ms. Montane ( Actor )

... 2003

Freaky Friday

Pei-Pei ( Actor )

... 2003

I Am Sam

Lily ( Actor )

... 2001

Impostor

Newscaster (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 2001

Three Blind Mice

Li Mei Chen ( Actor )

... 2001

The Man from Elysian Fields

Female Customer ( Actor )

... 2001

Enemies of Laughter

Carla ( Actor )

... 2000

What Dreams May Come

Leona ( Actor )

... 1998

The End of Violence

Claire ( Actor )

... 1997

... 1997

To Love, Honor and Deceive

Sydney's Best Friend ( Actor )

... 1996

Special Report: Journey to Mars

Dr. Lin Yo Yu ( Actor )

... 1996

Love Affair

Lee ( Actor )

... 1994

North

Chinese Mom ( Actor )

... 1994

Web of Deception

Dr. Sheila Prosser ( Actor )

... 1994

The Joy Luck Club

Rose Hsu Jordan ( Actor )

... 1993

Memoirs of an Invisible Man

Cathy DiTolla ( Actor )

... 1992

... 1991

Denial

Terry ( Actor )

... 1990

White Ghost

Thi Hau ( Actor )

... 1988

Shooter

Lan ( Actor )

... 1988

Slam Dance

Mrs. Margaret Bell ( Actor )

... 1987

... 1987

Going Berserk

Kung Fu Girl ( Actor )

... 1983

The Terry Fox Story

Rika Noda ( Actor )

... 1983

Moonlight

Daphne Wu ( Actor )

... 1982

Twirl

Kim King ( Actor )

... 1981

An Eye for an Eye

Linda Chan ( Actor )

... 1981

... 1981

... 1981

The Big Brawl

Mae ( Actor )

... 1980

Bride of the Incredible Hulk

Receptionist ( Actor )

... 1980

... 1979

The Ultimate Impostor

Lai-Ping ( Actor )

... 1979

... 1976