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
mom jobs feelings
I love doing TV. It's so great for my world as a mom, as someone who likes to have a steady job and go to work feeling secure because I'm with a family.
opportunity want
What I want is the same opportunities as anyone to get a part.
heart long gypsy
I'm sort of a gypsy at heart and don't like to stay in one place too long.
stars war geek
I was a total sci-fi geek. Star Wars was my ultimate favorite.
chinese actors want
I hope Hong Kong and Asia wants to hire American Asian actresses as much as Hollywood has been hiring Chinese actors from Asia.
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.