FrameThrower · Actors · Ming-Na Wen
Ming-Na Wen
Leading roles in The Book of Boba Fett, Karate Kid: Legends and Mulan · stills from 3 of their films · 2020–2025
Born 20 November 1963 · Coloane Island, Macau
Ming-Na Wen is an American actress and model. She has won multiple awards throughout her career, including an Annie Award and a Saturn Award, in addition to a Screen Actors Guild Award nomination. She was honoured as a Disney Legend in 2019 and a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2023.
Wen's breakthrough role was as June Woo in The Joy Luck Club (1993). Other early successes include the role of Dr Jing-Mei "Deb" Chen in the medical drama series ER (1995–2004) and her voice role as Fa Mulan in the Walt Disney Animated Classic Mulan, as well as its sequel Mulan II, several video games and guest appearances in TV shows such as Sofia the First.…
Awards
On FrameThrower we have: 3 films · 81 frames · top-billed in 1 · 2020–2025
- BBC 100 Women2021
- Disney Legends2019
- TVLine's Performer of the Week2015
- Annie Award1998
How their films are shot
Measured across 81 frames from the 3 films we hold. This is the look of the work Ming-Na takes, not a claim about any single frame — we index the cast of a film, never the people in a shot.
Across the 3 films we hold, 43% of their frames are day, 70% natural — the look of the work Ming-Na takes.
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Films in the library
Every poster opens that film — stills, cinematography notes and colour palette.
About Ming-Na Wen
How old is Ming-Na Wen?
Ming-Na Wen was born on 20 November 1963 in Coloane Island, Macau, which makes them 62 years old.
What is Ming-Na Wen known for?
Ming-Na Wen is an American actress and model. She has won multiple awards throughout her career, including an Annie Award and a Saturn Award, in addition to a Screen Actors Guild Award nomination. She was honoured as a Disney Legend in 2019 and a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2023.
What movies has Ming-Na Wen been in?
FrameThrower holds stills from 3 of Ming-Na Wen's films: Karate Kid: Legends (2025), The Book of Boba Fett (2021) and Mulan (2020).
What awards has Ming-Na Wen won?
BBC 100 Women (2021), Disney Legends (2019), TVLine's Performer of the Week (2015) and Annie Award (1998).
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