Chinese - Actress | November 20, 1963 -
I'm like Madonna: I'm Ming-Na. Just my first and middle name. That's it. Pure and simple.
Ming-Na Wen
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Both my parents are chefs... I grew up in a restaurant and was always surrounded by cooks. I love food.
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I was hesitant to do 'Mulan II.' For me, I felt like the story that needed to be told, this legendary character of Mulan, was already encompassed in the first movie, and I was worried they would try to create this crazy cartoon character out of this legendary character of China.
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That's what was so amazing about 'Mulan.' Here is this story with all Chinese characters, and yet so many people related to her character and loved the story. So I really think as long as you have a good story that relates to a lot of people, it doesn't matter what ethnicity it is.
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I hope Hong Kong and Asia wants to hire American Asian actresses as much as Hollywood has been hiring Chinese actors from Asia.
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'Mulan' holds a very special place in my heart. It's been 16 years since the film, but hordes of fans still come up and tell me how much she means to them.
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Mulan is so important in Chinese folklore - a fearless girl who cared about her family and country so much that she was willing to join the fight and sacrifice herself.
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'Star Wars' is on my bucket list. Even if it's just a small walk on, I don't care.
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When I grew up in Pittsburgh in my parents' restaurant, I was almost like a country bumpkin.
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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.
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Being a sci-fi geek, it was just lovely to be on a show where I pretend I'm in outer space. That's always been my dream: to pretend to be out in space or actually be out in space.
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I was a total sci-fi geek. 'Star Wars' was my ultimate favorite.
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