About
Rosalind Chao (born September 23, 1959) 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...
Known for
Grey's AnatomySeries • 2005
CSI: Crime Scene InvestigationSeries • 2000
BonesSeries • 2005
Hawaii Five-0Series • 2010
ShamelessSeries • 2011
CastleSeries • 2009
Law & Order: Criminal IntentSeries • 2001
MonkSeries • 2002
Star Trek: The Next GenerationSeries • 1987
The West WingSeries • 1999
ERSeries • 1994
This Is UsSeries • 2016
Star Trek: Deep Space NineSeries • 1993
M*A*S*HSeries • 1972
Without a TraceSeries • 2002
Murder, She WroteSeries • 1984
Falcon CrestSeries • 1981
Chicago HopeSeries • 1994
Miami ViceSeries • 1984
The A-TeamSeries • 1983
American PlayhouseSeries • 1982
Private PracticeSeries • 2007
black-ishSeries • 2014
The O.C.Series • 2003