Rosalind Chao

Known For: Acting
Born: September 23, 1957
Place of Birth: Los Angeles, California, USA

Rosalind Chao

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 Disneyland…

Filmography

Freakier Friday

2025 · Mama P

Sacramento

2025 · Dr. Murray

3 Body Problem

2024 · Ye Wenjie

Not an Artist

2023 · Kimmy

The First Lady

2022 · Tina Tchen

The Starling

2021 · Fawn

Sweet Tooth

2021 · Mrs. Helen Zhang

Together Together

2021 · Dr. Andrews

Mulan

2020 · Hua Li

Magic Camp

2020 · Lorraine (uncredited)

The L Word: Generation Q

2019 · Grace Lee

The Laundromat

2019 · Gu Kailai

Plus One

2019 · Angela Mori

Tragedy Girls

2017 · Mayor Campbell

The OA

2016 · Patricia Knoller

This Is Us

2016 · Anna

Better Things

2016 · Caroline

The Catch

2016 · Kohana Takashi

Code Black

2015 · Jae Eun

The Muppets

2015 · Woman #1

Sin City Saints

2015 · Mrs. Wu

Stockholm, Pennsylvania

2015 · Dr. Andrews

black-ish

2014 · Dr. Stone

Forever

2014 · Frenchman

Intelligence

2014 · Sheng-Li Wang

Knife Fight

2013 · Kate - Focus Group Moderator

The Neighbors

2012 · Barb Hartley

Ruth & Erica

2012 · Helen

Don't Trust the B---- in Apartment 23

2012 · Pastor Jin

Shameless

2011 · Doctor

Hawaii Five-0

2010 · Governor Keiko Mahoe

The Event

2010 · Doctor

Trauma

2009 · Therapist

Castle

2009 · Mimi Tan

Private Practice

2007 · Lillie Jordan

Tell Me You Love Me

2007 · Cynthia

Nanking

2007 · Chang Yu Zheng

Ben 10

2005 · Councilwoman Liang (voice)

Just Like Heaven

2005 · Fran

Bones

2005 · Mandy Oh

Grey's Anatomy

2005 · Kathleen Patterson

Life of the Party

2005 · Mei Lin

W.I.T.C.H.

2004 · Joan Lin / Mandy (voice)

Center of the Universe

2004 · Dr. Geisler

Medical Investigation

2004 · Dr. Kramer

Century City

2004 · Doctor

10-8: Officers on Duty

2003 · Lt. Maggie Chen

Inhabited

2003 · Ms. Montane

Freaky Friday

2003 · Pei-Pei

The O.C.

2003 · Dr. Kim

Without a Trace

2002 · Helen Collins

MDs

2002 · Angela Yuan

Monk

2002 · Arleen Cassidy

I Am Sam

2001 · Lily

Impostor

2001 · Newscaster (uncredited)

According to Jim

2001 · Sally Wu

Three Blind Mice

2001 · Li Mei Chen

Law & Order: Criminal Intent

2001 · Mrs. Zhuang

Citizen Baines

2001 · Judith Lin

The Man from Elysian Fields

2001 · Female Customer

Six Feet Under

2001 · Cindy

Enemies of Laughter

2000 · Carla

Gideon's Crossing

2000 · Claire Hines

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

2000 · Michelle Huntley

The West Wing

1999 · Jane Gentry

Once and Again

1999 · Tami Seitz

Family Law

1999 · Dr. Seabourne

Get Real

1999 · Anne Collins

The Parkers

1999 · Prof. Thornhill

Brimstone

1998 · Nina Chou

What Dreams May Come

1998 · Leona

Dharma & Greg

1997 · Patricia

The End of Violence

1997 · Claire

Big Guns Talk: The Story of the Western

1997 · Self

To Love, Honor and Deceive

1996 · Sydney's Best Friend

Arli$$

1996 · Karen

The Daily Show

1996 · Self

Special Report: Journey to Mars

1996 · Dr. Lin Yo Yu

Love Affair

1994 · Lee

ER

1994 · Dr. Theresa Chow

Chicago Hope

1994 · Allison Granger

Under Suspicion

1994

The Magic School Bus

1994 · Mrs. Li (voice)

North

1994 · Chinese Mom

Web of Deception

1994 · Dr. Sheila Prosser

The Joy Luck Club

1993 · Rose Hsu Jordan

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

1993 · Keiko O'Brien

Intruders

1992 · Dr. Jenny Sakai

Memoirs of an Invisible Man

1992 · Cathy DiTolla

Thousand Pieces of Gold

1991 · Lalu / Polly

Against the Law

1990 · Toy Feng

Last Flight Out

Last Flight Out

1990 · Tra Duong

Denial

1990 · Terry

Drug Wars: The Camarena Story

1990 · Thanh Steinmetz

White Ghost

1988 · Thi Hau

Shooter

1988 · Lan

Slam Dance

1987 · Mrs. Margaret Bell

thirtysomething

1987 · Willa Camden

Star Trek: The Next Generation

1987 · Keiko Ishikawa, Keiko O'Brien

Jake and the Fatman

1987 · Elaine Nakasone

Beauty and the Beast

1987 · Lin Wong

Tour of Duty

1987 · Li Kiem

Private Eye

1987 · Kai-Lee

Max Headroom

1987 · Angie Barry

Spies

1987

The Tribulations of a Chinese Gentleman

1987 · 莲花 (Lian Hua)

Jack and Mike

1986 · Holly Sykes

Stingray

1985 · Colette Tran

Murder, She Wrote

1984 · Phoebe Campbell

Miami Vice

1984 · Mai Ying

Riptide

1984 · Lucy

Going Berserk

1983 · Kung Fu Girl

AfterMASH

1983 · Soon-Lee Klinger

The Terry Fox Story

1983 · Rika Noda

The A-Team

1983 · Alice Heath

St. Elsewhere

1982 · Mary Wilson

Bring 'Em Back Alive

1982 · Shala

Moonlight

1982 · Daphne Wu

American Playhouse

1982 · Ku Ling, Lalu

Falcon Crest

1981 · Li-Ying Chi

Twirl

1981 · Kim King

An Eye for an Eye

1981 · Linda Chan

The Harlem Globetrotters on Gilligan's Island

1981 · Hotel Clerk

Spider-Man: The Dragon's Challenge

1981 · Emily Chan

The Big Brawl

1980 · Mae

Bride of the Incredible Hulk

1980 · Receptionist

Mysterious Island of Beautiful Women

1979 · Flower

The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo

1979 · Leslie Chiu

A Man Called Sloane

1979 · Soom Nuk

The Ultimate Impostor

1979 · Lai-Ping

Diff'rent Strokes

1978 · Miss Chung, Ming Li

The Amazing Spider-Man

1978 · Emily Chan

The Incredible Hulk

1977 · Receptionist

How the West Was Won

1977 · Li Sin

The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries

1977 · Lily

Battle of the Network Stars

1976

One Day at a Time

1975 · Gloria

Kojak

1973 · Grace Chen

ABC Afterschool Special

1972 · The Kurmese Ambassador's Daughter

M*A*S*H

1972 · Soon-Lee

Anna and the King

1972 · Princess Serena

Emergency!

1972 · Kathy

Here's Lucy

1968 · Linda Chang Wong

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

1962 · Self

The Joy Luck Club 2

The Joy Luck Club 2

— · Rose Hsu Jordan

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