Rosalind Chao

Rosalind Chao

1957-09-23 Anaheim, California, USA 51 Credits

Biography

​Rosalind Chao 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-ba...

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Freakier Friday

Freakier Friday

2025

as Pei-Pei

Acting

Years after Tess and Anna endured an identity crisis, Anna now has a daughter of her own and a soon-to-be stepdaughter. As they navigate the myriad ch...

Sacramento

Sacramento

2025

as Dr. Murray

6.1
Acting

When free-spirited Ricky suddenly reappears in father-to-be Glenn’s life, the two former best friends embark on a spontaneous road trip from LA to Sac...

Not an Artist

Not an Artist

2023

as Kimmy

Acting

In an exclusive artist-in-residency program overseen by an enigmatic patron (RZA), artists in turmoil face a make-or-break ultimatum: unlock their ful...

The Starling

The Starling

2021

as Fawn

6.9
Acting

A woman adjusting to life after a loss contends with a feisty bird that's taken over her garden — and a husband who's struggling to find a way forward...

Together Together

Together Together

2021

as Dr. Andrews

6.4
Acting

When young loner Anna is hired as the surrogate for Matt, a single man in his 40s, the two strangers come to realize this unexpected relationship will...

Mulan

Mulan

2020

as Hua Li

6.9
Acting

When the Emperor of China issues a decree that one man per family must serve in the Imperial Chinese Army to defend the country from Huns, Hua Mulan, ...

Magic Camp

Magic Camp

2020

as Lorraine (uncredited)

6.8
Acting

Andy, at the urging of his former mentor and Magic Camp owner Roy Preston, returns to the camp of his youth hoping to reignite his career. Instead, he...

The Laundromat

The Laundromat

2019

as Gu Kailai

6.0
Acting

When a widow gets swindled out of insurance money, her search for answers leads to two cunning lawyers in Panama who hide cash for the superrich.

Plus One

Plus One

2019

as Angela Mori

6.8
Acting

Longtime single friends Ben and Alice agree to be each other's respective plus one at every wedding they're invited to during a busy summer of wedding...

Tragedy Girls

Tragedy Girls

2017

as Mayor Campbell

6.0
Acting

McKayla and Sadie, two death-obsessed teenage girls, use their online show about real-life tragedies to send their small Midwestern town into a frenzy...

Stockholm, Pennsylvania

Stockholm, Pennsylvania

2015

as Dr. Andrews

5.3
Acting

A young woman is returned home to her biological parents after living with her abductor for 17 years.

Knife Fight

Knife Fight

2013

as Kate - Focus Group Moderator

5.1
Acting

A political strategist juggling three clients questions whether or not to take the high road as the ugly side of his work begins to haunt him.

Nanking

Nanking

2007

as Chang Yu Zheng

7.2
Acting

The story of the rape of Nanking, one of the most tragic events in history. In 1937, the invading Japanese army murdered over 200,000 and raped tens o...

Just Like Heaven

Just Like Heaven

2005

as Fran

7.0
Acting

Shortly after David Abbott moves into his new San Francisco digs, he has an unwelcome visitor on his hands: winsome Elizabeth Masterson, who asserts t...

Life of the Party

Life of the Party

2005

as Mei Lin

6.0
Acting

A group of friends plan an intervention to help their pal address his drinking problem. Things go awry when the shrink they hired fails to show up

Inhabited

Inhabited

2003

as Ms. Montane

6.3
Acting

After Brad and Meg move to a detached house in need of major repairs after a fire and decades of neglect, they're happy that cheerful teenage son Tyle...

Freaky Friday

Freaky Friday

2003

as Pei-Pei

6.5
Acting

Mother and daughter bicker over everything -- what Anna wears, whom she likes and what she wants to do when she's older. In turn, Anna detests Tess's ...

I Am Sam

I Am Sam

2001

as Lily

7.6
Acting

Sam, a neurodivergent man, has a daughter with a homeless woman who abandons them when they leave the hospital, leaving Sam to raise Lucy on his own. ...

Impostor

Impostor

2001

as Newscaster (uncredited)

6.1
Acting

A top-secret government weapons designer is arrested by a clandestine government organization on suspicion of being a clone created by the hostile ali...

Three Blind Mice

Three Blind Mice

2001

as Li Mei Chen

4.8
Acting

A lawyer defends a man he's known since serving together in Vietnam, who has been accused of murdering three Vietnamese immigrants. Now he'll have to ...

The Man from Elysian Fields

The Man from Elysian Fields

2001

as Female Customer

5.9
Acting

A failed novelist's inability to pay the bills strains relations with his wife and leads him to work at an escort service where he becomes entwined wi...

Enemies of Laughter

Enemies of Laughter

2000

as Carla

5.5
Acting

Nerdy-looking Paul is a neurotic, failed sitcom writer with a lackluster love life. But his best pal has an idea that might turn things around when he...

What Dreams May Come

What Dreams May Come

1998

as Leona

7.2
Acting

Chris Nielsen dies to find himself in a heaven more amazing than he could have ever dreamed of. There is one thing missing: his wife. After he dies, h...

The End of Violence

The End of Violence

1997

as Claire

5.3
Acting

In Hollywood, the lives of a successful film producer, his wife, a police detective and a surveillance agent intersect after a botched abduction.

Big Guns Talk: The Story of the Western

Big Guns Talk: The Story of the Western

1997

as Self

Acting

Interviews and film clips re-create the glorious history of the American western.

To Love, Honor and Deceive

To Love, Honor and Deceive

1996

as Sydney's Best Friend

5.8
Acting

Sydney Carpenter is a devoted mother to her young son, and is now accustomed to the puzzling existence of her mysterious, non-communicative husband, M...

Special Report: Journey to Mars

Special Report: Journey to Mars

1996

as Dr. Lin Yo Yu

5.0
Acting

When the world's first spaceship is close to its goal (Mars), the TV-network GNN begins its live coverage of the last two hours of the mission and the...

Love Affair

Love Affair

1994

as Lee

5.4
Acting

Ex-football star Mike Gambril meets Terry McKay on a flight to Sydney, which is forced to land on a small atoll. They become romantic on board a ship ...

North

North

1994

as Chinese Mom

5.0
Acting

Eleven-year-old North has had it with his parents. They are always busy with their careers and don't give North the attention he needs, so he files a ...

Web of Deception

Web of Deception

1994

as Dr. Sheila Prosser

3.0
Acting

A forensic psychatrist of the Police Department falls for a fatal attraction that threatens to terminate his marriage, his career and his life.

The Joy Luck Club

The Joy Luck Club

1993

as Rose Hsu Jordan

7.1
Acting

Through a series of flashbacks, four Chinese women born in America and their respective mothers born in feudal China explore their pasts.

Memoirs of an Invisible Man

Memoirs of an Invisible Man

1992

as Cathy DiTolla

5.9
Acting

After a freak accident, an invisible yuppie runs for his life from a treacherous CIA official while trying to cope with his new life.

Thousand Pieces of Gold

Thousand Pieces of Gold

1991

as Lalu / Polly

6.8
Acting

In 1880s China, young Lalu is sold into marriage by her impoverished father. Rather than becoming a bride, Lalu ends up in an Idaho gold-mining town, ...

Last Flight Out

1990

as Tra Duong

Acting

Fact based story set in Saigon in April, 1975 shortly after the US combat troops have withdrawn and immediately before the Communist forces over run t...

Denial

Denial

1990

as Terry

5.2
Acting

A young woman tries to leave her troubled past behind. She meets her old flame by accident and they fall in love again, but this obsessive relationshi...

White Ghost

White Ghost

1988

as Thi Hau

4.5
Acting

July '72. Vietnam. Lt. Steve Shepard missing in action. Presumed dead...15 years later he's still there.

Shooter

Shooter

1988

as Lan

5.5
Acting

"Shooter," aka Matt Thompson aka Gruwald is a photographer in 1967 Saigon, Vietnam. Working out of a news agency for a major magazine, Thompson gets i...

Slam Dance

Slam Dance

1987

as Mrs. Margaret Bell

4.8
Acting

When framed for the murder of a sultry blonde, an underground cartoonist is drawn into a web of corruption, blackmail and deceit.

The Tribulations of a Chinese Gentleman

The Tribulations of a Chinese Gentleman

1987

as 莲花 (Lian Hua)

6.0
Acting

The young Chinese heir to millions in the USA is suddenly destitute. He takes out a life insurace policy on himself and assigns his former teacher to ...

Going Berserk

Going Berserk

1983

as Kung Fu Girl

5.0
Acting

John Bourgignon, a drummer-chauffeur engaged to the daughter of a United States senator, encounters a sleazy film director, the leader of an aerobics ...

The Terry Fox Story

The Terry Fox Story

1983

as Rika Noda

6.1
Acting

The true story about the Canadian cancer amputee hero who decided to run across Canada on only one leg to raise money for cancer research.

Moonlight

Moonlight

1982

as Daphne Wu

6.0
Acting

A fast-food delivery man for a New York Chinese restaurant gets involved with international terrorists and is recruited by undercover agents to help t...

Twirl

Twirl

1981

as Kim King

3.5
Acting

Best friends compete for the title of "Miss Twirl" (similar to a Miss America contest with the primary category of competition being (what else?) twir...

An Eye for an Eye

An Eye for an Eye

1981

as Linda Chan

5.2
Acting

Sean Kane is forced to resign from the San Francisco Police Department's Narcotics Division when he goes berserk after his partner is murdered. He dec...

The Harlem Globetrotters on Gilligan's Island

The Harlem Globetrotters on Gilligan's Island

1981

as Hotel Clerk

4.7
Acting

The Harlem Globetrotters' chartered plane crash lands on the atoll inhabited by the happily marooned Gilligan and fellow castaways, and they all must ...

Spider-Man: The Dragon's Challenge

Spider-Man: The Dragon's Challenge

1981

as Emily Chan

5.4
Acting

Spider-Man goes to China to help an official accused of World War II treachery. Two episodes of the TV series "Spider Man" edited together and releas...

The Big Brawl

The Big Brawl

1980

as Mae

5.9
Acting

A young Asian American martial artist is forced to participate in a brutal formal street-fight competition.

Bride of the Incredible Hulk

Bride of the Incredible Hulk

1980

as Receptionist

6.8
Acting

David and Carolyn marry in Hawaii and continue to work to find a cure for both their afflictions in a race against time.

Mysterious Island of Beautiful Women

Mysterious Island of Beautiful Women

1979

as Flower

2.9
Acting

The all-male crew of an oil company makes an emergency landing on an island and finds itself at the mercy of a tribe of hostile women programmed to ki...

The Ultimate Impostor

The Ultimate Impostor

1979

as Lai-Ping

5.0
Acting

A series pilot about a secret agent who is armed with skills learned by a computer-brain link-up -- lasting only 72 hours at a time -- and is sent to ...

The Joy Luck Club 2

N/A

as Rose Hsu Jordan

Acting

In the sequel, the mothers become grandmothers and the daughters become mothers in their own right, introducing a new generation exploring their own r...