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While working at Disneyland, Chao met [[Simon Templeman]]; the couple would eventually wed in a reception at the [[Disneyland Hotel (California)|Disneyland Hotel]].<ref name="y!bio">{{cite web|url=https://movies.yahoo.com/movie/contributor/1800126114/bio|title= |
While working at Disneyland, Chao met [[Simon Templeman]]; the couple would eventually wed in a reception at the [[Disneyland Hotel (California)|Disneyland Hotel]].<ref name="y!bio">{{cite web|url=https://movies.yahoo.com/movie/contributor/1800126114/bio|title=Rosalind Chao Biography|accessdate=2007-12-30|work=[[Yahoo! Movies]]|publisher=[[Yahoo!|Yahoo! Inc]]|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20060226093517/http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/contributor/1800126114/bio|archivedate=February 26, 2006|df=mdy-all}} </ref><ref name="disneybio"/> They have two children.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://showbizgeek.com/what-ever-happened-to-the-cast-of-star-trek-the-next-generation/|title=What Ever Happened To... the cast of Star Trek: The Next Generation?|publisher=Show Biz Geek|date=January 17, 2014|accessdate=2016-02-05}}</ref> |
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==Filmography== |
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Rosalind Chao | |
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 Chao at the Just Like Heaven premiere in Los Angeles (September 8, 2005) | |
| Born | Rosalind Chia-Ling Chao September 23, 1957 Anaheim, California, U.S. |
| Education | Bachelor of Journalism |
| Alma mater | Marywood School University of Southern California Pomona College |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1972–present |
| Spouse | Simon Templeman |
| Children | 2 |
Rosalind Chia-Ling Chao (/ˈrɒzəlɪnd ˈtʃaʊ/;[1] simplified Chinese: 赵家玲; traditional Chinese: 趙家玲; pinyin: Zhào Jiālíng; born September 23, 1957)[2][3] is an American actress. Chao's best-known roles have been as a star of the CBS show AfterMASH portraying Klinger's South Korean wife Soon-Lee Klinger, for both seasons, and the recurring character Keiko O'Brien with twenty-seven appearances on the syndicated science fiction series Star Trek: The Next Generation and Star Trek: Deep Space Nine.
Early life
Chao was born in Anaheim, California as a second-generation Chinese-American.[4][5]
Her parents ran a successful pancake restaurant, Chao's, across the street from Disneyland, and employed her there from an early age.[5] After moving from Garden Grove to Villa Park, California, Chao was enrolled at Marywood, an all-girl school, where she was the only non-white student.[6] She graduated from Pomona College in 1978.[7]
Career
For some time, Chao worked at Disneyland as an international tour guide.[8]
Chao's parents were instrumental in her decision to pursue acting;[4] she began 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.[6] She later performed in television commercials and guest starred on TV series in her teenage years. Her first acting role was in the CBS sitcom Here's Lucy, but she was first noticed performing in another CBS sitcom: 1972's short-lived Anna and the King as the eponymous king's (Yul Brynner) eldest daughter.[2]
Dropping out of acting, Chao enrolled in the communications department at the University of Southern California where she earned her degree in journalism. However, after spending a year as a radio newswriting intern at the CBS-owned Hollywood radio station KNX,[6] she soon returned to acting.[2][4]
Remembering Chao from Anna and the King,[4] television producer Burt Metcalfe provided her big break with the role of Soon-Lee, a South Korean refugee, in the final episodes of the TV series M*A*S*H.[2] Soon-Lee married longtime starring character Maxwell Klinger (Jamie Farr) in the series finale "Goodbye, Farewell and Amen",[9] the most-watched sitcom television episode of all time (As of 2017[update]). Chao continued playing the character in the M*A*S*H sequel: 1983's AfterMASH, her first role billed at co-starring status.[10]
Chao regularly portrayed the Japanese exo-botanist Keiko O'Brien (née Ishikawa) on both Star Trek: The Next Generation and Star Trek: Deep Space Nine with eight appearances in the former and 19 in the latter before DS9's end in 1999. In 2010, a preliminary casting memo for The Next Generation from 1987 was published, revealing that Chao was originally considered for the part of Enterprise security chief Tasha Yar.[11]
Personal life
While working at Disneyland, Chao met Simon Templeman; the couple would eventually wed in a reception at the Disneyland Hotel.[2][8] They have two children.[12]
Filmography
Television
Lucy season 3 episode 15(smiles we left behind)| Television | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Series | Role | Notes |
| 1972 | Here's Lucy | Linda Chang Wong | Episode – "Lucy, the Laundress" |
| Anna and the King | Princess Serena | Episode – "Serena" | |
| 1977 | The Hardy Boys | Lily | Episode – "The Mystery of the Jade Kwan Yin" |
| Kojak | Grace Chen | Episode – "The Summer of '69" | |
| 1978 | The Incredible Hulk | Receptionist | Episode – "Married" |
| 1979 | The Amazing Spider-Man | Emily Chan | Episode – "The Chinese Web" (Part 1 & 2) |
| Mysterious Island of Beautiful Women | Flower | Television film | |
| Emergency! The Convention | Kathy | Television film | |
| 1981 | Diff'rent Strokes | Ming Li | Episode – "Almost American" |
| One Day at a Time | Gloria | Episode – "Julie Shows Up: Part 2" | |
| 1982–83 | Diff'rent Strokes | Miss Chung | Recurring role (7 episodes)[2] |
| 1982 | Moonlight | Daphne Wu | Television film |
| 1983 | M*A*S*H | Soon-Lee | Recurring role (2 episodes) |
| 1983–85 | AfterMASH | Soon-Lee Klinger | Main cast (30 episodes) |
| 1986 | Falcon Crest | Li Ying | Recurring role (4 episodes) |
| The A-Team | Alice Heath | Episode – "Point of No Return" | |
| American Playhouse | Ku Ling | Episode – "Paper Angels"[2] | |
| 1988 | Miami Vice | Mai Ying | Episode – "Heart of Night"[13] |
| 1991–92 | Star Trek: The Next Generation | Keiko O'Brien | Recurring role (8 episodes)[4] |
| 1993–99 | Star Trek: Deep Space Nine | Keiko O'Brien | Recurring role (19 episodes) |
| 1995 | Murder, She Wrote | Phoebe Campbell | Episode – "Nailed" |
| 1999 | ER | Dr. Chao | Episode – "Humpty Dumpty"[13] |
| 2001 | Citizen Baines | Dr. Judith Lin[14] | Recurring role (3 episodes) |
| The West Wing | Jane Gentry | Episode – "The Fall's Gonna Kill You" | |
| 2003–06 | The O.C. | Dr Kim | Recurring role (6 episodes)[2] |
| 2003 | Monk | Arleen Cassidy | Episode – "Mr. Monk Goes Back to School"[14] |
| 2007 | Tell Me You Love Me | Cynthia | Recurring role (2 episodes)[2] |
| 2008 | Grey's Anatomy | Kathleen Patterson | Episode – "All By Myself" |
| 2009 | Private Practice | Lillie Jordan | Episode – "Slip Slidin' Away" |
| 2010 | CSI | Michelle Huntley | Episode – "Long Ball" |
| 2011 | Law & Order: Criminal Intent | Mrs. Zhuang | Episode – "Cadaver" |
| 2012 | Don't Trust the B---- in Apartment 23 | Pastor Jin | Recurring role (4 episodes) |
| Bones | Mandy Oh | Episode – "The Suit on the Set" | |
| 2014 | Intelligence | Sheng-Li wang | Episode – "Pilot" |
| Forever | Frenchman | Episode – "The Frustrating Thing About Psychopaths" | |
| 2015 | Castle | Mimi Tan | Episode – "Hong Kong Hustle" |
| 2016 | Hawaii Five-0 | Governor Keiko Mahoe | Episode – "Makaukau 'oe e Pa'ani?" |
| 2016 | The OA | Patricia Knowler | Episode – "Champion" |
Film
| Year | Film | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | The Ultimate Imposter | |
| 1980 | The Big Brawl | Mae |
| 1981 | An Eye for an Eye | Linda Chen |
| The Harlem Globetrotters on Gilligan's Island | Hotel Clerk | |
| Twirl | Kim King | |
| 1983 | The Terry Fox Story | Rika |
| 1987 | Slam Dance | Mrs. Bell |
| The Tribulations of a Chinese Gentleman | Lianhua | |
| 1988 | White Ghost | Thi Hau |
| 1991 | Denial | |
| Thousand Pieces of Gold | Lalu Nathoy/Polly Bemis | |
| Megaville | ||
| 1992 | Intruders | |
| Memoirs of an Invisible Man | Cathy DiTolla | |
| 1993 | The Joy Luck Club | Rose |
| 1994 | Web of Deception | |
| Love Affair | Lee | |
| North | Chinese Mom | |
| 1996 | To Love, Honor and Deceive | |
| 1997 | The End of Violence | Claire |
| 1998 | What Dreams May Come | Leona |
| 2000 | Enemies of Laughter | Carla |
| 2001 | Three Blind Mice | |
| I Am Sam | Lily | |
| 2003 | Freaky Friday | Pei-Pei |
| 2005 | Life of the Party | Mei Lin |
| 2006 | Just like Heaven | Fran |
| 2007 | Nanking | Chang Yu Zheng |
| 2009 | The Rising Tide | Narrator |
| 2017 | Tragedy Girls | Mayor Campbell |
Theatre
| Year | Play | Character Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Some Girl(s) | Lindsay |
References
- ^ Rosalind Chao (2007). Nanking: 'Nanking – Unscripted' (AOL Video). New York: Moviefone. Retrieved June 2, 2008.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Rosalind Chao Biography". Yahoo! Movies. Yahoo! Inc. Archived from the original on February 26, 2006. Retrieved December 30, 2007.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Rosalind Chao Biography". The New York Times. Retrieved August 19, 2008.
- ^ a b c d e "Rosalind Chao Biography". Fandango. Retrieved December 30, 2007.
- ^ a b Rosalind Chao (February 4, 2007). Sundance Film Festival '07 – Nanking Party (YouTube). Gilbert, Arizona, U.S.: Greening Productions. Event occurs at 00:00:50. Retrieved June 2, 2008.
I grew up with Chinese parents, and I learned nothing about it
- ^ a b c Hodgins, Paul (February 1, 2008). "A career made from scratch". The Orange County Register. Santa Ana, California, united states: Terry Horne. Retrieved February 2, 2008.
Former Star Trek actress Rosalind Chao talks about her latest work with playwright Neil LaBute.
- ^ Pomona College Alumni Directory 2000, p. 40.[verification needed]
- ^ a b "From Outer Space to Disney Parks … Meet the Dads from ABC-TV's 'The Neighbors'". Disney Parks Blog. Retrieved December 6, 2013.
- ^ "Goodbye, Farewell and Amen". M*A*S*H. Season 11. Episode 16. February 28, 1983. CBS.
{{cite episode}}: Unknown parameter|episodelink=ignored (|episode-link=suggested) (help); Unknown parameter|serieslink=ignored (|series-link=suggested) (help) - ^ RJ. "AfterMASH: Main Article" (embedded video). MASH4077TV.com. Retrieved December 30, 2007.
- ^ T'Bonz (August 26, 2010). "Star Trek: The Next Generation Casting Memo Unearthed". Retrieved August 27, 2010.
- ^ "What Ever Happened To... the cast of Star Trek: The Next Generation?". Show Biz Geek. January 17, 2014. Retrieved February 5, 2016.
- ^ a b "Rosalind Chao – Ovreview – MSN Movies". MSN Movies. MSN. Retrieved 2010-02-15.
- ^ a b "Rosalind Chao Filmography". Fandango.com.Fandango. Retrieved 2008-04-09.
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