Rosalind Chao

Rosalind Chao

Acting

​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…

Filmography

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Freakier Friday ★ 6.8 Freakier Friday 2025 Sacramento ★ 6.3 Sacramento 2025 3 Body Problem ★ 7.5 3 Body Problem 2024 Not an Artist ★ 2.7 Not an Artist 2023 The First Lady ★ 5.7 The First Lady 2022 The Starling ★ 6.9 The Starling 2021 Sweet Tooth ★ 7.8 Sweet Tooth 2021 Together Together ★ 6.4 Together Together 2021 Mulan ★ 6.8 Mulan 2020 Magic Camp ★ 6.8 Magic Camp 2020 The L Word: Generation Q ★ 7.6 The L Word: Generation Q 2019 The Laundromat ★ 6.0 The Laundromat 2019 Plus One ★ 6.8 Plus One 2019 Tragedy Girls ★ 6.0 Tragedy Girls 2017 The OA ★ 7.5 The OA 2016 This Is Us ★ 8.2 This Is Us 2016 Better Things ★ 7.2 Better Things 2016 The Catch ★ 6.6 The Catch 2016 Code Black ★ 7.8 Code Black 2015 The Muppets ★ 7.0 The Muppets 2015 Sin City Saints ★ 6.0 Sin City Saints 2015 Stockholm, Pennsylvania ★ 5.4 Stockholm, Pennsylvania 2015 black-ish ★ 7.1 black-ish 2014 Forever ★ 7.8 Forever 2014 Intelligence ★ 6.5 Intelligence 2014 Knife Fight ★ 5.0 Knife Fight 2013 The Neighbors ★ 6.2 The Neighbors 2012 Ruth & Erica ★ 8.0 Ruth & Erica 2012 Don't Trust the B---- in Apartment 23 ★ 6.8 Don't Trust the B---- in Apartment 23 2012 Shameless ★ 8.2 Shameless 2011 Hawaii Five-0 ★ 7.7 Hawaii Five-0 2010 The Event ★ 6.4 The Event 2010 Trauma ★ 7.3 Trauma 2009 Castle ★ 8.0 Castle 2009 Private Practice ★ 7.5 Private Practice 2007 Tell Me You Love Me ★ 6.5 Tell Me You Love Me 2007 Nanking ★ 7.1 Nanking 2007 Ben 10 ★ 8.2 Ben 10 2005 Just Like Heaven ★ 7.0 Just Like Heaven 2005 Bones ★ 8.2 Bones 2005 Grey's Anatomy ★ 8.2 Grey's Anatomy 2005 Life of the Party ★ 6.4 Life of the Party 2005 W.I.T.C.H. ★ 7.3 W.I.T.C.H. 2004 Center of the Universe ★ 7.7 Center of the Universe 2004 Medical Investigation ★ 6.8 Medical Investigation 2004 Century City ★ 6.0 Century City 2004 10-8: Officers on Duty ★ 7.9 10-8: Officers on Duty 2003 Inhabited ★ 6.5 Inhabited 2003 Freaky Friday ★ 6.6 Freaky Friday 2003 The O.C. ★ 7.7 The O.C. 2003 Without a Trace ★ 7.2 Without a Trace 2002 MDs ★ 7.3 MDs 2002 Monk ★ 8.0 Monk 2002 I Am Sam ★ 7.6 I Am Sam 2001 Impostor ★ 6.1 Impostor 2001 According to Jim ★ 6.5 According to Jim 2001 Three Blind Mice ★ 5.2 Three Blind Mice 2001 Law & Order: Criminal Intent ★ 7.6 Law & Order: Criminal Intent 2001 Citizen Baines ★ 7.0 Citizen Baines 2001 The Man from Elysian Fields ★ 5.9 The Man from Elysian Fields 2001 Six Feet Under ★ 8.1 Six Feet Under 2001 Enemies of Laughter ★ 6.0 Enemies of Laughter 2000 Gideon's Crossing ★ 7.3 Gideon's Crossing 2000 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation ★ 7.6 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation 2000 The West Wing ★ 8.3 The West Wing 1999 Once and Again ★ 6.7 Once and Again 1999 Family Law ★ 8.1 Family Law 1999 Get Real ★ 7.7 Get Real 1999 The Parkers ★ 8.0 The Parkers 1999 Brimstone ★ 7.5 Brimstone 1998 What Dreams May Come ★ 7.2 What Dreams May Come 1998 Dharma & Greg ★ 6.4 Dharma & Greg 1997 The End of Violence ★ 5.4 The End of Violence 1997 To Love, Honor and Deceive ★ 6.1 To Love, Honor and Deceive 1996 Arli$$ ★ 6.8 Arli$$ 1996 Special Report: Journey to Mars ★ 5.8 Special Report: Journey to Mars 1996 Love Affair ★ 5.4 Love Affair 1994 ER ★ 7.8 ER 1994 Chicago Hope ★ 7.2 Chicago Hope 1994 Under Suspicion ★ 6.0 Under Suspicion 1994