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{{short description|American retired actress (born 1959)}}
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| birth_place = [[Providence, Rhode Island|Providence]], [[Rhode Island]], U.S.
| birth_date = 1959
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| occupation = Actor, model
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| years_active = 1985–1996
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'''Maggie Han''' (born 1959) is an American actress. Her career began with modeling jobs in the United States and France, and progressed to acting in film and television productions.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/movies/person/30081/Maggie-Han/filmography|title=Maggie Han filmography|publisher=The New York Times|accessdate=2016-01-10}}</ref> She is best known for playing [[Yoshiko Kawashima]] in ''[[The Last Emperor]]'' and Cheryl the lawyer in the NBC sitcom ''[[Seinfeld]]''.
'''Maggie Han''' (born 1959) is an American retired actress. Her career began with modeling jobs in the United States and France and progressed to acting in film and television productions.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/movies/person/30081/Maggie-Han/filmography|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150711041736/http://www.nytimes.com/movies/person/30081/Maggie-Han/filmography|url-status=dead|archive-date=2015-07-11|department=Movies & TV Dept.|work=[[The New York Times]]|date=2015|title=Maggie Han filmography|accessdate=2016-01-10}}</ref> She is best known for playing [[Yoshiko Kawashima]] in ''[[The Last Emperor]]'' and Cheryl the lawyer in the NBC sitcom ''[[Seinfeld]]''.


==Biography==
==Biography==
Maggie Han was born in [[Providence, Rhode Island]]. Her parents were retired music professors who immigrated to the [[United States]] from [[South Korea]].<ref name="bio">{{cite web|url=http://www.jaehakim.com/entertainment-reviews/film-reviews/emperor-star-maggie-han-has-leg-up-on-other-actresses/|title='Emperor' star Maggie Han has leg up on other actresses|first=Jae-Ha|last=Kim|publisher=Chicago Sun-Times|date=1988-01-08|accessdate=2016-01-10}}</ref> Han grew up enthralled by feminist literature and developed an "aversion to the idea of marriage and a family."<ref name="oped">{{cite web|url=http://www.thecrimson.com/article/1983/9/12/there-and-back-again-pi-quit/|title=There and Back Again|first=Margaret|last=Han|publisher=The Harvard Crimson|date=1983-09-12|accessdate=2016-01-10}}</ref> At the age of 16, Han enrolled at [[Harvard University]] and majored in American history. Upon the suggestion of a stranger, she contacted a local modeling agency and began working part-time.<ref name="bio" /> After receiving an increasing number of job offers, Han decided to model full-time in [[Paris]] to escape what she described as "misery" in the Harvard environment.<ref name="oped" />
Maggie Han was born in Providence, Rhode Island. Her parents were retired music professors who immigrated to the United States from South Korea.<ref name="bio">{{cite web|url=http://www.jaehakim.com/entertainment-reviews/film-reviews/emperor-star-maggie-han-has-leg-up-on-other-actresses/|title='Emperor' star Maggie Han has leg up on other actresses|first=Jae-Ha|last=Kim|publisher=Chicago Sun-Times|date=1988-01-08|accessdate=2016-01-10}}</ref> She grew up enthralled by feminist literature and stated that she developed an "aversion to the idea of marriage and a family."<ref name="oped" /> At the age of 16, Han enrolled at Harvard University and majored in American history. Upon the suggestion of a stranger, she contacted a local modeling agency and began working part-time.<ref name="bio" /> After receiving an increasing number of job offers, Han decided to model full-time in Paris.


Maggie Han modeled for six years in Paris and later New York and described one of her most memorable experiences as being a photo-shoot in a war-torn area of [[Lebanon]].<ref name="oped" /> In 1983, Han returned to Harvard to continue her degree. While there, she became an award-winning reporter for the ''[[The Harvard Crimson|Harvard Crimson]]'' newspaper. During this time she got a deal to do part-time modeling for the [[pantyhose]] company [[L'eggs]] and appeared in several commercials for them. In 1985, Han received an offer to audition for the [[miniseries]] ''[[Space (novel)|Space]]''. To make her acting debut in that series, she again dropped out of Harvard but stated that returning for a second time was a possibility.<ref name="bio" /> Afterward, she moved to [[Los Angeles, California|Los Angeles]] to pursue further roles. These included ''[[LA Law]]'' and her film debut ''[[The Last Emperor]]''.
She modeled for six years in Paris and later New York and has described one of her more memorable experiences as being a photo-shoot in a war-torn area of Lebanon.<ref name="oped">{{cite web|url=http://www.thecrimson.com/article/1983/9/12/there-and-back-again-pi-quit/|title=There and Back Again|last=Han|first=Margaret|date=1983-09-12|publisher=The Harvard Crimson|accessdate=2016-01-10}}</ref> In 1983, Han returned to Harvard to continue working on her degree. While there, she became an award-winning reporter for the ''[[The Harvard Crimson|Harvard Crimson]]'' newspaper. During this time she got a deal to do part-time modeling for the pantyhose company [[L'eggs]] and appeared in several commercials for them. In 1985, Han received an offer to audition for the miniseries ''[[Space (miniseries)|Space]]''. To make her acting debut in that series, she again dropped out of Harvard but stated that returning for a second time was a possibility.<ref name="bio" /> Afterward, she moved to Los Angeles to pursue further acting roles, including Sandy in several episodes of ''[[LA Law]]'' and Eastern Jewel in ''[[The Last Emperor]]'', her film debut.


==Filmography==
==Filmography==
{| class="wikitable" border="1"
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
|-
! Year
! Film or Television Title
! Title
! Character
! Role
! Episodes
! class="unsortable" | Notes
! Year(s)
|-
|-
| 1985
|''[[Murder, She Wrote]]''
| ''[[Space (miniseries)|Space]]''
|Nobu Hitaki
| Cindy Rhee
|1 episode
| 3 episodes
|1996
|-
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1986
|''[[Open Season (2006 film)|Open Season]]''
| ''[[Head of the Class]]''
|Cary Sain
| Shayeeda
| --
| 1 episode
|1995
|-
|-
|''[[Junior (1994 film)|Junior]]''
| ''[[LA Law]]''
| Sandy
|Lab Assistant
| 3 episodes
| --
|1994
|-
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1987
|''[[Diagnosis Murder]]''
| ''[[The Last Emperor]]''
|Sunshine
| [[Yoshiko Kawashima]]
|1 episode
|
|1994
|-
|-
|''[[Black Tie Affair (TV series)|Black Tie Affair]]''
| ''[[Crime Story (U.S. TV series)|Crime Story]]''
| Ginnie Chan
|Cookie
| 1 episode
|Regular
|1993
|-
|-
| 1988
|''[[Seinfeld]]''
| ''[[Mr. Belvedere]]''
|Cheryl Fong
| Tami Suzuki
|2 episodes
| 2 episodes
|1993
|-
|-
| 1988–1989
|''[[Teech]]''
| ''[[Murphy's Law (American TV series)|Murphy's Law]]''
|Cassie Lee
| Kimiko Fannuchi
|Regular
| 5 episodes
|1991
|-
|-
| rowspan="3" | 1990
|''Dark Avenger''
| ''Murder in Paradise''
|Rae Wong
| Dr. Diane Mahona
| --
|
|1990
|-
|-
|''[[Crazy People]]''
| ''[[Crazy People]]''
|Connie Vega-Margolis
| Connie Vega-Margolis
| --
|
|1990
|-
|-
|''Murder in Paradise''
| ''Dark Avenger''
| Rae Wong
|Dr. Diane Mahona
| --
|
|1990
|-
|-
| 1991
|''[[Murphy's Law (American TV series)|Murphy's Law]]''
| ''[[Teech]]''
|Kimiko Fannuchi
| Cassie Lee
|5 episodes
| Regular
|1988-1989
|-
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1993
|''[[Mr. Belvedere]]''
| ''[[Seinfeld]]''
|Tami Suzuki
| Cheryl Fong
|2 episodes
| 2 episodes
|1988
|-
|-
|''[[Crime Story (TV series)|Crime Story]]''
| ''[[Black Tie Affair (TV series)|Black Tie Affair]]''
| Cookie
|Ginnie Chan
| Regular
|1 episode
|1987
|-
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1994
|''[[The Last Emperor]]''
|[[Yoshiko Kawashima]]
| ''[[Diagnosis Murder]]''
| Sunshine
| --
| 1 episode
|1987
|-
|-
|''[[LA Law]]''
| ''[[Junior (1994 film)|Junior]]''
| Lab Assistant
|Sandy
|
|3 episodes
|1986
|-
|-
| 1995
|''[[Head of the Class]]''
| ''Open Season''
|Shayeeda
| Cary Sain
|1 episode
|
|1986
|-
|-
| 1996
|''[[Space (miniseries)|Space]]''
| ''[[Murder, She Wrote]]''
|Cindy Rhee
| Nobu Hitaki
|3 episodes
| 1 episode
|1985
|}
|}


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[[Category:American actresses of Korean descent]]
[[Category:Actresses of Korean descent]]
[[Category:American people of South Korean descent]]
[[Category:20th-century American actresses]]
[[Category:20th-century American actresses]]
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[[Category:Actors from Providence, Rhode Island]]
[[Category:Harvard University alumni]]
[[Category:Harvard University alumni]]
[[Category:21st-century American women]]

Latest revision as of 03:05, 11 June 2024

Maggie Han
Born1959 (age 64–65)
Providence, Rhode Island, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
Occupations
  • Actress
  • model
Years active1985–1996

Maggie Han (born 1959) is an American retired actress. Her career began with modeling jobs in the United States and France and progressed to acting in film and television productions.[1] She is best known for playing Yoshiko Kawashima in The Last Emperor and Cheryl the lawyer in the NBC sitcom Seinfeld.

Biography

[edit]

Maggie Han was born in Providence, Rhode Island. Her parents were retired music professors who immigrated to the United States from South Korea.[2] She grew up enthralled by feminist literature and stated that she developed an "aversion to the idea of marriage and a family."[3] At the age of 16, Han enrolled at Harvard University and majored in American history. Upon the suggestion of a stranger, she contacted a local modeling agency and began working part-time.[2] After receiving an increasing number of job offers, Han decided to model full-time in Paris.

She modeled for six years in Paris and later New York and has described one of her more memorable experiences as being a photo-shoot in a war-torn area of Lebanon.[3] In 1983, Han returned to Harvard to continue working on her degree. While there, she became an award-winning reporter for the Harvard Crimson newspaper. During this time she got a deal to do part-time modeling for the pantyhose company L'eggs and appeared in several commercials for them. In 1985, Han received an offer to audition for the miniseries Space. To make her acting debut in that series, she again dropped out of Harvard but stated that returning for a second time was a possibility.[2] Afterward, she moved to Los Angeles to pursue further acting roles, including Sandy in several episodes of LA Law and Eastern Jewel in The Last Emperor, her film debut.

Filmography

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Year Title Role Notes
1985 Space Cindy Rhee 3 episodes
1986 Head of the Class Shayeeda 1 episode
LA Law Sandy 3 episodes
1987 The Last Emperor Yoshiko Kawashima
Crime Story Ginnie Chan 1 episode
1988 Mr. Belvedere Tami Suzuki 2 episodes
1988–1989 Murphy's Law Kimiko Fannuchi 5 episodes
1990 Murder in Paradise Dr. Diane Mahona
Crazy People Connie Vega-Margolis
Dark Avenger Rae Wong
1991 Teech Cassie Lee Regular
1993 Seinfeld Cheryl Fong 2 episodes
Black Tie Affair Cookie Regular
1994 Diagnosis Murder Sunshine 1 episode
Junior Lab Assistant
1995 Open Season Cary Sain
1996 Murder, She Wrote Nobu Hitaki 1 episode

References

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  1. ^ "Maggie Han filmography". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. 2015. Archived from the original on 2015-07-11. Retrieved 2016-01-10.
  2. ^ a b c Kim, Jae-Ha (1988-01-08). "'Emperor' star Maggie Han has leg up on other actresses". Chicago Sun-Times. Retrieved 2016-01-10.
  3. ^ a b Han, Margaret (1983-09-12). "There and Back Again". The Harvard Crimson. Retrieved 2016-01-10.
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