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'{{short description|American actress (born 1959)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=May 2017}} {{Infobox person | honorific_prefix = | name = Rosalind Chao | honorific_suffix = | image = Rosalind Chao in 2005.jpg | caption = Chao at the ''[[Just like Heaven (film)|Just Like Heaven]]'' premiere in Los Angeles (September 8, 2005) | birth_name = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1957|09|23}} | birth_place = [[Anaheim, California|Anaheim]], California, U.S. | occupation = Actress | years_active = 1970–present | spouse = [[Simon Templeman]] | children = 2 | alma_mater = [[Pomona College]] (BA)<ref name="Pomona award">{{cite web |title=Esther Brimmer '83, Bernard Chan '88, Rosalind Chao '78 and Cruz Reynoso '53 Win Blaisdell Distinguished Alumni Award |url=https://www.pomona.edu/news/2018/04/26-esther-brimmer-%E2%80%9983-bernard-chan-%E2%80%9988-rosalind-chao-%E2%80%9978-and-cruz-reynoso-%E2%80%9953-win-blaisdell |website=Pomona College |publisher=Pomona College Magazine |access-date=31 July 2020 |language=en |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200807052837/https://www.pomona.edu/news/2018/04/26-esther-brimmer-%E2%80%9983-bernard-chan-%E2%80%9988-rosalind-chao-%E2%80%9978-and-cruz-reynoso-%E2%80%9953-win-blaisdell |archive-date=2020-08-07}}</ref><br/>[[University of Southern California]] (BA in journalism) }} {{Chinese|t=趙家玲|s=赵家玲|p=Zhào Jiā líng|w=Ch`ao Chia-lin|myr=Chau Jyalin}} '''Rosalind Chao''' ({{zh|c=趙家玲}}; born September 23, 1959) is an American actress. Chao's best-known roles have been Soon-Lee Klinger in the mid-1980s [[CBS]] show ''[[AfterMASH]]'', Rose Hsu Jordan in the 1993 movie ''[[The Joy Luck Club (film)|The Joy Luck Club]]'', the recurring character [[Keiko O'Brien]] on ''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation]]'' and ''[[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine]]'' in the 1990s, and Dr. Kim on ''[[The O.C.]]'' in 2003. She also played Hua Li, Mulan’s mother, in the live-action 2020 remake of [[Mulan (2020 film)|''Mulan'']].<ref name=mulan>{{cite web|title=China vs. Hollywood : the BBC World Service talks to me|author=Shelly Kraicer|url=http://www.chinesecinemas.org/bbc.html|date=August 14, 1999|access-date=June 23, 2007}}</ref> ==Early life== Chao was born in Anaheim, California. Chao's parents were [[Peking opera]] performers,<ref>https://variety.com/2020/film/features/rosalind-chao-mulan-career-star-trek-mash-1234767261/</ref> before relocating to Anaheim where they ran a successful pancake restaurant, Chao’s Chinese and American Restaurant, across the street from [[Disneyland]], and employed her there from an early age.<ref name="YTnanking">{{cite video|people=Rosalind Chao|date=February 4, 2007|title=Sundance Film Festival '07 – Nanking Party|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lf7TY8RggHc |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211212/Lf7TY8RggHc| archive-date=2021-12-12 |url-status=live|format=YouTube|publisher=Greening Productions|location=[[Gilbert, Arizona]], U.S.|access-date=2008-06-02|time=00:00:50|quote=I grew up with Chinese parents, and I learned nothing about it}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Khatchatryan|first=Astgik|date=2020-02-04|title=Rosalind Chao On Starring In Disney's Live-Action 'Mulan' And Growing Up In O.C.|url=https://www.orangecoast.com/features/rosalind-chao-on-starring-in-disneys-live-action-mulan-and-growing-up-in-o-c/|access-date=2020-11-27|website=Orange Coast Magazine|language=en-US}}</ref> She attended [[Pomona College]] in Claremont, California, and later [[University of Southern California|USC]], graduating in 1978.<ref name="Pomona award" /> For some time, Chao worked at [[Disneyland]] as an international [[tour guide]].<ref name="disneybio">{{cite web|url=http://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2013/12/from-outer-space-to-disney-parks-meet-the-dads-from-abc-tvs-the-neighbors|title= From Outer Space to Disney Parks … Meet the Dads from ABC-TV's 'The Neighbors'|access-date= 2013-12-06|publisher= Disney Parks Blog}}</ref> She also contemplated pursuing journalism as a career.<ref>https://variety.com/2020/film/features/rosalind-chao-mulan-career-star-trek-mash-1234767261/</ref> ==Career== Chao's parents were instrumental in her decision to pursue acting;<ref name="fandangobio">{{cite web|url= https://www.fandango.com/search?q=Riosalind+Chao&mode=general|title= Rosalind Chao Biography|access-date= 2007-12-30|publisher= [[Fandango (ticket service)|Fandango]]}}</ref> 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 skills.<ref name="20080201OCR">{{cite news | first = Paul | last = Hodgins | title = A career made from scratch | url = http://www.ocregister.com/entertainment/rosalind-89509-chao-actress.html | work = [[Orange County Register]] | publisher = [[Terry Horne]] | location = [[Santa Ana, California]], united states | date = February 1, 2008 | access-date = 2008-02-02 | quote = Former Star Trek actress Rosalind Chao talks about her latest work with playwright Neil LaBute. }}</ref> 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".<ref name="tvguide.com">{{cite web|url=https://www.tvguide.com/tvshows/heres-lucy/episode-17-season-2/lucy-the-laundress/201963/|title=Here's Lucy Season 2 Episodes|website=[[TV Guide]]}}</ref> Deciding not to pursue 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 [[internship|intern]] at the CBS-owned Hollywood radio station [[KNX (AM)|KNX]],<ref name="20080201OCR"/> she soon returned to acting.<ref name="y!bio">{{cite web|url=https://movies.yahoo.com/movie/contributor/1800126114/bio|title=Rosalind Chao Biography|work=[[Yahoo! Movies]]|publisher=[[Yahoo!|Yahoo! Inc]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060226093517/http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/contributor/1800126114/bio|archive-date=February 26, 2006|url-status=dead|access-date=2007-12-30|df=mdy-all}}</ref><ref name="fandangobio"/> Her big break was with the role of Soon-Lee, a South Korean refugee, in the final episodes of the TV series ''[[M*A*S*H (TV series)|M*A*S*H]]''.<ref name="y!bio"/> Soon-Lee [[war bride|married]] longtime starring character [[Maxwell Klinger]] ([[Jamie Farr]]) in the series finale "[[Goodbye, Farewell and Amen]]",<ref name="gf&amen">{{cite episode| title = Goodbye, Farewell and Amen| episode-link = Goodbye, Farewell and Amen| series = M*A*S*H| series-link = M*A*S*H (TV series) | network = [[CBS]]| airdate = 1983-02-28| season = 11| number = 16}}</ref> the [[List of most-watched television broadcasts#United States|most-watched U.S. sitcom television episode of all time]] as of 2021. Chao continued playing the character in the ''M*A*S*H'' sequel: 1983's ''[[AfterMASH]]'', her first role billed at co-starring status.<ref name="AfterMASH">{{cite web|url= http://www.mash4077tv.com/articles/aftermash/|title= AfterMASH: Main Article|access-date= 2007-12-30|author= RJ|format= embedded video|publisher= MASH4077TV.com}}</ref> Chao regularly portrayed the Japanese exo-botanist [[Keiko O'Brien|Keiko Ishikawa O'Brien]] on both ''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation]]'' and ''[[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine]]'' with eight appearances in the former and nineteen in the latter before ''DS9''<nowiki>'</nowiki>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]].<ref name="trektoday20100826">{{cite web| url = http://www.trektoday.com/content/2010/08/star-trek-the-next-generation-casting-memo-unearthed/| title = Star Trek: The Next Generation Casting Memo Unearthed| author = T'Bonz| date = August 26, 2010| access-date = 2010-08-27}}</ref><!-- to really keep this section, it needs more weight to Ms. Chao, not plot. I've culled and trimmed, and will look for such in Star Trek materials before doing anything with --> In August 2018, Chao was cast as Mulan's mother in the 2020 live-action retelling of ''[[Mulan (2020 film)|Mulan]]''.<ref name="FilmingUnderway">{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2018/08/mulan-production-starting-new-cast-disney-1202444587/|title='Mulan' Rounds Out Cast, Reveals First-Look Photo As Filming Underway On Live-Action Movie|first1=Patrick|last1=Hipes|date=August 13, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2018/08/disney-mulan-jimmy-wong-doua-moua-1202445269/|title=Disney's 'Mulan' Casts Jimmy Wong & Doua Moua|first1=Amanda|last1=N'Duka|date=August 14, 2018}}</ref> In 2019, Chao was invited to join the [[Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences]] citing her contributions to critically acclaimed films ''[[The Joy Luck Club (film)|The Joy Luck Club]]'' and ''[[I Am Sam]]''.<ref name="GoldDerby">{{cite web|url=https://www.goldderby.com/article/2019/2020-oscars-new-members-complete-list/|title= Oscars invite 842 new members in 2019: Complete list by branch (and 2014-2018 totals too)|access-date= 2019-07-11|author= Paul Sheehan|publisher = Gold Derby|date= July 2, 2019}}</ref><ref name="Deadline">{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2019/07/motion-picture-academy-adds-842-new-members-half-are-women-1202640500/|title= Motion Picture Academy Adds 842 New Members, Half Of Whom Are Women|access-date= 2019-07-11|author= Pete Hammond|publisher = Deadline|date= July 2019}}</ref><ref name="Variety">{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2019/film/news/academy-reaches-gender-parity-in-2019-new-member-invitations-1203257020/|title= Academy Reaches Gender Parity in 2019 New Member Invitations|access-date= 2019-07-11|author= MATT DONNELLY and MARC MALKIN|publisher = Variety|date= July 2019}}</ref> ==Personal life== While working in theatre at the Mark Taper Forum, Chao met [[Simon Templeman]]; the couple would eventually marry.<ref name=Geek>{{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? |first=Rory |last=John |website=Showbiz Geek |date=2014-01-17 |access-date=2019-09-22 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150524142635/http://showbizgeek.com/what-ever-happened-to-the-cast-of-star-trek-the-next-generation/ |archive-date=2015-05-24 }}</ref> They have two children, a son and a daughter.<ref name=Geek/><ref>{{Cite instagram|user=chao_time|last=Chao|first=Rosalind|postid=BpoCEWOHc8w|title=Halloween pumpkins ❤️#tbt|date=November 1, 2018|access-date=2019-07-11}}</ref> ==Filmography== === Film === {| class="wikitable" !Year !Film !Role !Notes |- |1980 |''[[The Big Brawl]]'' |Mae | |- |1981 |''[[Spider-Man: The Dragon's Challenge]]'' |Emily Chan | |- |1981 |''[[An Eye for an Eye (1981 film)|An Eye for an Eye]]'' |Linda Chen | |- |1983 |''[[Going Berserk]]'' |Kung Fu Girl | |- |rowspan=2|1987 |''[[Slam Dance (film)|Slam Dance]]'' |Mrs. Bell | |- |''[[The Tribulations of a Chinese Gentleman (film)|The Tribulations of a Chinese Gentleman]]'' |Lianhua | |- |1988 |''White Ghost'' |Thi Hau | |- |rowspan=2|1990 |''[[Denial (1990 film)|Denial]]'' |Terry | |- |''[[Thousand Pieces of Gold (film)|Thousand Pieces of Gold]]'' |Lalu Nathoy/Polly Bemis | |- |1992 |''[[Memoirs of an Invisible Man (film)|Memoirs of an Invisible Man]]'' |Cathy DiTolla | |- |1993 |''[[The Joy Luck Club (film)|The Joy Luck Club]]'' |Rose | |- |rowspan="2"|1994 |''[[North (1994 film)|North]]'' |Chinese Mom | |- |''[[Love Affair (1994 film)|Love Affair]]'' |Lee | |- |1997 |''[[The End of Violence]]'' |Claire | |- |1998 |''[[What Dreams May Come (film)|What Dreams May Come]]'' |Leona | |- |2000 |''[[Enemies of Laughter]]'' |Carla | |- |rowspan="3"|2001 |''[[The Man from Elysian Fields]]'' |Female Customer | |- |''[[Impostor (2001 film)|Impostor]]'' |Newscaster |Uncredited |- |''[[I Am Sam]]'' |Lily | |- |2003 |''[[Freaky Friday (2003 film)|Freaky Friday]]'' |Pei-Pei | |- |rowspan="2"|2005 |''[[Life of the Party (2005 film)|Life of the Party]]'' |Mei Lin | |- |''[[Just like Heaven (film)|Just like Heaven]]'' |Fran | |- |2007 |''[[Nanking (2007 film)|Nanking]]'' |Chang Yu Zheng | |- |2009 |''The Rising Tide'' |Narrator | |- |2012 |''[[Knife Fight (film)|Knife Fight]]'' |Kate - Focus Group Moderator | |- |2015 |''[[Stockholm, Pennsylvania]]'' |Dr. Andrews | |- |2017 |''[[Tragedy Girls]]'' |Mayor Campbell | |- |rowspan="2"|2019 |''[[Plus One (2019 film)|Plus One]]'' |Angela | |- |''[[The Laundromat (2019 film)|The Laundromat]]'' |[[Gu Kailai]] | |- |rowspan="2"|2020 |''[[Mulan (2020 film)|Mulan]]'' |Hua Li | |- |''[[Magic Camp (film)|Magic Camp]]'' |Lorraine |Uncredited |- |rowspan=2|2021 |''[[Together Together]]'' |Dr. Andrews | |- |''[[The Starling]]'' |Fawn | |} === Television === {| class="wikitable" !Year !Film !Role !Notes |- | 1970 | ''[[Here's Lucy]]'' | Linda Wong | 1 episode<ref name="tvguide.com"/> |- | 1972 | ''[[Anna and the King (TV series)|Anna and the King]]'' | Princess Serana | 1 episode |- | 1973 | ''[[Kung Fu (1972 TV series)|Kung Fu]]'' | Dancer | 1 episode, uncredited |- | 1976 | ''[[ABC Afterschool Specials]]'' | The Kurmese Ambassador's Daughter | 1 episode |- | rowspan="2" |1977 |''[[The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries]]'' |Lily |Episode: "The Secret of the Jade Kwan Yin" |- |''[[Kojak]]'' |Grace Chen |Episode: "The Summer of '69: Part 1" |- |1978 |''[[The Incredible Hulk (1978 TV series)|The Incredible Hulk]]'' |Receptionist |Episode: "Married" |- | rowspan="6" |1979 |''[[How the West Was Won (TV series)|How the West Was Won]]'' |Li Sin |Episode: "China Girl" |- |''The Ultimate Imposter'' |Lai-Ping |Television film |- |''[[Emergency!|Emergency! The Convention]]'' |Kathy |Television film |- |''[[The Amazing Spider-Man (TV series)|The Amazing Spider-Man]]'' |Emily Chan |Episode: "The Chinese Web" (Part 1 & 2) |- |''[[A Man Called Sloane]]'' |Soom Nuk |Episode: "Tuned for Destruction" |- |''Mysterious Island of Beautiful Women'' |Flower |Television film |- |rowspan="4"|1981 |''[[The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo]]'' |Leslie Chiu |Episode: "The Roller Disco Karate Kaper" |- |''[[The Harlem Globetrotters on Gilligan's Island]]'' |Hotel Clerk |Television film |- |''Twirl'' |Kim King |Television film |- |''[[One Day at a Time (1975 TV series)|One Day at a Time]]'' |Gloria |Episode: "Julie Shows Up: Part 2" |- |1981–83 |''[[Diff'rent Strokes]]'' |Ming Li / Miss Chung |Recurring role (8 episodes)<ref name="y!bio"/> |- |rowspan="2"|1982 |''Moonlight'' |Daphne Wu |Television film |- |''[[Bring 'Em Back Alive (TV series)|Bring 'Em Back Alive]]'' | |Episode: "The Reel World of Frank Buck" |- |rowspan="2"|1983 |''[[The Terry Fox Story]]'' |Rika |Television film |- |''[[M*A*S*H (TV series)|M*A*S*H]]'' |Soon-Lee |Recurring role (2 episodes) |- |1983–85 |''[[AfterMASH]]'' |Soon-Lee Klinger |Main cast (30 episodes) |- |rowspan="6"|1986 |''[[Riptide (American TV series)|Riptide]]'' |Lucy |Episode – "Smiles We Left Behind" |- |''[[Falcon Crest]]'' |Li Ying |Recurring role (4 episodes) |- |''[[Jack and Mike]]'' |Holly Sykes |Episode: "Pilot" |- |''[[St. Elsewhere]]'' |Mary Wilson |Episode: "Not My Type" |- |''[[The A-Team]]'' |Alice Heath |Episode: "Point of No Return" |- |''[[American Playhouse]]'' |Ku Ling |Episode: "Paper Angels"<ref name="y!bio"/> |- |rowspan="4"|1987 |''[[Spies (TV series)|Spies]]'' | |Episode: "From China with Love" |- |''[[Stingray (1985 TV series)|Stingray]]'' |Colette Tran |Episode: "Anytime, Anywhere" |- |''[[Max Headroom (TV series)|Max Headroom]]'' |Angie Barry |2 episodes |- |''[[Private Eye (TV series)|Private Eye]]'' |Kai-Lee |Episode: "Nobody Dies in Chinatown" |- |rowspan="4"|1988 |''[[Beauty and the Beast (1987 TV series)|Beauty and the Beast]]'' |Lin Wong |Episode: "China Moon" |- |''[[Tour of Duty (TV series)|Tour of Duty]]'' |Li Kiem |Episode: "Gray-Brown Odyssey" |- |''[[Shooter (1988 film)|Shooter]]'' |Lan |Television film |- |''[[Miami Vice]]'' |Mai Ying |Episode: "Heart of Night"<ref name=":0">"Rosalind Chao – Ovreview – MSN Movies". ''MSN Movies''. MSN. Retrieved 2010-02-15.</ref> |- |1989 |''[[Jake and the Fatman]]'' |Elaine Nakasone |Episode: "The Way You Look Tonight" |- |rowspan="2"|1990 |''[[Drug Wars: The Camarena Story]]'' |Thanh Steinmetz |3 episodes |- |''[[Against the Law (TV series)|Against the Law]]'' |Toy Feng |Episode: "Pilot" |- |1991 |''[[Thirtysomething]]'' |Willa Camden |Episode: "California" |- |1991–92 |''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation]]'' |[[List of recurring Star Trek: Deep Space Nine characters#O'Brien, Keiko|Keiko O'Brien]] |Recurring role (8 episodes)<ref name="fandangobio" /> |- |1992 |''[[Intruders (miniseries)|Intruders]]'' |Dr. Jenny Sakai |2 episodes |- |1993–99 |''[[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine]]'' |[[List of recurring Star Trek: Deep Space Nine characters#O'Brien, Keiko|Keiko O'Brien]] |Recurring role (19 episodes) |- |1994 |''[[Web of Deception]]'' |Dr. Sheila Prosser |Television film |- |rowspan="2" |1995 |''[[Murder, She Wrote]]'' |Phoebe Campbell |Episode: "Nailed" |- |''[[Chicago Hope]]'' |Allison Granger |Episode: "Rise from the Dead" |- |1995–96 |''[[The Magic School Bus (TV series)|The Magic School Bus]]'' |Mrs. Li (voice) |2 episodes |- |1996 |''To Love, Honor and Deceive'' |Sydney's Unnamed Friend |Television film |- |1998 |''[[Brimstone (TV series)|Brimstone]]'' |Nina Chou |Episode: "Poem" |- |rowspan="2" |1999 |''[[Get Real (American TV series)|Get Real]]'' |Anne Collins |Episode: "Passages" |- |''[[ER (TV series)|ER]]'' |Dr. Chao |Episode: "Humpty Dumpty"<ref name=":0" /> |- |2000 |''[[Family Law (American TV series)|Family Law]]'' |Dr. Seabourne |Episode: "Going Home" |- |rowspan="6" |2001 |''[[Gideon's Crossing]]'' |Claire Hines |Episode: "Filaments and Ligatures" |- |''[[The West Wing]]'' |Jane Gentry |Episode: "The Fall's Gonna Kill You" |- |''[[Arliss (TV series)|Arliss]]'' |Karen |Episode: "As Others See Us" |- |''Three Blind Mice'' |Li Mei Chen |Television film |- |''[[Citizen Baines]]'' |Dr. Judith Lin<ref name=":1">"Rosalind Chao Filmography". ''Fandango.com''.Fandango. Retrieved 2008-04-09.</ref> |Recurring role (3 episodes) |- |''[[Once and Again]]'' |Tami Seitz |Episode: "Pictures" |- |rowspan="2"|2002 |''[[Dharma & Greg]]'' |Patricia |Episode: "Tuesday's Child" |- |''[[MDs (TV series)|MDs]]'' |Angela Yuan |Episode: "R.I.P." |- |2003–06 |''[[The O.C.]]'' |Dr. Kim |Recurring role (6 episodes)<ref name="y!bio"/> |- |rowspan="3"|2003 |''[[Without a Trace]]'' |Helen Collins |Episode: "Hang on to Me" |- |''[[Monk (TV series)|Monk]]'' |Arleen Cassidy |Episode: "Mr. Monk Goes Back to School"<ref name=":1"/> |- |''[[The Parkers]]'' |Prof. Thornhill |Episode: "Cheaters Never Prosper" |- |2003–04 |''[[10-8: Officers on Duty]]'' |Lt. Maggie Chen |4 episodes |- |rowspan="3"|2004 |''[[Century City (TV series)|Century City]]'' |Doctor |Episode: "The Face Was Familiar" |- |''[[Medical Investigation]]'' |Dr. Kramer |Episode: "Price of Pleasure" |- |''[[Center of the Universe (TV series)|Center of the Universe]]'' |Dr. Geisler |Episode: "Art's Heart" |- |rowspan="2"|2005 |''[[Six Feet Under (TV series)|Six Feet Under]]'' |Cindy |3 episodes |- |''[[According to Jim]]'' |Sally Wu |Episode: "James & the Annoying Peach" |- |rowspan="2"|2006 |''[[Ben 10 (2005 TV series)|Ben 10]]'' |Councilwoman Liang (voice) |Episode: "Side Effects" |- |''[[W.I.T.C.H. (TV series)|W.I.T.C.H.]]'' |Joan Lin, Mandy (voice) |Episode: "V Is for Victory" |- |2007 |''[[Tell Me You Love Me (TV series)|Tell Me You Love Me]]'' |Cynthia |Recurring role (3 episodes)<ref name="y!bio"/> |- |2008 |''[[Grey's Anatomy]]'' |Kathleen Patterson |Episode: "All By Myself" |- |2009 |''[[Private Practice (TV series)|Private Practice]]'' |Lillie Jordan |Episode: "Slip Slidin' Away" |- |rowspan="3"|2010 |''[[CSI: Crime Scene Investigation|CSI]]'' |Michelle Huntley |Episode: "Long Ball" |- |''[[Trauma (American TV series)|Trauma]]'' |Therapist |2 episodes |- |''[[The Event]]'' |Doctor |2 episodes |- |2011 |''[[Law & Order: Criminal Intent]]'' |Mrs. Zhuang |Episode: "Cadaver" |- |rowspan="2"|2012 |''[[Don't Trust the B---- in Apartment 23]]'' |Pastor Jin |Recurring role (4 episodes) |- |''[[Bones (TV series)|Bones]]'' |Mandy Oh |Episode: "The Suit on the Set" |- |rowspan="4"|2014 |''[[Intelligence (American TV series)|Intelligence]]'' |Sheng-Li wang |Episode: "Pilot" |- |''[[Shameless (American TV series)|Shameless]]'' |Doctor |Episode: "Strangers on a Train" |- |''[[The Neighbors (2012 TV series)|The Neighbors]]'' |Barb Hartley |2 episodes |- |''[[Forever (2014 TV series)|Forever]]'' |Frenchman |Episode: "The Frustrating Thing About Psychopaths" |- |rowspan="2" |2015 |''[[Castle (TV series)|Castle]]'' |Mimi Tan |Episode: "Hong Kong Hustle" |- |''[[Sin City Saints]]'' |Mrs. Wu |5 episodes |- |rowspan="3" |2016 |''[[The Muppets (TV series)|The Muppets]]'' |Woman #1 |Episode: "A Tail of Two Piggies" |- |''[[Hawaii Five-0 (2010 TV series)|Hawaii Five-0]]'' |Governor Keiko Mahoe |Episode: "Makaukau 'oe e Pa'ani?" |- |''[[The OA]]'' |Patricia Knowler |Episode: "Champion" |- |rowspan="2" |2017 |''[[Black-ish]]'' | Dr. Stone | Episode: "Manternity" |- |''[[The Catch (TV series)|The Catch]]'' | Kohana Takashi | Episode: "The Dining Hall" |- |2018 |''[[Code Black (TV series)|Code Black]]'' |Jae Eun |2 episodes |- |2019 |''[[This Is Us]]'' |Anna |Episode: "The Pool: Part Two " |- |2020 |''[[The L Word: Generation Q]]'' |Grace Lee |Episode: "Lose It All" |- |2020–22 |''[[Better Things (TV series)|Better Things]]'' |Caroline |6 episodes |- | 2022 | ''[[The First Lady (American TV series)|The First Lady]]'' | [[Tina Tchen]] | <ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2021/06/the-first-lady-rosalind-chao-michael-potts-donna-lynn-champlin-recur-showtime-anthology-series-1234775082/|title='The First Lady': Rosalind Chao, Michael Potts & Donna Lynne Champlin To Recur On Showtime Anthology Series|website=Deadline Hollywood|first=Denise|last=Petski|date=June 14, 2021|access-date=August 9, 2021}}</ref> |- | 2023 | ''[[Sweet Tooth (TV series)|Sweet Tooth]]'' | Mrs. Zhang |- | {{TableTBA}} | ''[[The Three-Body Problem (TV series)|The Three-Body Problem]]'' |{{TableTBA}} | Upcoming series |} ===Theatre=== {| class="wikitable" !Year !Title !Role !Notes |- |2008 |''[[Some Girl(s)]]'' |Lindsay | |- |2018 |''The Great Wave'' |Etsuko |[[National Theatre of Great Britain]] |} ===Games=== {| class="wikitable" !Year !Title !Role |- |1995 |''[[Shanghai: Great Moments]]'' |Rosalind Chao / Guide |} ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== {{commons}} * {{IMDb name|0001034|Rosalind Chao}} {{Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Chao, Rosalind}} [[Category:1957 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:American actresses of Chinese descent]] [[Category:20th-century American actresses]] [[Category:21st-century American actresses]] [[Category:Actresses from California]] [[Category:American film actresses]] [[Category:American television actresses]] [[Category:American voice actresses]] [[Category:People from Anaheim, California]] [[Category:Pomona College alumni]] [[Category:Tour guides]] [[Category:USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism alumni]]'