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Other names. Freyda Foh Shien, Freda Fo Shen, Frida Foh Shen, Freda Shen. Occupation. Actress. Years active. 1975–present. Freda Foh Shen (born April 25, 1948) is an American actress. She is best known for the voice of Fa Li in the 1998 Disney animated film Mulan and its 2004 direct-to-video sequel Mulan II, and for playing Anne Lee on 9-1-1 ...
Alternative names. Freda Fo Shen. Born. April 25, 1948. Atlanta, Georgia, USA. Other works. (November 5 to 29, 1981) She played Isabel in Patrick Tovatt's play, "Guns For The Roses," in '81 Shorts (New One-Act Plays in repertory) at the Actors Theatre of Louisville in Louisville, Kentucky with Patrick Tovatt (A.O. Sullivan); Michael Kevin ...
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Freda Foh Shen was born on 25 April 1948 in Atlanta, Georgia, USA. She is an actress, known for Dude, Where's My Car? (2000), Star Trek (2009) and Mulan (1998).
- April 25, 1948
Freda Foh Shen is an American film, theatre, and TV actress and voice actress. She has appeared in films, such as The Ladykillers, Planet of the Apes, Crossing Delancey, and Basic Instinct. For Disney, she voiced Fa Li in the 1998 Disney animated feature film Mulan and reprised the role in its 2004 DTV sequel. She also played Mrs. Yung in The Wonderful World of Disney episode "Safety Patrol ...
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Freda Foh Shen (born 25 April 1948; age 75) is an actress who played the Kelvin helmsman in Star Trek. Her role includes at least one action scene in which she was doubled by stuntwoman Peipei Yuan. Shen previously voiced Admiral Alice Liu (β) in the video game Star Trek: Bridge Commander.
She is perhaps best known for her voice performance of the Chinese Food Lady in the 2000 comedy Dude, Where's My Car?, which featured Christopher Darga, Keone Young, Andy Dick, and Brent Spiner. She had recurring roles as Mrs. Lee in the drama series Gideon's Crossing (2000-2001), as Dr. Chao in Everwood (2005, starring Stephanie Niznik), and as Dr. Yolanda Perrin in Close to Home (2006-2007, with Cress Williams).
Shen made her acting debut in the stage play Pacific Overtures in 1976, followed by plays such as The King and I (1977-1978), Shogun, the Musical (1990-1991), and Top Girls, for which she received an Obie Award. Shen was also honored with two Dramalogue Awards and received several nominations, including L.A. Drama Critics Award and Ovation Award nominations.
Since 1981 she also has supporting and leading roles in television productions and feature films. She played a Ticket Agent in the television comedy Senior Trip (1981, with Jason Alexander and Ron Fassler), a patient in an episode of The Cosby Show (1987), and a self-defense teacher in the comedy Crossing Delancey (1988, with Reg E. Cathey). Further feature films include Basic Instinct (1992), Born Yesterday (1993, with Michael Ensign, William Frankfather, Matthew Faison, and Mary Kay Adams), Alien Nation: Millennium (1996, starring Gary Graham, Eric Pierpoint, Michele Scarabelli, and with Brian Markinson, Herta Ware, Susan Diol, Kerrie Keane, and Joyce McNeal), The Glimmer Man (1996), and LeVar Burton's The Tiger Woods Story (1998), where she played the mother of Woods and alongside John Cho, Albert Hall, and Carey Scott.
Shen provided the voice of Fa-Li, the mother of the main character, for Mulan (1998), Mulan II (2004), alongside Miguel Ferrer, George Takei, Frank Welker, and David Cowgill in the previous one and Brian Tochi, Keone Young, Frank Welker, and George Takei in the latter one. Other films include the comedy American Virgin (2000, with Sally Kellerman and Vincent Schiavelli), Planet of the Apes (2001, with David Warner, Erick Avari, Cary-Hiroyuki, Michael Jace, Maria Frasca, and Kevin Grevioux), The Ladykillers (2004, with Tzi Ma and Stephen Root), and the drama Red Doors (2005, with Tzi Ma and Jacqueline Kim).
Shen has also appeared in several television series such as Renegade (1992, with Branscombe Richmond and Scott Jaeck), Silk Stalkings (1993), Nowhere Man (1996, starring Bruce Greenwood and with Zoe McLellan, Melanie Smith, and Leon Russom), Party of Five (1994 and 1996), ER (1998-1999, with Penny Johnson, Sam Anderson, Tommy Hinkley, Franc Ross, Lily Mariye, and Terri Garr), Chicago Hope (1997 and 1999), 7th Heaven (1998-2000, starring Stephen Collins and Catherine Hicks), Family Law (2000, with Julie Warner and Christopher McDonald), Roswell (2002, starring William Sadler and with Jack Donner and Karl Wiedergott), Without a Trace (2002), 24 (2002, with Timothy Carhart, Michelle Forbes, Tracy Middendorf, Harris Yulin, and Penny Johnson), and Desperate Housewives (2004, with Teri Hatcher, Steven Culp, Mark Moses, Brenda Strong, and Dayna Devon).
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1984. The Cosby Show ( 1 episode) 1981. Senior Trip as Ticket Agent. 1976. Pacific Overtures as Shogun's Wife/Ensemble. Freda Foh Shen (born April 25, 1948) is an American actress. She is best known for the voice of Fa Li in the 1998 Disney animated film Mulan and its 2004 direct-to-video sequel Mulan II, and for playing Anne Lee on 9-1-1 (2019 ...
Freda Foh Shen is an American actress. She is best known for the voice of Fa Li in the 1998 Disney animated film Mulan and its 2004 direct-to-video sequel Mulan II, and for playing Anne Lee on 9-1 ...
