Why Mulan and Marvel’s Ming-Na Wen is getting down to business in the kitchen

South China Morning Post - Oct 29, 2026

You may know her voice from Disney’s 1998 film Mulan, her resolute gaze as the invincible Agent Melinda May in Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (2013-2020), or her furious martial arts moves as Zang Chunli in the 1994 film adaptation of the video game Street Fighter. Ming-Na Wen’s on-screen image as a fearless warrior mirrors her formidable career. A Disney Legend with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, she remains one of the few Chinese-American actors to build an expansive filmography across...

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