Rosalind Chao

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Actor:	Rosalind Chao
Character:	Keiko O'Brien
Born:	23 September 1957
Place:	California

Rosalind Chao (born 23 September 1957; age 66) is an actress best known for her portrayal of Keiko O'Brien in Star Trek: The Next Generation and Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. She appeared in eight episodes of Next Generation and nineteen episodes of Deep Space Nine.

Her first major acting role was in the 1972 television series Anna and the King, in which she played Princess Serena.

She played Soon-Lee Klinger in the penultimate and final episodes of M*A*S*H. She would reprise the role in the short-lived spinoff, AfterMASH.

Chao also had recurring roles on other popular series, such as Diff'rent Strokes, in which she played Miss Chung, and Falcon Crest in which she played Li Ying. More recently, she has had recurring roles on 10-8: Officers on Duty, Six Feet Under and The O.C.

In 1987, she appeared in the series Max Headroom, along with Matt Frewer, Concetta Tomei, George Coe, Andreas Katsulas and W. Morgan Sheppard and the late Charles Rocket. In 2001, she played a midwife in a pivotal episode of Once And Again (with William O. Campbell and Paul Dooley.)

Chao has also made appearances in many successful films, including The Joy Luck Club (co-starring France Nuyen), I Am Sam (which also featured her TNG co-star Brent Spiner), and Freaky Friday.

In 2005, she starred in Just Like Heaven (with fellow TNG and DS9 guest star Ron Canada) and in Life of the Party (with VOY guest star David Clennon).

Chao is married to actor Simon Templeman.

Appearances

• TNG:
  • "Data's Day"
  • "The Wounded"
  • "Night Terrors"
  • "In Theory"
  • "Disaster"
  • "Violations"
  • "Power Play"
  • "Rascals"
• DS9:
  • "A Man Alone"
  • "If Wishes Were Horses"
  • "In the Hands of the Prophets"
  • "The Siege"
  • "Cardassians"
  • "Rivals"
  • "Armageddon Game"
  • "Whispers"
  • "Tribunal"
  • "The House of Quark"
  • "Fascination"
  • "Accession"
  • "Hard Time"
  • "Body Parts"
  • "Looking for par'Mach in All the Wrong Places"
  • "The Assignment"
  • "The Begotten"
  • "Time's Orphan"
  • "What You Leave Behind"

External Links

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• Rosalind Chao at Wikipedia