Freda Foh Shen

Freda Foh Shen is an American actress born on April 25, 1948, in Atlanta, Georgia, to Chinese parents. She is widely recognized for voicing Fa Li in the 1998 Disney animated film Mulan and its 2004 direct-to-video sequel Mulan II, as well as for her recurring role as Anne Lee on the television series 9-1-1, which began in 2019.

Shen's stage career spans several decades, with Broadway appearances between 1976 and 1990. Her Broadway credits include The King and I, Pacific Overtures, Execution of Justice, and Shogun, The Musical. Beyond Broadway, she appeared in Caryl Churchill's Top Girls at the New York Shakespeare Festival in 1982, playing Lady Nijō, and in 1990 took on the role of Carmen in Jean Genet's The Balcony at the Hudson Guild Theater in New York City.

Her screen career began in 1976, when she played Chinese American ceramist Jade Snow Wong in the PBS historical drama Jade Snow. From the early 1980s onward, Shen accumulated an extensive list of television credits, including The Cosby Show, Renegade, Party of Five, JAG, 7th Heaven, 24, Desperate Housewives, Cracker, and Boston Legal. She held recurring roles on three series by 2007: Mrs. Lee on Gideon's Crossing, Dr. Chao on Everwood, and Dr. Yolanda Perrin on Close to Home. She also portrayed Dr. Noriko Weinstein in the crime drama Silk Stalkings and appeared in a 2018 episode of Magnum P.I.

Shen's film appearances include Crossing Delancey (1988), Basic Instinct (1992), Planet of the Apes (2001), The Ladykillers (2004), and a starring role in Red Doors (2005). As a voice actress, she provided the voice of the Chinese food lady in Dude, Where's My Car? (2000), Admiral Alice Liu in the 2002 video game Star Trek: Bridge Commander, and the Narrator in The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor (2008).