Jennie Kwan
American actress
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Jennie Kwan is an American actress and singer. She played Samantha "Sam" Woo on California Dreams, and voiced Satoko Hojo in Higurashi When They Cry, Suki in Avatar: The Last Airbender, and Chun-Li in Street Fighter 6.
- Minx Lee
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| Occupations | Actress, singer |
| Years active | 1984–present |
| Website | jenniekwan |
Career
Kwan began acting at age 11 when she started performing with the touring company, "Kids of the Century". Her first television role was in 1991 as the voice of Audrey in Little Shop, a series based on the 1986 film Little Shop of Horrors.[1]
She is best known as Samantha "Sam" Woo, a foreign exchange student from Hong Kong in the NBC sitcom California Dreams who first appeared in the show's second season. She joins the band as its singer and keyboardist.
Kwan competed on the twenty-fourth season of Worst Cooks in America, the show's seventh celebrity edition titled That's So '90s, which aired in April and May 2022.[2]
Personal life
Kwan was born and raised in Los Angeles, California. She is of Filipino, Spanish, German, Italian and Chinese descent.[3]
Filmography
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1992 | Beverly Hills, 90210 | Girl #1 | Ep. Song of Myself |
| 1993–1996 | California Dreams | Samantha 'Sam' Woo | Main role |
| 1997 | Family Matters | Kimberly | Ep. Revenge of the Nerd |
| The Nanny | Mai Ling | Ep. Mommy and Mai | |
| 2010 | Late Night with Jimmy Fallon | Herself/Performer | Ep. 2.29 |
| 2013 | Anger Management | Woman | Ep. Charlie and His New Friend with Benefits |
| 2016 | New Girl | Boat Woman | Ep. Es Good |
| 2021 | The Rookie | Anakela | Ep. Sabotage |
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Country Estates | Cheerleader | TV movie |
| 1997 | Trojan War | Trish | |
| 2009 | Let's Do It!: A California Dreams Reunion | Herself | Documentary short |
| 2011 | Play Time | The Wife | Short film |
| 2012 | Invasion of the Money Snatchers | Velma | |
| 2014 | Promoted | Lu Chang | |
| 2023 | Suzume | Mami | English dub[4] |
Animation
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Little Shop | Audrey | Main role | |
| 2005–2008 | Avatar: The Last Airbender | Suki, Actress Princess Yue | Recurring role | |
| 2006 | Eureka Seven | Sakuya | English dub | |
| 2007 | Fate/stay night | Ayako Mitsuzuri | English dub; as Minx Lee | |
| When They Cry | Satoko Hojo | |||
| Rozen Maiden | Nori Sakurada | |||
| 2009 | Random Cartoons | Myang Myang, Bitgirl, Edu | Ep. Dr. Dee and Bit Boy | |
| 2011 | Durarara!! | Miria Harvent | English dub; Ep. 11 | |
| 2013 | Accel World | Akira Himi/Aqua Current | English dub; as Trinity Lee | |
| 2018 | Goldie & Bear | Tess the Giantess | Voice role; Tess the Giantess | |
| Beyblade Burst Turbo | Chiharu Aoi | English dub; Ep. 51 | ||
| 2020 | Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba | Inosuke's mother, Kakushi | English dub | |
| Scissor Seven | Thirteen | |||
| 2021 | Detective Conan: The Fist of Blue Sapphire | Sonoko Suzuki | [5] | |
| The Witcher: Nightmare of the Wolf | Young Luka | |||
| High-Rise Invasion | Mayuko Nise | English dub | ||
| 2022–2023 | Around the Sun | Ace / Sabrina | Audio drama |
Video games
| Year | Title | Role | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | .hack//G.U. Vol. 3//Redemption | Aina | [6] |
| 2008 | Avatar: The Last Airbender – Into the Inferno | Suki | [5] |
| 2009 | Rune Factory Frontier | Eunice | [6] |
| 2015 | Atelier Shallie: Alchemists of the Dusk Sea | Shallistera | |
| 2017 | .hack//G.U. Last Recode | Aina | [5] |
| 2018 | Red Dead Redemption 2 | The Local Pedestrian Population | |
| 2021 | Lost Judgment | Sayaka Nishizono | [5] |
| Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Hinokami Chronicles | Kakushi | [7] | |
| 2023 | Street Fighter 6 | Chun-Li | [8] |
| 2024 | Sand Land | Additional voices | [9] |
| 2025 | Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves | Chun-Li | [10] |
