Rosalind Chao (pronounced /ˈrɒzəlɪnd ˈtʃaʊ/) (born September 23, 1959 (1959-09-23)) is an American actress; she is married to voice actor Simon Templeman.
Born in Anaheim, California as a first-generation Californian of Chinese descent, Chao's parents ran a successful Chinese American pancake restaurant, Chao's, across the street from Disneyland, and employed her there from an early age. After moving from Garden Grove to Villa Park, California, C...
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Rosalind Chao (pronounced /ˈrɒzəlɪnd ˈtʃaʊ/) (born September 23, 1959 (1959-09-23)) is an American actress; she is married to voice actor Simon Templeman.
Born in Anaheim, California as a first-generation Californian of Chinese descent, Chao's parents ran a successful Chinese American pancake restaurant, Chao's, across the street from Disneyland, and employed her there from an early age. After moving from Garden Grove to Villa Park, California, Chao was enrolled at Marywood, an all-girls school where she was the only non-Caucasian student.
Chao's parents were instrumental in her decision to pursue acting; she began at the age of five in a California-based Peking Opera traveling company at the instigation of her parents who were already heavily involved, and during the summers they sent her to Taiwan to further develop her acting. She later performed in television commercials and guest starred on TV series in her teenage years. Her first acting role was in the CBS sitcom Here's Lucy,...
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