Rosalie Chiang

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Rosalie Chiang
Born (2005-10-01) October 1, 2005 (age 18)
OccupationActress
Years active2017–present

Rosalie Chiang (born October 1, 2005) is an American actress. She is known for her leading role of Meilin Lee in the Pixar animated film Turning Red (2022).

Early life[edit]

Chiang was born on October 1, 2005, in Fremont, California.[1] Her mother is Taiwanese,[2][3] while her father is Singaporean.[3] Chiang is fluent in the Mandarin Chinese language.[4] Her mother called her Mei-Mei as a child.[5]

Career[edit]

Before entering acting, Chiang was an author and wrote two poetry books: A is for Albatross: Birds A to Z and A is for Arowana: Freshwater Fish A to Z.[4][3] The former received the Skipping Stones Honour Award.[3] Chiang had previously played minor roles in short films and commercials prior to being hired as the lead role in Turning Red. She auditioned for the role using her mother's iPhone 6.[6] During the film's development, Chiang was hired at the age of 12 as a temporary placeholder until the team officially picked an actress for the character. As the film continued with development, Chiang was hired as a permanent cast member for the film.[1]

Filmography[edit]

Television[edit]

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2017 Clique Wars Ashley Episode: "Clique Magic" [7]
2023 American Born Chinese Suzy Nakamura 2 episodes [8]
The Simpsons Hubert Wong Voice; episode: "McMansion & Wife" (replaces Tress MacNeille) [9][10]

Film[edit]

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2018 The Interns Rosalie Short film [11]
2018 Soiled Reese Short film [12]
2022 Turning Red Meilin "Mei" Lee Voice role [6]
2023 Suzume Chika Amabe Voice, English dub [13]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Johnson, G. Allen (5 March 2022). "Bay Area teen Rosalie Chiang is the 'overnight' star in Disney Pixar's 'Turning Red'". Datebook | San Francisco Arts & Entertainment Guide. Archived from the original on 13 March 2022. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
  2. ^ Chen, Jianjia (11 March 2022). "專訪/台灣女兒配音皮克斯「青春養成記」 吳珊卓招認想當海豚". 噓!星聞 (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 12 March 2022. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
  3. ^ a b c d "專訪|《青春養成記》母女過招滿滿既視感 華裔美少女自傲「台灣根源」最愛鹽酥雞、臭豆腐 | 蘋果新聞網 | 蘋果日報". 蘋果新聞網 Apple Daily Taiwan (in Chinese (Taiwan)). 10 March 2022. Archived from the original on 14 March 2022. Retrieved 14 March 2022.
  4. ^ a b Peake, Amber (11 March 2022). "Meet Rosalie Chiang: Age and career of Turning Red's Mei Lee". The Focus. Archived from the original on 13 March 2022. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
  5. ^ Powell, W. Andrew (10 March 2022). "Turning Red stars Sandra Oh, Rosalie Chiang". The GATE. Archived from the original on 13 March 2022. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
  6. ^ a b Gentile, Dan (11 March 2022). "How a Bay Area teen became the lead in Pixar's 'Turning Red'". SFGATE. Archived from the original on 12 March 2022. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
  7. ^ "Who Voices Meilin "Mei" Lee in "Turning Red"? Rosalie Chiang". yahoo.com. 16 March 2022.
  8. ^ Chavez, Conny (February 10, 2023). "Stephanie Hsu, Ronny Chieng and More to Guest Star on 'American Born Chinese'". Collider. Retrieved February 19, 2023.
  9. ^ Fox. "HOMER AND MARGE'S NEW NEIGHBORS KEEP A SECRET PLAN FROM THEM ON AN ALL-NEW EPISODE OF THE SIMPSONS SUNDAY, OCTOBER 22, ON FOX". The Futon Critic. Retrieved October 13, 2023.
  10. ^ "New . @TheSimpsons tonight! Hilarious script by Dan Vebber beautiful direction by Debbie Mahan and playing Hubert Wong welcome to the show Rosalie Chiang!". twitter.com.
  11. ^ "Meet Rosalie Chiang: Age and career of Turning Red's Mei Lee". thefocus.news. 19 July 2023.
  12. ^ "Fandor Festival Podcast". acast.com. 14 March 2022.
  13. ^ Mateo, Alex (March 21, 2023). "Makoto Shinkai's Suzume Film Reveals English Dub Cast with Lead Nichole Sakura". Anime News Network. Retrieved March 21, 2023.

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