Freda Foh Shen (born April 25, 1948) is an American actress of Chinese descent. She is best known for voicing Fa Li in Mulan (1998) and Mulan II. Other credits include Star Trek (2009) and 9-1-1.
Filmography
Film Roles
- 1976: Pacific Overtures (TV Movie) as Shogun's Wife
- 1981: Senior Trip (TV Movie) as Ticket Agent
- 1983: Without A Trace as Reporter
- 1987: Crown Dick (TV Movie) as Soon-ja
- 1988: Crossing Delancey as Self-Defense Teacher
- 1989: Longtime Companion as Nurse with Addict
- 1989: The Dream Team as TV Newscaster
- 1990: Funny About Love as Nurse
- 1990: Thousand Pieces Of Gold as Ah Ling
- 1992: Basic Instinct as Berkeley Registrar
- 1992: Those Secrets (TV Movie) as Alice
- 1993: Born Yesterday as Maid
- 1996: Daddys Girl as Dr. Marsh
- 1996: The Glimmer Man as Polygraph Technician
- 1996: Alien Nation Millennium (TV Movie) as Vivian Fairbanks
- 1997: The Video
- 1998: Mulan (1998) as Fa Li (voice)
- 1998: The Tiger Woods Story (TV Movie) as Tida Woods
- 1998: Safety Patrol as Mrs. Yung
- 1999: Horse Sense (TV Movie) as Arlene
- 1999: American Virgin as Marge
- 1999: Invisible Child (TV Movie) as Marie Tan-Lee
- 2000: Dude, Where's My Car? as Chinese Foooood Lady (voice)
- 2000: Miracle In Lane 2 (TV Movie) as Dr. Kwan
- 2001: Planet of the Apes (2001) as Bon
- 2002: Coastlines as Nurse
- 2003: A Mighty Wind as Melinda Barrows
- 2004: Mulan II (Video) as Fa Li (voice)
- 2004: The Ladykillers (2004) as Doughnut Woman
- 2004: NTSB The Crash Of Flight 323 (TV Movie) as Savanah Cummings
- 2005: Red Doors as May-Li Wong
- 2007: Instinct Courage (TV Movie) as Detective Maggie Conrad
- 2008: The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor as Narrator (voice)
- 2009: Star Trek (2009) as Kelvin Helmsman
- 2010: The Mikado Project as Mrs. O'Malley
- 2013: The Lone Ranger (2013) as Kai
- 2013: Learning Town as Wand-A
- 2014: The Possession of Michael King as Dr. Cox
- 2019: Ad Astra as Captain Lu
- 2020: Books Of Blood as Ellie
Television Roles
- 1975: Khan
- 1976: Ourstory as Jade Snow Wong
- 1981: Texas as Li
- 1984: ABC Afterschool Specials as Lynn Watson
- 1987: The Cosby Show as Cliff's Patient
- 1988: The Equalizer as Leslie
- 1990: The Baby-Sitters Club (1990) as Mrs. Rioko Kishi
- 1991: Another World as Doctor Winston
- 1992: Doogie Howser, M.D. as Radiologist
- 1992: Renegade as Social Worker Shen
- 1993: Silk Stalkings as Dr. Noriko Weinstein
- 1994–1996: Party of Five as Miss Minor
- 1995: Courthouse as Nurse
- 1995: New York News as Jean
- 1995: Sisters as Dr. Michelle Peck
- 1996: Nash Bridges
- 1996: Buddies as Miss Maekawa
- 1996: Nowhere Man as Nurse Whiteford
- 1996: Cracker as D.C.I. Janet Lee Cheung
- 1997: Arli$$ as Kikomo
- 1997–1999: Chicago Hope as Dr. Aldmen / Dr. Seaties
- 1997–2004: JAG as Captain Lynda Chang / Lieutenant Commander Chen
- 1998–1999: ER as Audiologist
- 1998–2000: 7th Heaven as Principal Howard / Ms. Gordan
- 1998: To Have And To Hold as Judge Alice Selleck
- 1999: LA Doctors as Nurse Laura Chase
- 1999: Rugrats as Pam (voice)
- 2000: Family Law as (Role Unknown)
- 2000: Strong Medicine as Mrs. Simmons
- 2000–2001: Gideon's Crossing as Mrs. Lee
- 2001: Port Charles as Suzanne
- 2001: The Division as Yumiko Akida
- 2002: For the People as Marti Kino
- 2002: 24 as Doctor
- 2002: Without a Trace as Irene Taft
- 2002: The Agency as Curator
- 2002: TheCourt as Legal Counsel Reed
- 2002: Roswell as Dean Hackett
- 2003: The Practice as Judge Amy Okubo
- 2004: Desperate Housewives as Dr. Chang
- 2004: Jack Bobby as Miriam Chen-Pew
- 2004: Century City as Judge Levinson
- 2005: Everwood as Dr. Chao
- 2006: Boston Legal as Dr. Ann Kumi
- 2006–2007: Close To Home as Dr. Perrin / Dr. Yolanda Perrin
- 2007: Private Practice as Judge
- 2008: Days of Our Lives as Eleanor Thomas
- 2008: The Mentalist as Korean Store Owner
- 2009: Grey's Anatomy as Missy Grant
- 2009: House as Cecile
- 2010: Law & Order: LA as Forrester's Lawyer
- 2010: The Defenders (2010) as Judge Sato
- 2011–2013: Franklin Bash as Judge Leslie Hong
- 2012–2018: Elementary as Mary Watson
- 2014: Grimm as Lani Tomas
- 2016: Bones as FBI AD Courtney Schwartz
- 2017: S.W.A.T. (2017) as Dean Hargrove
- 2017–2018: Andi Mack as Aunt Mei
- 2018: Magnum, P.I. as Kitty Layton
- 2018: Designated Survivor as President Han
- 2018: How to Get Away with Murder as Dr. Phillips
- 2019: The Fix as Judge Sandra Song
- 2022–2023: This Fool as Sandy
- 2023: The Company You Keep as Grace Hill
- 2024: Tracker (2024) as Barbie Lee
- 2025: Your Friends Neighbors as Dee Brodie
- 2019–2025: 9-1-1 as Anne Lee
- 2026: The Rookie as Maeve
Video Game Roles
- 2002: Star Trek: Bridge Commander as Admiral Alice Liu (voice)