Trivia

Chosen as one of People magazine's 100 Most Beautiful People in the World (2008).

Attended and graduated from Mount Lebanon High School in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (1981).

She was one of the very first Chinese-American actresses to have a contract role, on the soap opera As the World Turns (1956).

Chosen by Goldsea Asian-American Daily as one of the "100 Most Inspiring Asian Americans of All Time" (ranked #49).

First child, daughter Michaela Zee, born on November 21, 2000.

Attended and graduated from Carnegie Mellon University (1986) having majored in Theatre.

Speaks Cantonese, Mandarin and English fluently.

She was awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for Television at 6840 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California on May 30, 2023. Rosalind Chao, Lauren Tom and Tamlyn Tomita were guests speakers at the ceremony. Her Walk of Fame star is located near the historic El Capitan Theatre.

Second child, a boy named Cooper Dominic, born on October 13, 2005, at 2:23 at St. John Hospital in Santa Monica.

Her character on Eureka (2006) was named after her daughter Michaela Wen.