Jennie Kwan

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.

For the Canadian politician, see Jenny Kwan.
Jennie Kwan
Other names
  • Minx Lee
  • Trinity Lee
Occupation(s)Actress, singer
Years active1984–present
SpouseMatthew Garrett
Websitejenniekwan.com

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 keyboardist.

She competes on the twenty-fourth season of Worst Cooks in America, the show's seventh celebrity edition titled That's So '90s, airing in April and May 2022.[2]

Personal life

Kwan says she was often embarrassed in high school because despite being famous, she never had a boyfriend. She is married to Andrew Verona since 2012 and was married to Matthew Garrett, a local musician.[3]

Filmography

Television
YearTitleRoleNotes
1992Beverly Hills, 90210Girl #1Ep. Song of Myself
1993-1996California DreamsSamantha 'Sam' WooMain role
1997Family MattersKimberlyEp. Revenge of the Nerd
The NannyMai LingEp. Mommy and Mai
2010Late Night with Jimmy FallonHerself/PerformerEp. 2.29
2013Anger ManagementWomanEp. Charlie and His New Friend with Benefits
2016New GirlBoat WomanEp. Es Good

Film
YearTitleRoleNotes
1993Country EstatesCheerleaderTV movie
1997Trojan WarTrish
2009Let's Do It!: A California Dreams ReunionHerselfDocumentary short
2011Play TimeThe WifeShort film
2012Invasion of the Money SnatchersVelmaShort film
2014PromotedLu Chang
2023SuzumeMamiEnglish dub[4]

Animation
YearTitleRoleNotes Source
1991Little ShopAudreyMain role
2005-2008Avatar: The Last AirbenderSukiRecurring role
2006Eureka SevenSakuyaEnglish dub
2007Fate/stay nightAyako MitsuzuriEnglish dub; as Minx Lee
When They CrySatoko HojoEnglish dub; as Minx Lee
Rozen MaidenNori SakuradaEnglish dub; as Minx Lee
2009Random CartoonsMyang Myang, Bitgirl, EduEp. Dr. Dee and Bit Boy
2011Durarara!!Miria HarventEnglish dub; Ep. 11
2013Accel WorldAkira Himi/Aqua CurrentEnglish dub; as Trinity Lee
2018Goldie & BearTess the GiantessVoice role; Tess the Giantess
Beyblade Burst TurboChiharu AoiEnglish dub; Ep. 51
2020Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no YaibaInosuke's mother, KakushiEnglish dub
Scissor SevenThirteenEnglish dub
2021Detective Conan: The Fist of Blue SapphireSonoko SuzukiEnglish dub [5]
The Witcher: Nightmare of the WolfYoung Luka [5]
High-Rise InvasionMayuko NiseEnglish dub [5]
2022-2023 Around the Sun Ace / Sabrina Audio drama [6]

Video games
YearTitleRole Source
2007.hack//G.U. Vol. 3//RedemptionAina [7]
2008Avatar: The Last Airbender – Into the InfernoSuki [5]
2009Rune Factory FrontierEunice [7]
2015Atelier Shallie: Alchemists of the Dusk SeaShallistera [7]
2017.hack//G.U. Last RecodeAina [5]
2018Red Dead Redemption 2The Local Pedestrian Population
2021Lost JudgmentSayaka Nishizono [5]
2021 Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Hinokami ChroniclesKakushi [8]
2023Street Fighter 6Chun-Li [9]

References
  1. "Bio -". Archived from the original on 2011-08-20. Retrieved 2011-08-10.
  2. Knolle, Sharon; Lash, Jolie (March 16, 2022). "Worst Cooks in America Celebrity Edition: That's So 90s Cast". TheWrap. Retrieved March 16, 2022.
  3. Herrmann, Brenda (February 1, 1994). "Sure, Laugh Now...... But Jennie Kwan's Career Is". Chicago Tribune. Archived from the original on April 14, 2017. Retrieved March 17, 2022.
  4. 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.
  5. "Jennie Kwan (visual voices guide)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved 21 May 2022.
  6. Jennie Kwan, California Dreams, Avatar: The Last Air Bender, Around The Sun on The Jim Masters Show, retrieved 2023-03-10
  7. "Jennie Kwan Animation Reel on Vimeo". Vimeo. 26 October 2017. Retrieved 5 June 2022.
  8. "Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba - The Hinokami Chronicles (2021 Video Game)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved 27 November 2021. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its opening and/or closing credits and/or other reliable sources of information.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link)
  9. "CHUN-LI | STREET FIGHTER 6 | CAPCOM". Retrieved June 2, 2022.
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