Biography
She was appearing in TV commercials and guest shots by her teens and studying acting during Christmas and summer breaks from school. Chao's first TV role of note was playing Yul Brynner's eldest daughter on "Anna and the King" (CBS, 1972), a short-lived sitcom based on Broadway's "The King and I". Chao returned to school, earned a degree in journalism and found part-time work as a radio newswriter in Los Angeles before re-committing herself to …
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Career Milestones
2007 | Appeared in a recurring guest role on the HBO series "Tell Me You Love Me" | |
2003 | Guest-starred as Dr. Kim on several episodes of "The O.C." (Fox) | |
2003 | Had a small role in the remake of "Freaky Friday" | |
1998 | Had a minor roles as a flight attendant in "What Dreams May Come" | |
1993 | Reprised the role of Keiko O'Brien on the syndicated sci-fi spinoff series, "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine" | |
1993 | Played a lead in Wayne Wang's "The Joy Luck Club" | |
1991 | Played the recurring role of Keiko on the syndicated sci-fi series, "Star Trek: The Next Generation" | |
1990 | Played first leading role in a feature film in "1000 Pieces of Gold" | |
1986 | First leading role on TV, in the PBS drama adaptation, "Paper Angels" | |
1986 | Played the recurring role of Li-Ying, daughter of enigmatic housekeeper Chao-Li, on the CBS primetime soap "Falcon Crest" | |
1983 | Reprised the role of Soon-Lee Klinger on the CBS spinoff series, "AfterMASH" | |
1983 | Breakthrough TV-movie role, played the female lead in "The Terry Fox Story" (HBO) | |
1983 | Appeared on the final two-hour episode of the acclaimed series, "M*A*S*H" (the single highest rated episode of a TV program in broadcasting history), as Soon-Lee, a Korean woman who meets, loves and weds Jamie Farr's Corporal Klinger | |
1982 | Played recurring role of Miss Chung, a school teacher on the long-running sitcom "Diff'rent Strokes" | |
1980 | Acted in first feature films, "The Big Brawl" (with Jackie Chan) and "Spider-Man: The Dragon's Challenge" | |
| Signed a two-year contract with a comedy development team at Embassy Television | ||
| Featured in a busted sitcom pilot entitled "Almost American" | ||
| Worked part-time as a newswriter at KNX, the CBS-owned and operated all-news radio station in Los Angeles | ||
| Studied acting during Christmas and summer vacations | ||
1972 | TV debut as a series regular, as the king's eldest daughter, on the short-lived CBS series, "Anna and the King" | |
| As a teen, began appearing on TV in commercials and guest spots | ||
| At age seven, convinced her parents to let her perform with the Peking Opera traveling company in California | ||