Family
daughter:Michaela Zee (born in November 2000)
half-brother:Jonathan Wen (older)
half-brother:Leong Wen (older)
husband:Eric Michael Zee (married in 1995)
mother:Linchan Yee
son:Cooper Dominic Zee (born October 12, 2005; father, Eric Zee)
step-father:Soo Lim Yee (owned and operated Chinatown Inn in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; died c. October 1995)
Education
Mount Lebanon High School Mount Lebanon, Pennsylvania
Carnegie-Mellon University Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania BFA drama
2001 Provided voice for the leading character of Dr. Aki Ross in the CGI animated feature "Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within"
2000 Rejoined "ER" reprising her role as Jing-Mei (Deb) Chen; signed to remain with show through the 2002-2003 season
1998 Broadway debut as co-star of "Golden Child", written by David Henry Hwang
1998 Voiced the title character in Disney's animated "Mulan"
1995 Appeared in recurring role of med student Deb Chen on NBC drama "ER"
1993 Breakthrough feature, "The Joy Luck Club"
1993 TV movie debut, "Blind Spot"
1992 Feature acting debut, "Rain Without Thunder"
1988 - 1990 Appeared as Lien Hughes in the daytime soap, "As the World Turns"; first Asian actor in a contract role on a soap
Lived in Hong Kong
Moved to Queens, New York at age five with her mother and older brother
Moved to Pittsburgh with family
Appeared in regional productions while attending college
Returned to New York upon graduation
Off-Broadway debut, "Tiny Mommy"
Cast as regular on the sitcom on "The Single Guy" (NBC)