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Jennie Kwan | |
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| Occupation(s) | Actress, singer |
| Years active | 1984–present |
| Spouse | Matthew Garrett |
| Website | jenniekwan |
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 .
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 singer and 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]
Kwan says she was often embarrassed in high school because despite being famous, she never had a boyfriend. She is married to Matthew Garrett, a local musician. [3]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Beverly Hills, 90210 | Girl #1 | Ep. Song of Myself |
| 1993–1996 | California Dreams | Samantha 'Sam' Woo | Main role |
| 1997 | Family Matters | Kimberly | Ep. Revenge of the Nerd |
| The Nanny | Mai Ling | Ep. Mommy and Mai | |
| 2010 | Late Night with Jimmy Fallon | Herself/Performer | Ep. 2.29 |
| 2013 | Anger Management | Woman | Ep. Charlie and His New Friend with Benefits |
| 2016 | New Girl | Boat Woman | Ep. Es Good |
| 2021 | The Rookie | Anakela | Ep. Poetic Justice |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Country Estates | Cheerleader | TV movie |
| 1997 | Trojan War | Trish | |
| 2009 | Let's Do It!: A California Dreams Reunion | Herself | Documentary short |
| 2011 | Play Time | The Wife | Short film |
| 2012 | Invasion of the Money Snatchers | Velma | Short film |
| 2014 | Promoted | Lu Chang | |
| 2023 | Suzume | Mami | English dub [4] |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Source |
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| 1991 | Little Shop | Audrey | Main role | |
| 2005–2008 | Avatar: The Last Airbender | Suki, Actress Yue | Recurring role | |
| 2006 | Eureka Seven | Sakuya | English dub | |
| 2007 | Fate/stay night | Ayako Mitsuzuri | English dub; as Minx Lee | |
| When They Cry | Satoko Hojo | English dub; as Minx Lee | ||
| Rozen Maiden | Nori Sakurada | English dub; as Minx Lee | ||
| 2009 | Random Cartoons | Myang Myang, Bitgirl, Edu | Ep. Dr. Dee and Bit Boy | |
| 2011 | Durarara!! | Miria Harvent | English dub; Ep. 11 | |
| 2013 | Accel World | Akira Himi/Aqua Current | English dub; as Trinity Lee | |
| 2018 | Goldie & Bear | Tess the Giantess | Voice role; Tess the Giantess | |
| Beyblade Burst Turbo | Chiharu Aoi | English dub; Ep. 51 | ||
| 2020 | Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba | Inosuke's mother, Kakushi | English dub | |
| Scissor Seven | Thirteen | English dub | ||
| 2021 | Detective Conan: The Fist of Blue Sapphire | Sonoko Suzuki | English dub | [5] |
| The Witcher: Nightmare of the Wolf | Young Luka | [5] | ||
| High-Rise Invasion | Mayuko Nise | English dub | [5] | |
| 2022–2023 | Around the Sun | Ace / Sabrina | Audio drama | [6] |
| Year | Title | Role | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | .hack//G.U. Vol. 3//Redemption | Aina | [7] |
| 2008 | Avatar: The Last Airbender – Into the Inferno | Suki | [5] |
| 2009 | Rune Factory Frontier | Eunice | [7] |
| 2015 | Atelier Shallie: Alchemists of the Dusk Sea | Shallistera | [7] |
| 2017 | .hack//G.U. Last Recode | Aina | [5] |
| 2018 | Red Dead Redemption 2 | The Local Pedestrian Population | |
| 2021 | Lost Judgment | Sayaka Nishizono | [5] |
| 2021 | Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Hinokami Chronicles | Kakushi | [8] |
| 2023 | Street Fighter 6 | Chun-Li | [9] |
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