Michele B. Chan

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Michele B. Chan
Occupations
  • Actress
  • Philanthropist
Known forrole of Mei Jan in MacGyver
Spouse Patrick Soon-Shiong
Children2, including Nika

Michele B. Chan is an American philanthropist and former actress. She was born in East London, South Africa. [1] Chan is the CEO of NantStudio, which she founded in 2015. [2]

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Acting career

Chan was best known for her role in the series MacGyver as Mei Jan, who impersonated MacGyver's deceased foster daughter Sue Ling. [3] She appeared in the movie American Ninja 3: Blood Hunt and also had recurring roles in the American television series Hotel and the Canadian TV show Danger Bay . [1]

Personal life

Chan married South African-born American surgeon Patrick Soon-Shiong in 1977. Her husband later developed business interests and became a billionaire, as well as minority owner of the Los Angeles Lakers. [4] [5] They have two children, including Nika Soon-Shiong, an activist. [6] In 2018, they became co-owners of the Los Angeles Times. [7]

References

  1. 1 2 "Patrick Soon-Shiong and Michele B. Chan". National Museum of American History. Smithsonian Institution. 8 March 2017. Archived from the original on 19 August 2023.
  2. ↑ "Lights, camera, action – redrawing the frontiers of virtual production". Intelligent CIO APAC. Retrieved 2024-07-18.
  3. ↑ Pompeo, Joe (11 April 2019). ""Assholes" and "Frat Boys": How the L.A. Times Rose from the Near-Dead". Vanity Fair. Retrieved 2021-04-01.
  4. ↑ "Smithsonian Insider – Soon-Shiong and Chan | Smithsonian Insider". 2017-05-09. Retrieved 2024-07-18.
  5. ↑ "Alumni stories - Wits University". www.wits.ac.za. Retrieved 2024-07-18.
  6. ↑ Whitford, David (9 December 2013). "Who's the Richest Guy in Los Angeles?". Fortune (paper). Marty Jones (associate reporter).
  7. ↑ James, Meg; Hernandez, Daniel (24 June 2020). "L.A. Times faces painful reckoning over race in its staff and pages" . Los Angeles Times . Archived from the original on 25 May 2023. Retrieved 23 July 2023.


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