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| Jennie Kwan | |
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| Other names |
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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.
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.
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.
Kwan competed on the twenty-fourth season of Worst Cooks in America, the show's seventh celebrity edition titled That's So '90s, which aired in April and May 2022.
Personal life
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.
Filmography
Television
| 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 |
Film
| 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 | |
| 2014 | Promoted | Lu Chang | |
| 2023 | Suzume | Mami | English dub |
Animation
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Little Shop | Audrey | Main role | |
| 2005–2008 | Avatar: The Last Airbender | Suki, Princess 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 | |||
| Rozen Maiden | Nori Sakurada | |||
| 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 | |||
| 2021 | Detective Conan: The Fist of Blue Sapphire | Sonoko Suzuki | ||
| The Witcher: Nightmare of the Wolf | Young Luka | |||
| High-Rise Invasion | Mayuko Nise | English dub | ||
| 2022–2023 | Around the Sun | Ace / Sabrina | Audio drama |
Video games
| Year | Title | Role | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | .hack//G.U. Vol. 3//Redemption | Aina | |
| 2008 | Avatar: The Last Airbender – Into the Inferno | Suki | |
| 2009 | Rune Factory Frontier | Eunice | |
| 2015 | Atelier Shallie: Alchemists of the Dusk Sea | Shallistera | |
| 2017 | .hack//G.U. Last Recode | Aina | |
| 2018 | Red Dead Redemption 2 | The Local Pedestrian Population | |
| 2021 | Lost Judgment | Sayaka Nishizono | |
| Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Hinokami Chronicles | Kakushi | ||
| 2023 | Street Fighter 6 | Chun-Li | |
| 2024 | Sand Land | Additional voices |
References
- "Bio -". Archived from the original on 2011-08-20. Retrieved 2011-08-10.
- Knolle, Sharon; Lash, Jolie (March 16, 2022). "Worst Cooks in America Celebrity Edition: That's So 90s Cast". TheWrap. Retrieved March 16, 2022.
- 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.
- 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.
- ^ "Jennie Kwan (visual voices guide)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved 21 May 2022.
- ^ "Jennie Kwan Animation Reel on Vimeo". Vimeo. 26 October 2017. Retrieved 5 June 2022.
- "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 credits or other reliable sources of information.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link) - "CHUN-LI | STREET FIGHTER 6 | CAPCOM". streetfighter.com. Retrieved August 17, 2024.
- "SAND LAND (2024 Video Game)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved 14 January 2025.