Freda Foh Shen

Freda Foh Shen is an actress who played the Kelvin helmsman in . Her role includes at least one action scene in which she was doubled by stuntwoman Peipei Yuan. Shen previously voiced Admiral in the Star Trek: Bridge Commander.
She is perhaps best known for her voice performance of the Chinese Food Lady in (2005, featuring Christopher Darga, Keone Young, Andy Dick, and Brent Spiner). She had recurring roles as Mrs. Lee in (2000-2001), as Dr. Chao in Everwood (2005, starring Stephanie Niznik), and as Dr. Yolanda Perrin in Close to Home (2006-2007, with Cress Williams).
Shen made her acting debut in the stage play Pacific Overtures in 1976, followed by plays such as The King and I (1977-1978), Shogun, the Musical (1990-1991), and Top Girls, for which she received an Obie Award. Shen was also honored with two Dramalogue Awards and received several nominations, including L.A. Drama Critics Award and Ovation Award nominations.
Since 1981 she also has supporting and leading roles in television productions and feature films. She played a Ticket Agent in (1981, with Jason Alexander and Ron Fassler), a patient in an episode of The Cosby Show (1987), and a self-defense teacher in (1988, with Reg E. Cathey). Further feature films include (1992), (1993, with Michael Ensign, William Frankfather, Matthew Faison, and Mary Kay Adams), (1996, starring Gary Graham, Eric Pierpoint, Michele Scarabelli, and with Brian Markinson, Herta Ware, Susan Diol, Kerrie Keane, and Joyce McNeal), (1996), and LeVar Burton's (1998), where she played the mother of Woods and alongside John Cho, Albert Hall, and Carey Scott.
Shen provided the voice of Fa-Li, the mother of the main character, for (1998), (2004), alongside Miguel Ferrer, George Takei, Frank Welker, and David Cowgill in the previous one and Brian Tochi, Keone Young, Frank Welker, and George Takei in the latter one. Other films include the comedy American Virgin (2000, with Sally Kellerman and Vincent Schiavelli), (2001, with David Warner, Erick Avari, Cary-Hiroyuki, Michael Jace, Maria Frasca, and Kevin Grevioux), (2004, with Tzi Ma and Stephen Root), and (2005, with Tzi Ma and Jacqueline Kim).
Shen has also appeared in several television series such as Renegade (1992, with Branscombe Richmond and Scott Jaeck), (1993), Nowhere Man (1996, starring Bruce Greenwood and with Zoe McLellan, Melanie Smith, and Leon Russom), (1994 and 1996), (1998-1999, with Penny Johnson, Sam Anderson, Tommy Hinkley, Franc Ross, Lily Mariye, and Terri Garr), Chicago Hope (1997 and 1999), (1998-2000, starring Stephen Collins and Catherine Hicks), Family Law (2000, with Julie Warner and Christopher McDonald), Roswell (2002, starring William Sadler and with Jack Donner and Karl Wiedergott), (2002), (2002, with Timothy Carhart, Michelle Forbes, Tracy Middendorf, Harris Yulin, and Penny Johnson), and (2004, with Teri Hatcher, Steven Culp, Mark Moses, Brenda Strong, and Dayna Devon).
Shen played Dr. Ann Kumi in the Boston Legal episode Smile (2006, with René Auberjonois, William Shatner, Don McManus, Ron Canada, Shannon O'Hurley, and Joanna Cassidy) and Detective Maggie Conrad in the television thriller Primal Doubt (2007).
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