Read the bio below and try to give details on lucille soong 's: - years active - birth name - birth date - name - birth place - occupation Bio: lucille soong -lrb- born august 15 , 1938 -rrb- is a chinese american film and television actress . she has guest starred on several present-day television series which include a recurring role on the abc prime time soap '' desperate housewives '' as gabrielle solis ' former maid , yao lin . soong has also appeared on '' passions '' , '' all about the andersons '' , '' huff '' , '' dharma & greg '' and '' according to jim '' . in 1969 , she starred in '' coronation street '' playing the role of billy walker 's girlfriend , and suffered racist abuse from his mother annie walker , she soon breaks up with him . this is the first time racist abuse was felt in the show . she held a minor role in '' the prisoner '' as the flower girl . soong has also acted in the 2003 remake of '' freaky friday '' as pei-pei 's mom . other credits include '' genghis khan '' , '' the joy luck club '' , '' the corruptor '' , '' chasing destiny '' and '' nine dead '' . soong currently plays a recurring role as grandma huang on abc 's '' fresh off the boat '' .
- years active is 1959 -- present- birth name is song jingxiu -lrb- -rrb-- birth date is 15 august 1938- name is lucille soong- birth place is tianjin , china- occupation is actress