{{Short description|American actress (born 2005)}} {{Infobox person | name = Rosalie Chiang | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|2005|10|01}} | birth_place = [[Fremont, California]], U.S. | occupation = Actress | years_active = 2017–present }} '''Rosalie Chiang''' (born October 1, 2005) is an American actress. She is known for her leading role of Meilin Lee in the [[Pixar]] animated film ''[[Turning Red]]'' (2022).
==Early life== Chiang was born on October 1, 2005, in Fremont, California.<ref name="Johnson" /> Her mother is Taiwanese, while her father is Singaporean.<ref name="chen">{{cite web |last1=Chen |first1=Jianjia |title=專訪／台灣女兒配音皮克斯「青春養成記」 吳珊卓招認想當海豚 |url=https://stars.udn.com/star/story/10090/6158135 |website=噓！星聞 |access-date=13 March 2022 |language=zh-Hant-TW |date=11 March 2022 |archive-date=12 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220312070011/https://stars.udn.com/star/story/10090/6158135 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="apple">{{cite news |title=專訪｜《青春養成記》母女過招滿滿既視感 華裔美少女自傲「台灣根源」最愛鹽酥雞、臭豆腐 ｜ 蘋果新聞網 ｜ 蘋果日報 |url=https://tw.appledaily.com/entertainment/20220311/RF55QEMGVJGXFLUINGYD54SEFA/ |access-date=14 March 2022 |work=蘋果新聞網 [[Apple Daily]] Taiwan |date=10 March 2022 |language=zh-tw |archive-date=14 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220314062537/https://tw.appledaily.com/entertainment/20220311/RF55QEMGVJGXFLUINGYD54SEFA/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Chiang is fluent in the Mandarin Chinese language.<ref name="peake">{{cite web |last1=Peake |first1=Amber |title=Meet Rosalie Chiang: Age and career of Turning Red's Mei Lee |url=https://www.thefocus.news/movies/rosalie-chiang-age/ |website=The Focus |access-date=13 March 2022 |date=11 March 2022 |archive-date=13 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220313031242/https://www.thefocus.news/movies/rosalie-chiang-age/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Her mother called her Mei-Mei as a child.<ref name="powell">{{cite web |last1=Powell |first1=W. Andrew |title=Turning Red stars Sandra Oh, Rosalie Chiang |url=https://www.thegate.ca/film/053714/turning-red-stars-sandra-oh-rosalie-chiang-talk-toronto/ |website=The GATE |access-date=13 March 2022 |date=10 March 2022 |archive-date=13 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220313054941/https://www.thegate.ca/film/053714/turning-red-stars-sandra-oh-rosalie-chiang-talk-toronto/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
==Career== Before entering acting, Chiang was an author and wrote two poetry books: ''A is for Albatross: Birds A to Z'' and ''A is for Arowana: Freshwater Fish A to Z''.<ref name="peake" /> The former received the Skipping Stones Honour Award.<ref name="apple" /> Chiang had previously played minor roles in short films and commercials prior to being hired as the lead role in ''Turning Red''. She auditioned for the role using her mother's iPhone 6.<ref name="Gentile">{{cite news |last1=Gentile |first1=Dan |title=How a Bay Area teen became the lead in Pixar's 'Turning Red' |url=https://www.sfgate.com/streaming/article/Bay-Area-teen-in-Pixar-Turning-Red-16995337.php |access-date=13 March 2022 |work=SFGATE |date=11 March 2022 |archive-date=12 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220312225108/https://www.sfgate.com/streaming/article/Bay-Area-teen-in-Pixar-Turning-Red-16995337.php |url-status=live }}</ref> During the film's development, Chiang was hired at the age of 12 to record [[scratch vocal]]s as a temporary placeholder, with the understanding that director [[Domee Shi]] and producer Lindsay Collins would later cast a professional actress to re-record her lines before the film's release. However, Chiang turned in scratch vocals so strong that Shi and Collins could not envision anyone else in the lead role. They escalated the issue to Pixar chief creative officer [[Pete Docter]], who personally approved of casting Chiang in the lead role.<ref name="Johnson">{{cite web |last1=Johnson |first1=G. Allen |title=Bay Area teen Rosalie Chiang is the 'overnight' star in Disney Pixar's 'Turning Red' |url=https://datebook.sfchronicle.com/movies-tv/bay-area-teen-rosalie-chiang-is-the-overnight-star-in-disney-pixars-turning-red |website=Datebook {{!}} San Francisco Arts & Entertainment Guide |access-date=13 March 2022 |date=5 March 2022 |archive-date=13 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220313090315/https://datebook.sfchronicle.com/movies-tv/bay-area-teen-rosalie-chiang-is-the-overnight-star-in-disney-pixars-turning-red |url-status=live }}</ref>
==Filmography==
===Film=== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" ! scope="col" |Year ! scope="col" |Title ! scope="col" |Role ! scope="col" |Notes ! class="unsortable" | {{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}} |- | 2018 ! scope="row" | ''The Interns'' |Rosalie |Short film | <ref>{{cite web |title=Meet Rosalie Chiang: Age and career of Turning Red's Mei Lee |url=https://www.thefocus.news/movies/rosalie-chiang-age/ |website=thefocus.news|date=19 July 2023 }}</ref> |- | 2018 ! scope="row" | ''Soiled'' |Reese |Short film | <ref>{{cite web |title=Fandor Festival Podcast |url=https://shows.acast.com/61a929a3621a280014819c28/episodes/rosalie-chiang |website=acast.com|date=14 March 2022 }}</ref> |- | 2022 ! scope="row" | ''[[Turning Red]]'' | Meilin "Mei" Lee | Lead voice role | <ref name="Gentile"/> |- | 2023 ! scope="row" | ''[[Suzume]]'' | Chika Amabe | Voice, English dub | <ref>{{cite web|title=Makoto Shinkai's Suzume Film Reveals English Dub Cast with Lead Nichole Sakura|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2023-03-21/makoto-shinkai-suzume-film-reveals-english-dub-cast-with-lead-nichole-sakura/.196227|website=[[Anime News Network]]|last=Mateo|first=Alex|date=March 21, 2023|access-date=March 21, 2023}}</ref> |}
===Television=== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" ! scope="col" |Year ! scope="col" |Title ! scope="col" |Role ! scope="col" |Notes ! class="unsortable" | {{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}} |- | 2017 ! scope="row" | ''Clique Wars'' | Ashley | Episode: "Clique Magic" |<ref>{{cite web |title=Who Voices Meilin "Mei" Lee in "Turning Red"? Rosalie Chiang |url=https://www.yahoo.com/now/why-meis-mom-turning-red-144338385.html |website=yahoo.com|date=16 March 2022 }}</ref> |- | 2023 ! scope="row" | ''[[American Born Chinese (TV series)|American Born Chinese]]'' | Suzy Nakamura | 2 episodes |<ref>{{cite web|url=https://collider.com/stephanie-hsu-ronny-chieng-cast-american-born-chinese/|title=Stephanie Hsu, Ronny Chieng and More to Guest Star on 'American Born Chinese'|website=Collider|last=Chavez|first=Conny|date=February 10, 2023|access-date=February 19, 2023}}</ref> |- | 2023–present ! scope="row" | ''[[The Simpsons]]'' | Hubert Wong | Voice; 3 episodes (replaces [[Tress MacNeille]]) |<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://thefutoncritic.com/listings/20231006fox15/&date=10/22/2023|title=HOMER AND MARGE'S NEW NEIGHBORS KEEP A SECRET PLAN FROM THEM ON AN ALL-NEW EPISODE OF THE SIMPSONS SUNDAY, OCTOBER 22, ON FOX|author=Fox|work=The Futon Critic|accessdate=October 13, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=New . @TheSimpsons tonight! Hilarious script by Dan Vebber beautiful direction by Debbie Mahan and playing Hubert Wong welcome to the show Rosalie Chiang! |url=https://twitter.com/AlJean/status/1716105380336369791 |website=twitter.com}}</ref> |- | 2025 ! scope="row" | ''[[Sakamoto Days]]'' | Lu Xiaotang | Voice, English dub |<ref>{{cite web|last=Pineda|first=Rafael Antonio|title=Netflix Unveils Sakamoto Days Anime's New Teaser, English Dub Cast|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2025-01-09/netflix-unveils-sakamoto-days-anime-new-teaser-english-dub-cast/.219843|website=[[Anime News Network]]|date=January 9, 2025|access-date=January 9, 2025}}</ref> |}
===Video games=== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" ! scope="col" |Year ! scope="col" |Title ! scope="col" |Role ! scope="col" |Notes ! class="unsortable" | {{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}} |- | 2023 ! scope="row" | ''[[Starfield (video game)|Starfield]]'' |Emily Cartwright, Sonia, Sylvie Munich | |<ref>{{cite web |title=excited to be a part of #starfield as Sona, Sylvia Munich, and Emily Cartwright ❤️ |url=https://www.instagram.com/rosaliecchiang/p/CxO72qSR4mJ/ |website=instagram.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Starfield voice actors - Meet the cast of Bethesda's space opera |url=https://starfieldportal.com/article/starfield-voice-actors |website=starfieldportal.com}}</ref> |- |}
==References== {{reflist}}
== External links ==
* {{IMDb name|id=nm8823152}} * {{Instagram|id=rosaliecchiang}} * {{Rotten Tomatoes person|rosalie_chiang}}
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