![]() I’m as proud to be Chinese as I am American.”Īs it happened, the role in “Street Fighter,” which is based on the popular video game, called for an Asian woman, a reporter who joins Jean-Claude Van Damme’s renegade force to defeat a power-mad dictator, played by the late Raul Julia. “What I want is the same opportunities as anyone to get a part. “Sometimes I can tell-they won’t take the risk.” It’s a constant challenge in her career, she says, as well as for other Asian actors. “I’m so used to it, it doesn’t even faze me,” she says. ![]() If a role is not “Asian specific,” Wen is ready to hear reluctance on the part of casting directors. 12, playing a third-year medical student at County General Memorial Hospital. “When I (auditioned), it was me and a dozen Caucasian actresses.” ![]() I told my agent, ‘Get me on “ER"-that would be great.’ Then this role came up,” Wen said. “While I was between movie gigs, we were looking for something to do on television. ![]()
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