Ming-Na Wen on Being the Voice of Mulan

The talented and fabulous Ming-Na Wen stops by “The Real” and chats about her career-changing role as the voice of Disney’s “Mulan.” Find out her favorite part of playing the beloved character, in this clip.

[@bebeheart5128]

I love this woman!! and she's killing it on Agents of Shield, it's hard to believe she's 51!

[@KamalIsaiahMorales]

Really ? 😕 she looks goof !

[@Key_1111]

Bebe Heart Asian no raisin!

[@bebeheart5128]

kamal morales Yes couldn't believe it myself

[@tanyarios9202]

I thought she was like 32!!?

[@bebeheart5128]

Tanya Rios Same thing I thought!!! She must bathe in the fountain of youth

[@sunnyjang6352]

I can't believe Ming is 51 years old!!! She is hot!

[@ayaelaraj]

Omg she's 51! She looks amazing! Mashallah

[@TheLovesnowangel]

Sunny Jang OMG You are a complete lie lol. I had to look it up I can't believe she is 51. It's so true when they say Asian don't raisin.

[@CoCoGemel]

MIZZ DIAVIAN lmao Asian don't raisin hahaha I've never heard that one before

[@TheLovesnowangel]

CoCoGemel lol yeah I remember Jeannie said that one time and I guess the saying just stuck to me.

[@sx3todd]

Sunny Jang WHAT?! 51... Are you furreal? This is how a MILF supposed to look like! Ming is on fleek.

[@bboxbritt12]

The grandma on Mulan was hilarious!!!! Mulan to Captain Li Shang: Would you like to stay for dinner? Grandma: Would you like to stay forever?

[@CKFIERCE1]

Ugh, memories :( I'm so glad I was born in 92

[@SunshineKarebare]

bboxbritt12 ahhaa she was hilarious, mulan was my favorite movie because she was independent :)

[@Alyn08]

Plus, when the grandma said, "Whoo! Sign me up for the next war!" LOL

[@speedracer2008]

Shang: Dinner would be great.

[@BabyC51085]

She looks AMAZING. Dang! She looks like she's in her 30s

[@XoXoG]

Miss Chansa kinda pushing it. i'd say 40's.

[@maya4009]

LuxeLike Whatever Some women actually look worse than her in their 30s, and i'm not talking exclusively about white people. I hope i look as good as her in my 50s

[@CitiesSkyGay]

Miss Chansa Asian don't raisin :)

[@asha-annadoniel3010]

Black don't crack.

[@elishaewing1299]

LOL!!!! the last two comments above xD

[@jdlaw001]

Disney's Mulan was badass. But the real life Mulan was insanely badass.

[@elishaewing1299]

jdlaw001 I totally agree!

[@paolotorres8537]

Galaxys Yes, but Agent Melinda May is 1000 times more badass

[@jisoos_minions350]

Paolo Torres Yas!

[@Brwnsknbeautee]

I loved Mulan. I still watch it and I'm 23😂

[@quintabrownderiona702]

Aubrey Davis me 2!

[@angelicamoynihan4855]

Same here.. And she is one of the reasons why I watch Agents of Shield

[@thatssolauren536]

Same!

[@mrsb0215]

I’m watching it now and I’m a 28 year old married woman. 😂😂 It’s a childhood classic.

[@jasonterry7051]

Hah I’m 27 and quote it all the time

[@RimaAravisia]

I really hope she at least makes a cameo in the live action Mulan that disney are planning *2020* And she diidd ♡

[@annaang2896]

MissRimaKagé Same here! I can't even imagine a live action Mulan without Ming in there.

[@timrob12]

Hoping the same for Paige O'Hara and the Beauty and the Beast premiere.

[@321SPONGEBOLT]

timrob12 Paige O'Hara helped Emma Watson with her singing lessons as a way of preparing for the soundtrack of the movie, so that counts. In fact, now that I think about it, Ming-Na Wen looks almost like Mulan by comparison. If they film her for the live action remake, I can picture her returning in live action, and Lea providing her singing voice again for the new songs written for the film, as well as the use of her archive singing from the animated movie.

[@MEh-dc4jj]

MazzyRima some says she's the mother of mulan. Lets pray for it.

[@MrTibsol]

Wow. And she actually did. This is 2020. 😁

[@321330078]

These children growing up now will never get to appreciate the Disney classics. The 90's were everything (personally) :)

[@JRob594]

Yes I feel bad for this generation

[@reneelewis5216]

I feel bad for them too. "Kids" nowadays have twerk offs at parties lead on and judged by "adults" who think it's cute to post them online for likes smh

[@ShutterBeatReaderKirstie]

Agree. The 90's were great. Now everything is superficial. It's sad really.

[@mest5621]

Lashaun Gordon Disney movies of today doesn't compare to the past but I guess the real life remakes they are doing now are a good way to bridge the gap between the different generations.

[@amiemie8567]

Lashaun Gordon YASSS! My childhood was the bomb!

[@destineyuzaka2113]

Mulan is a beautiful story and is one of my favorite Disney movies. My favorite Disney princesses: Mulan, Tiana, Ariel, Pocahontas, & Jasmine.

[@wprriestley07]

Yep the best princess! Even tho she had to pretend to be a man she didnt need one to rescue her like every princess! Independent lol

[@RisaGreen]

+Whitley Priestley same except belle is on my list

[@daliarobinson4486]

Watching her outside of Agents of Shield on this and seeing her smile literally all I can think is "Wow, she's really gorgeous." She's so serious on the show that you don't realize truly how beautiful she can be lol I'm in love with her now lmao

[@Kelly-ik6pn]

She's my favorite Disney character AND an Agent of SHIELD. Ming-Na is my QUEEN

[@alfwinnn4224]

yasss

[@HekRod7]

This lady does not age. Amazing!

[@ShutterBeatReaderKirstie]

I'm a fan of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D and I didn't know she voiced Mulan. That just makes her even cooler to me. ^-^

[@ButterBoy245]

She's also a bounty hunter in the mandalorian and plays as one of main cast in the Book of Boba. (star wars)

[@LovelyLexP]

I just watched Mulan yesterday!! Had no idea she was the voice behind the character

[@christianpringle3822]

Ugh! I love her forever! I grew up in this era and I'm proud of it. It was a time when every Disney animated film was great

[@sassyladyy88]

Mulan is my fav Disney movie.. I still remember watching it in theater with my Pops. She was quite the woman.

[@CoCoGemel]

You could tell she didn't know what "on fleek" means lmao Mulan still one of my faves, had the bookbag and lunchkit and everythang! "I'll Make a Man Out of You" still my jam

[@joshuamcdowell5782]

Christina Aguilera's song Reflection from Mulan is still one of the best Disney songs ever

[@stephaniebaileyc.g.i7059]

Yes * A whole new world by peabo bryson & regina belle is mine.

[@joshuamcdowell5782]

Kayies M I love that one too

[@marianmarina89]

Joshua McDowell I love that song too but I'm afraid I gotta go with the version sung by Lea Salonga :)

[@marian8401]

Lea Salonga's version is the best

[@deejmateo832]

Ming na wen is a goddess. First she is Mulan. Then she is Melinda may. The unknown shield agent who now every marvel fan now knows. Love you to the moon and back! Please keep doing what you do. It isn't aging you, and fans love everything you do!

[@QKJM19]

I luv Mulan.

[@laurens.8940]

This is so bizarre after watching Agents of SHIELD for years...

[@abdullahalqaq840]

That's exactly what I said. I just got through watching agents of shield season 1 and now watching season 2 and I just found out that she also played Mulan, I watched the movie Mulan many times. And knowing she played her. And then how serious she is on agent of shield.... it's like awkward a bit. Lol. Mind blown when I figured this out.

[@capollorod]

I remember Ming-Na Wen when she was in the Joy Luck Club so many years ago. She was beautiful then, and I think she is even more beautiful now!

[@blueangeloftheseas]

I love Disney, Mulan is one of me and my daughters' favourites and Ming looks ahhhhmaziing, beautiful

[@peach_ringz_4evz]

her voice makes me wanna cry instantly I LOVE MULAN SO MUCH

[@SeniorLife2012]

Mulan was one of my favorite Disney Movies while I was growing up. I love it. I still be watching it on Netflix. lol

[@lenaraleite1144]

I can't believe I had watched all 7 seasons of Agents of Shield and just now I have found out that Ming-Na was Mulan from the animated disney movie! I saw her cameo on Mulan's 2020 live action and gotta google it.

[@demetriusburley3686]

Simply gorgeous ❤

[@jodiii122]

Mulan is the ONLY Disney movie I own that I watch over and over again! It's definitely my favorite!

[@LadyK007]

She looks incredible!

[@patrickcostello4146]

Wow! five years later and she still looks and is AWESOME !

[@GottyJ]

SHE ALSO GAVE AWAY THEIR POSITION! Kidding I love Mulan!!

[@JayEhEnEaTee]

YEAH SHE IS ON FLEEK! Hope I turn out that way when I'm half a century old.

[@gloriancz7751]

Absolutely my favorite..glad to know you a badass in real life

[@lucecita19]

Now on I will change my saying: "Black People AND CHINESE people dont crack"

[@LivMYlif3]

Ya a lot of Asians look young when they're older too

[@QueenTheKing]

Hey asian don't raisin

[@a_rellw5971]

I would have guessed that she was about 35 :)

[@daniellakaran5760]

That's true. She was 35 when Mulan was released.

[@victoriamadridano1016]

@@daniellakaran5760 What?! That's so cool. She looked so young when she was doing "Mulan." I actually thought she was in her early twenties in "Mulan." I saw pictures of her in the 1998 movie premiere of the Disney movie, and she looked so youthful and young at that time. I would NEVER have thought that she was already 35 back in 1998.

[@katherinezp]

She never age

[@brianfournierjr7438]

Ming-Na Wen can get it forreal!😍😍😍

[@joshuajwars4271]

Wen Na Ming is not only pretty (since the singer for the singing of Mulan is Lea Salonga from the Philippines) she voiced the speaking part of the character Fa Mulan played as Melinda Qiaolian "Cavalry" May the television's equivalent of Black Widow and as lady assassin Fennec Shand first in Bad Batch her first Star Wars character a small bit of coming true then as partner Fennec Shand live action once her dream is actually a reality for Boba Fett's Book triple awesome well done!

[@D.Drayton]

Mulan is one of my favourite disney films.

[@zayn181]

SHE IS MY CHILDHOOD 😭❤️

[@giordanotirelli6028]

Happy birthday ming from italian boy live in rome

[@shecops985]

OMG MULAN ! ONE OF MY FAVS

[@vr_x7364]

A fantastic film that also got sponsored by Mcdonalds with the Szechuan sauce which was so good that it caused a frenzy and Rick to travel back in time to get some.

[@RyanKusuma]

This is the most Agent May have spoken in years

[@Haggysack2k8]

Well i didn't know that she is the english voice of Mulan, the first time i saw/heard her was in Marvel's Agent's of Shield, as Agent May/Mai/Mey ... I always expect Ming Na Wen to jump up and kick everybody in the face and then calling Coulson or something like that and this woman voiced Mulan?! Bloody hell... And Eddie Murphy as Mushu didn't suprise me much, because Eddie is just perfect for a role like that. Here in germany we got Otto Waalkes and his voiceover is also so damn perfect. Man, voice actors have just an incredibly cool job.

[@abdullahalqaq840]

I can't look at Mulan the same now lol, I did not know the voice of Mulan is Agent May in Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. When I was watching agents of S.H.I.E.L.D I would hear agent may's voice and she sounded so familiar just could could not figure it out until I looked up the actress name and it said, one of her first major hits was the voice of Fa Mulan. My mind was blown!

[@SlashinatorZ]

Ive hugged her & she's really hot. I was dressed as Darth Vegeta at the time. I even complimented her young look

[@AndrewsOpinion15]

MING-NA WEN SO PRETTY !!!!

[@d.fortner6653]

She still looks like chun li from street fighter.

[@irmathesperma8548]

I love The Real so much. It's one of the few shoes where the hosts are actually friends and having fun and not just tolerating each other. It's very real and I find that I enjoy myself a lot when I watch it because they are too.

[@Bitaskaco-Arlene]

one of my fav movies mulan she saves herself

[@Captainnationalexpress247]

Happy Birthday to the Extraordinary Fighter of Justice and Queen of the Ching Dynasty Kingdom in the Adventure of Cherish Resolution in the greatest event that can ever achieve for the moment of reunion. A wonderful legend who have the vision to take one's destiny form the starting round to the super magnificent level of possibilities. Represent from Special Administration of Macao of People's Republic of China, the Defender of Resilient Operation. Chung Li AKA ming-na wen.

[@charmmarie113]

Omg your sung so well on Mulan you remind me like a 31 year old but your 51

[@aksayinishah2509]

the singing voice of Mulan was actually done by Lea Salonga. Ming did the acting voice

[@jisoos_minions350]

Everyone is talkin bout disney and mulan while im thinkin bout how i never new Agent Melinda May was mulan. You know... from Aos ( agents of shield) tell me im not the only one?

[@hellohuman9057]

Same!!

[@SefniAsheforr]

Well technically in the film she did need a man. Without the formal training of Shang she wouldn't have succeeded as a warrior. However, it's not a big deal.

[@taralucent1219]

MelanicDisaster Shhh, don't let the feminists hear you.

[@mariaqureshi2540]

Her daughter actually looks like Mulan! Hope that didn't sound stereotypical.

[@nicholasmardis9846]

This role fits her perfectly as she is Chinese an so is Mulan.

[@lollipopcorndog]

To her, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D is just work

[@vincentalvarado1009]

Adrienne Bailon aka Chanel meets Ming-Na Wan aka Mulan.

[@tbd]

Funny how she said her daughter just rolls her eyes at her and then we see the photo of her daughter rolling her eyes.

[@angeliquecurtis764]

Its great to hear her voice in person aside from the character of Mulan

[@ash2kewl]

51? No way?

[@KeshiaFowler]

Didn’t know she was the Voice

[@MrEmilicious]

I quote Jean Claude Van Damme "what a woman!!!"..

[@krazyhatter6479]

MULAN BEST FEMALE LEAD OF ALL TIME

[@kane3383]

.....she’s 51 who looks like an early 30 year old

[@volturivoltron574]

Ming Nawen doesn't age??!!! how is that possible???

[@momochanjones7302]

Give me Ming-Na Wen or give me death

[@KIWIMADNEZ]

She's not real!? Does she not know the real story of Mulan!? She was a badass.

[@adamislam672]

She was about to talk about her son and they cut it

[@briellecruz4170]

MUUUULLLLLLAAAAAAANNNNNN!!!!!!!!!!!

[@thethirteenthdoctor1716]

Wait she was mulan?????

[@fingers9224]

she's 54 now and she still looks DAMN HOT she still looks about 37

[@johnchoi4473]

Agent May!

[@richellevictorio51]

Please make mulan 3

[@hsisjz3087]

Rbr she is also Fennec Shand

[@russellcampbell9641]

She is soooo hot!

[@MIZZJACQUETTAx]

I had no idea she voice mulan at before too?

[@khadija7530]

Agent May's biggest secret

[@MIZZJACQUETTAx]

I Remember her since of street fighter movie. Oh she is 51?? she still looks like 25-40.

[@aybanpali]

Let's face it. Agent May is Mulan in real life.

[@flowerzozemspuk8229]

Lea selonga is the one who sing and mulan

[@strykerx24]

bring back the sczhuan sauce

[@desireme3019]

Mulan did actually excist tho

[@drtao8325]

fennec shand lol

[@YourMajesty069]

She has beautiful feet

[@rhey81]

And they say black don't crack.. Imma retract that ....

[@Prettygirlcn5]

She's Mulan?! 🙆🏽🙈 N wat her daughter don't think she's legit!

[@nongsunanta3688]

Smoking hot.

[@RichardHernandez-pz7bt]

talk about Asian don't crack! lol girl you looking hot xD

[@dana-5815]

Asian don't raisin.........

[@Ashleymfranklin1990]

Still no Latino princess

[@gonzalezeduardo28]

Feminism! Now is the time to cash in on it!

[@fergusonja8]

So much estrogen, making me light headed

[@eastsiderage5532]

"She didn't need a man..." That's not true. Men actually helped her all through out the movie.

[@flowerzozemspuk8229]

LIAR SHE DIDNT 😡she isn't okay