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Jennie Kwan
Other names
  • Minx Lee
  • Trinity Lee
Occupation Actress, singer
Years active 1984–present
Spouse(s) Matthew Garrett

Jennie Kwan is an American actress and singer. She is known for playing Samantha "Sam" Woo on the TV show California Dreams. She also uses her voice for many cartoon characters and video game characters. Some of her famous voice roles include Satoko Hojo in Higurashi When They Cry, Suki in Avatar: The Last Airbender, and Chun-Li in Street Fighter 6.

Her Career in Acting and Singing

Jennie Kwan started acting when she was 11 years old. She performed with a group called "Kids of the Century" that traveled around. Her first TV job was in 1991. She voiced a character named Audrey in Little Shop, a cartoon series. This show was based on the 1986 movie Little Shop of Horrors.

Becoming Famous on TV

Jennie Kwan is most famous for her role as Samantha "Sam" Woo. Sam was a student from Hong Kong on the NBC TV show California Dreams. Sam joined the show in its second season. Her character became the singer and keyboard player for the band on the show.

In 2022, Jennie Kwan was on a TV cooking competition called Worst Cooks in America. It was a special version of the show for celebrities from the 1990s.

Her Life Outside of Work

Jennie Kwan is married to Matthew Garrett. He is a musician.

What She Has Appeared In

TV Shows

Jennie Kwan has acted in many TV shows. Here are some of them:

Year Title Role Notes
1992 Beverly Hills, 90210 Girl #1 Episode: Song of Myself
1993–1996 California Dreams Samantha 'Sam' Woo Main character
1997 Family Matters Kimberly Episode: Revenge of the Nerd
The Nanny Mai Ling Episode: Mommy and Mai
2010 Late Night with Jimmy Fallon Herself/Performer Episode 2.29
2013 Anger Management Woman Episode: Charlie and His New Friend with Benefits
2016 New Girl Boat Woman Episode: Es Good
2021 The Rookie Anakela Episode: Poetic Justice

Movies

She has also appeared in several movies:

Year Title Role Notes
1993 Country Estates Cheerleader TV movie
1997 Trojan War Trish
2009 Let's Do It!: A California Dreams Reunion Herself Short movie about a reunion
2011 Play Time The Wife Short film
2012 Invasion of the Money Snatchers Velma Short film
2014 Promoted Lu Chang
2023 Suzume Mami English version

Voice Acting in Cartoons and Anime

Jennie Kwan is a very busy voice actress. She has lent her voice to many animated shows:

Year Title Role Notes Source
1991 Little Shop Audrey Main character
2005–2008 Avatar: The Last Airbender Suki, Princess Yue Played more than one role
2006 Eureka Seven Sakuya English version
2007 Fate/stay night Ayako Mitsuzuri English version; as Minx Lee
When They Cry Satoko Hojo
Rozen Maiden Nori Sakurada
2009 Random Cartoons Myang Myang, Bitgirl, Edu Episode: Dr. Dee and Bit Boy
2011 Durarara!! Miria Harvent English version; Episode 11
2013 Accel World Akira Himi/Aqua Current English version; as Trinity Lee
2018 Goldie & Bear Tess the Giantess Voice role; Tess the Giantess
Beyblade Burst Turbo Chiharu Aoi English version; Episode 51
2020 Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Inosuke's mother, Kakushi English version
Scissor Seven Thirteen
2021 Detective Conan: The Fist of Blue Sapphire Sonoko Suzuki
The Witcher: Nightmare of the Wolf Young Luka
High-Rise Invasion Mayuko Nise English version
2022–2023 Around the Sun Ace / Sabrina Audio drama

Voice Acting in Video Games

Jennie Kwan has also voiced characters in many popular video games:

Year Title Role Source
2007 .hack//G.U. Vol. 3//Redemption Aina
2008 Avatar: The Last Air Bender – Into the Inferno Suki
2009 Rune Factory Frontier Eunice
2015 Atelier Shallie: Alchemists of the Dusk Sea Shallistera
2017 .hack//G.U. Last Recode Aina
2018 Red Dead Redemption 2 The Local Pedestrian Population
2021 Lost Judgment Sayaka Nishizono
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Hinokami Chronicles Kakushi
2023 Street Fighter 6 Chun-Li
2024 Sand Land Additional voices

See also

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