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Jennie Kwan | |
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| Occupation(s) | Actress, singer |
| Years active | 1984–present |
| Website | jenniekwan |
Jennie Kwan is an American actress and singer. She played Samantha "Sam" Woo onCalifornia Dreams, and voiced Satoko Hojo inHigurashi When They Cry, Suki inAvatar: The Last Airbender, andChun-Li inStreet Fighter 6.
Kwan began acting at age 11 when she started performing with the touring company, "Kids of the Century". Her first television role was in 1991 as the voice of Audrey inLittle Shop, a series based on the 1986 filmLittle Shop of Horrors.[1]
She is best known as Samantha "Sam" Woo, a foreign exchange student from Hong Kong in theNBC sitcomCalifornia Dreams who first appeared in the show's second season. She joins the band as its singer and keyboardist.
Kwan competed on the twenty-fourth season ofWorst Cooks in America, the show's seventh celebrity edition titledThat's So'90s, which aired in April and May 2022.[2]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Beverly Hills, 90210 | Girl #1 | Ep. Song of Myself |
| 1993–1996 | California Dreams | Samantha 'Sam' Woo | Main role |
| 1997 | Family Matters | Kimberly | Ep. Revenge of the Nerd |
| The Nanny | Mai Ling | Ep. Mommy and Mai | |
| 2010 | Late Night with Jimmy Fallon | Herself/Performer | Ep. 2.29 |
| 2013 | Anger Management | Woman | Ep. Charlie and His New Friend with Benefits |
| 2016 | New Girl | Boat Woman | Ep. Es Good |
| 2021 | The Rookie | Anakela | Ep. Poetic Justice |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Country Estates | Cheerleader | TV movie |
| 1997 | Trojan War | Trish | |
| 2009 | Let's Do It!: A California Dreams Reunion | Herself | Documentary short |
| 2011 | Play Time | The Wife | Short film |
| 2012 | Invasion of the Money Snatchers | Velma | |
| 2014 | Promoted | Lu Chang | |
| 2023 | Suzume | Mami | English dub[3] |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Source |
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| 1991 | Little Shop | Audrey | Main role | |
| 2005–2008 | Avatar: The Last Airbender | Suki | Recurring role | |
| 2006 | Eureka Seven | Sakuya | English dub | |
| 2007 | Fate/stay night | Ayako Mitsuzuri | English dub; as Minx Lee | |
| When They Cry | Satoko Hojo | |||
| Rozen Maiden | Nori Sakurada | |||
| 2009 | Random Cartoons | Myang Myang, Bitgirl, Edu | Ep. Dr. Dee and Bit Boy | |
| 2011 | Durarara!! | Miria Harvent | English dub; Ep. 11 | |
| 2013 | Accel World | Akira Himi/Aqua Current | English dub; as Trinity Lee | |
| 2018 | Goldie & Bear | Tess the Giantess | Voice role; Tess the Giantess | |
| Beyblade Burst Turbo | Chiharu Aoi | English dub; Ep. 51 | ||
| 2020 | Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba | Inosuke's mother, Kakushi | English dub | |
| Scissor Seven | Thirteen | |||
| 2021 | Detective Conan: The Fist of Blue Sapphire | Sonoko Suzuki | [4] | |
| The Witcher: Nightmare of the Wolf | Young Luka | |||
| High-Rise Invasion | Mayuko Nise | English dub | ||
| 2022–2023 | Around the Sun | Ace / Sabrina | Audio drama |
| Year | Title | Role | Source |
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| 2007 | .hack//G.U. Vol. 3//Redemption | Aina | [5] |
| 2008 | Avatar: The Last Airbender – Into the Inferno | Suki | [4] |
| 2009 | Rune Factory Frontier | Eunice | [5] |
| 2015 | Atelier Shallie: Alchemists of the Dusk Sea | Shallistera | |
| 2017 | .hack//G.U. Last Recode | Aina | [4] |
| 2018 | Red Dead Redemption 2 | The Local Pedestrian Population | |
| 2021 | Lost Judgment | Sayaka Nishizono | [4] |
| Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Hinokami Chronicles | Kakushi | [6] | |
| 2023 | Street Fighter 6 | Chun-Li | [7] |
| 2024 | Sand Land | Additional voices | [8] |
