Jennie Kwan

Jennie Kwan is an American actress and singer. She played Samantha "Sam" Woo on California Dreams, and voiced Satoko Hojo in Higurashi When They Cry, Suki in Avatar: The Last Airbender, and Chun-Li in Street Fighter 6.

Career 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 in Little Shop, a series based on the 1986 film Little Shop of Horrors.

She is best known as Samantha "Sam" Woo, a foreign exchange student from Hong Kong in the NBC sitcom California 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 of Worst Cooks in America, the show's seventh celebrity edition titled Thats So 90s, which aired in April and May 2022.

Personal life Kwan was born and raised in Los Angeles, California. She is of Filipino, Spanish, German, Italian and Chinese descent.

Filmography

Television 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. Sabotage

Film 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

Animation Year Title Role NotesSource 1991 Little Shop Audrey Main role 2005–2008 Avatar: The Last Airbender Suki, Actress Princess Yue 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 2015 Atelier Shallie: Alchemists of the Dusk Sea Shallistera 2017 .hack//G.U. Last Recode Aina Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Hinokami Chronicles Kakushi 2023 Street Fighter 6 Chun-Li 2024 Sand Land Additional voices 2025 Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves Chun-Li