You just have to know your passion, work hard as hell, appreciate every opportunity and every person along the way. Thank you so much, Disney! ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️From the bottom of my #Mulan heart, I am very grateful for everything Disney’s done for my career. I am overwhelmed, humbled, grateful, and yeah, super happy! What an incredible roster of people to be included with this year! #jamesearljones #wingchao #barnettericci ??????? Congrats to all the 2019 Disney Legends! It’s crazy I’m one of them. I love So to have worked for Disney for so many years on so many projects is wonderful enough. Never in my wildest dreams would I expect this to happen to me. A beautiful letter from Bob Iger thanking me for my contributions to Telling me I have been chosen to be a Disney Legend. Although she didn't fit that mold, Wen was determined to make it as an actor. Never mind that the leading ladies of the day were, by and large, blue-eyed blondes. After graduating from Carnegie Mellon in 1986, Wen knew she wanted to "go off and conquer the world," acting on Broadway and, eventually, the big screen.
"Sometimes, ignorance is bliss," she said. Not realizing that she had to be officially accepted after the audition, she didn't have a backup choice. Wen applied to one school, Carnegie Mellon University's School of Drama, and auditioned as part of the admission process. Although her parents spoke English, they had little understanding of the steps to take for university after high school. And, when she returns to Pittsburgh, Wen said she is still expected to work the register. They helped at the family's Chinese restaurant, Chinatown Inn, which still operates today. A hard worker with a solid academic record, Wen was raised, along with her brother, by her Chinese parents.