Fala Chen says she is only offered Chinese-speaking character roles since ‘Shang-Chi’ success


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After starring in Marvel’s “Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings,” Chinese American actor Fala Chen shared that she is still being typecast for potential movies and TV series. Responding to reporters’ questions on Tuesday for the HBO limited series “Irma Vep,” Chen, 40, revealed that following her role as Ying Li in “Shang-Chi,” she has been offered roles for Asian characters who can only speak Chinese. “After Shang-Chi, we’re getting more calls about me playing an Asian character who speaks only Chinese,” Chen told AsiaOne. “I feel like I personally, as a human being, have a lot more...