Rosalie Chiang (born October 1, 2005) is an American actress. She is known for her leading role of Meilin Lee in the

Pixar Pixar (), doing business as Pixar Animation Studios, is an American animation studio based in Emeryville, California, known for its critically and commercially successful computer-animated feature films. Pixar is a subsidiary of Walt Disney ...

animated film ''

Turning Red ''Turning Red'' is a 2022 American animated coming-of-age fantasy comedy-drama film produced by Pixar Animation Studios for Walt Disney Pictures. It was directed by Domee Shi and produced by Lindsey Collins, from a screenplay written by S ...

'' (2022).

Early life

Chiang was born on October 1, 2005, in Fremont, California. Her mother is Taiwanese, while her father is

Singaporean Singaporeans are the citizens and nationals of the sovereign island city-state of Singapore. Singapore is home to a people of a variety of ethno-racial-religious origins, with the city-state itself being a multi-racial, multi-cultural, m ...

. Chiang is fluent in the

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. Her mother called her Mei-Mei as a child.

Career

Before entering acting, Chiang was an author and wrote two poetry books: ''A is for Albatross: Birds A to Z'' and ''A is for Arowana: Freshwater Fish A to Z''. The former received the Skipping Stones Honour Award. Chiang had previously played minor roles in short films and commercials prior to being hired as the lead role in ''Turning Red''. She auditioned for the role using her mother's iPhone 6. During the film's development, Chiang was hired at the age of 12 to record

scratch vocal A scratch vocal or guide vocal is an audio recording made without the intention of keeping it. The recording is intended for reference only. These vocals can be used for music or animation. In music a singer may use a scratch recording to rerecor ...

s as a temporary placeholder, with the understanding that director

Domee Shi Domee Shi (; ; born 8 September 1989) is a Canadian animator, film director and screenwriter. She has directed the short film '' Bao'' (2018) and the feature films '' Turning Red'' (2022) and ''Elio'' (2025), becoming the first woman to direct ...

and producer Lindsay Collins would later cast a professional actress to re-record her lines before the film's release. However, Chiang turned in scratch vocals so strong that Shi and Collins could not envision anyone else in the lead role. They escalated the issue to Pixar chief creative officer

Pete Docter Peter Hans Docter (born October 9, 1968) is an American filmmaker and animator, who has served as chief creative officer (CCO) of Pixar since 2018. He has directed the company's animated films ''Monsters, Inc.'' (2001), ''Up (2009 film), Up'' ( ...

, who personally approved of casting Chiang in the lead role.

Filmography

Television

Film

Video games

References

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Chiang, Rosalie 2005 births Living people 21st-century American actresses Actresses from the San Francisco Bay Area American actors of Taiwanese descent American actresses of Chinese descent American child actresses American film actresses American people of Singaporean descent American television actresses American voice actresses People from Fremont, California