8 actresses who have played Mulan and one more who will

Disney is currently producing a live-action remake of its 1998 animated musical “Mulan,” which is about the legendary Chinese woman warrior.
Chinese actress Liu Yifei, also known as Crystal Liu, is set to star in the movie, due for release in 2020.
Liu will join eight other actresses who have portrayed Mulan in live-action movies and TV shows, excluding silent films.
Here is a list of those actresses:

• Nancy Wan-Seung Chan, “Mulan Joins the Army,” aka “Maiden in Armour” (China, 1939)
• Ivy Ling Po, “Lady General Hua Mu-lan” (China, 1964)
• Shuxian Bai, “Saga of Mulan” (China, 1994)
• Mariane Chan, “A Tough Side of a Lady” (Hong Kong, TV series, 1998)
• Anita Yuen, “Hua Mu Lan” (Taiwan, TV series, 1998)
• Zhao Wei, “Mulan: Rise of a Warrior” (China, 2009)
• Elanne Kong, “Mu Lan” (China, TV series, 2012)
• Jamie Chung, “Once Upon a Time” (U.S., TV series, 2012-2013)

Photos: Liu Yifei in “The Forbidden Kingdom” (2008) at top; Jamie Chung as Mulan in “Once Upon a Time”; and Zhao Wei in “Mulan: Rise of a Warrior.”

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