Lucille Soong
Lucille Soong
15.08.1938 (86 gadi) (Beijing, China)
Lucille Soong (born August 15, 1938) is a Chinese American film and television actress. She has guest starred on several television series which included a recurring role on the ABC prime time soap Desperate Housewives as Gabrielle Solis' former maid, Yao Lin. Soong has also appeared on Passions, All About the Andersons, Huff, Dharma & Greg and According to Jim. In 1969, she starred in Coronation Street playing the role of Billy Walker's girlfriend, and suffered racist abuse from his mother Annie Walker; she soon broke up with him. This is the first time racist abuse was felt in the show. She held a minor role in The Prisoner as the flower girl in the episode A. B. and C.. Soong has also acted in the 2003 remake of Freaky Friday as Pei-Pei's mom. Other credits include Genghis Khan, The Joy Luck Club, The Corruptor, Chasing Destiny and Nine Dead. Soong currently is in the main cast as Grandma Huang on ABC's Fresh Off the Boat.