Also known as Wáng Xiànlíng (王憲苓), she was raised in Queens, New York and has[1] been profiled in Chinese-language media in the United States[2] At seven years old, Linda Wang began modeling for Kodak film.
They spent half an hour talking about Wang's pen and ink artwork, titled "Repeating," which at the time was being exhibited at the New York Transit Museum.
[citation needed] Milch later recommended her to one of the casting directors for Tropic Thunder;[5] she was tried as the Chinese script translator to aid writers Justin Theroux and Etan Cohen during pre-production.
Producer Eric McLeod agreed and Wang went on to work as the on-set script translator for director Ben Stiller and Chinese dialogue coach for actors including Robert Downey, Jr., Reggie Lee and Brandon Soo Hoo.
[5] As an actress, Wang appeared in Deadwood,[6] House M.D.,[7] 8 Simple Rules, Guiding Light, and Sports Show with Norm Macdonald.
Wang appeared as Contessa Dell'Oro, leader of an army of commandos who plot to destroy all human life on earth, in Blonde Squad.
Wang has provided extensive Chinese Mandarin voice-overs in a number of advertisements, including for Standard Federal Bank, Hepatitis B Foundation, Anti-Smoking USA, AT&T, MasterCard,[citation needed] Magellan,[17] Citibank, IDT Corporation, Colgate, HOLDCOM, AIG, Honey Bunches of Oats, Ford Motor Company, USPS, Smirnoff, Western Union, San Manuel Indian Bingo and Casino, Red Rock Casino and Honda Accord.
[20] She participated in the VERB campaign, a program designed to encourage children to take the hour gained from the fall time change to be more active physically, for both Disney and Nickelodeon.