Ming Lee
E257350
Ming Lee is the strict yet loving mother of protagonist Meilin in Pixar's animated film "Turning Red," whose own emotional struggles and family legacy drive much of the story's conflict and heart.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ming Lee canonical | 3 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Pixar character
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animated film character ⓘ fictional character ⓘ |
| alsoAvailableInLanguage | Mandarin dub ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Turning Red ⓘ |
| associatedWithCharacter |
Aunties (her sisters)
ⓘ
Sun Yee ⓘ |
| associatedWithLocation | family temple dedicated to Sun Yee ⓘ |
| centralConflictWith | Meilin Lee’s growing independence ⓘ |
| characterArc | learns to accept Meilin’s individuality ⓘ |
| child |
Meilin "Mei" Lee
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surface form:
Meilin Lee
|
| countryOfOrigin | Canada (fictional setting: Toronto) ⓘ |
| creator | Domee Shi ⓘ |
| distributor | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Chinese ⓘ |
| eyeColor | brown ⓘ |
| familyName | Lee ⓘ |
| firstAppearance |
Turning Red
ⓘ
surface form:
Turning Red (2022)
|
| gender | female ⓘ |
| givenName | Ming ⓘ |
| grandmother | Mei’s maternal grandmother (Wu) ⓘ |
| hairColor | black ⓘ |
| hasSupernaturalAbility | red panda transformation ⓘ |
| inheritsCurseFrom | maternal family line ⓘ |
| languageOfPerformance | English ⓘ |
| medium | computer-animated film ⓘ |
| mother | Wu ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | deuteragonist ⓘ |
| nationality | Chinese Canadian (implied) ⓘ |
| occupation |
temple caretaker
ⓘ
tour guide ⓘ |
| personalityTrait |
controlling
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loving ⓘ overprotective ⓘ perfectionist ⓘ strict ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Pixar Animation Studios ⓘ |
| relationshipToProtagonist | mother of Meilin Lee ⓘ |
| religiousOrCulturalAffiliation | ancestor worship at family temple ⓘ |
| residence | Toronto ⓘ |
| spouse | Jin Lee ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
parental pressure
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unresolved emotional wounds ⓘ |
| themeEmbodied |
cultural expectations
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intergenerational trauma ⓘ mother–daughter relationships ⓘ |
| transformationTriggeredBy | strong emotions ⓘ |
| universe | Turning Red ⓘ |
| voiceActor | Sandra Oh ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.