Michelle Kwan was born on July 7, 1980 in Torrance, California. She's the youngest of 3 children. Her parents are Danny and Estella, who moved to the U.S. from China in the 1970s. She started skating when she was 5 after watching her brother play hockey. She started competing at 7. In 1991, she & her sister moved to Lake Arrowhead to train more seriously. They shared a cabin there called the Debi Thomas Teepe. She competed in her 1st nationals at 12, winning the silver at 13 & 14. At 15, She won nationals & worlds. The following, season she won the silver at nationals & worlds. Afterwards, she won every competition, except for the 1998 Olympics where she won the silver. She then won Nationals every year from 1998-2005. She won worlds in 1998, 2000, 2001 & 2003.
Ice Castles(2010)as National Rinks Commentator #1
Wow! Wow! Wubbzy!(2006)as Michelle Kwanzleberry
The Simpsons(1989)as Michelle Kwan
Mulan II(2004)as Shopkeeper
The Jersey(1999)as Michelle Kwan
Recipe for Change(2021)
AAPI for Hillary(2016)
High Ground(2020)
The Bridge(2024)as Self
My Hero the Hitman(2022)as Michelle Kwan
Getting Curious with Jonathan Van Ness(2022)as Self
Summer of Gold(2021)as Self
AAPI Rising: An AAPI Heritage Month Celebration(2022)as Self
Milk(2019)as Self
30 for 30(2009)as Self
Sportpanorama(1977)as Self
