bᵻfˌoːɹ sˈeɪvɪŋ fˈeɪs, tʃˈɛn ɐpˈɪɹd ˌɔn tˌiːvˈiː ʃˈoʊz sˈʌtʃ ɐz ˈɔːl maɪ tʃˈɪldɹən æz ɹɪəkˈɜːɹɪŋ kˈæɹɪktɚ ɹᵻdʒˈiːnə, lˈɔː ænd ˈɔːɹdɚ æz dʒˈɛni wˈuː, lˈɔː ænd ˈɔːɹdɚ: spˈɛʃəl vˈɪktɪmz jˈuːnɪt æz hˈɛlən tʃˈɛn, ænd ɐ tˈuː θˈaʊzənd tˈuː ˈɛpɪsˌoʊd ʌv sˈæɾɚdˌeɪ nˈaɪt lˈaɪv hˈoʊstᵻd baɪ dʒˈɑːn stˈuːɚt æz ɐ vˌiːɛtnəmˈiːz ɡˈɜːl.
Before Saving Face, Chen appeared on TV shows such as All My Children (as reoccurring character Regina), Law & Order (as Jenny Wu), Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (as Helen Chen), and a 2002 episode of Saturday Night Live hosted by Jon Stewart as a Vietnamese Girl.