Was Rosalind Chao In Mash? The Truth Behind The Rumor

Rosalind Chao was not in *M*A*S*H*. She was, however, in a popular television series that had a similar premise, set during the Vietnam War: *Tour of Duty*.

Her breakthrough role was that of Soon-Lee, a South Korean refugee, in the final episodes of *Tour of Duty*. In this series, she played a character whose background story is quite moving: She fled to the United States to escape persecution in her native country, and then decided to return to Vietnam to try to find her family. Chao had a small but significant role, and she won critical acclaim for her performance, playing a pivotal role in the series’s heart-wrenching final season. This role is memorable to many fans of the series.

The series *Tour of Duty* ran from 1987 to 1990 and was set during the Vietnam War. It chronicled the experiences of a group of American soldiers serving in a remote fire base in the Mekong Delta. Chao was a welcome addition to the series in its final season.