 On stage, Chen portrayed "Christmas Eve" in a 2012 Los Angeles production of "Avenue Q".In 2016, Chen starred in "Poor Todd", an independent pilot selected by the New York Television Festival for its Independent Pilot Competition.In 2017, she had a prominent guest-starring role in an episode of the TV series "Teachers", playing Mrs. Chan, "a priggish mother of two and president of the parent group Two Million Moms".