Freda Foh Shen is an American actress. On House, M.D. she portrayed Gregory House's Mandarin-speaking cooking buddy Cecile in the Season 6 episode Epic Fail. Shen has a lengthy resume with featured roles in Basic Instinct, Silk Stalkings, Mulan, To Have & To Hold, ER, Gideon's Crossing, Everwood, Close to Home, Star Trek and Franklin & Bash.