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 Wu at the NYFF in 2024 | |||||||||||||||
| Born | March 22, 1982[1] Richmond, Virginia, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
| Education | State University of New York, Purchase (BFA) | ||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Actress | ||||||||||||||
| Years active | 2006–present | ||||||||||||||
| Partner | Ryan Kattner | ||||||||||||||
| Children | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| Chinese name | |||||||||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 吳恬敏 | ||||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 吴恬敏 | ||||||||||||||
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Constance Wu (Chinese: 吳恬敏; born March 22, 1982) is an American actress. Wu's breakthrough came with the ABC sitcom Fresh Off the Boat (2015–2020), which earned her four nominations at the Critics' Choice Television Awards.[2] For leading the romantic comedy-drama film Crazy Rich Asians (2018), she became the fourth Asian to be nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy.[3]
Wu has appeared in the crime film Hustlers (2019), the musical film Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile (2022), and the drama film The Friend (2024). Her television roles include the web series EastSiders (2012–2017) and the Amazon Prime action thriller series The Terminal List (2022). She also voiced Daphne Blake in the Max animated series Velma (2023–2024). On stage, Wu acted in the Los Angeles production of 2:22 A Ghost Story (2022) and off Broadway productions of the rock musical Little Shop of Horrors (2023) and the comedy-drama play Shit. Meet. Fan. (2024).
Wu is an activist towards Asian representation in U.S. media. She was included on Time magazine's list of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2017.[4] Her 2022 memoir, Making a Scene, detailed her experiences with sexual harassment, cyberbullying and psychotherapy.
- ^ "Constance Wu". Britannica. Retrieved January 22, 2024.
- ^ Zhang, Jenny (October 30, 2015). "The Lenny Interview: Constance Wu". Lenny Letter. Archived from the original on December 10, 2015. Retrieved December 9, 2015.
- ^ "Constance Wu makes herstory with her 2019 Golden Globe nomination". HelloGiggles. December 6, 2018. Retrieved April 12, 2019.
- ^ "Constance Wu: The World's 100 Most Influential People". Time.