Ali Wong

Ali Wong
Born April 19, 1982[1]
San Francisco, California, U.S.[1]
Occupation Actress
Years active 2011–present

Ali Wong is an American actress and stand-up comic.[2][3]

Life and career

Wong was born in San Francisco, California, and began her career as stand-up comic. In 2011, she named by Variety to its of list "10 Comics to Watch".[2] She later was cast as series regular in the NBC comedy series, Are You There, Chelsea?, and appeared on Chelsea Lately.[4] She later hosted VH1 television comedy Best Week Ever, and MTV's Hey Girl in 2013.[1] In film, she appeared in Oliver Stone's Savages, as well as Dealin' with Idiots, opposite Jeff Garlin and Gina Gershon.[1]

In 2014, Wong starred as Dr. Lina Lark in the ABC medical drama series, Black Box, opposite Kelly Reilly.[5][6]

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
2011 Breaking In Ana Ng Recurring role, 3 episodes
2012 Controversial Racist Short film
2012 Chelsea Lately Herself—round table 9 episodes
2012 Are You There, Chelsea? Olivia Series regular, 12 episodes
2012 Savages Claire
2013 Hey Girl Herself 5 episodes
2013 Best Week Ever Herself 16 episodes
2013 Dealin' with Idiots Katie
2014 Black Box Dr. Lina Lark Series regular

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Black Box" (Press release). ABC Medianet. May 18, 2013. Archived from the original on February 2, 2014. Retrieved January 29, 2014.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Shady, Justin (July 26, 2011). "Ali Wong: Spitfire standup embraces dark". Variety. Retrieved January 29, 2014.
  3. ↑ Molyneaux, Libby (October 3, 2013). "Ali Wong: L.A.'s Raunchiest Vietnamese-Chinese-American Standup Comic". LA Weekly. Retrieved January 29, 2014.
  4. ↑ Andreeva, Nellie (August 25, 2008). "Ali Wong Joins New NBC Comedy 'Are You There Vodka' As Regular". Deadline.com. Retrieved 2014-01-29.
  5. ↑ Andreeva, Nellie (October 4, 2013). "ABC Series 'The Black Box' Adds Trio". Deadline.com. Retrieved January 29, 2014.
  6. ↑ Kondolojy, Amanda (January 17, 2014). "ABC Announces Premiere Dates for 'Black Box' & 'Dancing With the Stars' + 'Mind Games' Replaces 'Killer Women'". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved January 29, 2014.

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