Constance Wu

Constance Wu
Born Constance Tianming Wu[1]
March 22, 1982[2][3]
Richmond, Virginia, U.S.
Alma mater State University of New York at Purchase (BFA, 2005)
Occupation Actress
Years active 2006–present
Constance Wu
Traditional Chinese 吳恬敏[3][4]

Constance Wu (born March 22, 1982) is an American actress. She is starring as Jessica Huang in the ABC comedy series, Fresh Off the Boat.

Life and career

Constance Tianming Wu was born and raised in Richmond, Virginia where she began performing in the theater.[5] She moved to New York where she began studying acting at the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute.[5] She graduated from State University of New York at Purchase's Conservatory of Theatre Arts with a BFA in Acting in 2005.[1][6][7]

In New York, Wu had roles on stage productions and independent movies. She made her screen debut with a supporting role in Stephanie Daley (2006).[5] She also had later supporting roles in Year of the Fish, and The Architect. On television, she appeared in episodes of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Torchwood, Covert Affairs and also had a recurring role of Laudine Lee on the ABC soap opera, One Life to Live in 2007. Wu moved to Los Angeles in 2010 where she was cast in Sound of My Voice.[5]

After co-starring roles in a number of unsuccessful comedy pilots, in 2014, Wu won the leading role in the ABC comedy series, Fresh Off the Boat, alongside Randall Park.[8][9][10] The series is loosely based on the life of chef and food personality Eddie Huang and his book Fresh Off the Boat: A Memoir. The series premiered in 2015, and Wu received critical acclaim for her performance.[11][12][13][14] E! named her a breakout star of the 2014-15 television season.[15]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2006 Stephanie Daley Jenn
2006 The Architect Michelle
2007 Year of the Fish Lucy
2011 Sound of My Voice Christine
2012 Watching TV with the Red Chinese Kimi Hu
2013 Best Friends Forever Melanie
2013 Deadly Revenge Kym Television film
2013 Ties Shannon O Short film
2013 Taylor Manifest Val Short film
2014 Electric Slide Mika Oh
2013 My Mother Is Not a Fish Director and writer
2014 Parallels Polly
2014 High Moon[16] Mikiko Kobiyashi Television film
2015 Low Budget Ethnic Movie Sara

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2006 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Candy Episode: "Underbelly"
2007 One Life to Live Laudine Lee Recurring role
2011 Torchwood Shawnie Yamaguchi Episode: "Miracle Day: End of the Road"
2012 Middle Ages TV pilot
2013 Browsers Prudence Yu TV pilot
2013 Covert Affairs Wendy Chen Episode: "Rock a My Soul"
2014 Franklin & Bash Caroline Chilton Episode: "Falcon's Nest"
2015–present Fresh Off the Boat Jessica Huang Series regular

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Biodata, ConstanceWu.com, archived from the original on April 4, 2005, retrieved April 2, 2015
  2. ↑ Birth info, FamilySearch; accessed April 6, 2015.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 馬雲 (December 6, 2014). "「菜鳥移民」明年笑翻ABC". 聯合報 (in Chinese). Retrieved February 12, 2015. 雖然她不到33歲
  4. ↑ 許惠敏 (January 22, 2015). "菜鳥移民主角 華府現身說戲". 世界日報 (in Chinese). Retrieved February 12, 2015.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 "abcmedianet.com". Retrieved February 5, 2015.
  6. ↑ Nicholson, David (July 3, 2005). "Virginia Shakespeare Festival: Old Plays, New Look". Daily Press. Retrieved April 2, 2015. Constance Wu, a recent graduate of SUNY Purchase in New York
  7. ↑ "PING PONG DIPLOMACY" (PDF). 59E59 Theaters. 2006. Retrieved February 12, 2015.
  8. ↑ Andreeva, Nellie. "Constance Wu, Randall Park Join 'Fresh Off The Boat'; Windell Middlebrooks In 'Mason Twins'". Deadline.com. Retrieved 2014-06-14.
  9. ↑ "Constance Wu and Randall Park cast in 'Fresh Off The Boat'". Blog.angryasianman.com. Retrieved 2014-06-14.
  10. ↑ Andreeva, Nellie. "ABC Fall Schedule 2014: First Look". Deadline.com. Retrieved 2014-06-14.
  11. ↑ Dominic Patten. "[WATCH] ‘Fresh Off The Boat’ Review: Show Doesn't Translate From Book". Deadline.com. Retrieved February 5, 2015.
  12. ↑ Hanh Nguyen (February 4, 2015). "8 Reasons We Need Fresh Off the Boat to Succeed". TVGuide.com. Retrieved February 5, 2015.
  13. ↑ "'Fresh Off the Boat' recap: 'Home Sweet Home-School'". Entertainment Weekly's EW.com. Retrieved February 5, 2015.
  14. ↑ Ashley Lee. "'Fresh Off the Boat' Review on ABC: What the Critics Are Saying". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved February 5, 2015.
  15. ↑ "Fresh Off the Boat's Constance Wu Is Our New Comedy Obsession". E! Online. Retrieved February 5, 2015.
  16. ↑ Andreeva, Nellie. "Pilots 'Line Of Sight' & 'Strain' Add Regulars". Deadline.com. Retrieved 2014-06-14.

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