Constance Wu
Constance Tianming Wu (born March 22, 1982 in Richmond , Virginia ) is an American actress . She is best known for her role as Jessica Huang in the ABC television series Fresh Off the Boat (since 2015) and as Rachel Chu in the romantic comedy Crazy Rich (2018). In 2017 she was on the Time 100 list of the most influential people.
Life
Wu grew up with three sisters in their hometown of Richmond, Virginia. Her parents are Taiwanese immigrants from Taipei City , her father is a biology professor at Virginia Commonwealth University, and her mother is a programmer. She graduated from Douglas S. Freeman High School, where she found acting. During her school days, she attended a course at the Lee Strasberg Theater and Film Institute .
Constance Wu graduated from the State University of New York at Purchase's Conservatory of Theater Arts with a bachelor's degree in acting . After college, she studied psycholinguistics .
Constance Wu made her debut in the 2006 TV movie Stephanie Daley . Various supporting roles in television productions followed. In 2010 she finally moved to Los Angeles . She became known to a wider audience in 2012 as Kathy in the web series EastSiders and from 2015 as Jessica Huang in the ABC sitcom Fresh Off the Boat .
In late June 2020, Wu became a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences .
Filmography
Movies
- 2006: Stephanie Daley
- 2006: The Architect
- 2007: Year of the Fish
- 2011: Sound of My Voice
- 2012: Watching TV with the Red Chinese
- 2013: Best Friends Forever
- 2013: Browsers (TV movie)
- 2013: Ties (short film)
- 2013: Taylor Manifest (short film)
- 2013: Deadly Revenge (TV movie)
- 2014: Electric Slide
- 2014: High Moon (TV movie)
- 2015: Parallels - Journey into New Worlds (Parallels)
- 2017: The Feels
- 2017: The LEGO Ninjago Movie (voice)
- 2017: Nine Minutes (short film)
- 2017: All the Creatures Were Stirring
- 2018: Crazy Rich (Crazy Rich Asians)
- 2018: Next Gen - The girl and her robot (Next Gen)
- 2019: Hustlers
Television broadcasts
- 2006: Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (episode 8x07)
- 2007: Love, Lie, Passion ( One Life to Live , three episodes)
- 2011: Torchwood (episode 4x08)
- 2012-2017: EastSiders (13 episodes)
- 2013: Covert Affairs (episode 4x04)
- 2014: Franklin & Bash (episode 4x08)
- 2015: Childrens Hospital (episode 6x07)
- 2015–2020: Fresh Off the Boat (116 episodes)
- 2016: Royal Pains (episode 8x03)
- 2017: Dimension 404 (episode 1x05)
Awards and nominations
- 2019 : Nomination for Best Actress - Comedy or Musical for Crazy Rich
- 2019 : Nomination for the best acting ensemble for Crazy Rich
Critics' Choice Television Award
- 2015 : Nomination for best leading actress in a comedy series for Fresh Off the Boat
- Jan. 2016 : Nomination for best leading actress in a comedy series for Fresh Off the Boat
- 2019 : Nomination for Best Actress in a Comedy for Crazy Rich
Web links
- Constance Wu in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Wu in the Time 100
- ^ Academy Invites 819 To Membership. In: oscars.org, June 30, 2020.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Wu, Constance |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Wu, Constance Tianming (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | US-american actress |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 22, 1982 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Richmond , Virginia |