About Constance Wu
Constance Wu (Chinese: 吳恬敏; born March 22, 1982) is an American actress. Wu's breakthrough role came with the ABC sitcom Fresh Off the Boat (2015–2020), which earned her four nominations at the Critics' Choice Television Awards. For leading the romantic comedy-drama film Crazy Rich Asians (2018) as Rachel Chu, she became the fourth Asian woman to be nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy. 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). She was included on Time magazine's list of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2017. Her 2022 memoir, Making a Scene, detailed her experiences with sexual harassment, cyberbullying, and psychotherapy. In 2014, after landing a role in one unsuccessful comedy pilot, Wu won the lead role in the ABC comedy series Fresh Off the Boat alongside Randall Park. She won two Indie Series Awards, both for Best Ensemble - Drama in 2014 and 2016. The film was released in the United States and Canada on August 15, 2018, by Warner Bros., and was the first major Hollywood studio film to feature an all-Asian cast since 1993's The Joy Luck Club. She is the first Asian woman in over 40 years to be nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy, and the fourth-ever female Asian nominee.
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