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The series premiered in 2015, and Wu received critical acclaim for her performance. The series is loosely based on the life of chef and food personality Eddie Huang and his book Fresh Off the Boat: A Memoir.
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In 2014, after landing a role in one unsuccessful comedy pilot, Wu won the leading role in the ABC comedy series Fresh Off the Boat alongside Randall Park. In 2014, Wu participated in Sundance Screenwriters' Lab with two emerging Asian-American directors, Yung Chang and Christopher Yogi, in what she felt was a unique opportunity to support fellow Asian storytellers.
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She was also nominated for two Indie Series Awards, one for Best Supporting Actress - Drama and the other for Best Guest Actress - Drama in those same years. She won two Indie Series Awards, both for Best Ensemble - Drama in 20. From 2012 to 2017, Wu starred in the web series EastSiders. In Los Angeles, she was cast in Sound of My Voice, directed by Zal Batmanglij. In an interview, Wu stated that she impulsively decided to move to Los Angeles from New York in 2010 after a heartbreak. On television, she appeared in episodes of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Torchwood, and Covert Affairs, and had a recurring role as Laudine Lee on the ABC soap opera One Life to Live in 2007. She later had supporting roles in Year of the Fish and The Architect. She made her screen debut with a supporting role in Stephanie Daley (2006). In New York City, Wu got roles onstage and in independent movies. After college, Wu studied psycholinguistics and considered pursuing a graduate degree program in speech pathology at Columbia University before deciding to pursue a career in acting and moving to Los Angeles.Ĭareer Early work and Fresh Off the Boat (2006–2016) Wu cited Academy Award-winning director Ang Lee as an influence. Wu later graduated from State University of New York at Purchase's Conservatory of Theatre Arts with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in acting in 2005. Freeman High School, in Henrico County, where she began performing in local theater she participated in a six-month program during high school at the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute. Wu said that her paternal grandparents were very poor, working as bamboo farmers, and did not have the opportunity to get an education, so they were unable to read and write. Her father, Fang-Sheng Wu, is a biology and genetics professor at Virginia Commonwealth University, and her mother is a computer programmer. 2.2 Crazy Rich Asians and acclaim (2017–present)Ĭonstance Wu was born in Richmond, Virginia.2.1 Early work and Fresh Off the Boat (2006–2016).
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She subsequently starred in the crime drama film Hustlers (2019). She was further lauded for her role as Rachel Chu in the romantic comedy-drama film Crazy Rich Asians (2018) for which she was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Comedy or Musical and the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture, among others she became the first actress of Asian descent in over 40 years to be nominated for the former category, and the fourth ever female nominee of Asian descent. Wu starred as Jessica Huang in the ABC television comedy Fresh Off the Boat (2015–2020), which was her breakthrough role and earned her four nominations for the Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Actress in a Comedy Series. She has earned several accolades, including nominations for a Golden Globe Award, four Critics' Choice Awards, a Screen Actors Guild Award and two TCA Awards. Wu was included on Time magazine's list of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2017. State University of New York, Purchase ( BFA)Ĭonstance Wu (born March 22, 1982) is an American actress.