Constance Wu
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| Born | March 22, 1982 Richmond, Virginia, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
| Education | State University of New York, Purchase (BFA) | ||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Actress | ||||||||||||||
| Years active | 2006–present | ||||||||||||||
| Partner | Ryan Kattner | ||||||||||||||
| Children | 2 | ||||||||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 吳恬敏 | ||||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 吴恬敏 | ||||||||||||||
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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), 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.