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Constance Wu is an author and public figure who began her professional career in 2006. She has two children and maintains a social media following of 211,236. Her written works include *Ramona and Iris... and the Coronavirus* and *Making a Scene*. She has been recognized in the Time 100 collection.
Wu has shared perspectives on professional conduct, stating that listening to an underserved population helps in understanding and serving them better. She also advises that work should not be results-oriented, describing the result as a byproduct of the work.
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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1982-03-22 ) March 22, 1982 (age 44) , Richmond, Virginia , U.S.
- Education
- State University of New York, Purchase ( BFA )
- Occupation
- Actress
- Years active
- 2006–present
- Partner
- Ryan Kattner
- Traditional chinese
- 吳 恬 敏
- Simplified chinese
- 吴恬敏
- Hanyu pinyin
- Wú Tiánmǐn
- Wade giles
- Wu T'ien -min
- Ipa
- [u ̌ tʰjɛ ̌ n.mi ̀ n]
- Hokkien poj
- Gô͘ Tiām-bín
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Constance
- Family name
- Wu
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Richmond
- Occupation
- film director
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Award
- Time 100
- Image
- Constance Wu at the 2024 New York Film Festival.jpg
- Number of children
- 2
- Residence
- Los Angeles
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- date of birth
- 1982-03-22
- Commons category
- Constance Wu
- start of work period
- 2006-00-00
- social media followers
- 189485
- writing language
- English language
- ethnic group
- Taiwanese Americans
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Encyclopedic overview
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).
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