Constance Wu

Constance Wu (Chinese: 吳恬敏; born March 22, 1982) is an American actress. She is known for portraying Jessica Huang in the ABC sitcom Fresh Off the Boat (2015–2020), which proved to be her breakout role and earned her four nominations for the Critics' Choice Television Awards. She starred 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 Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy becoming the fourth Asian to be nominated in that category. She acted in the films Hustlers (2019), Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile (2022), and The Friend (2024). Wu has been an activist towards Asian representation in U.S. media.

Constance Wu was born in Richmond, Virginia. Her parents emigrated from Taiwan. She graduated from State University of New York at Purchase's Conservatory of Theatre Arts with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in acting in 2005. Wu made her screen debut in Stephanie Daley (2006). She later had roles in Year of the Fish and The Architect. Wu received critical acclaim for her performance in Fresh Off the Boat. In 2015, she was named a breakout star of the television season by E!. For her role as Jessica Huang, she received four nominations for the Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Actress in a Comedy Series and two TCA Awards for Individual Achievement in Comedy. Wu was cast as the female lead in Crazy Rich Asians, based on the bestselling novel of the same name. The film was a critical and commercial success, and Wu was nominated for a Golden Globe Award, a Screen Actors Guild Award, a Satellite Award, two Critics' Choice Movie Awards, and two NAACP Image Awards.