- THE ACTRESS-

~CONSTANCE WU~
吳恬敏 (Wútiánmǐn)

~ BREANNA | VINSON ~
 BIOGRAPHY OF 吳恬敏 (Wútiánmǐn)

● 她的生日是一九八二年三月二十二日。她是三十五几岁。
● She was the second-youngest of three sisters born in Richmond, Virginia
弗吉尼亚[Fújíníyǎ]
in a Chinese family.
● She began acting/演技(Yǎnjì) at age 12 for her community theatre. Her

first big part was “Wind in the Willows” which was a children's play.

● She graduated from Douglas S. Freeman 中学 and then went on to New

York to study at the Lee Strasberg Theatre & Film Institute where she got

her BFA from SUNY Purchase Conservatory of Acting in 2009.

 BIOGRAPHY 【传记】
● At 25, she had completely
quit acting and was about
to enter Columbia, but a
breakup lead her to
acting career.
● 吳恬敏 worked in classic
theatre, though she
transitioned to film work
after moving to
Silverlake, L.A.
 吳恬敏 CAREER
● In her early career, she was
featured as a supporting
character in a number
films, some including :
● In early 2015, 吳恬敏
starred as Jessica Huang in
the ABC comedy series,
“Fresh Off the Boat”, a role
she is most known for. She
then starred in “Crazy Rich
Asians” in 2018.
 “吳恬敏” MAJOR
CONTRIBUTIONS
● 吳恬敏 is a leading
figure in promoting
the change for more
leading role Asian
actors.
● In changing the role
of stereotypical
Asian parts, to more
typical roles in film.
 Why? What you have learned from this project?

吳恬敏 (35) has spent the past 10 years acting, as a Chinese American, she has
promoted the role of Asian actors in film, and has decreased stereotyping.
- However, she is still young, so time will tell what other contributions she will
make, but she is on Time’s 100 influencers because of this reason.
: This is why we chose Constance Wu :
 QUESTIONS【答问】

1. Where did 吳恬敏 study?

● Lee Strasberg Theatre & Film Institute

2. What are 吳恬敏 major contributions?

● Advocated for more Asian Actors and decreased stereotypical

Asian roles in film.

3. What are some films 吳恬敏 has starred in.
● Fresh Off the Boat, Year of the Fish, Crazy Rich Asian, Stephaine

Daley.
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CONSTANCE–WU
~ BREANNA | VINSON ~
 SOURCES
http://time.com/collection/2017-time-100/4742685/constance-wu/

http://time.com/collection-post/4978308/constance-wu-american-voices/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constance_Wu

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2090422/bio

http://abc.go.com/shows/fresh-off-the-boat/cast/jessica-huang

https://stoptheraid.info/constance-wu-biography-ethnicity-birthday-height-we
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G4eNDPImQmw