Constance Wu Biography

Constance Wu is an Asian-American actress popular for her role of Jessica Huang in the series Fresh Off the Boat that is aired on the NBC cable network.

Constance Tianmin Wu was born in Richmond, Virginia, in the 22nd of March, 1982. Her parents are Taiwanese and her father used to work as a professor at the Virginia Commonwealth University, while her mother worked as a computer programmer. She has 2 older sisters and a younger sister. She is of American nationality while her ethnicity is Taiwanese.

Wu graduated from the Douglas S. Freeman High School and also attended the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute. She also has a bachelor degree in fine arts from the State University of New York from where she graduated in the year 2005. She later enrolled in Columbia University where she studied psycholinguistics and holds a degree in speech pathology.

Before entering the movies, she did a couple of independent films and later made screen debut in the 2006 film Stephanie Daley, as a supporting role alongside Amber Tamblyn and Tilda Swinton. Constance also had supporting roles in The Architect and the Year of the Fish.

She has also acted in several episodes of Covert Affairs, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit and Torchwood. Constance Wu had a recurring role in One Life to Live, an ABC series in the year 2007, whose music was composed by Snoop Dogg.

Wu has starred in the web series name Eastsiders, a series for which she has won two Indie Series Award nominations. Constance had a breakthrough when she was offered the role of Jessica Huang in the ABC sitcom Fresh Off the Boat, a series which deals with the story of immigrants from Taiwan.

Her performance in the TV show Fresh Off the Boat, also starring Randall Park, was quite acknowledged and was picked for the cast of Crazy Rich Asians.

Constance has not married yet and has no husband, but she has a record of previously dating Ben Hethcoat, an actor and a producer. The couple met in 2011 and were happy together for almost five years until they parted ways in 2016. She currently resides in Los Angeles, with her pet rabbit whom she has named Lida Rose.

Constance Wu is currently 36 years of age and stands 5 feet and 4 inches. She has a slim body weighing 55 kgs and her body measure 35-24-35 inches.

Wu was raised in a middle-class family, but her hard work in the film industry has helped her gather a net worth of $2 million, as of 2018. She has been the cast of several hit movies which have had good earnings at the box office.

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