Constance Wu

Constance Wu was born in Richmond, Virginia, to a Taiwanese American family.{{cite web |last1=Owen |first1=Rob |title=Former Richmonder stars in ABC sitcom 'Fresh Off the Boat' |url=https://richmond.com/entertainment/movies-television/former-richmonder-stars-in-abc-sitcom-fresh-off-the-boat/article_be03f3a9-6c8b-58f9-a973-a8988531511b.html |website=Richmond.com |publisher=Richmond Times-Dispatch |access-date=July 4, 2021 |date=October 16, 2015}} She is the third of four daughters.{{cite news |last1=Wieselman |first1=Jarett |date=September 17, 2015 |title=The Woman Leading A Crusade To Tell More Asian-American Stories |url=https://www.buzzfeed.com/jarettwieselman/constance-wu-crusade-to-be-seen-as-more-than-a-sidekick |access-date=February 3, 2016 |work=BuzzFeed}} Her parents had emigrated from Taiwan.{{cite news|last1=Lee|first1=Emily|title=Taiwanese Viewers React to Fresh Off the Boat (菜鳥新移民)|url=http://asiapacificarts.usc.edu/w_apa/showarticle.aspx?articleID=19929&Aspx|access-date=February 3, 2016|work=Asia Pacific Arts|publisher=University of Southern California|date=April 20, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180821031736/http://asiapacificarts.usc.edu/w_apa/showarticle.aspx?articleID=19929&Aspx|archive-date=August 21, 2018|url-status=dead}}{{cite news|title=美影集演「台裔虎媽」收視登喜劇寶座 (American TV series "Taiwanese Tiger Mom": watch TV ascend to the comedy throne) |url=https://news.tvbs.com.tw/life/573489 |access-date=February 3, 2016 |work=TVBS|date=March 31, 2015|language=zh-TW}}{{cite news|last1=記者王丹荷|title=菜鳥新移民 吳恬敏體驗做小籠包「好難」|url=http://news.gpwb.gov.tw/mobile/news.aspx?ydn=026dTHGgTRNpmRFEgxcbffKS0AjfoxWLg2xQU3rss6jIlExJS2qE1brw3nwPEDfq%2FDYeQP7TNIockiyuwCrCo2q32zcKExqZCeo5aG3Hmlo%3D|access-date=February 3, 2016|work=Youth Daily News - 青年日報|date=April 1, 2015|language=zh|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304100026/http://news.gpwb.gov.tw/mobile/news.aspx?ydn=026dTHGgTRNpmRFEgxcbffKS0AjfoxWLg2xQU3rss6jIlExJS2qE1brw3nwPEDfq%2FDYeQP7TNIockiyuwCrCo2q32zcKExqZCeo5aG3Hmlo%3D|archive-date=March 4, 2016|url-status=dead}} Her father, Fang-Sheng Wu, is a biology and genetics professor at Virginia Commonwealth University, and her mother is a computer programmer.{{cite news |url=https://www.worldjournal.com/5854748/article-封面人物╱媽「疏忽」-造就吳恬敏/ |title=封面人物 {{!}} 媽「疏忽」 造就吳恬敏 (Cover story: Mom says "hands off" is what made Constance Wu) |last=Xǔ |first=Huìmǐn |date=2018-09-09 |publisher=World Journal |language=zh-TW |access-date=2019-01-07 |archive-date=April 12, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200412014544/https://www.worldjournal.com/5854748/article-%e5%b0%81%e9%9d%a2%e4%ba%ba%e7%89%a9%e2%95%b1%e5%aa%bd%e3%80%8c%e7%96%8f%e5%bf%bd%e3%80%8d-%e9%80%a0%e5%b0%b1%e5%90%b3%e6%81%ac%e6%95%8f/ |url-status=dead }} Wu said that her paternal grandparents were very poor, working as bamboo farmers, and did not have the opportunity to get an education, so they were unable to read and write.{{cite news|last1=Chung|first1=Nicole|author-link1=Nicole Chung|title=Constance Wu Is Making Her Way in Hollywood|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/17/magazine/constance-wu-is-making-her-way-in-hollywood.html|access-date=February 3, 2016|work=The New York Times|date=September 17, 2015}}

She graduated from Douglas S. Freeman High School, in Henrico County, Virginia, where she performed in local theater. She participated in a six-month program during high school at the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute.{{cite news|last1=Owen|first1=Rob|title=Former Richmonder, Constance Wu, stars in ABC sitcom 'Fresh Off the Boat'|url=http://www.richmond.com/entertainment/movies-television/article_be03f3a9-6c8b-58f9-a973-a8988531511b.html|access-date=February 3, 2016|work=Richmond Times-Dispatch|date=October 16, 2015}} Wu later graduated from State University of New York at Purchase's Conservatory of Theatre Arts with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in acting in 2005.{{cite news|last1=Nicholson|first1=David|title=Virginia Shakespeare Festival: Old Plays, New Look|url=https://www.dailypress.com/2005/07/03/virginia-shakespeare-festival-old-plays-new-look/|date=July 3, 2005|work=Daily Press|access-date=April 2, 2015|quote=Constance Wu, a recent graduate of SUNY Purchase in New York|archive-date=April 2, 2015|archive-url=https://archive.today/20150402032156/http://articles.dailypress.com/2005-07-03/features/0507010256_1/|url-status=live}}{{cite web|title=Ping Pong Democracy|url=http://www.59e59.org/archive/HavanaBourgeois.pdf|website=59E59 Theaters|access-date=February 3, 2016|date=2005|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140826115249/http://www.59e59.org/archive/HavanaBourgeois.pdf|archive-date=August 26, 2014|url-status=dead}}

After college, Wu studied psycholinguistics in New York for three semesters of post-bachelor studies. She then applied to and was accepted by Columbia University to pursue graduate studies in speech pathology. But before she entered Columbia, Wu decided to leave New York to continue acting and moved to Los Angeles.{{cite news|last1=Wong|first1=Alex|title=Fresh Off the Boat's Constance Wu Still Isn't Sure About This Whole TV Thing|url=https://www.gq.com/story/fresh-off-the-boat-constance-wu-isnt-sure-whole-tv-thing|access-date=February 3, 2016|work=GQ|date=September 21, 2015}}{{Cite news |last=Rahman |first=Ray |date=2017 |title=Constance Wu's Crazy Success |url=https://time.com/collection/american-voices-2017/4978308/constance-wu-american-voices/ |access-date=30 November 2024 |work=Time Magazine}} She has cited Academy Award-winning director Ang Lee as an influence.{{cite news |date=April 1, 2015 |title=虎媽超哈李安 菜鳥移民開星路 (Tiger mom adores Ang Li, Fresh off the Boat starts road to stardom) |url=http://ent.ltn.com.tw/news/paper/867822 |access-date=February 3, 2016 |work=Liberty Times |language=zh}}

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In New York City, Wu got roles onstage and in independent movies. She made her screen debut with a supporting role in Stephanie Daley (2006). She later had supporting roles in Year of the Fish and The Architect. On television, she appeared in episodes of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Torchwood, and Covert Affairs, and had a recurring role as Laudine Lee on the ABC soap opera One Life to Live in 2007. In an interview, Wu stated that she impulsively moved to Los Angeles from New York in 2010 after a heartbreak. In Los Angeles, she was cast in Sound of My Voice, directed by Zal Batmanglij.{{cite news|last1=Wu|first1=Constance|title=#IAm Constance Wu Story|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G4eNDPImQmw |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/G4eNDPImQmw |archive-date=2021-12-21 |url-status=live|access-date=February 3, 2016|work=Coalition of Asian Pacifics in Entertainment (CAPE)|date=May 7, 2015}}{{cbignore}} From 2012 to 2017, Wu starred in the web series EastSiders. She won two Indie Series Awards, both for Best Ensemble - Drama in 2014 and 2016.{{CN|date=November 2023}} She was also nominated for two Indie Series Awards, one for Best Supporting Actress - Drama and the other for Best Guest Actress - Drama in those same years.{{cite web|url=http://www.indieseriesawards.com/2016/02/nominations-announced-for-7th-annual.html|title=Nominations Announced For 7th Annual ISAs|website=www.indieseriesawards.com|access-date=2018-01-09}}{{Cite news|url=https://daytimeconfidential.com/2014/02/07/van-hansis-alicia-minshew-colleen-zenk-and-more-snag-indie-series-award-nominations|title=Colleen Zenk, Van Hansis, Alicia Minshew and More Snag Indie Series Award Nominations|work=Daytime Confidential|access-date=2018-01-09|language=en-us}}

In 2015, Wu participated in Sundance Screenwriters' Lab with two emerging Asian-American directors, Yung Chang and Christopher Yogi, in what she felt was a unique opportunity to support fellow Asian storytellers. In 2014, after landing a role in one unsuccessful comedy pilot, Wu won the lead role in the ABC comedy series Fresh Off the Boat alongside Randall Park.{{cite web|last=Andreeva|first=Nellie|url=https://deadline.com/2014/02/constance-wu-cast-in-fresh-off-the-boat-windell-middlebrooks-in-mason-twins-678792/|title=Constance Wu, Randall Park Join 'Fresh Off The Boat'; Windell Middlebrooks In 'Mason Twins'|website=Deadline Hollywood|date=February 7, 2014}}{{cite web|last=Andreeva|first=Nellie|url=https://deadline.com/2014/05/abc-fall-schedule-2014-upfronts-new-shows-728992/|title=ABC Fall Schedule 2014: First Look|website=Deadline Hollywood|date=May 13, 2014|access-date=May 13, 2014}} The series is loosely based on the life of chef and food personality Eddie Huang and his book Fresh Off the Boat: A Memoir. The series premiered in 2015, and Wu received critical acclaim for her performance.{{cite web|last1=Patten|first1=Dominic|url=https://deadline.com/2015/02/fresh-off-the-boat-review-sitcom-translation-all-wet-says-dominic-patten-1201365379|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150204065108/http://deadline.com/2015/02/fresh-off-the-boat-review-sitcom-translation-all-wet-says-dominic-patten-1201365379/|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 4, 2015|title=[Watch] 'Fresh Off The Boat' Review: Show Doesn't Translate From Book|website=Deadline Hollywood|date=February 3, 2015}}{{cite web|last1=Nguyen|first1=Hanh|url=https://www.tvguide.com/news/fresh-off-the-boat-premiere|title=8 Reasons We Need Fresh Off the Boat to Succeed|date=February 4, 2015|work=TVGuide|access-date=February 5, 2015}}{{cite magazine|last1=Rahman|first1=Ray|url=https://www.ew.com/recap/fresh-off-the-boat-season-1-episode-2|title='Fresh Off the Boat' recap: 'Home Sweet Home-School'|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|date=February 4, 2015|access-date=April 17, 2020|archive-date=April 28, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190428023025/https://ew.com/recap/fresh-off-the-boat-season-1-episode-2/|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|last1=Lee|first1=Ashley|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/fresh-boat-review-abc-what-770083|title='Fresh Off the Boat' Review on ABC: What the Critics Are Saying|work=The Hollywood Reporter|date=February 4, 2015|access-date=February 4, 2015}} E! named her a breakout star of the 2014–15 television season.{{cite web|last1=Dos Santos|first1=Kristin|url=http://www.eonline.com/news/621918/our-new-comedy-obsession-fresh-off-the-boat-s-constance-wu|title=Fresh Off the Boat's Constance Wu Is Our New Comedy Obsession|work=E! Online|date=February 4, 2015}} For her role as Jessica Huang, she received four nominations for the Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Actress in a Comedy Series, tying with Amy Poehler as the second most nominated actress in the category behind Julia Louis-Dreyfus.{{cite web|last1=Team TVLine|url=http://tvline.com/2015/05/06/critics-choice-awards-nominations-television-2015/|title=Critics Choice Television Awards Nominations List 2015 — 5th Annual|work=TVLine|date=May 6, 2015}} She was also nominated for two TCA Awards for Individual Achievement in Comedy.{{cite web|last1=Mitovic|first1=Matt Webb|url=http://tvline.com/2015/06/04/tca-awards-2015-nominations-empire-transparent-jane-virgin|title=Justified, Broad City, Empire, Mom, 24, Jane the Virgin, Transparent Lead the 2015 Critics Choice Nominations|work=TVLine|date=June 4, 2015}}

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In 2017, she appeared in the Hulu anthology series, Dimension 404,{{cite web|last=Petski|first=Denise|date=June 27, 2016|title=Megan Mullally & Constance Wu Join Hulu's 'Dimension 404'|url=https://deadline.com/2016/06/megan-mullally-constance-wu-cast-hulu-dimension-404-1201780017/|access-date=February 23, 2017}} and was included on the annual Time 100 list of the most influential people in the world. In February 2017,{{Cite news|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2017/02/16/constance-wu-crazy-rich-asians_n_14793826.html|title=Constance Wu To Star In 'Crazy Rich Asians' Based Off Bestselling Book|date=2017-02-16|work=HuffPost Canada|access-date=2018-08-21|language=en-CA}} Wu was cast as the female lead in Jon M. Chu's adaptation of Crazy Rich Asians, based on the bestselling novel of the same name by Kevin Kwan.{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/constance-wu-star-crazy-rich-asians-960077|title=Constance Wu to Star in 'Crazy Rich Asians' (Exclusive)|website=The Hollywood Reporter |date=February 15, 2017|access-date=February 23, 2017}} The film was released in the United States and Canada on August 15, 2018, by Warner Bros., and was the first major Hollywood studio film to feature an all-Asian cast since 1993's The Joy Luck Club.{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/08/movies/crazy-rich-asians-cast.html|title='Crazy Rich Asians': Why Did It Take So Long to See a Cast Like This?|newspaper=The New York Times |date=August 8, 2018 |access-date=2018-08-21|language=en|last1=Ito |first1=Robert }} The film was a critical and commercial success, and emerged as the highest-grossing romantic comedy in a decade, grossing over $238 million.{{Cite web|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=crazyrichasians.htm|title=Crazy Rich Asians (2018) - Box Office Mojo|website=www.boxofficemojo.com|access-date=2019-02-14}} Wu received critical acclaim for her performance and 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.{{CN|date=December 2023}} She is the first Asian woman in over 40 years to be nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy, and the fourth-ever female Asian nominee.{{Cite web |date=December 6, 2018 |title=Constance Wu makes herstory with her 2019 Golden Globe nomination |url=https://hellogiggles.com/news/constance-wu-historical-2019-golden-globe-nom/ |access-date=2019-04-12 |website=HelloGiggles |language=en}} Wu is signed on to reprise her role as Rachel Chu in both sequels to Crazy Rich Asians titled China Rich Girlfriend and Rich People Problems, which were originally set for back-to-back filming in 2020,{{Citation |title=Bill Murray Made Constance Wu Feed His Parking Meter |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ui-1TE3gy0A |access-date=2019-09-05 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/Ui-1TE3gy0A |archive-date=2021-12-21 |url-status=live}}{{cbignore}} although production on them has not yet begun.

In November 2018, Wu starred in a short animated film Crow: The Legend as Skunk.{{Cite AV media|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AO4PrtAKu2E |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/AO4PrtAKu2E |archive-date=2021-12-21 |url-status=live|title=Crow: The Legend |date=November 15, 2018 |medium=Animation |publisher=Baobab Studios |people=Eric Darnell (writer & director) |access-date=2019-03-21}}{{cbignore}} The following year, the actress starred alongside Jennifer Lopez in the crime comedy film Hustlers, which follows a group of former strippers in Manhattan who rob wealthy men.{{Cite web|url=https://www.marieclaire.com/celebrity/a26141514/jennifer-lopez-constance-wu-hustlers/|title=J.Lo and Constance Wu Will Star in a Movie About Savvy Former Strippers|last=Wood|first=Lucy|date=2019-02-05|website=Marie Claire|language=en-US|access-date=2019-02-14}}[https://www.msn.com/en-us/entertainment/celebrity/jennifer-lopez-shrugs-off-the-rain-for-manhattan-night-shoot-of-star-studded-stripper-revenge-movie-hustlers/ Jennifer Lopez shrugs off the rain for Manhattan night shoot of star-studded stripper revenge movie Hustlers] Accessed May 4, 2019. Wu worked at a strip club undercover to prepare for the role.{{cite web |last1=Lampen |first1=Claire |date=February 18, 2020 |title=Constance Wu Went Undercover As a Stripper for One Night, Made $600 |url=https://www.thecut.com/2020/02/constance-wu-made-usd600-undercover-at-strip-club-for-hustlers.html |access-date=20 February 2020 |publisher=The Cut}} The film opened on September 13, 2019, and became a box office success, grossing over $157 million worldwide and receiving positive reviews from critics.{{Cite web|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/release/rl3255404033/|title=Hustlers|website=Box Office Mojo}}{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2019/03/cardi-b-lili-reinhart-keke-palmer-julia-stiles-constance-wu-jennifer-lopez-hustlers-1202578260/|title=Hustlers': Cardi B, Lili Reinhart, Keke Palmer & Julia Stiles Join Constance Wu & Jennifer Lopez In Avenging Strippers Pic|author=Andreas Wiseman|date=March 19, 2019|publisher=Deadline|access-date=May 4, 2019}} Also in 2019, Wu starred in the independent drama film I Was a Simple Man.{{Cite magazine|last=Fan|first=Jiayang|title=Constance Wu's Hollywood Destiny|url=https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2019/09/23/constance-wus-hollywood-destiny|magazine=The New Yorker|date=September 12, 2019}} In June 2019, it was announced that Wu would play the lead role in a film titled Goodbye Vitamin, based on the debut novel of Rachel Khong. The film will be distributed by Universal Pictures and Wu will serve as an executive producer on the film.{{Cite web|url=https://variety.com/2019/film/news/constance-wu-goodbye-vitamin-1203250349/|title=Constance Wu to Star in 'Goodbye, Vitamin' Adaptation for Universal (EXCLUSIVE)|last=Kroll|first=Justin|date=2019-06-24|website=Variety|language=en|access-date=2019-07-05}}

In March 2021, Wu was cast in the Amazon Prime thriller series The Terminal List.{{cite web |last1=Andreeva |first1=Nellie |title=Constance Wu Joins Chris Pratt In 'The Terminal List' Amazon Conspiracy Thriller Series |date=March 2021 |url=https://deadline.com/2021/03/constance-wu-chris-pratt-taylor-kitsch-the-terminal-list-series-amazon-1234704061/ |publisher=Deadline Hollywood |access-date=2 March 2021}} More recently, she signed a first look TV deal with Entertainment One.{{Cite web|last=White|first=Peter|date=2021-03-30|title=Constance Wu Strikes First-Look TV Deal With eOne|url=https://deadline.com/2021/03/constance-wu-first-look-tv-deal-eone-1234724536/|access-date=2021-03-31|website=Deadline|language=en-US}} She plays Mrs. Primm in the new movie Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile, which was released in theaters October 7, 2022. In late 2022, she starred in the U.S. debut of the play 2:22 A Ghost Story at the Ahmanson Theatre in Los Angeles.{{Cite news |last=Charles |first=McNulty |date=November 6, 2022 |title=Review: In the Ahmanson's '2:22 - A Ghost Story,' poltergeists are more believable than people |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/story/2022-11-06/review-2-22-a-ghost-story-at-the-ahmanson-theatre |access-date=2023-04-01 |work=Los Angeles Times |language=en-US}} In 2023, she had a recurring voice role as Daphne Blake in the Max animated series Velma created by Mindy Kaling.{{Cite web |title='Velma': Constance Wu, Sam Richardson & Glenn Howerton Join Mindy Kaling As HBO Max Series Leads |url=https://deadline.com/2022/10/velma-constance-wu-sam-richardson-glenn-howerton-cast-mindy-kaling-hbo-max-series-1235136752/ |access-date=September 9, 2024 |website=Deadline }} That same year she acted in the horror comedy rock musical Little Shop of Horrors opposite Corbin Bleu off Broadway .{{cite web|url= https://people.com/constance-wu-little-shop-of-horrors-feels-like-coming-home-exclusive-7973589|title= Constance Wu Says Doing 'Little Shop of Horrors' Off-Broadway Feels 'Like Coming Home' (Exclusive)|website= People Magazine|accessdate= October 13, 2024}} In 2024 she acted in the drama film The Friend alongside Naomi Watts and Bill Murray.{{cite web|url= https://deadline.com/2024/02/naomi-watts-bill-murray-to-star-indie-drama-the-friend-1235838686/|title= Naomi Watts & Bill Murray To Topline Dramedy 'The Friend' From Scott McGehee & David Siegel; Constance Wu, Ann Dowd Among Others Set|website= Deadline Hollywood|accessdate= October 13, 2024}} On August 26, 2024, it was announced that Wu has joined the cast of Shit. Meet. Fan. alongside Neil Patrick Harris, Jane Krakowski, and Debra Messing in an off Broadway play written and directed by Robert O'Hara.{{Cite web |title=Debra Messing, Constance Wu join cast of 'Shit. Meet. Fan.' off Broadway |url=https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/theatre-news/news/debra-messing-constance-wu-join-cast-of-shit-meet-fan-off-broadway |access-date=September 9, 2024 |website=New York Theatre Guide }}{{Cite web |title=SHIT. MEET. FAN. MCC Theater |url=https://mcctheater.org/tix/shit-meet-fan/ |access-date=September 9, 2024 |website=MCC Theater }}

In October 2024, Wu was announced as a producer for a potential limited series based upon R. F. Kuang's 2023 novel Yellowface that had been optioned by Lionsgate Television.{{cite magazine |url=https://variety.com/2024/tv/news/yellowface-rf-kuang-tv-serues-karyn-kusama-constance-wu-lionsgate-1236167053/ |title=Lionsgate TV Options ‘Yellowface’ by R. F. Kuang, Karyn Kusama Attached to Direct (EXCLUSIVE) |date=October 3, 2024 |first=Joe |last=Otterson |magazine=Variety}}

File:Constance-Wu-2020-JG8 9456.jpgWu is an activist regarding Asian representation in U.S. media, and has expressed her support for bringing more diversity into the film industry. Wu has shared her stories regarding times that she had been denied roles due to her racial background, and stated her hopes that her success would pave more paths for diverse representation in the U.S. film industry.{{Cite web |date=August 27, 2018 |title=Constance Wu, star of Crazy Rich Asians: 'I've lost parts for being outspoken' |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2018/aug/27/constance-wu-interview-crazy-rich-asians-ive-lost-parts-for-being-outspoken |access-date=2019-03-21 |website=www.theguardian.com}} The #StarringConstanceWu hashtag meme, adopted by Asian-American activists, inserts Wu's image into film promotional materials in order to highlight the lack of actors of Asian descent in starring roles.{{cite news |date=May 17, 2016 |title=#StarringConstanceWu Continues the Conversation on Hollywood Whitewashing |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/asian-america/starringconstancewu-continues-conversation-hollywood-whitewashing-n575501 |access-date=January 24, 2018}}{{cite web |last=Rodriguez |first=Mathew |date=May 18, 2016 |title=Constance Wu Stars in A-List Films in This Hashtag Campaign Against Hollywood Whitewashing |url=https://mic.com/articles/143732/constance-wu-stars-in-a-list-films-in-this-hashtag-campaign-against-hollywood-whitewashing |access-date=November 15, 2018 |publisher=mic.com}}

In 2017, Wu worked with Miry's List, an organization that provides essential kits to newly arrived immigrants and refugee families in Southern California, stating in an interview with Teen Vogue that she wants to be active in her care of "people with the courage to make an immigrant journey in search of peace, safety and well-being for their families."{{Cite web |date=February 27, 2017 |title=Let Constance Wu Show You How To Stand Up For What's Right — Even If You're Scared |url=https://www.teenvogue.com/story/constance-wu-activism-speaking-up-whats-right-big-hundred-mirys-list |access-date=2019-03-21 |website=Teen Vogue |language=en}}

In 2023, Wu was one of the actors to sign an open letter praising President Joe Biden advocating for the release of the October 7th hostages. She signed alongside Gal Gadot, Bradley Cooper, Madonna, Bob Odenkirk, Taika Waititi, Tyler Perry, and Zoe Saldana.{{Cite web |last=Patten |first=Dominic |date=2023-10-23 |title=Thank You Joe Biden! Gal Gadot, Chris Rock, Constance Wu, Sacha Baron Cohen & Dozens More A-Listers Praise POTUS For Israel Stance & Hostage Releases |url=https://deadline.com/2023/10/hollywood-thanks-joe-biden-israel-hostages-letter-1235581070/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240220221253/https://deadline.com/2023/10/hollywood-thanks-joe-biden-israel-hostages-letter-1235581070/ |archive-date=20 February 2024 |access-date=2024-02-20 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last1=Culture |first1=Ryan Smith Senior Pop |last2=Reporter |first2=Entertainment |date=2023-10-24 |title=Full List of celebrities demanding release of all Hamas hostages |url=https://www.newsweek.com/full-list-celebrities-demanding-release-all-hamas-hostages-1837190 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240220221254/https://www.newsweek.com/full-list-celebrities-demanding-release-all-hamas-hostages-1837190 |archive-date=20 February 2024 |access-date=2024-02-20 |website=Newsweek |language=en}}

Wu released her first book, the memoir Making a Scene, in October 2022.{{Cite tweet |number=1547661204545359877 |user=ConstanceWu |title=I haven't been on social media in almost 3 years. |access-date=2022-07-17 |language=en}}{{Cite magazine |title=Making a Scene |url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/9781982188542 |date=June 13, 2022 |magazine=Publishers Weekly |access-date=2022-07-17}}{{cite book | url=https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Making-a-Scene/Constance-Wu/9781982188542 | isbn=9781982188542 | title=Making a Scene | date=October 4, 2022 | last1=Wu | first1=Constance | publisher=Simon and Schuster }}

Wu lives in Brooklyn in New York.{{Cite news |last1=Foxman |first1=Ariel |date=2024-02-15 |title=Amid a focus on theater, the actor sets up a New York home base with a hint of “coastal grandma” style |url=https://www.architecturaldigest.com/gallery/inside-constance-wus-brooklyn-heights-family-home |access-date= |work=Architectural Digest |language=en}}{{cite news |last1=Sacks |first1=Hannah |date=February 16, 2024 |title=Constance Wu Shares a Peek at Her Daughter's Purple-Themed Bedroom — Which Features Her Own Artwork |url=https://people.com/constance-wu-shares-a-peek-at-her-two-kids-screen-free-rooms-8584147 |url-status=live |archive-url= |archive-date= |access-date=February 10, 2024 |work=People}} In December 2011, Wu met actor Ben Hethcoat, whom she dated until February 2018.{{Cite web|date=2020-12-29|title=Surprise! Constance Wu Welcomes 1st Child With Boyfriend Ryan Kattner|url=https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-moms/news/constance-wu-recently-welcomed-1st-child-with-boyfriend-ryan-kattner/|access-date=2021-05-11|website=Us Weekly|language=en-US}}{{Cite web|date=2017-06-27|title=Fans Concerned When Constance Wu Started Dating White Boyfriend; What If She Married And Made Him Her Husband?|url=https://liverampup.com/entertainment/fans-concerned-when-constance-wu-started-dating-white-boyfriend-what-married-made-husband.html|access-date=2021-05-11|website=LIVERAMPUP|language=en}}{{Cite web|title=Who Is Constance Wu Dating In 2019? The 'Hustlers' Star Love Life Isn't Up For Debate|url=https://www.bustle.com/p/who-is-constance-wu-dating-in-2019-the-hustlers-star-love-life-isnt-up-for-debate-18749234|access-date=2021-05-11|website=Bustle|date=September 13, 2019 |language=en}} In November 2018, Wu spoke out about online harassment and criticism she had received for dating Hethcoat, who is white.{{cite web|last1=Nordine|first1=Michael|title=Constance Wu Explains Why She Doesn't Clap Back at 'Asian Incels'|url=https://www.indiewire.com/2018/11/constance-wu-asian-incels-online-1202021741/|access-date=26 March 2021|website=IndieWire|date=November 18, 2018}} In August 2020, Wu gave birth to her first child, a girl, with her boyfriend Ryan Kattner, frontman of the band Man Man.{{cite web|last=Weinberg|first=Lindsay|date=December 28, 2020|title=Constance Wu Gives Birth, Welcomes Her First Baby With Boyfriend Ryan Kattner|url=https://www.eonline.com/news/1222459/constance-wu-gives-birth-welcomes-her-first-baby-with-boyfriend-ryan-kattner|access-date=December 29, 2020|work=E! News}}{{Cite web |title=Constance Wu Says Chris Pratt Was 'So Supportive' as She Returned to Work After Giving Birth |url=https://people.com/parents/constance-wu-says-chris-pratt-was-so-supportive-returned-work-after-giving-birth/ |access-date=2022-08-08 |website=Peoplemag |language=en}} On February 21, 2023, Wu announced her second pregnancy in an Instagram story,{{cite news |last1=Segarra |first1=Edward |title=Constance Wu reveals she's expecting baby No. 2: 'Bun in the oven' |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/celebrities/2023/02/21/constance-wu-expecting-second-baby/11314410002/ |work=USA TODAY |date=21 February 2023}} and on July 20, 2023, she revealed she gave birth to her second child, a son.{{cite news |last1=Andaloro |first1=Angela |last2=sachs |first2=Hannah |title=Constance Wu and Boyfriend Ryan Kattner Welcome Baby No. 2, a Son |url=https://people.com/constance-wu-welcomes-second-baby-7502089 |work=Peoplemag |date=July 20, 2023 |language=en}}

In May 2019, after Fresh Off the Boat was renewed for its sixth and final season, Wu made several social media posts expressing her unhappiness with the renewal, including commenting "Dislike" on the show's Instagram post announcing the renewal and tweeting, "So upset right now that I'm literally crying. Ugh. Fuck".{{Cite web|last=Yang|first=Rachel|date=May 10, 2019|title=Constance Wu Explains 'Fresh Off the Boat' Comments: 'I Had to Give Up Another Project'|url=https://variety.com/2019/tv/news/constance-wu-reacts-fresh-off-the-boat-renewal-dislike-1203211555/|website=Variety}} Several days later, Wu clarified that she had been angry at the show's renewal because it had forced her to drop out of another project which she was "really passionate about", one that would have been an artistic challenge compared to her role in Fresh Off the Boat. She further stated that she loved her cast mates and harbored no animosity towards them.{{Cite web|last=Mack|first=David|date=May 11, 2019|title=Constance Wu Admitted She Was Upset At Having To Return To "Fresh Off The Boat"|url=https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/davidmack/constance-wu-fresh-off-boat-renewal-angry|website=BuzzFeed News}} The posts sparked backlash on social media.

In July 2022, Wu revealed that the controversy, and specifically several private messages from "a fellow Asian actress" who told Wu that she had "become a blight on the Asian American community", had prompted her to attempt suicide; she was found by a friend and saved. Wu abstained from social media for the subsequent three years and decreased her acting workload to "focus on [her] mental health", which included entering psychotherapy.{{cite web |url=https://variety.com/2022/tv/news/constance-wu-suicide-fresh-off-the-boat-backlash-1235317072/ |title=Constance Wu Attempted Suicide After 'Fresh Off the Boat' Tweet Backlash |last=Sharf |first=Zack |date=July 14, 2022 |website=Variety |access-date=14 July 2022}}

In September 2022, Wu stated in interviews that she was the target of sexual harassment by an unspecified producer of Fresh Off the Boat which had contributed to her initial reaction to the news of the show's renewal.{{Cite web |last1=Tinoco |first1=Armando |date=2022-09-23 |title=Constance Wu Reveals She Was Sexually Harassed By 'Fresh Off The Boat' Producer & Addresses Tweet About Show's Renewal |url=https://deadline.com/2022/09/constance-wu-sexual-harassment-fresh-off-the-boat-allegations-1235126087/ |access-date=2022-09-23 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}}

• "Family Feud" (2017) by Jay-Z featuring Beyoncé{{cite news |author=Foutch, Haliegh |date=January 5, 2018 |title=Watch: Ava DuVernay Envisions a Striking Future for Jay-Z's Star-Studded 'Family Feud' Music Video |url=https://collider.com/jay-z-beyonce-family-feud-video-ava-duvernay/ |access-date=January 22, 2019 |work=Collider}}

• Making a Scene (2022) {{ISBN|978-1982188566}}

Wu has earned several accolades, including nominations for a Golden Globe Award, a Screen Actors Guild Award, two Critics' Choice Movie Awards, four Critics' Choice Television Awards, and two TCA Awards.

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