Ali Ahn
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1980 or 1981 (age 44–45)
Ali Ahn | |
|---|---|
| Born | Alison Ahn 1980 or 1981 (age 44–45) |
| Education | |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2010–present |
Alison Ahn (born 1980 or 1981)[1] is an American actress. She has appeared in TV series such as Billions, Orange Is the New Black, Raising Dion, The Diplomat, and Agatha All Along.
Ahn grew up in Pasadena, California, and is of Korean descent.[2] She is a 1999 graduate of Polytechnic School in Pasadena.[3] Ahn then attended Yale University, where she graduated magna cum laude in 2003 with a bachelor's degree in dance and theater, and received an MFA in acting from the California Institute of the Arts in 2006.[2][4][5]
Career
In New York theater, Ahn made her Broadway debut in a short-lived revival of The Heidi Chronicles opposite Elisabeth Moss in February–May 2015.[2][6] She starred off-Broadway in Rajiv Joseph's Letters of Suresh at the Tony Kiser Theater in September–October 2021. A Times review said that her "messy charisma" elevated the play's letter-writing conceit.[7][8]
In television, Ahn played recurring characters in series such as Billions (2016–2018) and Orange Is the New Black (2018).[7] She played biotechnology company CEO Suzanne Wu on the Netflix superhero show Raising Dion (2019–2022), a role that was promoted to series regular in season two.[9] She played another Netflix main role, Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) station chief Eidra Park, in the drama series The Diplomat (2023–present).[10] In 2024, Ahn starred as Alice Wu-Gulliver in the Disney+ Marvel Cinematic Universe show Agatha All Along.[11]
Personal life
Ahn is in a relationship with actor William Jackson Harper, who co-starred with her in an outdoor production of Romeo + Juliet in New York in 2012.[12][13]