Jade Wu
American dramatist (born 1953)
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Jade Wu (born January 5, 1953) is a Chinese-American actress, playwright, producer, director, and editor. She is the granddaughter of actor and director Yuanlong Wang, who worked in Hong Kong, China, and Taiwan.
Jade Wu | |
|---|---|
| Born | January 5, 1953 Tokyo, Japan |
| Education | UC-San Diego, Mira Costa College |
| Relatives | Yuanlong Wang, grandfather |
Wu has appeared in multiple daytime drama series on ABC, including General Hospital and One Life to Live, and has worked as a writer for Disney. She has directed and scripted documentaries presented at events such as the IFP Market, the Asian American International Film Festival, the Sundance Producers Conference, and the Anthology Film Archives in New York City.[1] Her plays have been presented at the Santa Clara Experimental Theatre Festival and the La Jolla Studio Stage.[1] Wu has participated on review panels for organizations including the National Endowment for the Arts, the New York State Council on the Arts,[1] and the Individual Artist Grant Program, and has acted as a juror for the International Emmy Awards.
Acting career
Film and television
In 1997, Wu had her first role as Sun-Rae Roh on Homicide: Life on the Street with Andre Braugher, Richard Belzer and Clark Johnson (who also directed), and writer Tom Fontana and executive producer Barry Levinson.[2]
In 2004, she appeared on Law & Order Criminal Intent with director Frank Prinzi, and co-executive producer Warren Leight.[3][4]
From 2016 to 2018, Wu played Connie Lin in the Marvel Original Luke Cage on Netflix with Mike Colter, and directors Paul McGuigan,[5] Vincenzo Natali.[6] In 2016, Wu had a recurring role as Judge Cara Bergen in the CBS series Bull with Michael Weatherly, and director Peter Leto;[7] and as Katie's Mom in the HBO series Divorce with Sarah Jessica Parker and Thomas Hayden Church.[8]
In 2018, Wu played a lead role of Dai Mah in the film Snakehead along with Sung Kang and Shuya Chang.[9]
Wu played the lead role of Ahma Chin in The Motel, which won the Humanitas Prize and received an Independent Spirit Award Nomination. She has had additional recurring roles on The Afterparty, The Blacklist, DMZ, and One Life to Live.[10]
| Year | Title | Role | Episodes | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Homicide: Life on the Street | Sun-Rae Roh | 2 | TV |
| 2002–2013 | One Life to Live | Judith Chen | Unknown | TV |
| 2004 | The Jury | Maeve Li Sook | 1 | TV |
| 2004 | She Hates Me | Midwife | Film | |
| 2002, 2004 | Law & Order: Criminal Intent | Mrs. Kaoru Miyazaki, Irene Chang | 2 | TV |
| 2005 | The Motel | Ahma Chen | Film | |
| 2012 | Premium Rush | Bingo Caller | Film | |
| 2015 | The Blacklist | Chinese Delegate | 2 | TV |
| 2016 | Limitless | Mary Wu | 1 | TV |
| 2018 | Billions | Warden Glynnis Robinson | 1 | TV |
| 2018 | Elementary | Elderly woman | 1 | TV |
| 2016-2018 | Luke Cage | Connie Lin | 6 | TV |
| 2018 | For Love | Mrs Minami | Film | |
| 2018-2019 | Divorce | Katie's Mom | 2 | TV |
| 2019 | Manifest | Angela Graham | 1 | TV |
| 2020 | FBI: Most Wanted | Auntie Diane | 1 | TV |
| 2020 | Teenage Bounty Hunters | Linda Chu | 1 | TV |
| 2020 | For Life | Judge Julie Tanaka | 2 | TV |
| 2021 | Magnum P.I. | Oleen | 1 | TV |
| 2021 | Snakehead | Dai Mah | Film | |
| 2021 | Awkafina is Nora from Queens | Cousin Rosalind | 1 | TV |
| 2016-2021 | Bull | Judge Cara Bergen | 3 | TV |
| 2022 | DMZ | Susie | 3 | TV |
| 2022 | Law & Order | Judge Carol Ward | 1 | TV |
| 2023 | The After Party | Aunt Ruth | 5 | TV |
Theatre
Wu was part of the cast of the 2006 production of Mother Courage and Her Children, produced The Public, at the Delacorte Theatre in New York City's Central Park with Meryl Streep, Kevin Kline, Austin Pendleton, Jenifer Lewis, Ato Essandoh, and Fred Weller.[11] The show was directed by George C. Wolf, and written by Tony Kushner, with music by Jeanine Tesori.[11]
She has performed on stage in Off-Broadway theatre including Samuel Beckett Theatre, Urban Stages, Bank Street Theatre, and Minetta Lane Theatre.[12][13]
| Show | Character | Director | Company | Venue | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washer/Dryer | Dr. Lee | Benjamin Haber Kamine | Ma-Yi Theater Company | Samuel Beckett Theatre | [12] |
| Chimerica | Feng Meihui / Ming Xiaoli | David Muse | The Studio Theatre | The Studio Theatre | [12][14] |
| Mother Courage and Her Children | Injured Farmer's Wife / Farmer's Wife | George C. Wolf | The Public | Delacorte Theatre | [11] |
| 2752 | Unnamed | Benjamin Kamine | La MaMa | Umbria Playwrights Retreat | [15] |
| Comfort Women | Unnamed | Frances Hill | Urban Stages | Urban Stages Theater | [13] |
| Red | Sonya Wong Pickford | Blanka Zizka | Wilma Theater | The Wilma Theater | [12] |
| Book of Days | Sharon Bates | Wendy Goldberg | Arena Stage | Arena Stage Fichandler Stage | [12] |
| Barriers | Naima | Ashok Sinha | Here | [16] | |
| The Shanghai Gesture | Mother God Damn | Dan Wackerman | Peccadillo Theatre Company | The Bank Street Theatre | [12] |
| The Trojan Women | Pallas Athena / Hecuba | JoAnne Akalaitis | Shakespeare Theatre Company | The Lansburgh Theatre | [12] |
| Primary English Class | Mrs. Pong / Translator (Understudy) | Gerald Gutierrez, | Minetta Lane Theatre | [17] |