American actress (born 1990)
Stephanie Ann Hsu (/ˈ ʃ uː / SHOO : born November 25, 1990[ 1] [ 2] ) is an American actress. She received critical acclaim for her dual role as Joy Wang and Jobu Tupaki in the filmEverything Everywhere All at Once (2022), which earned her a nomination for theAcademy Award for Best Supporting Actress .
Hsu trained atNYU Tisch School of the Arts and began her career in experimental theatre before starring onBroadway , originating the roles of Christine Canigula inBe More Chill (2015–2019) andKaren the Computer inSpongeBob SquarePants: The Broadway Musical (2016–2017). On television, she had recurring roles in theHulu seriesThe Path (2016–2018) and theAmazon Prime seriesThe Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (2019–2023).
Hsu was born to a single mother inTorrance, California .[ 3] Her maternal grandmother had moved fromMainland China toTaiwan to escape theChinese Civil War .[ 4] As a teenager, Hsu's mother moved to the United States for a better education. Hsu attendedPalos Verdes Peninsula High School .[ 4] She moved toBrooklyn to pursue theatre and graduated fromNYU Tisch School of the Arts in 2012.[ 5] She also trained with theAtlantic Theater Company .[ 6]
Hsu began her career in experimental theatre and comedy. From 2013 to 2015, Hsu made regular appearances on theMTV reality comedy seriesGirl Code . She landed her first recurring television role as Joy Armstrong in theHulu seriesThe Path .
Hsu was called in for the first table reading ofThe SpongeBob Musical in 2012 to read forKaren , the anthropomorphic computer. She would go on to play the character on stage in Chicago in 2016 before making her Broadway debut in 2017.
Meanwhile, Hsu originated the main character of Christine Canigula in the first performance ofBe More Chill at the regionalTwo River Theater inRed Bank, New Jersey . She would reprise the role in its off-Broadway run at thePershing Square Signature Center in 2018 and Broadway run at theLyceum Theatre in 2019. For her performance, she receivedLucille Lortel andDrama Desk Award nominations.
In 2019, Hsu joined the recurring cast of theAmazon Prime seriesThe Marvelous Mrs. Maisel for its third season as Mei Lin. She and the rest of the cast won the 2020SAG Award for Best Ensemble in a Comedy Series . Hsu starred in the 2020 independent filmAsking for It .
Her breakthrough role came in 2022 when Hsu co-starred as Joy Wang, the depressed daughter ofMichelle Yeoh 's character, and as the nihilistic antagonist Jobu Tupaki inA24 'sabsurdist comedy-drama filmEverything Everywhere All at Once . The film opened at the 2022South by Southwest (SXSW) to acclaim, and Hsu's performance was lauded by critics and audiences. She received theIndependent Spirit Award for Best Breakthrough Performance and nominations for theCritics' Choice Award , theScreen Actors Guild Award , and theAcademy Award for Best Supporting Actress . In June 2023, she was invited to jointhe Academy as an actor.
Hsu guest starred in the "Escape from Shit Mountain " episode of the first season ofPeacock seriesPoker Face which was released in 2023. Later that year Hsu starred inAdele Lim 's filmJoy Ride . She also appeared inDisney+ 'sAmerican Born Chinese , reuniting with fellowEverything Everywhere All at Once costars Yeoh,Ke Huy Quan , andJames Hong .
Hsu identifies as a member of the LGBTQ+ community, more specifically asqueer .[ 7] [ 8]
Year Title Role Notes 2011 BriTANicK Best Friend Episode: "Sexual Roleplay" 2012 Jest Originals Brandy Episode: "The Best Argument for Birth Control" 2016 Affordable NYC Cerise Episode: "The Apartment" SUBLETS Tekserv Employee Episode 4: "Matters of the Heart" 2018 Indoor Boys Jessica Episode: "Surprise" 2024 Sucks To Be The Moon The Sun Voice; short
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