Stephanie Ann Hsu (born November 25, 1990) is an American actress. She originated the theatrical roles of Christine Canigula in Be More Chill and Karen in The SpongeBob Musical, performing in the Broadway runs of both. On screen, she had a recurring role in The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (2019–present) before starring in the film Everything Everywhere All At Once (2022), for which she received critical acclaim.
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Born | Stephanie Ann Hsu (1990-11-25) November 25, 1990 (age 31) Torrance, California, U.S. | ||||||||||
Alma mater | New York University Tisch School of the Arts | ||||||||||
Occupation | Actress | ||||||||||
Years active | 2010–present | ||||||||||
Chinese name | |||||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 许玮伦 | ||||||||||
Traditional Chinese | 許瑋倫 | ||||||||||
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Hsu was born to a single mother in Torrance, California.[1] Her maternal grandmother had left mainland China for Taiwan and sent Hsu's mother to the United States as a teenager for educational reasons.[2] Hsu attended Palos Verdes Peninsula High School.[3] She moved to Brooklyn to pursue theatre and graduated from NYU Tisch School of the Arts in 2012.[4] She also trained with the Atlantic Theater Company.
Hsu began her career in experimental theatre and comedy. From 2013 to 2015, Hsu made regular appearances on the MTV reality comedy series Girl Code.[5][6] She landed her first recurring television role as Joy Armstrong in the Hulu series The Path.[7]
Hsu was called in for the first table reading of The SpongeBob Musical in 2012 to read for Karen, the anthropomorphic computer.[4] 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 of Be More Chill at the regional Two River Theater in Red Bank, New Jersey. She would reprise the role in its off-Broadway run at the Pershing Square Signature Center in 2018 and Broadway run at the Lyceum Theatre in 2019.[8] For her performance, she received Lucille Lortel and Drama Desk Award nominations.
In 2019, Hsu joined the recurring cast of the Amazon Prime series The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel for its third season as Mei Lin.[9] She and the rest of the cast won the 2020 SAG Award for Best Ensemble in a Comedy Series. Hsu starred in the 2020 independent film Asking for It.[10]
Hsu starred as Joy Wang, the daughter of Michelle Yeoh's character, and as antagonist Jobu Tupaki in the A24 science fiction comedy film Everything Everywhere All At Once. The film opened at the 2022 South by Southwest (SXSW) to critical acclaim.[11][12] In April 2021, it was announced Hsu would star in Adele Lim's upcoming film.[13] In April 2021, it was announced Hsu would star in Rian Johnson and Natasha Lyonne's upcoming Peacock series Poker Face.[14] She is also set to appear in Disney+'s American Born Chinese, reuniting with Yeoh and fellow Everything Everywhere All At Once costar Ke Huy Quan.[15]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2010 | The Four-Faced Liar | Patron | |
2018 | Set It Up | Nervous Assistant Amber | |
2020 | Asking for It | Jenny | |
2021 | Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings | Soo | |
2022 | Everything Everywhere All at Once | Joy Wang / Jobu Tupaki | |
2023 | Untitled Adele Lim film | Post-production | |
2024 | The Fall Guy | Filming |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2013–2015 | Girl Code | Herself | 56 episodes |
2016 | Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt | Protester | Episode: "Kimmy Goes to a Play!" |
2016–2018 | The Path | Joy Armstrong | Recurring role; 19 episodes |
2019–present | The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel | Mei Lin | Recurring role (season 3–present) |
2020–2021 | Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens | Shu Shu | 2 episodes |
2023 | Poker Face | Upcoming series | |
TBA | American Born Chinese | Shiji Niangniang | Upcoming series |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2012 | Jest Originals | Brandy | Episode: "The Best Argument for Birth Control" |
2016 | Affordable NYC | Cerise | Episode: "The Apartment" |
2018 | Indoor Boys | Jessica | Episode: "Surprise" |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2011 | Carnival Round the Central Figure | IRT Theater, New York | |
2013 | BYUIOO | Bagheera | The Gym at Judson, New York |
2014 | Fast Company | Blue | Ensemble Studio Theatre, New York[16] |
2015–2019 | Be More Chill | Christine Canigula | Two River Theater, Red Bank Signature Center, Off-Broadway Lyceum Theatre, Broadway |
2016–2017 | The SpongeBob Musical | Karen | Chicago Broadway |
Year | Award | Category | Work | Result | Ref. |
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2017 | Best Shorts Competition | Leading Actress | Undergrads | Won | |
2019 | Lucille Lortel Awards | Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical | Be More Chill | Nominated | [17] |
Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical | Nominated | [18] | ||
BroadwayWorld Audience Choice Awards | Favorite Funny Performance | Won | [19] | ||
Favorite Onstage Pair[lower-alpha 1] | Nominated | ||||
2020 | Screen Actors Guild Awards | Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series | The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel | Won | [20] |
2022 | Hollywood Critics Association Midseason Awards | Best Supporting Actress | Everything Everywhere All At Once | Won | |
Middleburg Film Festival | Rising Star Award | Won | [21] | ||
Saturn Awards | Best Supporting Actress | Nominated | |||
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