- Stephanie Hsu is an American actress, model, influencer, and a comedian
- The award-winning star was featured in one of A24’s fastest-growing movies at the Local Box Office, Everything Everywhere All At Once
- The 33-year old is worth over $1 million and is signed with the CAA
Stephanie Hsu is a fast-rising American actress, born on the 25th of November 1990. She began her career in the theatre before she moved to the screens.
She is famous for her roles in Broadway’s “Be More Chill” and “The SpongeBob Musical” and on-screen, she became famous for her role in “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” where she featured alongside A-listers like Tony Shalhoub and Rachel Brosnahan, who are both Emmy Award winners, and most recently “Everything, Everywhere All At Once”.
The Origin and Childhood of the Actress
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The actress/model traces her root to China where her grandmother lived and moved to Taiwan. Prior to her 1990 birth in Los Angeles, California, her mother moved to the United States to obtain an education.
Hsu attended Palos Verdes Peninsula High School, a Public school in Rolling Hills Estates, California. She was considered to be a social butterfly and a class clown while in high school. Adding to this, she was also on the school’s basketball team
Upon her graduation, she moved to New York University Tisch School of Arts and graduated with a degree in Experimental Theatre in 2012.
The comedian went further to train with the Atlantic Theater Company and the Experimental Theatre Wing where she was mentored by Liz Swados – an American writer and theater director.
How Stephanie Hsu Became Famous and Her Best Movies
The Los Angeles born-actress began her career in theatre. She also experimented with comedy between 2013 and 2015 before she moved to the screen.
She made appearances on MTV’s Girl Code before she started getting reoccurring roles. Currently, the actress has over 36 Acting credits under her belt as recorded by IMDB.
Hsu landed her first TV role as Joy Armstrong in Hulu’s Cult Series “The Path” in 2016. She was also featured in “Awkwafina is Nora From Queens” as Shu Shu between 2020 and 2021.
Her most recent and what we might consider her Best film “Everything Everywhere All At Once” was a game-changer for Hsu. The movie hit the cinemas on the 25th of March 2022 and is getting close to becoming A24’s highest-grossing release at the domestic box office.
“Everything Everywhere All At Once” is a Sci-Fi Comedy where Hsu starred as Joy Wang the Daughter of Evelyn Quan Wang played by Michelle Yeoh. it starred other actors like Ke Huy Quan, Jenny State, Harry Shum Jr., James Hong, and Jamie Lee Curtis
The film was co-directed by Dan Kwan and Daniel Scheinert.
The actress is embracing the strength and vibe coming with the movie and trying to make the most of it.
Hsu has also been featured in movies like “The Four-Faced Liar” in 2010, “Asking for It” in 2020, and “Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings”.
As time progresses in her career, she featured in many series for TV including “Girl Code” between 2013-2015, and “Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt” in 2016.
Some of the projects Hsu is currently working on and are expected to hit the screen soon include Disney’s “American Born Chinese”, and Peacock’s “Poker Face”.
Stephanie Hsu’s Awards and Nominations
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The fast-rising star has already been nominated for and won some awards in the film and TV industry. Some of the awards she has won are:
- Best Shorts Competition in 2017 in the Leading Actress category for her role in “Undergrads”
- Broadway World Audience Choice Awards in 2019 in the Favorite Funny Performance Category for her role in “Be More Chill”
- Screen Actors Guild Awards in 2020 in the Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series category for her performance in “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel”
Stephanie Hsu has also been nominated for several other awards.
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How Rich is Stephanie Hsu?
Not only is Stephanie Hsu an Actress, the 33-year-old is also a Model, an Influencer, and a Comedian. All these three professions fetch Hsu a considerable amount of money
As of the time of writing this article, Hsu’s Net worth has been estimated to be between $1.5 million and $2 million.
Stephanie Hsu is also signed with the CAA-Creative Artists Agency.
