Alison Ahn is an American actress. She has appeared in TV series such as '' Billions'', ''

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'', '' Raising Dion'', '' The Diplomat, and Agatha All Along.''

Early life and education

Ahn grew up in

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, graduating from Polytechnic School (a K–12 private school) in 1999. She is of Korean descent. She graduated magna cum laude from

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in 2003 with a bachelor's degree in dance and theater. She received her MFA in acting from the

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in 2006.

Career

In New York theater, Ahn made her Broadway debut in a short-lived revival of ''

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'' opposite

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in February–May 2015. 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. In television, Ahn played recurring characters in series such as '' Billions'' (2016–2018) and ''

'' (2018). She played biotechnology company CEO Suzanne Wu on the

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superhero show '' Raising Dion'' (2019–2022), a role that was promoted to series regular in season two. She played another Netflix main role,

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(CIA) station chief Eidra Park, in the drama series '' The Diplomat'' (2023–present). In 2024, Ahn starred as Alice Wu-Gulliver in the

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show '' Agatha All Along''.

Personal life

Ahn is in a relationship with actor William Jackson Harper, who co-starred with her in an outdoor production of ''

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'' in New York in 2012.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Ahn, Ali Living people 21st-century American actresses American actresses of Korean descent American stage actresses American television actresses American film actresses Yale University alumni California Institute of the Arts alumni Actresses from Pasadena, California 1981 births