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'' (2021) and Emma in the

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'' (2022).

Early life

Wonders was born in

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, to a father of Chinese descent and a mother of European descent. Both parents are American citizens. She is a niece of American fashion designer

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. She attended

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Academy outside Detroit and graduated from

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'', majoring in film studies and production, and writing for the college humor publication ''

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''.

Career

Wonders started her film career as the protagonist, co-director, and lead screenwriter in the 2009 film ''A Trivial Exclusion''. She also directed and wrote a feature-length film ''Last Migration'' in 2015. In 2019, she starred as Makayla in the

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''. Wonders starred in a small role in 2020 comedy-drama film ''

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'', directed by

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. In 2021, Wonders joined the main cast of

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'' as Riley, an independent and self-possessed mature high school student. In 2022, Wonders teamed up with ''

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'' magazine to write and direct a short film titled ''Wake'' starring herself and

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. In May 2021, Wonders joined the cast of the satirical

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'' Bodies, Bodies, Bodies'', directed by

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. The film premiered at the 2022

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, on March 14, and began a wide release theater run on August 5, 2022. In October 2021, she was cast in

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's '' Out of the Blue'', alongside

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and

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. In January 2022, she was announced as the lead character of

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's '' City on Fire'', series based on the book of the same name. In 2025, she starred in Apple TV+ comedy '' The Studio'' in a main role, playing a young creative executive at a fictional Hollywood film studio. For her performance, she received nominations for Best Supporting Actress at the

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and

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. As a model, she appeared in a fashion collaboration campaign between her aunt,

and

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in 2021.

Personal life

In 2022, she dated actor

. From December 2022 until August 2023, Wonders dated her ''

'' and '' Bupkis'' co-star

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. She went on to date actor

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Filmography

Film

Television

Awards and nominations

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Wonders, Chase Sui Living people American directors Harvard College alumni Harvard Graduate School of Arts and Sciences alumni The Harvard Lampoon alumni American television actresses Actresses from Detroit Film directors from Michigan Screenwriters from Michigan American actresses of Chinese descent Year of birth missing (living people)