Ruibo Qian (born January 1, 1983) is an American stage, film, and television actor and musician. She is best known as Penelope Wu in the ''

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in the

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Early life

Qian was born in

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and grew up in

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Career

Qian has appeared in a number of stage, film, and television programmes since 2013. In 2017, Qian acted in Signature Theatre's production of ''The Red Letter Plays: F**king A'' and played the violin and guitar on stage. In 2023, Qian joined the cast of ''

'' in its second season. She plays Susan, who is revealed to be

, a character based on the real historical figure.

Filmography

Film

Television

Theater

References

External links

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Official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Qian, Ruibo 1985 births Living people American television actresses American stage actresses Chinese emigrants to the United States