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 the Computer in ''

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'', performing in the

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runs of both. On screen, she had a recurring role in ''

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'' (2019–present) before starring in the film ''

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'' (2022), for which she received critical acclaim.

Early life

Hsu was born to a single mother in

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. Her maternal grandmother had left mainland

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and sent Hsu's mother to the United States as a teenager for emotional reasons. Hsu attended

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. She moved to

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to pursue theatre and graduated from

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in 2012. She also trained with the

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Career

Hsu began her career in experimental theatre and comedy. From 2013 to 2015, Hsu made regular appearances on the

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reality comedy series ''

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''. She landed her first recurring television role as Joy Armstrong in the

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series '' The Path''. Hsu was called in for the first table reading of ''

'' in 2012 to read for Karen, the anthropomorphic computer. 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

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. She would reprise the role in its off-Broadway run at the

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in 2018 and Broadway run at the Lyceum Theatre in 2019. For her performance, she received

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and

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nominations. In 2019, Hsu joined the recurring cast of the

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series ''

'' for its third season as Mei Lin. 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''. Hsu starred as Joy Wang, the daughter of

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's character, and as antagonist Jobu Tupaki in the A24 science fiction comedy film ''

''. The film opened at the 2022

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(SXSW) to critical acclaim. In April 2021, it was announced Hsu would star in Adele Lim's upcoming film. In April 2021, it was announced Hsu would star in

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and

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's upcoming

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series '' Poker Face''. She is also set to appear in

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's ''

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'', reuniting with Yeoh and fellow ''Everything Everywhere All At Once'' costar

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Filmography

Film

Television

Web

Stage

Awards and nominations

Notes

References

External links

* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Hsu, Stephanie 1990 births Living people Actors from Torrance, California American actresses of Chinese descent American actresses of Taiwanese descent Tisch School of the Arts alumni Actresses from California 21st-century American actresses American stage actresses