A rising star! Stephanie Hsu earned her first Oscar nomination for her efficiency within the 2022 comedy-drama Everything Everywhere All at Once.
Despite the movie’s huge success, Hsu didn’t know if there was a spot for her in mainstream media when she started her performing profession.
“I started in experimental theater and comedy. I never wanted an agent, never wanted to do commercial stuff,” the California native instructed Deadline in December 2022. “Truth be told, I think I was really afraid to sell out, because at that time there was no Crazy Rich Asians. I was one of two Asian people in my acting class, and then one of maybe less than 10 people of color in the whole department. We weren’t having the conversations we’re having now.”
Hsu’s thought of what is perhaps potential for her started to change when she met Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert — the writing/directing duo behind Everything Everywhere All at Once — whereas visitor starring on an episode of Nora From Queens in 2019.
“We fell deeply in love with each other,” she shared, noting that she moved to Los Angeles to proceed working with the pair. “I think the biggest thing I feel grateful for, especially with the success of Everything Everywhere, is that I’ve managed to do this whole thing simply by following people that I love working with. Because I didn’t see many people like me, and didn’t see a path for myself, I’ve just been bushwhacking with the desire just to make things I’m really passionate about.”
The Girl Code alum performs each Joy Wang and Jobu Tupaki within the absurdist movie, which hit theaters in March 2022. In addition to an Oscar nod for Best Actress in a Supporting Role, Hsu additionally earned Screen Actors Guild and Critics’ Choice nominations for her efficiency. Her costars Michelle Yeoh, Jamie Lee Curtis and Ke Huy Quan are additionally up for Oscars this awards season.
“I don’t take any of it for granted because we recognize how big of a bite it is to chew and for people to really get behind,” Hsu instructed The Wrap of the film’s success throughout a January 2023 interview. “Even though it’s gotten all flashy and buzzy, we still are very much underdogs, just in the spirit of how we made the film and who we are. So, it just means so much when people get excited about it.”
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