Annie Q.

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Annie Q.
Born
New York City, New York
EducationFiorello H. LaGuardia High School
Alma materNew York University Stern School of Business
OccupationActress
Years active2007 - present

Annie Q. is an American actress. She is best known for her portrayal of Christine in the HBO television series The Leftovers and Sophie Hicks in the Netflix comedy-drama Alex Strangelove.[1] She also appeared in the back-to-school installment of the Hulu anthology series Into the Dark, where she stars as the first Asian American lead in Blumhouse production history.[2]

Personal life and family[]

Annie Q. was born in Brooklyn, New York. She grew up between Beijing, China and New York City, New York, speaking both Mandarin Chinese and English with her family at home. Her acceptance into Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts began her interest in acting.[3] She went on to attend New York University Stern School of Business and Tisch School of the Arts for finance and film.[4]

Career[]

As a child, Annie Q. appeared in several commercials, short films and episodic television work. After graduating high school, she made her stage debut in 2012 playing the title role in Tony Award-winning playwright David Henry Hwang's Golden Child revival at the Signature Theatre.[5] In 2013, Annie Q. was cast as a series regular in the HBO television series The Leftovers.[6] In 2014, she appeared in Marc Lawrence's romantic comedy The Rewrite.[7] In 2018, she co-starred in the Ben Stiller–produced Netflix film Alex Strangelove.[8] In 2019, Annie Q. was announced as one of the cast members of Into the Dark's back-to-school installment, "School Spirit", which premiered on Hulu two months later.[9] She is the first Asian American lead in Blumhouse production history.[10][11]

Filmography[]

Film[]

Year Title Role Notes
2014 The Rewrite Sara Liu
2015 Fan Girl Rosemarie
2017 MDMA Angie
2017 Ten Kumiko
2017 Trouble Elise
2018 Alex Strangelove Sophie Hicks

Television[]

Year Title Role Notes
2014-2017 The Leftovers Christine 11 episodes
2016 Elementary Wendy Episode: Worth Several Cities
2017 Girls Rachel DeTapley Episode: Hostage Situation
2018 Blindspot Riley Episode: The Quantico Affair
2019 Into the Dark Erica Yang Episode: School Spirit

Theatre[]

Year Title Role Notes
2012 Golden Child (play) Eng Ahn Signature

References[]

  1. ^ Cronin, Brenda (29 June 2014). "'The Leftovers' Season Premiere: TV Recap".
  2. ^ Chu, Li-Wei (26 September 2019). "Mike Gan's 'School Spirit' breaks the model minority illusion but is held back by overused horror cliches".
  3. ^ Taylor, Jordyn (21 November 2012). "Annie Q on 'Golden Child' and Her Major Career Move".
  4. ^ "Student Perspectives: Annie Qian (BS '14)". 10 September 2014.
  5. ^ Isherwood, Charles (13 November 2012). "New Ideas Endanger Household Harmony".
  6. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (16 September 2013). "Damon Lindelof's 'The Leftovers' Gets Series Order At HBO". Deadline.
  7. ^ Lodge, Guy (13 November 2014). "Film Review: 'The Rewrite'".
  8. ^ Allen, Nick (9 June 2018). "Alex Strangelove".
  9. ^ Denise Petski (5 June 2019). "'Into The Dark': Corey Fogelmanis Among Six Cast In Installment Of Hulu Event Series". Deadline Hollywood.
  10. ^ "Annie Q. About the Author". Penguin Random House.
  11. ^ Tallerico, Brian (2 August 2019). "Into the Dark: School Spirit".

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