Chloe Bennet
Chloe Bennet | |||
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 Bennet at the 2018 Wondercon | |||
| Born | Chloé Wang April 18, 1992 | ||
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| Years active | 2010–present | ||
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| Chinese | 汪可盈[1] | ||
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Chloé Wang (Chinese: 汪可盈; pinyin: Wāng Kěyíng; born April 18, 1992),[1] known professionally as Chloe Bennet, is an American actress and singer. She is best known for her starring role as Daisy Johnson in the ABC superhero drama series Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (2013–2020).
Early life[]
Chloe Bennet was born Chloé Wang on April 18, 1992, in Chicago, Illinois.[2] She is the daughter of Bennet Wang,[3] an investment banker[4] and Stephanie Crane, an internist.[5]
Bennet's mother is Caucasian and her father is Chinese.[6] She has seven brothers:[7] four biological, two foster and one adopted; two are African American and one is Mexican Filipino.[3] She attended St. Ignatius College Prep.[3]
Singing career[]
In 2007, at age 15, Bennet moved to China to pursue a singing career,[4] under her birth name, Chloé Wang (汪可盈).[citation needed] While in China, Bennet lived with her paternal grandmother and studied Mandarin.[4] Back in the US, she released two singles, both in 2011: "Uh Oh" and "Every Day in Between".[8]
Acting career[]
In 2010 she moved to Los Angeles, California.[4] Her first on-screen appearance was as a host for the short-lived TeenNick summer dance series The Nightlife. She appeared in the 2011 music video for South Korean band BIGBANG's "Tonight".[9]
While pursuing an acting career in Hollywood, she changed her name to "Chloe Bennet," after having trouble booking gigs with her last name. According to Bennet, using her father's first name, rather than his last name avoids difficulties being cast as an ethnic Asian American while respecting her father.[6][10]
From 2012 to 2013, she had a recurring supporting role in the ABC drama series Nashville as Hailey.[11] In December 2012, she was cast as a series regular on the ABC series Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.,[11][12][13] which premiered on September 24, 2013. Bennet portrayed a hacker known as Skye, who was revealed to be Daisy Johnson / Quake in the second season.[14]
Bennet was awarded the "Visionary Award" by East West Players, the longest-running professional theater of color in the United States, on April 21, 2017, at their annual gala.[15] She dedicated her award "to all the little girls who want to be a superhero; I'm just a half Chinese girl from the southside of Chicago."[16]
In 2019, Bennet was cast in the lead role as Yi in the DreamWorks' animated film Abominable, released by Universal Pictures on September 27, 2019.[17]
She appeared in the 2020 film Valley Girl, a jukebox musical remake of the 1983 film of the same name, as Karen, the "Queen Bee".[18] The film was originally scheduled for release in June 2018, but was postponed due to controversy around one of its cast members, Logan Paul.[19]
In March 2021, she was cast as Blossom Utonium in the upcoming CW live-action pilot Powerpuff, alongside Dove Cameron as Bubbles and Yana Perrault as Buttercup.[20] However, after a decision to reshoot the pilot episode and subsequent scheduling conflicts, Bennet left the project in August 2021.[21]
Personal life[]
"I think what's really dangerous with what, continuously, is happening with Asian-Americans in Hollywood is there's a narrative that white Hollywood, or just any other ethnicity really in Hollywood gives to Asian-Americans that, 'You're the butt of the joke.' They're determining that we're the nerds, that we're the shy girls or that the guy that can't be sexy because he's an Asian man."
In 2018, she revealed that she has had anxiety and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder since childhood.[22]
Bennet has described the American film and television industry as racist against Asians. In a 2016 interview, she noted, "Oh, the first audition I went on after I changed my name [from Wang to Bennet], I got booked. So that's a pretty clear little snippet of how Hollywood works."[23] In September 2017, after actor Ed Skrein stepped down from his role as Major Ben Daimio in the then-in production film Hellboy following backlash over the fact that Skrein, a white man, was playing Daimio, a character who is Japanese-American in the Hellboy comics, Bennet wrote a since-deleted post on Instagram in which she applauded Skrein's decision, and addressed her own experiences as an Asian actor in Hollywood, saying, "Changing my last name doesn't change the fact that my BLOOD is half Chinese, that I lived in China, speak Mandarin or that I was culturally raised both American and Chinese. It means I had to pay my rent, and Hollywood is racist and wouldn't cast me with a last name that made them uncomfortable."[23]
Filmography[]
Film[]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Nostradamus | Lane Fisher | Short film |
| 2015 | Tinker Bell and the Legend of the NeverBeast | Chase | Voice role |
| 2018 | Marvel Rising: Secret Warriors | Daisy Johnson / Quake | Voice role |
| 2019 | Abominable | Yi | Voice role |
| 2020 | Valley Girl | Karen | |
| 5 Years Apart | Emma |
Television[]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | The Nightlife | Herself / Host | 4 episodes; as Chloé Wang |
| 2012 | Intercept | Tess | Unsold pilot |
| 2012–2013 | Nashville | Hailey | 7 episodes |
| 2013–2020 | Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. | Skye / Daisy Johnson / Quake | Main role; 136 episodes; Nominated – Choice Summer TV Actress (2019)[24] |
| 2014 | The Birthday Boys | Verna | Episode: "Love Date Hump" |
| 2015 | Jake and the Never Land Pirates | Swifty | Voice role; Episode: "Flight of the Feathers/Captain Hookity Hook" |
| 2016 | Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.: Slingshot | Daisy Johnson / Quake | 3 episodes |
| 2018 | Marvel Rising: Initiation | Voice role; 2 episodes | |
| 2019 | Marvel Rising: Heart of Iron | Voice role; Television special | |
| Marvel Rising: Chasing Ghosts | Voice role; Television special | ||
| 2021 | Powerpuff | Blossom Utonium | Unaired pilot |
Music videos[]
| Year | Title | Artist | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | "Tonight" | Big Bang | [25] |
| "Lose Control (Take a Sip)" | Chase Jordan | [26] |
Discography[]
Singles[]
| Year | Title | Ref. |
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| 2011 | "Uh Oh" (English Version) | [8] |
| "Uh Oh" (Chinese Version) | [8] | |
| "Every Day in Between" | [8] |
See also[]
- History of the Chinese Americans in Chicago
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b 《神盾局》公布主角造型照 汪可盈饰演黑客斯凯 (in Chinese). QQ.com. Tencent Entertainment News. August 23, 2013. Archived from the original on October 13, 2013. Retrieved August 29, 2013.
- ^ "Chloe Bennet". TV Guide. Archived from the original on September 27, 2014. Retrieved September 30, 2015.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c Crowder, Courtney (December 9, 2013). "Chloe Bennet brings humor and heart to 'Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.'". Chicago Tribune. Archived from the original on July 7, 2015. Retrieved September 30, 2015.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d Hiltbrand, David (November 12, 2013). "Chloe Bennet out to impress the guys". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Archived from the original on December 18, 2014. Retrieved May 12, 2014.
- ^ reporter, Courtney Crowder, Chicago Tribune. "Chloe Bennet brings humor and heart to 'Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.'". chicagotribune.com. Retrieved March 14, 2019.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Wong, Tony (May 11, 2014). "Actress Chloe Bennet says changing her name changed her luck". Toronto Star. Archived from the original on October 22, 2014. Retrieved May 12, 2014.
- ^ "Chloe Bennet – Episode 5". Fired Up with Brad Jenkins