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Jade Wu was born on January 5, 1953, in Tokyo, Japan, to a family of Chinese heritage. The daughter of a soldier, she spent part of her childhood traveling while her father served in the United States Army. Her family later settled in the United States where her father began working on Capitol Hill. Wu spent much of her childhood in Washington, D.C.[2]
Wu began acting 20 years after moving from the West Coast. Her first role was a recurring part in Homicide: Life on the Street. Wu has stated that in the late 1990s, roles for Asian American actors were so limited that it was uncommon to find trained Asian performers who met the qualifications for available positions.
From 2016 to 2018, Wu played Connie Lin in the Marvel Original Luke Cage on Netflix. In 2016, Wu had a recurring role as Judge Cara Bergen in the CBS series Bull with Michael Weatherly and as Katie's Mom in the HBO series Divorce with Sarah Jessica Parker and Thomas Hayden Church. In 2018, Wu played a lead role in the film Snakehead along with Sung Kang and Shuya Chang.
U.S. Premiere of Chimerica (as Feng Meihui / Ming Xiaoli)
Mother Courage (as Farmer's Wife)
2752 (solo performance)
Memes in the Membrane (solo performance)
Red (as Sonya Wong Pickford)
Book of Days (as Sharon Bates)
The Shanghai Gesture (as Mother God Damn)
Barriers (as Naima)
Trojan Women (as Pallas Athena / Hecuba)
Primary English Class (as Mrs. Pong / Translator)
Teaching
Wu lectured at Bard College from February 2005 to February 2007, where she spoke on the relations of Michel Foucault's philosophies in “Fearless Speech” as well as dramatic conflict and conversation in plays for the school's theater and social human justice departments. She has also taught at the Fashion Institute of Technology, Cal State East Bay and Raul Julia Performing Arts Institute.
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