Who is the Vietnamese-American actress who just won the 2025 Golden Globe?
Ngoc Thanh•January 7, 2025 15:12
The Vietnamese-Chinese beauty has just been named the winner of the "Best Stand-Up Comedy Performance" category at the 2025 Golden Globe Awards.
Ali Wong - a Vietnamese-American beauty has just been named the winner of the "Best Stand-up Comedy" category at the 2025 Golden Globe Awards thanks to the impressive TV show "Ali Wong: Single Lady".Accepting her award, Ali Wong paid tribute to San Francisco, where she pursued her career as a stand-up comedian. "I wouldn't be standing here if I hadn't spent so much time practicing on stage back then," she said.This is the second consecutive time the actress has won the Golden Globe. In 2024, she won the title of "Best Actress in a Miniseries/TV Movie" for the movie Beef (co-starring with artist Hong Dao).Ali Wong was born in 1982 to a Chinese father and a Hue (Vietnam) mother. In 2000, she enrolled in the Asian American Studies program at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA).In her senior year of college, she decided to study abroad in Hanoi. Ali wanted to learn more Vietnamese, connect with the Vietnamese American community, and learn about her mother's past and her own roots.Before becoming known as a movie actress, Ali Wong spent many years performing stand-up comedy in the US and quickly became a global sensation. In 2017, while she was 7 months pregnant with her second daughter, she continued to go on stage to film "Hard Knock Wife" for Netflix.Breaking the stereotype of an Asian actress, Ali Wong comfortably addresses topics such as sexuality, feminism, and gender double standards in her monologues. She connects with audiences through authentic stories of being a daughter, wife, and mother.In addition to stand-up comedy, Ali Wong has also made her mark in many other fields. She is the screenwriter of the series "Fresh Off the Boat", which tells the story of the lives of Asian immigrant families in the US. In 2019, the actress produced, wrote the script and starred in the film "Always Be My Maybe", considered a modernized version of the classic film "When Harry Met Sally".In 2023, Ali Wong became one of the 100 most influential people in the world voted by Time. She wore a Vietnamese ao dai on the red carpet at this event. The white design contrasted with the background and the red carpet, helping her stand out in the media.The Vietnamese-American actress is not too fussy when appearing in public. Her fashion style is quite simple with minimalist designs. Ali Wong's signature features are her large glasses and impressive expressions.Regarding her personal life, Ali Wong was married to Japanese businessman Justin Hakuta in 2014. The couple had two daughters but went their separate ways in April 2022. After the breakup, the two remained close.
