Jade Wu (born January 5, 1953) is a Chinese-American actress, playwright, producer, director, and editor. She is the granddaughter of actor and director Yuanlong Wang, who worked in Hong Kong, China, and Taiwan.
Wu has appeared in multiple daytime drama series on ABC, including General Hospital and One Life to Live, and has worked as a writer for Disney. She has directed and scripted documentaries presented at events such as the IFP Market, the Asian American International Film Festival, the Sundance Producers Conference, and the Anthology Film Archives in New York City. Her plays have been presented at the Santa Clara Experimental Theatre Festival and the La Jolla Studio Stage. Wu has participated on review panels for organizations including the National Endowment for the Arts, the New York State Council on the Arts, and the Individual Artist Grant Program, and has acted as a juror for the International Emmy Awards.
In 1997, Wu had her first role as Sun-Rae Roh on ' with Andre Braugher, Richard Belzer and Clark Johnson (who also directed), and writer Tom Fontana and executive producer Barry Levinson.
In 2004, she appeared on ' with director Frank Prinzi, and co-executive producer Warren Leight.
From 2016 to 2018, Wu played Connie Lin in the Marvel Original Luke Cage on Netflix with Mike Colter, and directors Paul McGuigan, Vincenzo Natali. In 2016, Wu had a recurring role as Judge Cara Bergen in the CBS series Bull with Michael Weatherly, and director Peter Leto; 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 of Dai Mah in the film Snakehead along with Sung Kang and Shuya Chang.
Wu played the lead role of Ahma Chin in The Motel, which won the Humanitas Prize and received an Independent Spirit Award Nomination. She has had additional recurring roles on The Afterparty, The Blacklist, DMZ, and One Life to Live.
Wu was part of the cast of the 2006 production of Mother Courage and Her Children, produced The Public, at the Delacorte Theatre in New York City's Central Park with Meryl Streep, Kevin Kline, Austin Pendleton, Jenifer Lewis, Ato Essandoh, and Fred Weller.' The show was directed by George C. Wolf, and written by Tony Kushner, with music by Jeanine Tesori.'
She has performed on stage in Off-Broadway theatre including Samuel Beckett Theatre, Urban Stages, Bank Street Theatre, and Minetta Lane Theatre.