# Cynthy Wu
**Cynthy Wu** (born 1998) is an American actress known for playing astronaut Kelly Baldwin on the Apple TV+ alternate-history space drama *For All Mankind*, and for roles in the films *Kong: Skull Island* (2017), *Before I Fall* (2017), *[The Happytime Murders](https://www.edgepedia.org/the-happytime-murders)* (2018), and *[Holidate](https://www.edgepedia.org/holidate)* (2020).[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm5318271/) She was born in [Southern California](https://www.edgepedia.org/southern-california) and is of Vietnamese and Chinese descent.[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm5318271/) • [2](https://elcinema.com/en/person/2180922)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Born | 1998, Southern California, United States[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm5318271/) • [2](https://elcinema.com/en/person/2180922) |
| Signature role | Kelly Baldwin on *For All Mankind*, joining the cast in Season 2 (2021) and continuing through later seasons[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm5318271/) • [3](https://www.allocine.fr/personne/fichepersonne-646210/filmographie/) |
| Early recurring work | Mia Abend on *American Vandal* (2018, 5 episodes); arcs on *Station 19*, *Survivor's Remorse*, and *Weird City*[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm5318271/) |
| Feature films | *Kong: Skull Island* (2017), *Before I Fall* (2017), *The Happytime Murders* (2018), *Holidate* (2020), *The Starling* (2021)[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm5318271/) • [4](https://elcinema.com/en/person/2180922/filmography) |
| Guest appearance | Young Hanh Trinh Lau in *Beef* (2023, 1 episode)[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm5318271/) |
| Height | 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm5318271/) |
## Early television work
Wu's earliest listed screen credits are single-episode guest parts on network series in 2013: *Welcome to the Family* (as Tina) and *[Twisted](https://www.edgepedia.org/twisted-tv-series)* (as Andie).[4](https://elcinema.com/en/person/2180922/filmography) • [3](https://www.allocine.fr/personne/fichepersonne-646210/filmographie/) She also appeared as Charlotte on *Girl Meets World* in 2014 and as Etsuko in the film *Wiener Dog Internationals*.[5](https://www.tvinsider.com/people/cynthy-wu/) Through the mid-2010s she built a record of recurring arcs, including Dr. Kristine Lang on *Survivor's Remorse* (Season 3, episodes 1 and 2) and Yumi on *The Catch* (Season 2, episodes 3 and 4).[3](https://www.allocine.fr/personne/fichepersonne-646210/filmographie/)
**American Vandal** marked a larger recurring role: she played Mia Abend in five episodes of the mockumentary mystery series in 2018.[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm5318271/) In the same year she played Brittenie Marlowe in *The Happytime Murders*, the [Brian Henson](https://www.edgepedia.org/brian-henson) puppet comedy starring [Melissa McCarthy](https://www.edgepedia.org/melissa-mccarthy) and [Maya Rudolph](https://www.edgepedia.org/maya-rudolph).[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm5318271/)
## For All Mankind
Wu joined the cast of Apple's *For All Mankind* in its second season, playing Kelly Baldwin.[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm5318271/) The series, created by [Ronald D. Moore](https://www.edgepedia.org/ronald-d-moore), presents an alternate history in which the Soviet Union reaches the Moon first and the space race never ends; Baldwin becomes a central character as the daughter of astronauts Ed and Karen Baldwin, and Wu appears across Seasons 2 through 4 and into Seasons 5 and 6 in continuing listings.[3](https://www.allocine.fr/personne/fichepersonne-646210/filmographie/) • [4](https://elcinema.com/en/person/2180922/filmography) In a 2024 Television Academy awards ballot, Wu was listed as a performer contender for the role of Kelly Baldwin.[6](https://www.televisionacademy.com/sites/default/files/ballots/performer-2024-v1.pdf)
## Film work
Wu's feature credits include small roles in two 2017 releases: *Before I Fall*, in which she played Ally Harris, one of the high-school friends of [Zoey Deutch](https://www.edgepedia.org/zoey-deutch)'s character Sam, and *Kong: Skull Island*, in which she played a thug's girlfriend.[5](https://www.tvinsider.com/people/cynthy-wu/) • [7](https://www.laweekly.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/030217-078405.pdf) • [3](https://www.allocine.fr/personne/fichepersonne-646210/filmographie/) A *LA Weekly* review of *Before I Fall* described her character Ally as "the creative thinker" in Sam's friend group, alongside the queen bee Lindsay ([Halston Sage](https://www.edgepedia.org/halston-sage)) and the party girl Elody (Medalion Rahimi).[7](https://www.laweekly.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/030217-078405.pdf)
In 2020 she played Liz in the Netflix romantic comedy *Holidate*, appearing opposite [Emma Roberts](https://www.edgepedia.org/emma-roberts) and [Frances Fisher](https://www.edgepedia.org/frances-fisher); the following year she appeared in *The Starling*, credited in international listings as Jill, a receptionist.[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm5318271/) • [3](https://www.allocine.fr/personne/fichepersonne-646210/filmographie/)
## Recent credits
Wu continued with guest and recurring television work through the 2020s: Anna in three episodes of *Grey's Anatomy* spinoff *Station 19* (Season 5), Schmeidre in the first episode of the anthology *[Weird City](https://www.edgepedia.org/weird-city-tv-series)* (2019), Jeannine in one episode of *Sneaky Pete* (2019), and Young Hanh Trinh Lau in episode 8 of the Netflix drama *Beef* (2023).[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm5318271/) • [3](https://www.allocine.fr/personne/fichepersonne-646210/filmographie/) A TV Guide credits list also records appearances in *Calls*, *This Close*, *Now We're Talking*, *The Long Dumb Road*, *Road Hard*, *Growing Up Fisher*, and *See Dad Run*, along with a self-credit on *Carpool Karaoke*.[8](https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/cynthy-wu/credits/3030817381/)
## References
1. [Cynthy Wu, IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm5318271/)
2. [Cynthy Wu biography, elCinema](https://elcinema.com/en/person/2180922)
3. [Filmographie de Cynthy Wu, AlloCiné](https://www.allocine.fr/personne/fichepersonne-646210/filmographie/)
4. [Filmography: Cynthy Wu, elCinema](https://elcinema.com/en/person/2180922/filmography)
5. [Cynthy Wu, TV Insider](https://www.tvinsider.com/people/cynthy-wu/)
6. [Television Academy Awards, 2024 performer ballot](https://www.televisionacademy.com/sites/default/files/ballots/performer-2024-v1.pdf)
7. [LA Weekly, March 3–9, 2017 issue (Before I Fall review)](https://www.laweekly.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/030217-078405.pdf)
8. [Cynthy Wu List of Movies and TV Shows, TV Guide](https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/cynthy-wu/credits/3030817381/)
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