Angela Zhou Explained

Angela Zhou
Birth Place:Guangdong, China
Occupation:Actress, Writer
Years Active:2014—
Television:Hell on wheels
Death and Other Details

Angela Zhou is a Chinese-born actress and writer from New Zealand.

Early life

Zhou was born in Guangdong province and speaks Mandarin and Cantonese. She grew up in New Zealand after her family moved there when she was four years old. Her involvement in youth theatre included performing at the Globe Theatre in London with the Young Shakespeare Company in a production of As You Like It. In 2010, Zhou was awarded a Robertson Scholarship, which allowed her to study film at Duke University, graduating in 2014.[1] [2] [3]

Career

Zhou appeared in series five of the AMC series Hell on Wheels, as well as Freeform's Stitchers.[4] She played Grace Parker and her alter ego Pestilence in The CW's Supergirl.[5] She also appeared in CBS rebooted series MacGyver, and .[6] She appeared in the Emerald Fennell film Promising Young Woman in 2020.[7]

She had a main role in the 2024 Hulu murder mystery series Death and Other Details.[8] [9] She was also part of the writers room on the series after impressing show creators Mike Weiss and Heidi Cole McAdam with her script Empress, about China’s first and only female emperor, Wu Zetian, which was submitted for in the Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting.[10]

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
2014The Jeff ShowSue
2015Hell on WheelsFong/MeiSeason 5
2016-2017StitchersCoco Soo
2018SupergirlDr Grace Parker/Pestilence
2020Promising Young WomanTodd
2020MacGyverJennifer
2021Lauren
2024Death and Other DetailsTeddyAlso writer

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Q&A: Angela Zhou of “Hell On Wheels”. Cowboysindians.com. 17 March 2024. Joe. Leydon. 29 August 2015.
  2. Web site: How a New Zealand actress made her TV debut in Calgary playing a boy (sort of). 17 March 2024. Eric. Volmers. Calgary Herald. July 31, 2015.
  3. Web site: From ‘Hell On Wheels’ And On, The Show’s Just Started For Angela Zhou. Character Media. 17 March 2024. November 4, 2016. Tae. Hong.
  4. Web site: Supergirl Casts Angela Zhou as Possible Worldkiller. Screen Rant. 17 March 2024. 25 February 2018. Thomas. Bacon.
  5. Web site: Supergirl: Angela Zhou on Those Supersuit Struggles as Pestilence. Bleeding Cool. 17 March 2024. Tom. Chang.
  6. Web site: Death and Other Details Star Angela Zhou on Embracing Murder-Mystery. 17 March 2024. Bleeding Cool. Tom. Chang. 22 January 2024.
  7. Web site: Deadline Hollywood. 17 March 2024. ‘Hell on Wheels’ Star Angela Zhou Joins ‘Promising Young Woman’; Ron Funches Cast In ‘Sylvie’. Amanda. N'Duka. April 2, 2019.
  8. Web site: Hulu’s ‘Death and Other Details’ Is Intriguing but Countless Characters and Bizarre Clues Cause Confusion: TV Review. Variety. 17 March 2024. January 16, 2024. Aramide. Tinubu.
  9. Web site: Daniel. Fienberg. 17 March 2024. ‘Death and Other Details’ Review: Mandy Patinkin Stars in a Hulu Mystery Series That’s Too Much of a So-So Thing. Hollywood Reporter.
  10. Web site: Character Media. 17 March 2024. Q&A: How Angela Zhou Juggled Dual Roles in ‘Death and Other Details’. February 9, 2024. Jasmine . Nguyen.