Chase Sui Wonders (born May 21, 1996[1]) is an American actress. She is known for her roles as Riley in the HBO Max series Generation (2021) and Emma in the horror-comedy film Bodies Bodies Bodies (2022).
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 Wonders in 2021 | |
| Born | May 21, 1996 Detroit, Michigan, U.S. |
| Education | Harvard University (BA) |
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| Years active | 2009–present |
Early life
Wonders was born in Detroit, Michigan, to a father of Chinese descent and a mother of European descent. Both parents are American citizens.[2] She is a niece of American fashion designer Anna Sui.[3] She attended Cranbrook Kingswood Academy outside Detroit[4] and graduated from Harvard University magna cum laude, majoring in film studies and production, and writing for the college humor publication The Harvard Lampoon.[5]
Career
Wonders started her film career as the protagonist, co-director, and lead screenwriter in the 2009 film A Trivial Exclusion.[6] She also directed and wrote a feature-length film Last Migration in 2015. In 2019, she starred as Makayla in the psychological horror film Daniel Isn't Real.[7] Wonders starred in a small role in 2020 comedy-drama film On the Rocks, directed by Sofia Coppola.[8]
In 2021, Wonders joined the main cast of HBO Max's dramedy television series Generation as Riley, an independent and self-possessed mature high school student.[9] In 2022, Wonders teamed up with Vogue China magazine to write and direct a short film titled Wake starring herself and Charles Melton.[10]
In May 2021, Wonders joined the cast of the satirical slasher film Bodies, Bodies, Bodies, directed by Halina Reijn.[11] The film premiered at the 2022 South by Southwest,[12] on March 14, and began a wide release theater run on August 5, 2022. In October 2021, she was cast in Neil LaBute's Out of the Blue, alongside Diane Kruger and Hank Azaria.[13] In January 2022, it was announced that she is set to star as Samantha, the lead character of Apple TV+'s City on Fire, series based on the book of the same name.[14]
As a model, she appeared in a fashion collaboration campaign between her aunt, Anna Sui and Batsheva Hay in 2021.[15]
Personal life
In 2022, she dated Charles Melton.[16] From December 2022 until August 2023, Wonders dated her Bodies Bodies Bodies co-star Pete Davidson.[17] She went on to date Joe Keery.[18]
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2009 | A Trivial Exclusion | Chase Carter | Also as director and screenwriter |
| 2015 | Last Migration | Sloane Stafford | Also as director and screenwriter |
| 2018 | Salami on White | Chase | Short |
| 2019 | Daniel Isn't Real | Makayla | |
| 2019 | Warpaint for the Teenage Soul | Wynne | Short |
| 2020 | On the Rocks | Chase | |
| 2021 | Beau | Beau | Short |
| 2022 | Wake | June | Short; Also as director and screenwriter |
| 2022 | Bodies Bodies Bodies | Emma | [19] |
| 2022 | Out of the Blue | Astrid | |
| 2023 | Past Lives | Girl | Voice |
| 2024 | Little Death | Tilly | Post-production |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Betty | Niki | 2 episodes |
| 2021 | Generation | Riley | Main role |
| 2023 | City on Fire | Samantha Cicciaro | Main role |
| 2023 | Bupkis | Nikki | Recurring role |