Annie Q. is an American actress, known professionally as Annie Q. Riegel as of 2022. She is best known for her portrayal of Christine in the

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television series '' The Leftovers'' and Sophie Hicks in the

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comedy-drama ''

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.'' She also appeared in the "School Spirit" episode of the

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anthology series '' Into the Dark''.

Personal life and family

Annie Q. Riegel was born in

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. She grew up between

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and

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, speaking both Mandarin Chinese and English with her family at home. Her acceptance into Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts began her interest in acting. She went on to attend

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and

Tisch School of the Arts The New York University Tisch School of the Arts (commonly referred to as Tisch) is the performing, cinematic and media arts school of New York University. Founded on August 17, 1965, Tisch is a training ground for artists, scholars of the a ...

for finance and film.

Career

As a child, Annie Q. Riegel appeared in several commercials, short films and episodic television work. After graduating high school, she made her stage debut in 2012 playing the title role in Tony Award-winning playwright David Henry Hwang's Golden Child revival at the Signature Theatre. In 2013, she was cast as a series regular in the

television series '' The Leftovers''. In 2014, she appeared in

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's romantic comedy ''

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''. In 2018, she co-starred in the

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–produced Netflix film ''

.'' In 2019, she was announced as one of the cast members of '' Into the Dark''s back-to-school installment, "School Spirit", which premiered on

two months later. She is the first Asian American lead in Blumhouse production history. In January 2022, she was cast in a recurring role as Juliette Tan for ''

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'' (2021–present), a reboot of the 1972 series of the same name. She is an AudioFile magazine Earphones Award–winning audiobook narrator.

Filmography

Film

Television

Video games

Theatre

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Annie Q. Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School alumni New York University Stern School of Business alumni 21st-century American actresses American actresses of Chinese descent Living people Year of birth missing (living people) Actresses from New York City