Ali Wong

Biography

Alexandra Dawn Wong (born April 19, 1982) is an American actress and comedian whose work spans stand-up, television, and film. Her accolades include two Primetime Emmy Awards, three Golden Globe Awards, one Actor Award, and a Grammy Award nomination. She was named one of Time’s 100 most influential people in 2020 and 2023. Wong is best known for her Netflix stand-up specials Baby Cobra (2016), Hard Knock Wife (2018), Don Wong (2022), and Single Lady (2024). She won additional awards for her starring role in the Netflix series Beef (2023) and has appeared on and written for network television, voiced characters on animated series, and co-wrote and starred in the film Always Be My Maybe (2019).

Dear Girls collects Wong’s offstage stories and stand-up sensibility into letters addressed to her daughters. The book pairs unfiltered comic observations on marriage, sex, work, and motherhood with personal anecdotes about single life in New York, reconnecting with her roots in Vietnam, childhood experiences in San Francisco, and parenting humiliations, presented as both funny and moving.

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