<Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Southern Min </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Hokkien POJ </Th> <Td> ngô͘ tiām bín </Td> </Tr> <P> Constance Tianming Wu (born March 22, 1982) is a Taiwanese - American actress . She began her career in the theater, before her breakthrough role as Jessica Huang in the ABC comedy series Fresh Off the Boat . In 2017, Wu was named one of TIME magazine's 100 People Who Help Shape the World . </P> <P> Wu was born and raised in Richmond, Virginia, in a Taiwanese family . She graduated from Douglas S. Freeman High School, where she began performing in local theater at Henrico Teen Theater, HATTheatre, Theatre IV, and Virginia Shakespeare Festival, as well as an NYU program for six months during high school at Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute . </P>

Who plays the mom in fresh off the boat