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Ali Wong

Ali Wong

Actor, producer and writer, also director · Born April 19, 1982 (44) · San Francisco, California, USA

2 Primetime Emmys · 2 Golden Globes · Screen Actors Guild Award winner · 6 other major award bodies

Alexandra 'Ali' Wong (born April 19, 1982) is an American actress, stand-up comedian, and writer. She is noted for her Netflix stand-up specials, as well as her television roles in Beef, American Housewife, Are You There, Chelsea?, Inside Amy Schumer and Black Box. She also wrote for the first three seasons of the sitcom Fresh Off the Boat.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
April 19, 1982 (44)
From
San Francisco, California, USA
Works as
Actor, producer and writer, also director
Titles
33 on MovieCove · 39 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Official site (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Down 2% in 30 days

What are Ali Wong's films like?

Across their 19 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Genres

Comedy8 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 79th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Animation2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 87th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Animation movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
45%
Bonds
30%
Society
15%
Survival
6%
Ideas
4%
Identity8 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth6 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds5 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity6 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age5 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship4 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love3 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 13 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 11 · Serious 2 · Dark 0

Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 9 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 1

Gentle: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their gentle movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 10 · Charged 2 · Intense 1

Steady: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their steady movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 9 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 0

Funny: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their funny movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 0 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 11

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 6 · Even-paced 6 · Relentless 1

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 12 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 0

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 13 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

6 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 3 of 6 analyzed roles.

Hero
3 of 6
Shadow
2 of 6
Shapeshifter
1 of 6

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Joyful
15
Absurd
9
Warm
6
Hopeful
5
Contemplative
4
Other
13

How their films linger

Fun10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy6
  • Bittersweet7
  • Ambiguous3
  • Cyclical3

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Ali Wong's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 30 of their 33 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Netflix (14).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Ali Wong's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

39 credits, 33 with a MovieCove page; 22 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Steps (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    as Lilith (voice)

  • Sheng Wang: Purple(2026)

    Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Frankie Quiñones: Damn That's Crazy(2025)

    Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • Jentry Chau vs. The Underworld(2024)

    Show 13 episodes · Executive Producer · as Jentry Chau (voice)

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows

  • Ali Wong: Single Lady(2024)

    Director · Executive Producer · Writer · as Self

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Beef(2023)

    Show 18 episodes · Executive Producer · as Amy Lau

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows

  • Sheng Wang: Sweet and Juicy(2022)

    Director · Executive Producer · as Self

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Paper Girls(2022)

    Show 5 episodes · as Adult Erin

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows

  • Human Resources(2022)

    Show 5 episodes · as Becca Lee (voice)

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all shows

  • Ali Wong: Don Wong(2022)

    Executive Producer · Writer · as Self

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Monsters at Work(2021)

    Show 5 episodes · as Jill (voice)

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all shows

  • Love, Victor(2020)

    Show 2 episodes · as Ms. Thomas

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows

  • Phineas and Ferb the Movie: Candace Against the Universe(2020)

    as Super Super Big Doctor (voice)

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Onward(2020)

    as Officer Gore (voice)

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Birds of Prey and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn(2020)

    as Ellen Yee

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Always Be My Maybe(2019)

    Producer · Writer · as Sasha

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Bonfire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    as Debbie

  • Tuca & Bertie(2019)

    Show 30 episodes · Executive Co-Producer · Executive Producer · as Bertie (voice)

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all shows

  • Ralph Breaks the Internet(2018)

    as Felony (voice)

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Ali Wong: Hard Knock Wife(2018)

    Executive Producer · Writer · as Self

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Father Figures(2017)

    as Ali

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Big Mouth(2017)

    Show 5 episodes · as Ali (voice)

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all shows

  • The Lego Ninjago Movie(2017)

    as General Olivia (voice)

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • The Hero(2017)

    as Ali Wong

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films

  • American Housewife(2016)

    Show 103 episodes · as Doris

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all shows

  • Ask the StoryBots(2016)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows

  • The Angry Birds Movie(2016)

    as Betty Bird (voice)

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Ali Wong: Baby Cobra(2016)

    Executive Producer · Writer · as Self

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Fresh Off the Boat(2015)

    Show 2 episodes · Writer · as Margot

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows

  • Super Sleuths (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Raq

  • BoJack Horseman(2014)

    Show 1 episode · as Maddy (voice)

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows

  • Black Box (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Show 13 episodes · as Dr. Lina Lark

  • Dealin' with Idiots(2013)

    as Katie

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Savages(2012)

    as Claire

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Are You There, Chelsea? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Show 12 episodes · as Olivia

  • Breaking In(2011)

    Show 3 episodes · as Ana Ng

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all shows

  • When Harry Met Sally 2 with Billy Crystal and Helen Mirren(2011)

    as Movie Executive

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • American Dad!(2005)

    Show 1 episode · as Sylvia (voice)

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows

  • The Freshening (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

Career shape

Star power in the 98th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 38 titles, 36 of them dated from 2005 to 2026; peak year 2020.

Biggest box office

Birds of Prey and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn (2020)

$206M worldwide

Highest rated

Sheng Wang: Sweet and Juicy (2022)

Midcredits 96th

Most popular right now

American Housewife (2016)

Film career

20052026

Peak 2020 · at the high point of their film career. Top draw in 3 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting31 of 38: 26 only acting, 5 with another role · typical Midcredits score69thDirecting3 of 38: 0 only directing, 3 with another roleWriting6 of 38: 0 only writing, 6 with another role · typical Midcredits score75thProducing11 of 38: 1 only producing, 10 with another role · typical Midcredits score88th

38 titles, 11 with more than one role — acting and producing overlap on 4 of them.

By decade

2000s1 · acting2010s22 · 20 acting · 5 crew2020s13 · 9 acting · 6 crew

Billing

usually 10th · top billed in 10% of 10 roles

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30.

Awards

2 Primetime Emmys, 2 Golden Globes, a Screen Actors Guild Award and 4 other major awards from 16 major nominations, 2022–2026.

WinNomination
  1. 2026
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series
    • +1 other major body · 1 nomination
      • Grammy Award, nominated · Best Comedy Album
  2. 2025
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Variety Special (Pre-Recorded)
    • Golden Globe, won · Best Performance in Stand-Up Comedy on Television
    • +1 other major body · 1 nomination
      • Directors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Variety/Talk/News/Sports - Specials
  3. 2024
    • Golden Globe, won · Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Limited Series, Anthology Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · International
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, won · Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Movie or Limited Series
    • +3 other major bodies · 4 wins
      • Producers Guild Award, won · Outstanding Producer of Limited or Anthology Series Television
      • Critics Choice Award, won · Best Actress in a Limited Series or Movie Made for Television
      • Independent Spirit Award, won · Best Lead Performance in a New Scripted Series
      • Independent Spirit Award, won · Best New Scripted Series
  4. 2023
    • Primetime Emmy, won · Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie
    • Primetime Emmy, won · Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance
  5. 2022
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Writing for a Variety Special

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Ali Wong's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 69th percentile, the median of all 19; across their 13 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 73rd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

73rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 13

Approval · how many liked their films

71stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 13

Reach · how many have seen their films

76thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 13

Midcredits score across 33 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up14
  • 50th to 74th12
  • 25th to 49th5
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

22 of their 33 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser22
  • Broadly Agreed3
  • Mixed5

Most divisive · director, producer

Frankie Quiñones: Damn That's Crazy (2025)

82nd percentile spread · 33% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor, director, producer

Sheng Wang: Sweet and Juicy (2022)

Midcredits 96th · 85% liked

Reviewers score the acting 79/100 in their films, across 7 reviewed titles; fans 84, detractors 59. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Ali Wong's work okay for kids?

Across up to 10 MovieCove titles with content scores, profanity runs heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore10 titles21–67 · median 40 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity10 titles12–66 · median 29 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity10 titles9–85 · median 61 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs9 titles8–62 · median 35 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense8 titles6–60 · median 29 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Ali Wong work with?

People who share at least 2 of Ali Wong's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; John Irwin shares the most, 3.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Cinematographers and editors

Producers