Kara Wang Biography (Age, Height, Weight, Husband, Family, Career & Hallmark Movies)
Kara Wang is a Chinese-American Actress and Producer. She is well-known for her role as Alice in the American television series Jane the Virgin and as Lt. Callie ‘Halo’ Bassett in Top Gun: Maverick.
In 2022, she starred in the Hallmark movie Christmas at the Golden Dragon. The movie was directed by David I. Strasser and written by Melynda Bissmeyer and Emily Ting. The movie is about a Midwestern Chinese restaurant announcing that it’s closing right before Christmas. The announcement prompts their clientele to re-examine their relationships in a series of interconnected stories during the busiest week of the year. The co-stars of the movie are Barbara Niven, Sara Canning, Antonio Cupo, and Genevieve Beuchner.
Personal Details
Full Name | Kara Wang |
Nick Name | Kara |
Date of Birth | December 6, 1989 |
Age | 33 years as of October 2023 |
Birth Place | Los Angeles, California, United States |
Origin Residence | Los Angeles, California, United States |
Ethnicity | Multiracial |
Religion | Christianity |
Nationality | Chinese-American |
Profession | Actress and Producer |
School | Saratoga High School, California |
College | University of California |
Education Qualification | BA in theatre (Graduate) |
Net Worth | $ 5 Million as per 2023 |
Marital Status | Unmarried |
Debut |
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Physical Appearance
Eye Color | Dark brown |
Hair Color | Black |
Figure | 34-27-32 |
Height | 5’6” Feet/ 168 cm/ 1.68 m |
Weight | 55 kg/ 121 lbs |
Shoe Size | 6.5 (US)/ 4(UK) |
Dress Size | 4 (US)/ 8(UK)/ 34 (EU) |
Personal Life (Family, Friends, Boyfriends, Children)
Father | Not Known |
Mother | Not Known |
Sibling | Not Known |
Boyfriend /Husband | Not Known |
Early Life, Family, and Relationship
Wang was born on December 6, 1989, in Los Angeles, California, United States. She has an older brother. She attended Saratoga High School in California. Later, she graduated with a BA degree in theatre from the University of California in Irvine. After she graduated from college, she signed a global deal with a talent agency while residing in Hong Kong and Beijing from 2010 to 2015. During that period, she appeared in over 20 Chinese television and film productions.
Her height is 5 feet 6 inches, her weight is 55 kg, her hair color is black, and her eye color is dark brown. Her net worth is estimated to be $3 million.
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Career
She started her acting career as a child actress. She started performing on stage when she was just 6 years old. Throughout her elementary, middle, and high school, she was involved in choir and theatre. She signed with her first agent when she was 15 years old. In 2011, she played the role of Kathy in the movie Megan Is Missing. She also voiced in Mickey Mouse in 2013.
Wang played the role of Alice in Jane the Virgin in 2014. She played the role of Chine Operator in Merry Xmas, Lisa in Goliath, Lian Hua in Poppies, June Zhang in The Rookie, Sumi in Good Trouble, Asha in The Calm Beyond, Steph Bennett in Off-Broadway, Lt. Callie ‘Halo’ Bassett in Top Gun: Maverick. a naval flight officer training on the F/A-18F Super Hornet.
She is selected to return and train as a candidate for a secret mission to destroy a uranium enrichment facility. At the end of the training, she is not one of the candidates selected to partake in the operation. She also played the role of Shannon in Dinner Party, and Romy Chen in Christmas at the Golden Dragon. She appeared in the movie Caught in the Web directed by the renowned Chinese director Chen Kaige.
Kara Wang Hallmark Movies List
Premiere Date | Movies Name | Prime Videos/ Buy DVD |
November 13, 2022 | Christmas at the Golden Dragon | Not Available |
Kara Wang Movies and Television Shows List:
Film:
Year | Title | Worked As |
Upcoming | Discontent | Annie Decker |
2022 | Top Gun: Maverick | Lt. Callie ‘Halo’ Bassett |
2021 | Dinner Party | Shannon |
2020 | The Calm Beyond | Asha |
2018 | Echo (Short Film) | Girlfriend (voice) |
2018 | Shinobi (Short Film) | Miko |
2018 | Poppies (Short Film) | Lian Hua |
2018 | Your Hand in Mine (Short Film) | Anna |
2017 | A Good Man (Short Film) | Mel |
2016 | Last Vow (Short Film) | Bridesmaid |
2016 | Journey to the East | – |
2016 | Paper Children (Short Film) | 1925 Immigrant |
2016 | Dusk in Neon City (Short Film) | Xin |
2015 | Skin Deep (Short Film) | Tracy |
2015 | Merry Xmas (Short Film) | Chinese operator |
2013 | Burrow (Short Film) | Jia |
2012 | Possibly Strangers (Short Film) | Joey |
2012 | Caught in the Web | Wang |
2012 | Shanghai Calling | Esther |
2011 | Megan Is Missing | Kathy |
2011 | Hi, Fidelity | – |
Television:
Year | Title | Worked As |
2019–2023 | Good Trouble (TV Series) | Sumi Liu |
2022 | Christmas at the Golden Dragon (TV Movie) | Romy Chen |
2022 | Abominable and the Invisible City (TV Series) | Additional voices |
2021 | Goliath (TV Series) | Lisa |
2021 | The Rookie (TV Series) | June Zhang |
2019 | The Power Couple (TV Mini Series) | Esther Chang |
2019 | Seven Days (TV Series) | Tina |
2018 | Mickey Mouse (TV Series) | – |
2016–2017 | Jane the Virgin (TV Series) | Alice Maxwell |
2016 | Option Zero (TV Movie) | Vanessa |
2016 | Game Shakers (TV Series) | Gina |
2014 | No Pets or Foreigners (TV Series) | Lingling |
2013 | The Diamond’s Dream (TV Series) | Lin Yanrong |
Kara Wang Biography (Age, Height, Weight, Husband, Family, Career & Hallmark Movies)