Annie Q. Riegel
- Actress
- Producer
Annie Q. Riegel is an American actress known for the role of Christine on The Leftovers, Winnie on Death and Other Details, and Juliette Tan on Kung Fu. She also starred as Erica Yang in the School Spirit installment of the Hulu and Blumhouse anthology series Into the Dark. She was the first Asian American lead and final girl in Blumhouse production history.
Born in Brooklyn to immigrant parents, she spent her childhood in Beijing being raised by her Siberian grandmother and her Chinese grandfather. She grew up between Beijing and Staten Island, speaking both Mandarin Chinese and English at home. After discovering her joy in acting, she transferred from an engineering program at Staten Island Technical High School, where she studied Russian and robotics, to attend LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts, where she honed her craft for stage and screen. Shortly after graduating high school, she began her career on stage by playing the title role in Tony Award-winning playwright David Henry Hwang's revival of Golden Child at the Signature Theatre. She is married to filmmaker and producer Chris Robert Riegel.
Born in Brooklyn to immigrant parents, she spent her childhood in Beijing being raised by her Siberian grandmother and her Chinese grandfather. She grew up between Beijing and Staten Island, speaking both Mandarin Chinese and English at home. After discovering her joy in acting, she transferred from an engineering program at Staten Island Technical High School, where she studied Russian and robotics, to attend LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts, where she honed her craft for stage and screen. Shortly after graduating high school, she began her career on stage by playing the title role in Tony Award-winning playwright David Henry Hwang's revival of Golden Child at the Signature Theatre. She is married to filmmaker and producer Chris Robert Riegel.
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