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Wu and Vega have supporting roles in the new film What's CookingP, the story of four racially diverse families
celebrating Thanksgiving in los Angeles. The movie, released in November, is directed and co-written by
Gurinder Chanda, and also stars Julianna Margulies, Mercedes Huehl and Kyra Sedgewick.
Age: 18
Hometown: L.A.
College/Major: Stanford, will be an English major.
First role: Liz in Drive Me Crazy
Favorite role: Jenny in What’s Cooking?
Hobbies: Singing, drawing, writing
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What was the best part of working on What’s Cooking? The
way the cast and crew worked as one to procure an amazingly
smooth run.
What was your biggest challenge for the role? To cry in, it
seems, almost every scene.
Favorite web site: Hamsterdance [go to nuttysites.com and
click on the dancing hamster]
How much time do you spend online? Between five and 30
minutes a day
What do you use the Internet for the most? Check my e-mail.
Age: You’re not supposed to ask a lady her age.
Hometown: New York, NY
First role: Melena in Hurricane Streets
Favorite role: Each role had me trying something new, and
that makes it hard to choose. If you asked which character I
would hang out with, I would say Gina and maybe Melena.
Hobbies: Skating, swimming, skiing
If you could meet anyone, who would it be and why?
Either Francis Ford Coppola or Quentin Tarantino, so they
would cast me in one of their movies.
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What was the best part of working on What's Cooking?
Gurinder [Chadha] was an amazing director. The cast and
the writing were both incredible. Being a part of a cool film
like that was a great experience.
What was your biggest challenge for the role?
Well, she was pretty close to myself, which was both hard and
fun. Also not freaking out standing next to Mercedes Ruehl.
Favorite web site: games.yahoo.com
How much time do you spend online? An hour a day.
Quick Quiz: identify the film hy its tagline.
1. “It's 11:59 on New Year’s Eve. Do you
know where your date is?”
2. “Finally, a comedy that will change the
way you think, the way you feel, and
most importantly—the way you dress.”
3. “In space no one can hear you scream."
4. “...look closer.”
5. “Everyone has one special thing.”
6. "It’s only a state of mind.”
7. “They only met once, but it changed
their lives forever.”
8. “It’s not who you love. It's how.”
9. “A Hilarious Look at the Over-the
Counter Culture.”
10. “Sex. Clothes. Popularity... Whatever.”
11. "He’s a doll. He’s a dreamboat. He’s a
delinquent.”
12. “See It with a Bud.”
13. “Get ‘touched’ by an angel.”
14. “Remember my name...”
15. “The music is on his side."
16. “Things fall down. People look up. And
when it rains, it pours.”
17. “The story of a rebel and his bike.”
18. “They’re here.”
19. “Talk hard. Steal the Air.”
20. "...It’s 4am, do you know where your
car is?”
21. “Let’s go to work.”
22. “A different set of jaws.”
23. “In 2033, justice rides a tank and wears
lip gloss.”
24. “Does for rock and roll what The Sound
of Music did for hills.”
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