Annie Q.

Annie Q. Riegel (born Annie Qian, July 17, 1992) is an American actress, best known for her portrayal of Christine in The Leftovers (2014-2017), and recurring roles in Kung Fu and Death and Other Details (2024).

Early life and education Riegel was born in Brooklyn, New York. She grew up between Beijing and New York City, speaking both Mandarin Chinese and English with her family at home. Her acceptance into Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School began her interest in acting. She went on to attend New York University Stern School of Business and Tisch School of the Arts for finance and film.

Career As a child, Riegel appeared in several commercials, short films and episodic television work. After graduating high school, she made her stage debut in 2012 playing the title role from youth to old age, in Tony Award-winning playwright David Henry Hwang's Golden Child revival at the Signature Theatre. Erik Haagensen of Backstage described her performance as "10-year-old Ahn [as] radiantly mischievous, a quality she smartly retains when Ahn is 60." In 2013, she was cast as a series regular in the HBO television series The Leftovers. In 2014, she appeared in Marc Lawrence's romantic comedy The Rewrite. In 2018, she appeared in the Ben Stiller-produced Netflix film Alex Strangelove. In 2019, she was announced as one of the cast members of Into the Darks back-to-school installment, "School Spirit", which premiered on Hulu two months later. She is the first Asian American lead in Blumhouse production history. In January 2022, she was cast in a recurring role as Juliette Tan for Kung Fu (2021–2023), a reboot of the 1972 series of the same name. In August 2022, she joined the cast of the Hulu television series Death and Other Details. As a voiceover artist, she has narrated many audiobooks, and her work has garnered her an AudioFile magazine Earphones Award.

Personal life In 2017, she married filmmaker Chris Robert Riegel. They reside between California, Florida, and England.

Filmography

Film All roles credited to Annie Q, unless otherwise noted.

Year Title Role Notes 2007 Paper Girl Young Peiyu Short film (as Annie Qian) 2008 Picture Day Portrait kid Short film (as Annie Qian) 2011 Room #11 Anna Short film (as Annie Qian) 2013Breathe In Chloe 2013 Innocence Chloe Murray 2014 The Rewrite Sara Liu (as Annie Qian) 2015 Fan Girl Rosemarie 2017 MDMA Angie Angie X 2017 Ten Kumiko 2017 Trouble Elise 2018 Alex Strangelove Sophie Hicks

Television All roles credited to Annie Q, unless otherwise noted.

Year Title Role Notes 2010 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Girl Episode: "Disabled" 2011 Blue Bloods Girl Episode: "My Funny Valentine" 2011–2012 Are We There Yet? Kelly Recurring role (seasons 2–3)2014, 2017 The Leftovers Christine Main cast (season 1), guest (season 3 episode)2016 Elementary Wendy Episode: "Worth Several Cities" 2017 Girls Rachel DeTapley Episode: "Hostage Situation"2018 Blindspot Riley Episode: "The Quantico Affair"2019 Into the Dark Erica Yang Episode: "School Spirit"2022 Kung Fu Juliette Tan Recurring role (season 2)2024 Death and Other Details Winnie Goh Recurring role (as Annie Q. Riegel)2024 Jentry Chau vs. the Underworld Bai Suzhen (voice) Episode: "A Night with the Stars"

Video games All roles credited to Annie Q, unless otherwise noted.

Theatre All roles credited to Annie Q, unless otherwise noted.

Year Title Role Venue Notes2012 Golden Child Eng Ahn Alice Griffin Jewel Box Theatre Off-Broadway