Lisa Wu

Lisa Wu is an American television personality, actress, realtor, screenwriter and designer. She is best known for appearing on reality series The Real Housewives of Atlanta and Hollywood Divas.

Early life Wu was born and raised in Inglewood, California as one of nine children. Her father, Stanley Wu, is a first-generation Chinese-American and her mother, Victoria Brislis-Wu, was of Afro-Caribbean descent. She has said that her family was often the target of discriminatory comments in their neighborhood.

Career

Wu started her career as a backup dancer for musical artists and bands such as Public Enemy, EPMD, and Candyman. Shortly after this, she joined the rap group 9tene. After leaving music, Wu wrote, produced, and acted in the film Black Ball (2003). She remained in the film industry for many years as a screenwriter, producer, and an actress.

Wu was cast in the inaugural season of Bravo's The Real Housewives of Atlanta. She appeared in the main cast for the first two seasons (2008–09) and was a guest for the third season (2010–11). She made additional guest appearances in the ninth, tenth, fourteenth and fifteenth seasons.

Wu is the author of a novel called When The Cake is Made. The novel was published in 2010 following her departure from RHOA.

Since her departure from RHOA, Wu has continued her career as an actress and producer. From 2014 until 2016, she was a cast member with four other actresses working on a short film, The White Sistas, on the TV One series Hollywood Divas.

Personal life One of nine children, Wu's elder brother, Meho, is deceased, and Wu was seen grieving over his death in a Season 2 episode of RHOA, during the build-up to an anniversary of his death.

From 1992 until 2002, Wu was married to singer Keith Sweat. The couple have two sons, Jordan (b. 1995) and Justin (b. 1998). Ed Hartwell filed for divorce on August 24, 2011; it was finalized October 7, 2011, with the court document listing her name as Sharon Millette Hartwell.

Filmography

Film Year Title Role Notes 2003 Black Ball Sharon 2013 The Internship Jeggins At Mamu's Feet Jalisa 2014 Envy or Greed Adrienne Connell Short First Impression Katrinah TV movie Atlanta (ATL) Undercover Actress 2016 Definitely Divorcing Valerie Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk Lisa 2017 The White Sistas Gabriella White Providence Island Louisa 2019 Professor Mack Rosalyn Mack London Mitchell's Christmas Mercedes Mitchell 2020 Stolen Lilies Mrs. Lacey Pinch Detective Marsh 2021 Envision - Letters from the Bottle Blue Lady 2022 Rift Supervisory Agent Greene

Television Year Title Role Notes 2008-2010, 2022-23 The Real Housewives of Atlanta Herself Main cast: seasons 1-2, Guest: seasons 3 & 9-10 & 14-15 2010 Who Wants to Be a Millionaire Herself Episode: "The Real Housewives of Millionaire 5" Meet the Browns Jenny Episode: "Meet the Stepdaughter" 2014-16 Hollywood Divas Herself Main cast 2015 Love & Hip Hop Atlanta: After Party Live! Herself Episode: "After Party Live! 414" Born Again Virgin Lisa Episode: "Go Hard or Go Home" 2016 Nubbin & Friends Lena Chick Episode: "The Letter "A"" 2019 Last Call Miranda Episode: "Stupid Cupid" 2021 Saints & Sinners Felicia Thompson Recurring cast: season 5 2022 Tales Jameela Episode: "Murder She Wrote" 2026 Wealthy Wives of LA Herself Main