Xu is a bilingual first generation Asian American multi-hyphenate performer and writer. She specializes in blending comedy and drama, and lives to tell the stories about people often found in the margins.

She came up through Chicago improv where she performed at iO, Second City, the Annoyance, Steppenwolf's LookOut Series, and was a 2019 Second City & NBC BobCurry Fellow. 

Her comedic writings have appeared on McSweeneys, Symphony Space's Selected Shorts, Reductress and others.

Her TTRPG work has included Hello From the Magic Tavern, Kollok, AMC's FEARHQ Slashertown, and more.

Her acting work spans small indie films to television credits on Empire. 

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Though she hails from the midwest, Xu currently resides in Los Angeles.