{{short description|Canadian actress}} {{Use British English|date=March 2022}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2014}} {{Infobox person | name = Jadyn Wong | image = JadynWong.jpg | caption = Wong at the 33rd LAAPFF in 2017 | birth_name = | birth_date = | birth_place = Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada | occupation = Actress | years_active = 2006–present }}
'''Jadyn Wong''' is a Canadian actress, best known for playing mechanical prodigy Happy Quinn on the CBS show ''Scorpion''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/tv/2014/11/23/cbs-scorpion-cast-talks-about-genius/19243827/ |title='Scorpion' actors like to play it smart |work= USA TODAY |author=Bill Keveney |date=November 23, 2014 |accessdate=July 26, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/tv/la-et-st-scorpion-review-20140919-column.html |title=Review: Brainy nerds put IQs to use on 'Scorpion'; adventures ensue |work=Los Angeles Times |date=September 22, 2014 |author=Robert Lloyd |accessdate=July 26, 2021}}</ref>
== Early life and education == Wong was born in Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada, to immigrants from Hong Kong.<ref name="CALGARYHERALD22092014">{{cite web|url=https://calgaryherald.com/entertainment/medicine-hat-actress-jadyn-wong-plays-genius-problem-solver-and-kicks-some-butt-in-cbs-action-series-scorpion |title=Medicine Hat actress Jadyn Wong plays genius problem solver, and kicks some butt, in CBS action series Scorpion |work=Calgary Herald |author=Eric Volmers |date=September 22, 2014 |accessdate=April 12, 2023}}</ref> She completed her Bachelor of Commerce at the University of British Columbia.<ref name="THESTAR01292015">Wong, Tony, [https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/television/2015/01/29/scorpions-jadyn-wong-tickled-to-play-happy.html "Scorpion's Jadyn Wong tickled to play Happy : Alberta actress talks about her role on hit CBS show and Happy's potential romance with Toby"], ''Toronto Star'', January 29, 2015</ref><ref name="CALGARYHERALD22092014" /> She has a black belt in karate and is also a classical pianist.'''<ref name="CALGARYHERALD22092014" />'''
== Career ==
Wong made her professional acting debut in the miniseries ''Broken Trail'' (2006) with Robert Duvall.<ref name="Aiden Mason">{{cite web|url=https://www.tvovermind.com/five-things-didnt-know-jadyn-wong/ |title=Five Things You Didn't Know About Jadyn Wong |work=Tvovermind.com |author=Aiden Mason |date=September 27, 2017 |accessdate=July 26, 2021}}</ref> She was handpicked for the role by Duvall after hundreds of actresses were auditioned across North America.
She also appeared in ''Space Buddies'' (2009) as a Chinese reporter, as April Jung in the short film ''The Letters'' (2010), as a Money Channel Interviewer in ''Cosmopolis'' (2012), as Diondra in ''Debug'' (2014), and as Molly in the TV movie ''Client Seduction'' (2014). In 2016, she played Altagracia in ''You're Killing Me Susana''.<ref name="Aiden Mason" />
From 2014 to 2018, Wong starred in the CBS television series ''Scorpion'' as Happy Quinn.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Tallerico |first1=Brian |title=Fall 2014 TV: "Forever," "Gotham" and "Scorpion" |url=http://www.rogerebert.com/demanders/fall-2014-tv-forever-gotham-and-scorpion |website=Roger & Ebert.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141027140107/http://www.rogerebert.com/demanders/fall-2014-tv-forever-gotham-and-scorpion |archive-date=October 27, 2014 |date=September 18, 2014 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Fall Television Shows With Asian American Actors |url=http://audreymagazine.com/fall-television-shows-with-asian-american-actors |website=Audrey Magazine |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141228043110/http://audreymagazine.com/fall-television-shows-with-asian-american-actors |archive-date=December 28, 2014 |date=September 12, 2014}}</ref> In 2018, she joined the cast of ''Needle in a Timestack'', a science fiction film written and directed by John Ridley.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2018/06/scorpion-jadyn-wong-needle-in-a-timestack-raymond-j-barry-made-in-chinatown-1202416095/ |title='Scorpion' Actress Jadyn Wong Joins 'Needle In A Timestack'; Raymond J. Barry Cast In 'Made In Chinatown' |work=Deadline |author=Amanda N'Duka |date=June 22, 2018 |accessdate=July 26, 2021}}</ref>
== Filmography ==
=== Film === {| class="wikitable sortable" ! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |- | 2009 | ''Space Buddies'' | Chinese Reporter | |- | 2010 | data-sort-value="Letters, The" | ''The Letters'' | April Jung | Short film |- | 2012 | ''Cosmopolis'' | Money Channel Interviewer | |- | 2014 | ''Debug'' | Diondra | |- |2016 |''You're Killing Me Susana'' |Altagracia | |- | 2021 | ''Needle in a Timestack'' | Zoe Mikkelsen | |- |2023 |''Weak Layers'' |Lucy Lin | |}
=== Television === {| class="wikitable sortable" ! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |- | 2006 | ''Broken Trail'' | Ghee Moon (#1) | Mini-series |- | 2010 | ''Caprica'' | Game master | 2 episodes |- | rowspan="3" | 2011 | ''Rookie Blue'' | Mary Vu | Episode: "Brotherhood" |- | ''Being Erica'' | Rachel | 6 episodes |- | ''Stay with Me'' | Li | Unaired CTV pilot |- | rowspan="4" | 2014 | ''Lost Girl'' | Dao Ming | Episode: "Destiny's Child" |- | ''Working the Engels'' | Shirl | Episode: "Pilot" |- | ''Spun Out'' | Esther Wing | Episode: "Carpoolers" |- | ''Client Seduction'' | Molly | TV film |- | 2014–2018 | ''Scorpion'' | Happy Quinn<ref>Hinckley, David. [http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/tv/scorpion-tv-review-article-1.1945845 "'Scorpion,' TV review "]. ''New York Daily News''</ref><ref>Goodman, Tim. [http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/scorpion-tv-review-734854 "Scorpion': TV Review"]. ''Hollywood Reporter''.</ref> | Main cast (93 episodes) |}
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== External links == * {{Facebook|jadyn.wong}} * {{IMDb name|2144240}} * {{Rotten Tomatoes|celebrity/jadyn_wong}}
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