Chloe Bennet facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Chloe Bennet
Bennet in 2019
Born	Chloé Wang (1992-04-18) April 18, 1992 (age 33) Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Occupation	Actress Model Singer
Years active	2009–present
Chinese name
Chinese	汪可盈
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Wāng Kěyíng

Chloe Bennet is an American actress, model, and singer. She was born Chloé Wang on April 18, 1992. She is best known for playing Daisy Johnson, also known as Quake, in the superhero TV show Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. from 2013 to 2020. Chloe also lent her voice to the character Yi in the animated movie Abominable (2019) and its TV series Abominable and the Invisible City (2022–2023).

Early Life and Family

Chloe Bennet was born in Chicago, Illinois. Her father, Bennet Wang, works in banking, and her mother, Stephanie Crane, is a doctor.

Chloe's mother is Anglo-American, and her father is Chinese. She has six brothers: three are her biological brothers, two were foster children, and one was adopted. Some of her brothers are of African American background, and one has Mexican and Filipino roots. Chloe went to St. Ignatius College Prep for high school.

Chloe's Career Journey

Starting in Music and Acting (2007–2011)

When Chloe was 15, in 2007, she moved to China to start a singing career. While there, she lived with her grandmother and learned to speak Mandarin.

In 2011, she released two songs, "Uh Oh" and "Every Day in Between," using her birth name, Chloe Wang.

Bennet at PaleyFest 2014

In 2010, Chloe moved to Los Angeles, California. Her first TV job was hosting a short dance show called The Nightlife on TeenNick. She also appeared in a music video for the South Korean band BIGBANG's song "Tonight" in 2011.

When she tried to get acting jobs in Hollywood, she found it hard because of her last name, Wang. So, she changed her professional name to "Chloe Bennet." She chose her father's first name as her new last name. She said this helped her get roles and still honored her father.

Becoming a Star (2012–Present)

From 2012 to 2013, Chloe had a recurring role as Hailey in the TV show Nashville. In December 2012, she was chosen for a main role in the ABC series Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., which started in September 2013. In the show, Chloe played a hacker named Skye. Later, it was revealed that Skye was actually Daisy Johnson, also known as Quake.

On April 21, 2017, Chloe received the "Visionary Award" from East West Players. This is the oldest professional theater group in the United States that focuses on actors of color. Chloe dedicated her award to "all the little girls who want to be a superhero." She added that she was "just a half Chinese girl from the southside of Chicago."

In 2019, Chloe was the main voice actor for Yi in the animated movie Abominable. In 2020, she appeared in the movie Valley Girl, which was a musical remake of a 1983 film. She played a character named Karen. The movie's release was delayed for a while.

In March 2021, Chloe was cast as Blossom in a live-action TV pilot called Powerpuff, based on The Powerpuff Girls. However, she later left the project in August 2021 due to other work commitments. In 2023, she starred as Riley Smith in the movie Married By Mistake. She also joined the cast for the second season of the animated series Invincible. In 2024, she played Lana Lee in the TV series Interior Chinatown.

Personal Life

In 2018, Chloe shared that she has had anxiety and ADHD (Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder) since she was a child.

Speaking Up for Asian-Americans

Chloe Bennet has talked about how the American film and television industry can be unfair to Asian-Americans. She remembers that when she started acting, her last name, Wang, made it harder to get roles. After she changed her name to Bennet, she got a role on her very first audition. She said this showed her "how Hollywood works."

In 2017, Chloe praised actor Ed Skrein for stepping down from a role in the movie Hellboy. He did this after people pointed out that the character was Japanese-American, and he was not. Chloe posted on Instagram about her own experiences. She wrote, "Changing my last name doesn't change the fact that my BLOOD is half Chinese, that I lived in China, speak Mandarin or that I was culturally raised both American and Chinese [...] Hollywood is racist and wouldn't cast me with a last name that made them uncomfortable."

In an interview for the 2024 show Interior Chinatown, Chloe said that her Chinese background is "always a part of every role that [she's] done." She described her childhood as "very culturally Chinese." However, she also said that she often feels like work is a "very 'white' thing" where she has to fit in. The Interior Chinatown set was the first time she heard Mandarin being spoken and was surrounded by many Asian cast and crew members.

While Simu Liu's role as Shang-Chi is known as the first Asian superhero in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) movies, Chloe Bennet's role as Daisy Johnson / Quake in the TV show Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. is often seen as the first official Asian superhero in the MCU. In 2020, Chloe spoke about how Asian culture should not just be a trend. She noted that Marvel casting her as Quake "ultimately ended up writing to fit [her] ethnicity and [her] diversity, and made that a part of the character and it only added richness to the character."

Film and Television Roles

Film

Television

Music

Singles

Music Videos

Awards and Nominations

See also

In Spanish: Chloe Bennet para niños

• History of the Chinese Americans in Chicago