Lisa Wu - Biography

Who is Lisa Wu?

Lisa Wu is an actress, reality TV star, Realtor by profession and American by nationality. She was best known for appearing in The Real Housewives of Atlanta and Hollywood Divas. 

Lisa Wu – Age, Parents, Siblings, Education, Ethnicity

Lisa Wu’s birth took place on January 23, 1973, in Inglewood, California, USA. She was born to Chinese father Stan Wu and Jamaican-American mother Vickey Wu. 

young Lisa Wu with her mother (Image: Instagram)

She is not the only child of her parents and has three siblings- older sister Sherri Wu, brothers Andre Wu and older brother Meho Wu, who is deceased.

Lisa Wu’s ethnicity is multi-ethnic (Jamaican-American, and Chinese) and is also known by the named Sharon Millette Hartwell. Other details of her early life including that of her education, childhood and the rest of the family have not been publicized.

Lisa Wu – Boyfriend, Husband, Children, Divorce

Lisa Wu married her longtime boyfriend Keith Sweat in 1992. Sweat is a successful singer and songwriter. She and her husband have welcomed two children together- sons Jordan Sweat (born 1995) and Justin Sweat (born 1998). However this marriage did not last and they divorced in 2002, after 10 years together.

She went on to date American footballer Ed Hartwell. After their relationship got serious, they married on 20 May 2006. They have a son together, Edgerton Hartwell, Jr. (born 2007). This marriage too did not last and they divorced in 2012.

Lisa Wu with her sons in 2010 (Image: Getty Images)

Currently, Lisa Wu dating a man named Robbie, but has not given out much information when it comes to boyfriend and love affairs.

Lisa Wu – Net Worth, Salary

Her net worth has been estimated at around $100 thousand while the figure on her annual salary has not been shared with the public.

Lisa Wu – Career

Early Career

Wu started her career as a backup dancer and has worked with music artists and bands including Public Enemy, EPMD, and Candyman. She soon joined the rap group 10 but eventually left to the group to focus on her films.

RHOA

She wrote, produced and acted 2003 film Black Ball. Lisa Wu was cast in the Bravo TV’s hit reality TV show The Real Housewives of Atlanta. She starred in the series as the main cast in the first two seasons between 2008 and 2009. In season 3 of the show, she made guest appearances.

Others

After quitting RHOA, Lisa Wu worked in the entertainment industry for years as an actress and producer. She has also worked on the short film The White Sista and starred in TV One series Hollywood Divas.

Moreover, as an author, she has written several books and co-authored a book titled When the cake is Made.

The Hollywood Divas cast (Image: theJasmineBRAND)

Co-stars

Lisa Wu’s fellow Hollywood Divas cast is Countess Vaughn, Golden Brooks, Paula Jai Parker, Elise Neal, Malika Haqq.

She starred alongside Kandi Burruss, Porsha Williams, Kenya Moore, Cynthia Bailey, NeNe Leakes in RHOA.

Lisa Wu – Instagram, Twitter, Facebook

On social media handles such as Instagram, Lisa Wu is active with 209k followers but is absent from Twitter and Facebook. She also has an official website-  officiallisawu.com.