Ashley Jini Park (b. 6 June 1991 in Glendale, California, USA) is a Korean-American actor best known for her role as Gretchen Wieners in Mean Girls on Broadway.
A leukemia survivor in adolescence who dreamed of going to New York to see a Broadway show in person, her wish was made possible by the Make-a-Wish Foundation during her cancer treatment. Park has since become involved with various charities and outreach organisations to theatre to improve the lives of disadvantaged children and young people. As a student in the University of Michigan she co-founded the Michigan Performance Outreach Workshop (MPOW).
Justin H. Min is a cousin of hers.
Filmography:
- Emily in Paris (2020-present) as Mindy Chen
- Tales Of The City (2019) as Jennifer 'Ani' Winter
- Girls5eva (2021) as Ashley
- Mr Malcolm's List (2022) as Gertie Covington
- Beef (2023) as Naomi
- Joy Ride (2023) as Audrey
- Only Murders in the Building (2023) as Kimber Min
- Mean Girls (2024) as Madame Park
Selected Stage Credits:
- The King and I: Tuptim
- KPop: MwE
- Mean Girls: Gretchen Wieners
- Ratatouille the Musical: Colette
Tropes that appear in her work include:
- Asian Airhead: As the racelifted Gretchen Wieners in the Broadway production of Mean Girls.
- The Danza:
- Plays a girl called Ashley in Girls5eva.
- Plays Madame Park in Mean Girls (2024).
- The Fashionista: Specifically Mindy and Gretchen, the latter most notably since she's a member of a high school clique of fashionable teen girls.
