Ashley Park is having a major summer. First, she headed to the big screen with "Joy Ride," the raunchy comedy about four Asian American friends who embark on a life-changing trip to China. The "Emily in Paris" actor plays the film's protagonist, Audrey Sullivan, who's searching for her birth mother. While Park has previously acted in films like "The V Card" and "Mr. Malcol's List," "Joy Ride" marks her first time as the main character in a major movie.

After taking on supporting roles for most of her career, Park told InStyle in a May 9 interview that she's finally "giving myself permission" to be the lead. "['Joy Ride' is] the first time I've been number one on a call sheet, and it's an opportunity that I've been very ready to do," she said. This August, she's also playing Kimber in the Broadway-themed third season of "Only Murders in the Building...