Jacklyn Wu
Taiwanese actress and singer
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::summary Taiwanese actress and singer ::
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Jacklyn Wu |
| birth_date | |
| birth_place | Yuanchang, Yunlin County, Taiwan |
| education | Taipei National University of Arts (BA, Theatre Arts) |
| occupation | Actress, singer |
| years_active | 1990–2007 |
| spouse | Tsao Sherman Mung (m. 2007-present) |
| partner | Tuo Tsung-hua (1987-1999) |
| children | 1 |
| module | {{Infobox Chinese |
| t | 吳倩蓮 |
| s | 吴倩莲 |
| p | Wú Qiànlián |
| j | Ng4 Sin3-lin4 |
| module2 | {{infobox musical artist |
| embed | yes |
| alias | Jacqueline Wu, Ng Sin-lin |
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Jacklyn Wu Chien-lien (born 3 July 1968) is a Taiwanese actress and singer. She retired after marriage in 2007.
Career
Wu's acting career began as Johnnie To cast her to star opposite Andy Lau in A Moment of Romance (1990). Wu received acclaim for her role in Ang Lee's film Eat Drink Man Woman (1994), in which she plays the second of three sisters. She starred in Ann Hui's Eighteen Springs (1997), for which she received a Hong Kong Film Award Best Actress nomination and won the Hong Kong Film Critics Society Best Actress Award.
Since the turn of the millennium, she shifted her career focus to mainland China. In 2007, Wu married her Tsao Sherman Mung, who worked in pharmaceutical business, in Las Vegas. She has since retired from show business, except a cameo in a Chinese TV series in 2011.
Discography
- Love is Simple (1994)
- Inner Drama (1995)
- Terribly Upset (1995)
- Waiting Because of Love (1995)
- Come Back Home (1996)
- Hope (1997)
Filmography
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| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | ** | Jo Jo Huen | Nominated - Hong Kong Film Award for Best New Performer |
| 1991 | The Royal Scoundrel | Yuk | |
| Casino Raiders II | Lin | ||
| 1992 | Three Summers | ||
| 1993 | ** | Celia | |
| ** | Lien | ||
| 1994 | Beginner's Luck | May | |
| Eat Drink Man Woman | Jia-chien | ||
| ** | Elaine / Siu-lau | Nominated - Hong Kong Film Award for Best Actress | |
| God of Gamblers Returns | Siu Yiu-yiu | ||
| Love and the City | Jo Jo | ||
| Treasure Hunt | Mei | ||
| How Deep Is Your Love | Siu-fu | ||
| Oh! My Three Guys | Fok May | ||
| In Between | Icy | ||
| To Live and Die in Tsimshatsui | Ah-bo | ||
| 1995 | The Adventurers | Crystal Lui 'Chan' | |
| ** | Yunyan | Changchun Film Festival for Best Actress | |
| Peace Hotel | cameo | ||
| Only Fools Fall in Love | Mong Dee | ||
| Mean Street Story | Sue | ||
| Dream Lover | Kitty | ||
| 1996 | Beyond Hypothermia | Shu Lihan | |
| ** | Ting Siu-wo | ||
| 1997 | Eighteen Springs | Gu Manzhen | Hong Kong Film Critics Society Award for Best Actress |
| Nominated - Hong Kong Film Award for Best Actress | |||
| Walk In | Li Yi-wah | ||
| All's Well, Ends Well 1997 | Shenny | ||
| Intruder | Yan | ||
| Dragon Town Story | |||
| 1998 | Ninth Happiness | ||
| 1999 | Sorry Baby | Liu Xiaoyun | |
| 2002 | Venus | ||
| 2004 | Jiang Hu | Mrs Hung | |
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::data[format=table title="Television"]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Beijing-Hong Kong Love Line | Fang Ming | |
| 1998 | ** | Xiaolongnü | |
| 1999 | Love the sun, moon and stars | Tsai Jo-lan | |
| 2000 | Gold Tax Month | Ellen | |
| The Essence of Money | Hsiao Chien | ||
| 2001 | Jigong legend | Ling Hsiao-tsui | |
| 2002 | Millennium Love | Hung Wei | |
| 2003 | Long Autumn Sky | Fang Lin | |
| 2004 | Flower in Dream | Shen I-ting | |
| The Game of Killing | |||
| 2005 | ** | Lü Zhi | |
| Ruan Lingyu | Ruan Lingyu | ||
| 2006 | Empress Dowager Feng of the Northern Wei Dynasty | Empress Feng | |
| Beautiful Dream Catcher | Tsui Hsiu | ||
| I Wish I Knew | Yu-lien | ||
| 2011 | Tang Dynasty Romantic Hero | Yeh Tang-lien | cameo |
| :: |
References
References
- Hui, Ann. "Eighteen Springs (半生緣) 1997 All Region".
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