Jacklyn Wu
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| Born | (1968-07-03) 3 July 1968 (age 56)
Yuanchang, Yunlin County, Taiwan
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| Education | Taipei National University of Arts (BA, Theatre Arts) | ||||||||||
| Occupation(s) | Actress, singer | ||||||||||
| Years active | 1990–2007 | ||||||||||
| Spouse | Tsao Sherman Mung (m. 2007-present) | ||||||||||
| Partner | Tuo Tsung-hua (1987-1999) | ||||||||||
| Children | 1 | ||||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 吳倩蓮 | ||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 吴倩莲 | ||||||||||
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| Also known as | 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.
Wu's acting career began as Johnnie To cast her to star opposite Andy LauinA Moment of Romance (1990). Wu achieved international recognition for her role in Ang Lee's award-winning film Eat Drink Man Woman (1994), in which she plays the second of three sisters. Her most acclaimed role is in Ann Hui's Eighteen Springs (1997),[1] 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 boyfriend, 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.
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1990 | A Moment of Romance | 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 | A Moment of Romance II | Celia | |
| The Bare-Footed Kid | Lien | ||
| 1994 | Beginner's Luck | May | |
| Eat Drink Man Woman | Jia-chien | ||
| The Returning | 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' | |
| The Phantom Lover | 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 | |
| A Moment of Romance III | Ting Siu-wo | ||
| 1997 | Eighteen Springs[1] | 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 |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1997 | Beijing-Hong Kong Love Line | Fang Ming | |
| 1998 | The Return of the Condor Heroes | 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 | The Story of Han Dynasty | 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 |
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Changchun Film Festival Best Actress
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