Jacklyn Wu

Jacklyn Wu

Known for
Acting
Born
July 3, 1968 (age 58)
Birthplace
Taipei, Taiwan

Biography

Jacklyn Wu Chien-Lien, 吳倩蓮, sometimes also spelt Jacqueline Wu Chien-Lien (born July 3, 1968), is a Taiwanese actress and singer. She is best remembered by Western audiences for her role in Ang Lee's Eat Drink Man Woman (1994), where she played the second of three sisters. She started her acting career when Johnnie To cast her opposite Andy Lau in A Moment of Romance (1990). Her most acclaimed role to date is 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. Wu has also acted in TV serials in Taiwan, China and Singapore. Since the turn of the millennium her output has dwindled. Her last film appearance was in 2004's Hong Kong movie Jiang Hu.

Known For

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Filmography

2013
Romantic Heroes of the Tang Dynasty poster

Romantic Heroes of the Tang Dynasty

TV · as Ye Tianlian/Shu Qing · 38 eps

2012
缘海情天 poster

缘海情天

TV · as 洪威 · 20 eps

2010
大汉风4:英雄美人 poster

大汉风4:英雄美人

Movie

2006
大汉风18:霸王别姬 poster

大汉风18:霸王别姬

Movie

2006
Empress Feng of the Northern Wei Dynasty poster

Empress Feng of the Northern Wei Dynasty

TV · as Empress Dowager Feng · 42 eps

2005
No Retreat poster

No Retreat

Movie

2005
Banquet at Hongmen poster

Banquet at Hongmen

Movie

2005
大汉风20:大风起兮 poster

大汉风20:大风起兮

Movie

2005
大汉风1:群雄并起 poster

大汉风1:群雄并起

Movie

2005
大汉风5:破釜沉舟 poster

大汉风5:破釜沉舟

Movie

2005
大汉风9:谋士范增 poster

大汉风9:谋士范增

Movie

2005
大汉风19:四面楚歌 poster

大汉风19:四面楚歌

Movie

2005
大汉风16:荥阳对峙

大汉风16:荥阳对峙

Movie

2005
Center Stage: Ruan Ling Yu poster

Center Stage: Ruan Ling Yu

TV · as 阮玲玉 · 30 eps

2005
The Story of Han Dynasty poster

The Story of Han Dynasty

TV · as Lü Zhi · 50 eps

2005
都市情缘 poster

都市情缘

TV · 20 eps

2004
Jiang Hu poster

Jiang Hu

Movie · as Mrs. Hung

2004
The Game of Killing poster

The Game of Killing

Movie · as Jingwen

2004
大汉风14:楚营为虏 poster

大汉风14:楚营为虏

Movie · as 吕雉

2004
大汉风15:韩信点兵 poster

大汉风15:韩信点兵

Movie

2004
大汉风11:运筹帷幄

大汉风11:运筹帷幄

Movie

2004
Autumn Water poster

Autumn Water

TV · 20 eps

2003
The Stories of Han Dynasty poster

The Stories of Han Dynasty

Movie

2001
Zen Master poster

Zen Master

TV · 42 eps

1999
Sorry Baby poster

Sorry Baby

Movie · as Liu Xiao Yun

1999
Four Chefs and a Feast poster

Four Chefs and a Feast

Movie

1999
情牵日月星 poster

情牵日月星

TV · as 桑若岚 · 20 eps

1998
Ninth Happiness poster

Ninth Happiness

Movie · as Chi Wan

1998
The Return of the Condor Heroes poster

The Return of the Condor Heroes

TV · as Hsiao Lung Nu · 47 eps

1997
Eighteen Springs poster

Eighteen Springs

Movie · as Gu Manjing

1997
Intruder poster

Intruder

Movie · as Yieh Siu-Yan

1997
All's Well, End's Well '97 poster

All's Well, End's Well '97

Movie · as Shenny

1997
Walk In poster

Walk In

Movie · as Li Yee Wah

1997
Dragon Town Story poster

Dragon Town Story

Movie

1997
Beijing Hong Kong Love Connection poster

Beijing Hong Kong Love Connection

TV · as Fang Ming · 20 eps

1996
Beyond Hypothermia poster

Beyond Hypothermia

Movie · as Shu Li Han

1996
A Moment of Romance III poster

A Moment of Romance III

Movie · as Ting Siu Wo

1995
Only Fools Fall in Love poster

Only Fools Fall in Love

Movie · as Dee

1995
Dream Lover poster

Dream Lover

Movie · as Kitty

1995
The Phantom Lover poster

The Phantom Lover

Movie · as Du Yunyan

1995
The Adventurers poster

The Adventurers

Movie · as Crystal Lui

1995
Peace Hotel poster

Peace Hotel

Movie · as Ping's Wife

1995
Mean Street Story poster

Mean Street Story

Movie · as Sue/Elaine/Siu Suen

1994
Treasure Hunt poster

Treasure Hunt

Movie · as Mei Xiao Qing

1994
God of Gamblers' Return poster

God of Gamblers' Return

Movie · as Little Guitar

1994
In Between poster

In Between

Movie · as Icy

1994
To Live and Die in Tsimshatsui poster

To Live and Die in Tsimshatsui

Movie · as Bo

1994
The Returning poster

The Returning

Movie · as Elaine / Siu Lau

1994
Beginner's Luck poster

Beginner's Luck

Movie · as May

1994
Love and the City poster

Love and the City

Movie · as JoJo

1994
Oh! My Three Guys.... poster

Oh! My Three Guys....

Movie · as Foh Mei / Fok May

1994
How Deep Is Your Love poster

How Deep Is Your Love

Movie

1994
Eat Drink Man Woman poster

Eat Drink Man Woman

Movie · as Jia-Chien

1993
Top Cool poster

Top Cool

Movie

1993
A Moment of Romance II poster

A Moment of Romance II

Movie · as Celia

1993
The Bare-Footed Kid poster

The Bare-Footed Kid

Movie · as Hua Huang Lien

1992
Three Summers poster

Three Summers

Movie

1992
The Modern Love Story poster

The Modern Love Story

TV · 1 ep

1991
Casino Raiders II poster

Casino Raiders II

Movie · as Lin

1991
The Royal Scoundrel poster

The Royal Scoundrel

Movie · as Yuk

1990
A Moment of Romance poster

A Moment of Romance

Movie · as Jo Jo