Jacklyn Wu Chien-Lien
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
1968-07-03 (56 years old)
Place of Birth
Taipei, Taiwan
Jacklyn Wu Chien-Lien
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
Acting
(2005)
(2005)
(2005)
(2004)
Jiang Hu
as Mrs. Hung
(2004)
The Game of Killing
as Jingwen
(2003)
(1999)
Sorry Baby
as Liu Xiao Yun
(1999)
(1998)
Ninth Happiness
as Chi Wan
(1997)
All's Well, Ends Well '97
as Shenny
(1997)
Eighteen Springs
as Gu Manjing
(1997)
Intruder
as Yieh Siu-Yan
(1997)
Walk In
as Li Yee Wah
(1997)
(1996)
Beyond Hypothermia
as Shu Li Han
(1996)
A Moment of Romance III
as Ting Siu Wo
(1995)
The Adventurers
as Crystal Lui
(1995)
The Phantom Lover
as Du Yunyan
(1995)
Peace Hotel
as Ping's Wife
(1995)
Dream Lover
as Kitty
(1995)
Mean Street Story
as Sue/Elaine/Siu Suen
(1995)
Only Fools Fall in Love
as Mong Dai / Dee
(1994)
God of Gamblers' Return
as Little Guitar
(1994)
Eat Drink Man Woman
as Jia-Chien
(1994)
(1994)
(1994)
Treasure Hunt
as Mei Xiao Qing
(1994)
In Between
as Icy
(1994)
(1994)
Oh! My Three Guys....
as Foh Mei / Fok May
(1994)
The Returning
as Elaine / Siu Lau
(1994)
(1993)
The Bare-Footed Kid
as Hua Huang Lien
(1993)
A Moment of Romance II
as Celia
(1993)
(1992)
(1991)
Casino Raiders II
as Lin
(1991)
The Royal Scoundrel
as Yuk
(1990)
A Moment of Romance
as Jo Jo