Jacklyn Wu Chien-Lien

    Jacklyn Wu Chien-Lien

    July 3, 1968 (56 years old) in Taipei, Taiwan

    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

    The Return of the Condor HeroesThe Return of the Condor Heroes
    The Story of Han DynastyThe Story of Han Dynasty
    Empress Feng of the Northern Wei DynastyEmpress Feng of the Northern Wei Dynasty
    Center Stage: Ruan Ling YuCenter Stage: Ruan Ling Yu
    The Modern Love StoryThe Modern Love Story

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