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Jacklyn Wu Chien-Lien

Jacklyn Wu Chien-Lien

Acting

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.

Filmography Movies

Acting

Poster for Eighteen Springs
MOVIE

Eighteen Springs

7.4(0.0K)
Eighteen Springs
Gu Manjing
Poster for Jiang Hu
MOVIE

Jiang Hu

6.3(0.0K)
Jiang Hu
Mrs. Hung
Poster for No Retreat
MOVIE

No Retreat

4.0(0.0K)
No Retreat
Poster for Treasure Hunt
MOVIE

Treasure Hunt

5.9(0.0K)
Treasure Hunt
Mei Xiao Qing
Poster for Beyond Hypothermia
MOVIE

Beyond Hypothermia

6.3(0.0K)
Beyond Hypothermia
Shu Li Han
Poster for A Moment of Romance
MOVIE

A Moment of Romance

7.1(0.1K)
A Moment of Romance
Jo Jo
Poster for God of Gamblers' Return
MOVIE

God of Gamblers' Return

6.6(0.2K)
God of Gamblers' Return
Little Guitar
Poster for Banquet at Hongmen
MOVIE

Banquet at Hongmen

4.0(0.0K)
Banquet at Hongmen
Poster for The Game of Killing
MOVIE

The Game of Killing

4.7(0.0K)
The Game of Killing
Jingwen
Poster for Sorry Baby
MOVIE

Sorry Baby

6.5(0.0K)
Sorry Baby
Liu Xiao Yun

Gallery

Jacklyn Wu Chien-Lien portrait
Jacklyn Wu Chien-Lien portrait