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Jacklyn Wu Chien-Lien

Actor / Actress

Jacklyn Wu Chien-Lien

Born Taipei, Taiwan 25 credits available

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.

Jacklyn Wu Chien-Lien is known for work in acting across film and television. New Release currently presents 25 verified screen credits connected to this profile.

Selected work includes Empress Feng of the Northern Wei Dynasty (2006), 大汉风9:谋士范增 (2005), Banquet at Hongmen (2005), Jiang Hu (2004), The Game of Killing (2004), Zen Master (2001), Sorry Baby (1999), The Return of the Condor Heroes (1998). The recorded credits span 1990 to 2006, including 22 movies and 3 TV shows.

The filmography below lists available titles, release years and known roles. This profile is updated as additional verified information becomes available.

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Known forActing
Movies22
TV shows3
Active years represented1990–2006
Place of birthTaipei, Taiwan

Also known as

Ng Sin-Lin · Wu Chien-Lien · Jacklyn Wu · 오천련 · Jacklyn Ng Sin-Lin · 吳倩蓮 · 吴倩莲 · Jacklyn Wu Chien-Lien

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