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Jacklyn Wu Chien-Lien

Jacklyn Wu Chien-Lien

Born on July 3rd, 1968

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.

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No Retreat

2005

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Banquet at Hongmen

2005

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Triad Underworld

2004

Mrs. Hung

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The Game of Killing

2004

Jingwen

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The Stories of Han Dynasty

2003

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Four Chefs and a Feast

1999

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Sorry Baby

1999

Liu Xiao Yun

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Ninth Happiness

1998

Chi Wan

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Intruder

1997

Yieh Siu-Yan

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Dragon Town Story

1997

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Eighteen Springs

1997

Gu Manjing

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Walk In

1997

Li Yee Wah

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All's Well, Ends Well '97

1997

Shenny

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Beyond Hypothermia

1996

Shu Li Han

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A Moment of Romance III

1996

Ting Siu Wo

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Only Fools Fall in Love

1995

Mong Dai / Dee

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The Adventurers

1995

Crystal Lui

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The Phantom Lover

1995

Du Yunyan

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Dream Lover

1995

Kitty

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Mean Street Story

1995

Sue/Elaine/Siu Suen

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Peace Hotel

1995

Ping's Wife

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God of Gamblers' Return

1994

Little Guitar

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Oh! My Three Guys....

1994

Foh Mei / Fok May

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How Deep Is Your Love

1994

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Beginner's Luck

1994

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To Live and Die in Tsimshatsui

1994

Bo

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Eat Drink Man Woman

1994

Jia-Chien

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The Returning

1994

Elaine / Siu Lau

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Love and the City

1994

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Treasure Hunt

1994

Mei Xiao Qing

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In Between

1994

Icy

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A Moment of Romance II

1993

Celia

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The Bare-Footed Kid

1993

Hua Huang Lien

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Top Cool

1993

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Three Summers

1992

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Casino Raiders II

1991

Lin

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The Royal Scoundrel

1991

Yuk

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A Moment of Romance

1990

Jo Jo

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