Jacklyn Wu Chien-Lien
Acting
Born: Jul 03, 1968
From: Taipei, Taiwan
Credits: 30 titles
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
| Title | Character | Year | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| No Retreat | 2005 | 4.0 | |
| Banquet at Hongmen | 2005 | 4.0 | |
| Jiang Hu | Mrs. Hung | 2004 | 6.25 |
| The Game of Killing | Jingwen | 2004 | 4.7 |
| Sorry Baby | Liu Xiao Yun | 1999 | 6.471 |
| Eighteen Springs | Gu Manjing | 1997 | 7.417 |
| Intruder | Yieh Siu-Yan | 1997 | 6.045 |
| All's Well, End's Well '97 | Shenny | 1997 | 6.367 |
| Beyond Hypothermia | Shu Li Han | 1996 | 6.3 |
| A Moment of Romance III | Ting Siu Wo | 1996 | 5.214 |
| Only Fools Fall in Love | Mong Dai / Dee | 1995 | 7.0 |
| Dream Lover | Kitty | 1995 | 3.25 |
| The Phantom Lover | Du Yunyan | 1995 | 6.083 |
| The Adventurers | Crystal Lui | 1995 | 5.833 |
| Peace Hotel | Ping's Wife | 1995 | 5.929 |
| Mean Street Story | Sue/Elaine/Siu Suen | 1995 | 6.6 |
| Treasure Hunt | Mei Xiao Qing | 1994 | 5.909 |
| God of Gamblers' Return | Little Guitar | 1994 | 6.625 |
| In Between | Icy | 1994 | 4.333 |
| To Live and Die in Tsimshatsui | Bo | 1994 | 6.25 |
| The Returning | Elaine / Siu Lau | 1994 | 5.333 |
| Beginner's Luck | May | 1994 | 6.0 |
| Love and the City | JoJo | 1994 | 7.167 |
| Oh! My Three Guys.... | Foh Mei / Fok May | 1994 | 3.667 |
| Top Cool | 1993 | — | |
| A Moment of Romance II | Celia | 1993 | 5.706 |
| The Bare-Footed Kid | Hua Huang Lien | 1993 | 6.27 |
| Three Summers | 1992 | 8.0 | |
| Casino Raiders II | Lin | 1991 | 6.324 |
| A Moment of Romance | Jo Jo | 1990 | 7.107 |
| Known for | Acting |
| Credits | 30 |
| Born | 1968 |
| From | Taipei, Taiwan |