Anya

Born: 1976-02-17

Anya Wu was born on February 17th, in 1976 in Taiwan. She moved to the United States, together with her family, by the age of 6. She was raised in New York City and was discovered by a record company to become a singer back in Taiwan. While she was in Taiwan and preparing for her album release, Anya, became the first girl DJ in Taiwan clubs. She caught alot of media attention, even media from Hong Kong. With so much public attention, her interview in a magazine caught the eye of Director Jingle Ma, who then convinced Golden Harvest, a film production, distribution and exhibition company to relocate her to Hong Kong and sign her. Unfortunately, by the time they found her, he had already started "Moi Moi Cha", the movie in which he had wanted her for. So her debut film became Born To Be King, the final installment of the Young & Dangerous series,as Jordan Chan's wife, Nanako. Relocating to Hong Kong, Anya's profile has increased swiftly with Golden Harvest's support. She has since had larger roles in several of the studio's post-millenium efforts. She appeared as one of Ekin Cheng's many girls in For Bad Boys Only and in 2001 took more action-oriented roles in two hot action films. Sharp Guns and 2002, where her Fire Ghost menaced Stephen Fung and Nicholas Tse. She went on to become one of the top upcoming actresses in both Hong Kong and Taiwan and with her undoubtable gorgeous looks has also graced numerous magazine covers, print ads, and TV shows in both regions. In 2002, Anya began work on the "remake/sequel" to Naked Killer, titled Naked Weapon as Kat, the best friend to Charlene, Maggie Q's character. She also recently worked in HK on a stage play Glengarry Glenross in which she took on the challenging role of Blake that has been always played by a man. Tickets were sold out and another day had to be added. Afterwards, she starred in Tsui Hark's thriller Vampire Hunters as Sasa. After the liquidation of Golden Harvest's talent agency, Anya decided to go back to her native Taiwan and experiment on some TV series there. There she did starred in a TV series called Pink Godfather, as well as Taiwan's version of "Sex And The City" where she played "Samantha". After being there for a year, she realized that her focus was still more in films, and headed to join the fierce competitive, but growing industry in China. Being fluent in Chinese as well as English, her current works are on co-productions with China and foreign production companies.


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Born to Be King

as Nanako Kusakari
Released: 2000-07-21

Triad member Chicken is designated by Taiwan's San Luen Gang to marry Nanako, the daughter of...

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Kung Fu Killer

as Loo
Released: 2008-08-17

China is in unrest, as the Republic falls prey to Warlords like Kahn Xin, who holds an entire...

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My Lucky Star

as Polyester
Released: 2003-01-23

Yip is attractive but for some strange reason, no man has ever been interested in her. Yip meets...

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Vampire Hunters

as Sasa
Released: 2003-05-23

In 17th century China, zombies and vampires roamed the lands, feeding on the unsuspecting. A...

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Cop on a Mission

as uncredited
Released: 2001-03-01

Mike, a cop who is becoming increasingly frustrated with his tiresome job with little benefits,...

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2002

as Fire Ghost
Released: 2001-12-25

2002 is a special police force that fights against supernatural phenomena. The team is formed by...

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Shanghai Baby

as uncredited
Released: 2007-05-18

Coco leads an intense life in the lively subculture of the boomtown Shanghai. It revolves around...

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Kung Fu Killer 2

as Loo
Released: 2008-08-17

This is the second part of the kung fu killer. China is in unrest, as the Republic falls prey...

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PTU File: Death Trap

as Rebecca
Released: 2005-10-02

In one of the modern buildings in Hong Kong, a group of well dressed middle-class people are...

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What Women Want

as Mrs Dong
Released: 2011-02-03

After an accident, a chauvinistic executive gains the ability to hear what women are really...

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Naked Weapon

as Katherine
Released: 2002-11-15

A mysterious woman, known as Madame M, kidnaps forty pre-teen girls and transports them to a...

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But Always

as Travel Agency Boss
Released: 2014-09-04

After relocating to New York, former lovers feel the pull of romance once again.

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Mysterious Island

as Chen Liangliang
Released: 2011-07-07

In the 1970s on the Binlusai islands, a young mother is killed when she was running with her son...

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Single Blog

as uncredited
Released: 2007-05-31

Sex or love, which is more important? There are three female flat mates: Vivian is frivolous,...

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Chengdu, I Love You

as uncredited
Released: 2009-09-12

A satirical comedy set during the 1976 earthquake of Tangshan, which then zips forward to 2009...

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Runaway

as Tattoo girl / Assassin
Released: 2001-05-17

Dan and King are small-time Triad members in Hong Kong. After an incident in which their...

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Ghost in the House

as uncredited
Released: 2005-01-01

A young woman moves into a Japanese-style house that's haunted by the ghost of a grieving widow...

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Sharp Guns

as Rain
Released: 2001-09-20

Tricky On, a tough as nails man, is brought to Macau by his best friend Ban, to rescue his...

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A Marvellous Detective

as Zhen Da-Mei
Released: 2004-01-01

Ke-Nan is a brainless detective, he is sent to solve a complicated murder case.

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Dawn Operation

as uncredited
Released: 2008-12-07

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Love Motel

as uncredited
Released: 2012-01-01

Yang Chen and Lin Xin Ya are both TV reporters of the same station and also a pair of lovers....

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Flatland

as Serena
First aired: 2002-04-01

This Sci-Fi adventure follows the struggle between good and evil forces in an alternate...

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