Wu Chien-Lien

Born: 1968-07-03

Jacklyn Wu Chien-lien, sometimes also spelt Jacqueline Wu (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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Chien-lien Wu, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.


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Eat Drink Man Woman

as Jia-Chien
Released: 1994-08-03

A retired and widowed Chinese master chef Chu and his family live in modern day Taipei, Taiwan....

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God of Gamblers' Return

as Little Guitar
Released: 1994-12-24

Chow returns to play Ko Chun, a skilled gambler who now lives in retirement in France. Wu...

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A Moment of Romance

as Jo Jo
Released: 1990-06-14

After a young Triad member takes an upper-class girl hostage during his escape from a jewelry...

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All's Well, Ends Well '97

as Shenny
Released: 1997-02-06

Old Mr. Lo has three sons and the youngest one Lo Kung is his favorite. However, Kung does...

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The Bare-Footed Kid

as Hua Huang Lien
Released: 1993-04-03

A poor barefoot young man from the country arrives in the city to start work with the friend of...

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Casino Raiders II

as Lin
Released: 1991-06-13

Chicken Feet assists in running an honorable gambling den owned by the crippled Uncle Fan and...

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A Moment of Romance II

as Celia
Released: 1993-06-11

A street racer encounters a mainland courtesan under an extraordinary circumstances. A moment of...

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The Royal Scoundrel

as Yuk
Released: 1991-01-10

Beach Boy is a maverick cop whose unorthodox and incompetent ways are frowned upon by his...

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Peace Hotel

as Killer's wife
Released: 1995-04-12

After his wife's murder, widow Wong A Ping sets up a Peace Hotel to act as a sanctuary for...

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Treasure Hunt

as Mei Xiao Qing
Released: 1994-01-29

A C.I.A. agent is assigned to go to Beijing to look for a hidden "treasure," which turns out to...

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The Adventurers

as Crystal Lui
Released: 1995-08-02

After the murder of his parents and sister at the hands of the villianous gun-running...

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Beyond Hypothermia

as Shu Li Han
Released: 1996-09-20

A mysterious and highly successful hitwoman in Hong Kong is paid to assassinate top-level crime...

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Eighteen Springs

as Gu Manjing
Released: 1997-09-12

In 1930s Shanghai, a young office girl falls in love with a factory worker in the same company.

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Ninth Happiness

as Chi Wan
Released: 1998-02-14

Choi Hung village is full of innocents: people sing and work. The town beauty, Chi Wan, sees a...

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Dragon Town Story

as uncredited
Released: 1997-11-13

A woman works with an assassin to get revenge upon the man who murdered her family nine years...

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A Moment of Romance III

as Ting Siu-Wo
Released: 1996-03-28

Lau Tin-Wai is a fighter pilot in the Chinese airforce who is forced to ditch in a field; he is...

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Triad Underworld

as Mrs. Hung
Released: 2004-05-26

When Triad leader Hung considers leaving the world of the gangsters, a brutal war begins in the...

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Dream Lover

as uncredited
Released: 1995-06-17

Popular Hong Kong actress Sharla Cheung actually produced two versions of this romantic...

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Sorry Baby

as Liu Xiao Tan
Released: 1999-02-09

The film tells of the attempts made by a Beijing van driver (Ge You) to obtain his wage arrears...

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Only Fools Fall in Love

as Mong Dai/Dee
Released: 1995-09-28

Poor girl meets rich boy as they quarrel over a food seller's once a year delicacy. His brother...

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Walk In

as Li Yee Wah
Released: 1997-04-19

The "walk in" of the title refers to one person allowing another's soul to take possession of...

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To Live and Die in Tsimshatsui

as Bo
Released: 1994-08-13

An undercover cop finds himself tortured by his life among the triads. He’s locked into his job...

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Three Summers

as uncredited
Released: 1992-09-18

Three Summers opens, a young man with a difficult past leaves his present home in the city of...

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The Phantom Lover

as Du Yunyan
Released: 1995-07-22

In 1936 China, a nearly bankrupt drama troupe starts performing in a burned-out theater where...

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Mean Street Story

as Sue/Elaine/Siu Suen
Released: 1995-05-06

Miu (Ekin Cheng) grew up on Temple Street, where most of the gangsters in the area gathered, but...

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Love and the City

as uncredited
Released: 1994-06-09

A young mobster (Leon Lai) falls in love with the young head gang's girlfriend (Wu Chien Lien) .

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Intruder

as Yieh Siu-Yan
Released: 1997-11-29

A mainland Chinese girl is, with her husband, a wanted criminal and they have to get to Hong...

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The Stories of Han Dynasty

as uncredited
Released: 2003-01-01

Po Fu Chen Zhou is a re-enactment of the most fascinating Chinese historical legend. Mainland...

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In Between

as Icy
Released: 1994-01-06

Three flatmates share a luxury flat. A philandering hairdresser meets his match. A young...

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春风得意梅龙镇

as uncredited
Released: 1999-05-01

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How Deep Is Your Love

as uncredited
Released: 1994-10-06

David's lover has died and his Lovers Sister is coming back from America to tie up loose ends....

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The Returning

as Elaine / Siu Lau
Released: 1994-07-30

Chung has a book project that will make his career in publishing: a collector's edition of the...

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The Game of Killing

as uncredited
Released: 2004-04-01

Killing games are quite popular among young people. Seven friends played this game in the bar....

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Beginner's Luck

as uncredited
Released: 1994-09-29

Lau and Chow are roommates and they both dream to strike it rich at the races. They invent a...

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Four Chefs and a Feast

as uncredited
Released: 1999-05-01

Four Chefs and a Feast is a drama starring Jordan Chan

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No Retreat

as uncredited
Released: 2005-06-15

Po Fu Chen Zhou is a re-enactment of the most fascinating Chinese historical legend. Mainland...

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Banquet at Hongmen

as uncredited
Released: 2005-04-11

A retelling of the fateful Feast at Swan Goose Gate, a historical event that involved two rebel...

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Top Cool

as uncredited
Released: 1993-01-01

plot is unknown

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The Return of the Condor Heroes

as Hsiao Lung Nu
First aired: 1998-08-25

The Return of the Condor Heroes is a Taiwanese television series adapted from Louis Cha's novel...

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Zen Master

as uncredited
First aired: 2001-06-23

China's Southern Song Dynasty was troubled by external troubles and internal troubles, and...

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The Modern Love Story

as uncredited
First aired: 1992-06-06

A collection of different love stories starring the most famous singers and stars from Hong Kong...

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Romantic Heroes of the Tang Dynasty

as Ye Tian Lian/Shu Qing
First aired: 2013-01-21

A suspenseful and heroic tale set in the Tang Empire.

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Empress Feng of the Northern Wei Dynasty

as Empress Dowager Feng
First aired: 2006-02-11

The story of Empress Dowager Feng, who ruled during the Northern Wei Dynasty.

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The Story of Han Dynasty

as Lü Zhi
First aired: 2005-05-13

The Story of Han Dynasty is a Chinese television series based on the events in the late Qin...

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京港爱情线

as 方明
First aired: 1997-01-01

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Center Stage: Ruan Ling Yu

as 阮玲玉
First aired: 2005-11-27

Life story of Chinese silent film star Ruang Ling Yu.

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Autumn Water

as uncredited
First aired: 2004-01-01

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