About
Jacklyn Wu Chien-Lien
Overview
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.
Known for
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| 2006 | Empress Feng of the Northern Wei Dynasty | Actor | Empress Dowager Feng | N/A N/A |
| 2005 | Center Stage: Ruan Ling Yu | Actor | 阮玲玉 | N/A N/A |
| 2005 | No Retreat | Actor | N/A N/A |
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| 2005 | The Story of Han Dynasty | Actor | Lü Zhi | 69 Fair |
| 2005 | Banquet at Hongmen | Actor | N/A N/A |
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| 2004 | Triad Underworld | Actor | Mrs. Hung | 58 Average |
| 2004 | The Game of Killing | Actor | Jingwen | 58 Average |
| 2004 | Autumn Water | Actor | N/A N/A |
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| 2003 | The Stories of Han Dynasty | Actor | 59 Average |
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| 2001 | Zen Master | Actor | N/A N/A |
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| 1999 | 情牵日月星 | Actor | 桑若岚 | N/A N/A |
| 1999 | Four Chefs and a Feast | Actor | N/A N/A |
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| 1999 | Sorry Baby | Actor | Liu Xiao Yun | 59 Average |
| 1998 | The Return of the Condor Heroes | Actor | Hsiao Lung Nu | 69 Fair |
| 1998 | Ninth Happiness | Actor | Chi Wan | 59 Average |
| 1997 | Intruder | Actor | Yieh Siu-Yan | 58 Average |
| 1997 | Dragon Town Story | Actor | 58 Average |
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| 1997 | Eighteen Springs | Actor | Gu Manjing | 59 Average |
| 1997 | Walk In | Actor | Li Yee Wah | 58 Average |
| 1997 | All's Well, Ends Well '97 | Actor | Shenny | 59 Average |
| 1997 | Beijing Hong Kong Love Connection | Actor | Fang Ming | N/A N/A |
| 1996 | Beyond Hypothermia | Actor | Shu Li Han | 59 Average |
| 1996 | A Moment of Romance III | Actor | Ting Siu Wo | 58 Average |
| 1995 | Only Fools Fall in Love | Actor | Mong Dai / Dee | 58 Average |
| 1995 | The Adventurers | Actor | Crystal Lui | 58 Average |
| 1995 | The Phantom Lover | Actor | Du Yunyan | 58 Average |
| 1995 | Dream Lover | Actor | 58 Average |
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| 1995 | Mean Street Story | Actor | Sue/Elaine/Siu Suen | 58 Average |
| 1995 | Peace Hotel | Actor | Ping's Wife | 58 Average |
| 1994 | God of Gamblers' Return | Actor | Little Guitar | 61 Fair |
| 1994 | Oh! My Three Guys.... | Actor | Foh Mei / Fok May | 58 Average |
| 1994 | How Deep Is Your Love | Actor | 58 Average |
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| 1994 | Beginner's Luck | Actor | N/A N/A |
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| 1994 | To Live and Die in Tsimshatsui | Actor | Bo | 58 Average |
| 1994 | Eat Drink Man Woman | Actor | Jia-Chien | 65 Fair |
| 1994 | The Returning | Actor | Elaine / Siu Lau | 59 Average |
| 1994 | Love and the City | Actor | 59 Average |
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| 1994 | Treasure Hunt | Actor | Mei Xiao Qing | 58 Average |
| 1994 | In Between | Actor | Icy | 58 Average |
| 1993 | A Moment of Romance II | Actor | Celia | 58 Average |
| 1993 | The Bare-Footed Kid | Actor | Hua Huang Lien | 59 Average |
| 1993 | Top Cool | Actor | N/A N/A |
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| 1992 | Three Summers | Actor | 58 Average |
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| 1991 | Casino Raiders II | Actor | Lin | 58 Average |
| 1991 | The Royal Scoundrel | Actor | Yuk | 58 Average |
| 1990 | A Moment of Romance | Actor | Jo Jo | 59 Average |
| 半生缘 | Actor | N/A N/A |
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