Acting
Jacklyn Wu Chien-Lien
ZH, CN, EN cinema · 49 credits
Born
3 July 1968 (age 58)
Birthplace
Taipei, Taiwan
Also known as Ng Sin-Lin · Wu Chien-Lien · Jacklyn Wu · 오천련 · Jacklyn Ng Sin-Lin · 吳倩蓮
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
Filmography
Jiang Hu
as Mrs. Hung
The Game of Killing
as Jingwen
Sorry Baby
as Liu Xiao Yun
Ninth Happiness
as Chi Wan
Eighteen Springs
as Gu Manjing
Intruder
as Yieh Siu-Yan
Walk In
as Li Yee Wah
Beyond Hypothermia
as Shu Li Han
A Moment of Romance III
as Ting Siu Wo
Dream Lover
as Kitty
The Phantom Lover
as Du Yunyan
The Adventurers
as Crystal Lui
Peace Hotel
as Ping's Wife
Mean Street Story
as Sue/Elaine/Siu Suen
Treasure Hunt
as Mei Xiao Qing
God of Gamblers' Return
as Little Guitar
In Between
as Icy
The Returning
as Elaine / Siu Lau
Oh! My Three Guys....
as Foh Mei / Fok May
Eat Drink Man Woman
as Jia-Chien
The Bare-Footed Kid
as Hua Huang Lien
A Moment of Romance
as Jo Jo