Jacklyn Wu

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

51

Gender

Female

Birthday

1968-07-03 (57 years old)

Place of Birth

Taipei, Taiwan

Jacklyn Wu

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.

Known For

  • The Story of Han Dynasty

    The Story of Han Dynasty

  • Zen Master

    Zen Master

  • The Return of the Condor Heroes

    The Return of the Condor Heroes

  • Eat Drink Man Woman

    Eat Drink Man Woman

  • Casino Raiders II

    Casino Raiders II

  • The Modern Love Story

    The Modern Love Story

  • Empress Feng of the Northern Wei Dynasty

    Empress Feng of the Northern Wei Dynasty

  • A Moment of Romance II

    A Moment of Romance II

  • Only Fools Fall in Love

    Only Fools Fall in Love

  • Treasure Hunt

    Treasure Hunt

  • The Phantom Lover

    The Phantom Lover

  • A Moment of Romance

    A Moment of Romance

  • The Bare-Footed Kid

    The Bare-Footed Kid

  • Love and the City

    Love and the City

  • The Adventurers

    The Adventurers

  • God of Gamblers' Return

    God of Gamblers' Return

  • Beginner's Luck

    Beginner's Luck

  • Dream Lover

    Dream Lover

  • Center Stage: Ruan Ling Yu

    Center Stage: Ruan Ling Yu

  • Eighteen Springs

    Eighteen Springs

  • Peace Hotel

    Peace Hotel

  • Jiang Hu

    Jiang Hu

  • Four Chefs and a Feast

    Four Chefs and a Feast

  • How Deep Is Your Love

    How Deep Is Your Love

  • In Between

    In Between

  • Three Summers

    Three Summers

  • The Game of Killing

    The Game of Killing

  • To Live and Die in Tsimshatsui

    To Live and Die in Tsimshatsui

  • The Returning

    The Returning

  • All's Well, Ends Well '97

    All's Well, Ends Well '97

  • Intruder

    Intruder

  • Mean Street Story

    Mean Street Story

  • Ninth Happiness

    Ninth Happiness

  • Oh! My Three Guys....

    Oh! My Three Guys....

  • Dragon Town Story

    Dragon Town Story

  • Walk In

    Walk In

  • The Royal Scoundrel

    The Royal Scoundrel

  • Beyond Hypothermia

    Beyond Hypothermia

  • The Stories of Han Dynasty

    The Stories of Han Dynasty

  • 缘海情天

    缘海情天

  • Top Cool

    Top Cool

  • Sorry Baby

    Sorry Baby

  • A Moment of Romance III

    A Moment of Romance III

  • Beijing Hong Kong Love Connection

    Beijing Hong Kong Love Connection

  • Romantic Heroes of the Tang Dynasty

    Romantic Heroes of the Tang Dynasty

  • 情牵日月星

    情牵日月星

  • Autumn Water

    Autumn Water

  • Banquet at Hongmen

    Banquet at Hongmen

  • 半生缘

    半生缘

  • No Retreat

    No Retreat

  • 大汉风20：大风起兮

    大汉风20：大风起兮