Jacklyn Wu Chien-Lien

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

53

Gender

Female

Birthday

1968-07-03 (57 years old)

Place of Birth

Taipei, Taiwan

Jacklyn Wu Chien-Lien

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

  • A Moment of Romance II

    A Moment of Romance II

  • A Moment of Romance III

    A Moment of Romance III

  • The Modern Love Story

    The Modern Love Story

  • Center Stage: Ruan Ling Yu

    Center Stage: Ruan Ling Yu

  • Empress Feng of the Northern Wei Dynasty

    Empress Feng of the Northern Wei Dynasty

  • God of Gamblers' Return

    God of Gamblers' Return

  • All's Well, Ends Well '97

    All's Well, Ends Well '97

  • Beyond Hypothermia

    Beyond Hypothermia

  • The Return of the Condor Heroes

    The Return of the Condor Heroes

  • The Story of Han Dynasty

    The Story of Han Dynasty

  • Eat Drink Man Woman

    Eat Drink Man Woman

  • Zen Master

    Zen Master

  • Beijing Hong Kong Love Connection

    Beijing Hong Kong Love Connection

  • A Moment of Romance

    A Moment of Romance

  • 情牵日月星

    情牵日月星

  • The Adventurers

    The Adventurers

  • The Bare-Footed Kid

    The Bare-Footed Kid

  • 缘海情天

    缘海情天

  • The Returning

    The Returning

  • Peace Hotel

    Peace Hotel

  • Romantic Heroes of the Tang Dynasty

    Romantic Heroes of the Tang Dynasty

  • Only Fools Fall in Love

    Only Fools Fall in Love

  • Treasure Hunt

    Treasure Hunt

  • Jiang Hu

    Jiang Hu

  • Beginner's Luck

    Beginner's Luck

  • Casino Raiders II

    Casino Raiders II

  • Eighteen Springs

    Eighteen Springs

  • Banquet at Hongmen

    Banquet at Hongmen

  • Top Cool

    Top Cool

  • 大汉风20：大风起兮

    大汉风20：大风起兮

  • Walk In

    Walk In

  • Three Summers

    Three Summers

  • Love and the City

    Love and the City

  • To Live and Die in Tsimshatsui

    To Live and Die in Tsimshatsui

  • Sorry Baby

    Sorry Baby

  • Mean Street Story

    Mean Street Story

  • No Retreat

    No Retreat

  • Intruder

    Intruder

  • Ninth Happiness

    Ninth Happiness

  • The Royal Scoundrel

    The Royal Scoundrel

  • The Phantom Lover

    The Phantom Lover

  • Dream Lover

    Dream Lover

  • Four Chefs and a Feast

    Four Chefs and a Feast

  • The Game of Killing

    The Game of Killing

  • In Between

    In Between

  • Dragon Town Story

    Dragon Town Story

  • Oh! My Three Guys....

    Oh! My Three Guys....

  • The Stories of Han Dynasty

    The Stories of Han Dynasty

  • Autumn Water

    Autumn Water

  • How Deep Is Your Love

    How Deep Is Your Love

  • 大汉风1：群雄并起

    大汉风1：群雄并起

  • 大汉风18：霸王别姬

    大汉风18：霸王别姬

  • 大汉风4：英雄美人

    大汉风4：英雄美人