Jacklyn Wu Chien-Lien

Jacklyn Wu Chien-Lien

Born 1968-07-03 (age 57) Taipei, Taiwan
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Biography

Jacklyn Wu Chien-Lien, ๅณๅ€ฉ่“ฎ, 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.

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Known For

A Moment of Romance
A Moment of Romance

1990

as Jo Jo

God of Gamblers' Return
God of Gamblers' Return

1994

as Little Guitar

Eat Drink Man Woman
Eat Drink Man Woman

1994

as Jia-Chien

All's Well, End's Well '97
Peace Hotel
Peace Hotel

1995

as Ping's Wife

The Adventurers
The Adventurers

1995

as Crystal Lui

Casino Raiders II
Jiang Hu
Jiang Hu

2004

as Mrs. Hung

A Moment of Romance II
Only Fools Fall in Love
Only Fools Fall in Love

1995

as Mong Dai / Dee

Sorry Baby
Sorry Baby

1999

as Liu Xiao Yun

The Bare-Footed Kid
The Bare-Footed Kid

1993

as Hua Huang Lien

Beyond Hypothermia
Beyond Hypothermia

1996

as Shu Li Han

Dream Lover
Dream Lover

1995

as Kitty

The Royal Scoundrel
Ninth Happiness
Ninth Happiness

1998

as Chi Wan

A Moment of Romance III
A Moment of Romance III

1996

as Ting Siu Wo

Three Summers
The Phantom Lover
The Phantom Lover

1995

as Du Yunyan