| Jacklyn Wu | |||||||||
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| Chinese name | 吳倩蓮 (Traditional) | ||||||||
| Chinese name | 吴倩莲 (Simplified) | ||||||||
| Pinyin | Wú Qiànlián (Mandarin) | ||||||||
| Born | 3 July 1968 Taipei, Republic of China (Taiwan) |
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| Other name(s) | Wu Chien-lien | ||||||||
| Occupation | Actress, singer | ||||||||
| Years active | 1990–2005 | ||||||||
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Jacklyn Wu Chien-lien, sometimes also spelt Jacqueline Wu (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.
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1990 | A Moment of Romance | Jo Jo Huen | |
| 1991 | Royal Scoundrel | Yuk | |
| 1992 | Three Summers | ||
| 1992 | A Moment of Romance II | Celia | |
| 1993 | The Bare-Footed Kid | Lien | |
| 1993 | Casino Raiders II | Lin | |
| 1994 | Beginner's Luck | May | |
| 1994 | Eat Drink Man Woman | Jia-chien | |
| 1994 | The Returning | Elaine / Siu-lau | |
| 1994 | God of Gamblers' Return | Siu Yiu-yiu | |
| 1994 | Love and the City | Jo Jo | |
| 1994 | Treasure Hunt | Mei | |
| 1994 | How Deep Is Your Love | Siu-fu | |
| 1994 | Oh! My Three Guys | Fok May | |
| 1994 | The New Age of Living Together | Icy | |
| 1994 | To Live and Die in Tsimshatsui | Ah-bo | |
| 1995 | Great Adventurers | Crystal Lui 'Chan' | |
| 1995 | The Phantom Lover | Yunyan | |
| 1995 | Peace Hotel | cameo | |
| 1995 | Only Fools Fall in Love | Mong Dee | |
| 1995 | Mean Street Story | Sue | |
| 1995 | Dream Lover | Kitty | |
| 1996 | Beyond Hypothermia | Shu Lihan | |
| 1996 | A Moment of Romance III | Ting Siu-wo | |
| 1997 | Eighteen Springs | Gu Manzhen | Hong Kong Film Critics Society Award for Best Actress |
| 1997 | Walk In | Li Yi-wah | |
| 1997 | All's Well, Ends Well 1997 | Shenny | |
| 1997 | The Intruder | Yan | |
| 1997 | Dragon Town Story | ||
| 1998 | Ninth Happiness | ||
| 1999 | Sorry Baby | Liu Xiaoyun | |
| 2002 | Venus | ||
| 2004 | Jiang Hu | Mrs Hung |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1998 | The Return of the Condor Heroes | Xiaolongnü | |
| 2001 | The Colour of Money | ||
| 2004 | The Game of Killing | ||
| 2005 | The Story of Han Dynasty | Lü Zhi | |
| 2005 | Ruan Lingyu | Ruan Lingyu |
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