Jacklyn Wu

In this Chinese name, the family name is Wu.

Jacklyn Wu
Born	(1968-07-03) 3 July 1968 Yuanchang, Yunlin County, Taiwan
Education	Taipei National University of Arts (BA, Theatre Arts)
Occupation(s)	Actress, singer
Years active	1990–2007
Spouse	Tsao Sherman Mung (m. 2007-present)
Partner	Tuo Tsung-hua (1987-1999)
Children	1
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	吳倩蓮
Simplified Chinese	吴倩莲
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Wú Qiànlián Yue: Cantonese Jyutping Ng4 Sin3-lin4
Musical career
Also known as	Jacqueline Wu, Ng Sin-lin

Jacklyn Wu Chien-lien (born 3 July 1968) is a Taiwanese actress and singer. She retired after marriage in 2007.

Career

Wu's acting career began as Johnnie To cast her to star opposite Andy Lau in A Moment of Romance (1990). Wu achieved international recognition for her role in Ang Lee's award-winning film Eat Drink Man Woman (1994), in which she plays the second of three sisters. Her most acclaimed role 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.

Since the turn of the millennium, she shifted her career focus to mainland China.

In 2007, Wu married her boyfriend, who worked in pharmaceutical business, in Las Vegas. She has since retired from show business, except a cameo in a Chinese TV series in 2011.

Discography

• Love is Simple (1994)
• Inner Drama (1995)
• Terribly Upset (1995)
• Waiting Because of Love (1995)
• Come Back Home (1996)
• Hope (1997)

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1990	A Moment of Romance	Jo Jo Huen	Nominated - Hong Kong Film Award for Best New Performer
1991	The Royal Scoundrel	Yuk
	Casino Raiders II	Lin
1992	Three Summers
1993	A Moment of Romance II	Celia
	The Bare-Footed Kid	Lien
1994	Beginner's Luck	May
	Eat Drink Man Woman	Jia-chien
	The Returning	Elaine / Siu-lau	Nominated - Hong Kong Film Award for Best Actress
	God of Gamblers Returns	Siu Yiu-yiu
	Love and the City	Jo Jo
	Treasure Hunt	Mei
	How Deep Is Your Love	Siu-fu
	Oh! My Three Guys	Fok May
	In Between	Icy
	To Live and Die in Tsimshatsui	Ah-bo
1995	The Adventurers	Crystal Lui 'Chan'
	The Phantom Lover	Yunyan	Changchun Film Festival for Best Actress
	Peace Hotel		cameo
	Only Fools Fall in Love	Mong Dee
	Mean Street Story	Sue
	Dream Lover	Kitty
1996	Beyond Hypothermia	Shu Lihan
	A Moment of Romance III	Ting Siu-wo
1997	Eighteen Springs	Gu Manzhen	Hong Kong Film Critics Society Award for Best Actress Nominated - Hong Kong Film Award for Best Actress
	Walk In	Li Yi-wah
	All's Well, Ends Well 1997	Shenny
	Intruder	Yan
	Dragon Town Story
1998	Ninth Happiness
1999	Sorry Baby	Liu Xiaoyun
2002	Venus
2004	Jiang Hu	Mrs Hung

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1997	Beijing-Hong Kong Love Line	Fang Ming
1998	The Return of the Condor Heroes	Xiaolongnü
1999	Love the sun, moon and stars	Tsai Jo-lan
2000	Gold Tax Month	Ellen
	The Essence of Money	Hsiao Chien
2001	Jigong legend	Ling Hsiao-tsui
2002	Millennium Love	Hung Wei
2003	Long Autumn Sky	Fang Lin
2004	Flower in Dream	Shen I-ting
	The Game of Killing
2005	The Story of Han Dynasty	Lü Zhi
	Ruan Lingyu	Ruan Lingyu
2006	Empress Dowager Feng of the Northern Wei Dynasty	Empress Feng
	Beautiful Dream Catcher	Tsui Hsiu
	I Wish I Knew	Yu-lien
2011	Tang Dynasty Romantic Hero	Yeh Tang-lien	cameo

External links

• Chiel-lien Wu at IMDb