Jacklyn Wu Chien-Lien

Jacklyn Wu Chien-Lien

Known For

Eat Drink Man Woman

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.

Movies Featuring Jacklyn Wu Chien-Lien

Jiang Hu

Jiang Hu (2004)

as Mrs. Hung
Sorry Baby

Sorry Baby (1999)

as Liu Xiao Yun
Intruder

Intruder (1997)

as Yieh Siu-Yan
Walk In

Walk In (1997)

as Li Yee Wah
Mean Street Story

Mean Street Story (1995)

as Sue/Elaine/Siu Suen
Peace Hotel

Peace Hotel (1995)

as Ping's Wife
The Returning

The Returning (1994)

as Elaine / Siu Lau
Treasure Hunt

Treasure Hunt (1994)

as Mei Xiao Qing