Mandy Wei

Mandy Wei
Wei in 2017
Background information
Chinese name 魏蔓
Pinyin Wèi Màn (Mandarin)
Born (1984-09-05) September 5, 1984
Taipei, Taiwan
Other names Wei Man
Alma mater Taipei Municipal Nei-Hu Senior High School
Soochow University
Occupation Actress, model, host
Years active 2006-present

Mandy Wei (Chinese: 魏蔓; pinyin: Wèi Màn) is a Taiwanese actress, model and host. She started her career as a model and then as a MTV host before starting a career in acting. Wei attended Soochow University and speaks Mandarin, Taiwanese and English.[1]

Early life

Mandy Wei was born on September 5, 1984 in Taipei, Taiwan. She is the older of a two child family, with a younger brother. She attended Taipei Municipal Nei-Hu Senior High School and later Soochow University (Taiwan), majoring in International Business Trade. She has said she was and showed images of herself being an overweight teen when growing up, weighing at 65 kg (143 lbs) at her heaviest. Her weight issue caused her to have low self-esteem problems during her teenage years.[2] In her university years she decided to have a change in lifestyle by eating healthy and with daily exercise she was able to slim down to around 50 kg (110 lbs), which is the weight she has maintained.[3][4]

Career

Modeling

Wei started her career in 2006 as a lingerie and swimwear model. She has modeled for lingerie brand NuBra Taiwan and appeared on spreads for FHM Taiwan and GQ Taiwan magazine.[5] After gaining exposure through her modeling work she was chosen to appear in Jay Chou's 2008 music video Snake Dance (蛇舞).[6]

Hosting

In 2008, MTV Taiwan offered Wei a VJ position to host their entertainment news program and music program "MTV FUN Music" (MTV FUN音樂) where she would interview local musical acts. In 2012 Wei became the host for entertainment gossip news website Apply Daily Taiwan.

Acting

Wei got her start in acting as a supporting character in the 2008 idol drama ToGetHer (愛就宅一起), playing "Luo Sha Sha" (羅莎莎), the leader of a University mean girls cliche, who picks on a homely girl played by Rainie Yang and is a huge fan of a celebrity idol Mars, played by Jiro Wang. She spent the next few years playing supporting characters in sometimes forgettable dramas and other times more popular dramas such as 2011 Material Queen (拜金女王). Her big break came in 2012 when she was cast as "Dr. He Cai Rong" (何采蓉) in SETTV's weekly hit drama Love, Now (真愛趁現在). Originally a minor supporting character, her chemistry with second male lead Bobby Dou (竇智孔) proved to be a winning combination and soon her role was expanded to a main supporting role.

After gaining recognition from Love, Now, Wei was offered her first leading role to star in Sanlih's Sunday night drama Deja Vu (回到愛以前). She played "Xu Hai Lin" (徐海琳), a desperate women on the brink of suicide who gives up the love of the man she loves in order to bring him back to life. The drama started out weak coming in last place during its premiere episode, but soon gained an audience by coming in first place in its time-slot on every episode after that.[7]

With the success of Deja Vu Sanlih offered Wei another leading role in their 2014 Sunday night drama Say Again Yes I Do (再說一次我願意), playing "Shu Xin Kui" (舒芯葵), a women who marries a man she just met on a whelmed, played by Lin Yo Wei, only to find out she can't stand him and divorces him abruptly only to meet him a few years later and falls in love with him again.[8] For this drama Wei decided to change her look by drastically cutting off her long hair to a near pixie cut.[9] Her appearance was a drastic change from her previous projects, but the drama was another rating success, coming in first place in every episode during its time-slot.

In mid 2015, Wei once again collaborated with Sanlih by starring in a romantic comedy opposite Jasper Liu. Wei will play "An Xi" (安希), a caring and independent woman who cannot stand injustice. Since Wei's hair had not grown out since Say Again Yes I Do concluded filming, she will be wearing hair extensions to obtain a more youthful appearance since she will have flash back scenes where her character is a university student.[10][11]

In 2016, Wei played the lead in Sanlih Friday night drama, Swimming Battle, alongside Kingone Wang. Wei plays "He Yu Die" (何雨鰈), a woman who lost her memories.

Filmography

Television series

YearOriginal titleEnglish titleRole
2009愛就宅一起ToGetHerLuo Sha Sha
十年過後-轉筆高手Ten Years Later, Great WriterAi Li Si
2011拜金女王Material QueenGuo Xiao Qian
田庄英雄Local HeroLuo Pei Zi
萌的或然率Meng's ProbabilityMandy
2012PM10-AM03PM10-AM03Wei Qi
真愛趁現在Love, NowHe Cai Rong
2013回到愛以前Deja VuXu Hai Lin
2014真愛配方First KissHe Tian Tian
再說一次我願意Say Again Yes I DoShu Xin Kui
2015他看她的第2眼When I See You AgainAn Xi
2016飛魚高校生Swimming BattleHe Yu Die
2017櫻桃小丸子Maruko TV DramaYing Xing Zi
噗通噗通我愛你Memory LoveJin jia-en

Films

YearOriginal titleEnglish titleRoleNotes
2010愛你一萬年Love You 10,000 YearsVivian
2011燃燒吧！歐吉桑War Game 229Jolin
2012女孩壞壞Bad GirlsJessica
2014極光之愛Endless Nights In AuroraCoco
2016湄公河行动Operation MekongFang Xing Wu's girlfriendCameo

As presenter

YearEnglish titleOriginal titleNotes
2008MTV News
MTV Fun MusicMTV FUN音樂
2009MTV 2009 Gongliao Ocean Music FestivalMTV 2009貢寮海洋音樂季
2010Western Mediterranean Cruise發現地中海
2012Apple Entertainment News蘋果娛樂新聞
I Love The Man我愛男子漢

Music video appearances

YearSong titleDetailsVideo
2008So What
(當我們開始旅行)
  • Singer(s): Judy Zhou 周定緯
  • Album: So What
 Video on YouTube
Snake Dance
(蛇舞)		 Video on YouTube
2011Noah's Ark
(諾亞方舟)		 Video on YouTube
2012Fight For You
(為你而戰)
  • Singer(s): Live Machine 機動現場
  • Album: Reset Activate (重生再起)
 Video on YouTube
Dad, I Love You
(爸, 我愛你)
  • Singer(s): BASOL 爸說
  • Album:
 Video on YouTube
2015Fried Rice
(炒飯)
  • Singer(s): N-Ray 胡恩瑞
  • Album: I Am N-Ray (我是胡恩瑞N-RAY)
 Video on YouTube
Warning
(預告)
  • Singer(s): GJ 蔣卓嘉
  • Album: See You Again
 Video on YouTube

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Nominated work Result
2013 2013 Sanlih Drama Awards Viewers Choice Drama Award (with Yao Yuan Hao) Deja Vu Nominated
Best Actress Award Nominated
Best Screen Couple Award (with Yao Yuan Hao) Nominated
Best Kiss Award (with Yao Yuan Hao) Nominated
Best Crying Award (with Yao Yuan Hao) Nominated
2014 2014 Sanlih Drama Awards[12] Viewers Choice Drama Award (with Lin Yo Wei) Say Again Yes I Do Nominated
Best Actress Award Nominated
Best Kiss Award (with Lin Yo Wei) Nominated
2015 2015 Sanlih Drama Awards Viewers Choice Drama Award (with Jasper Liu) When I See You Again Nominated
Best Actress Award Nominated
Best Screen Couple Award (with Jasper Liu) Nominated
Best Kiss Award (with Jasper Liu) Nominated
Best Selling S-Pop Magazine Award Nominated
2016 2016 Sanlih Drama Awards Viewers Choice Drama Award (with Kingone Wang) Swimming Battle Nominated
Best Actress Award Nominated
Best Screen Couple Award (with Kingone Wang) Nominated
Best Kiss Award (with Kingone Wang) Nominated
Best Crying Award (with Kingone Wang) Nominated

References

  1. ↑ Lady Emperor facebook page. Retrieved May 28, 2015
  2. ↑ 魏蔓書呆抑鬱猛堆肥 胖妞剷油把帥哥 (in Chinese). Retrieved May 28, 2015
  3. ↑ 魏蔓拒见网友：体重飙升担心对方幻灭 (in Chinese). Retrieved May 28, 2015
  4. ↑ 女神不好當　魏蔓吞兩個月水煮餐 (in Chinese). Retrieved May 28, 2015
  5. ↑ GQ 魏蔓 女主角預告性感最終回 (in Chinese). Retrieved May 28, 2015
  6. ↑ 波濤洶湧！安心亞獲今夏最熱比基尼女 (in Chinese). Retrieved May 28, 2015
  7. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-05-29. Retrieved 2015-05-29. 「回到愛以前」收視2.58再創新高 臉書破十萬 (in Chinese). Retrieved May 28, 2015
  8. ↑ PRESS CONFERENCE OF LIN YO WEI & MANDY WEI’S SUNDAY DRAMA, SAY AGAIN YES I DO. Retrieved May 29, 2015
  9. ↑ Mandy Wei Chops Off Long Locks Of Hair For Upcoming Drama, Retrieved May 29, 2015
  10. ↑ 直擊／長得太帥錯了嗎？劉以豪為新劇扮醜　魏蔓：太難了！(in Chinese). Retrieved May 28, 2015
  11. ↑ 劉以豪為即將上演的華劇 (in Chinese). Retrieved May 28, 2015
  12. ↑ 2014華劇大賞／燈燈～完整得獎名單在此！. Retrieved May 29, 2015
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