Vivian Wu

Vivian Wu
Background information
Chinese name	鄔君梅 (traditional)
Chinese name	邬君梅 (simplified)
Pinyin	Wū Jūnméi (Mandarin)
Born	Wu Junmei (1966-02-05) February 5, 1966 Shanghai, China
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1981–present
Nationality	United States
Spouse(s)	Oscar Luis Costo (m. 1996)

Vivian Wu or Wu Junmei (Chinese: 邬君梅; born February 5, 1966) is a Chinese actress, known for her roles in The Last Emperor (1987), Heaven & Earth (1993), The Joy Luck Club (1993), and The Pillow Book (1996) and as the historical figure of Soong Mei-ling in The Soong Sisters (1997 film) and The Founding of a Republic (2009 film) and Departed Heroes (2011 TV series).

Early life

Wu began acting at the age of 15 in Shanghai Film Studio. In 1987, she attended the Hawaii Pacific University, studying tourism.^[1]

Career

Wu made her first film appearance in 1987 as Wenxiu in Bernardo Bertolucci's The Last Emperor. She later appeared in the poorly received The Guyver with Mark Hamill. She gained some critical acclaim after appearing in The Joy Luck Club (1993) and The Pillow Book (1996). Beside films, she has also worked in television, making guest appearances in shows, such as The Untouchables, L.A. Law, Tales from the Crypt, Highlander: The Series, JAG, Murder, She Wrote, F/X: The Series, ER, and Ghost Whisperer. She also starred in the live action video game Supreme Warrior (1994).^[2] As May–Lin Eng in Eve and the Fire Horse (2005), Wu received an Genie Award nomination. She also appeared in the video game Indiana Jones and the Emperor's Tomb as Mei Ying.

She was chosen by People as one of The 50 Most Beautiful People in the World in 1990.^[3]

Personal life

Wu married Oscar Luis Costo, director and producer on December 30, 1996.

Filmography

• The Last Emperor (1987)
• Iron & Silk (1990)
• Shadow of China (1990)
• The Guyver (1991)
• Heaven & Earth (1993)
• Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III (1993)
• The Joy Luck Club (1993)
• Vanishing Son (TV) (1994)
• Woman Rose (1996)
• The Pillow Book (1996)
• The Soong Sisters (1997)
• A Bright Shining Lie (1998) (TV Film)
• The Legend of Pig Eye (1998)
• Blindness (1998)
• 8½ Women (1999)
• Dinner Rush (2000)
• Roses Are Red (2000)
• Red Skies (2002)
• Encrypt (2003)
• Beauty Remains (2005)
• Kinamand (2005)
• Eve and the Fire Horse (2005)
• Shanghai Red (2006)
• Desires of the Heart (2008)
• The Founding of a Republic (2009)
• Shanghai Blue (2010)
• Snow Flower and the Secret Fan (2011)
• The Story of a Piano (2011)
• Departed Heroes (2011)
• To Forgive (2012)
• Judge Zhan (2012)
• The Palace (2013)
• Feed Me (2013)
• Who is Undercover (2014)
• Perfect Couple (2014)
• The Queens (2015)
• Go Lala Go 2 (2015)
• Everybody's Fine (2016)
• Youth Dinner (2017)
• The Chinese Widow (2017)
• Father and Son (2017)
• Ruyi's Royal Love in the Palace (2018)^[4]

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TV series

• Millennium "Siren" (1998)
• Dwelling Narrowness (2009)
• Strange World (1999 - 2000)
• Highlander: The Series (1994) May-ling Shen
• Secret Agent Man (2000) "Uncle SAM" Ling #1
• Tales from the Crypt "Comes the Dawn" (1995) Jeri Drumbeater
• Murder She Wrote "Kendo Killing" (4 Jan 1996) Miko Ishida
• The First Half of My Life (2017)

Video games

• Supreme Warrior (1995)
• Indiana Jones and the Emperor's Tomb (2003)

References

External links

• Vivian Wu on IMDb