Vivian Wu

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Contents
[hide] *1 Early life
 * 2 Career
 * 3 Personal life
 * 4 Filmography
 * 5 TV series
 * 6 External links
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[edit] Early life
Wu began acting at the age of fifteen in Shanghai Film Studio. In 1987, she attended the Hawaii Pacific University, studying tourism.[1]

[edit] Career
Wu made her first film appearance in 1987, as Wenxiu in Bernardo Bertolucci's The Last Emperor. She later appeared in The Guyver, alongside Mark Hamill. The film received mostly negative reviews, where it was criticized for its "overacting", "ridiculous plot", and "bad soundtrack". She gained some critical acclaim, after appearing in The Joy Luck Club (1993), and The Pillow Book (1996), as Nagiko, a Japanese model, alongside Ewan McGregor. 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. As May–Lin Eng in Eve and the Fire Horse (2005), Wu gained an Genie Award nomination. She also appeared in the 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.[2]

[edit] Personal life
Wu married Oscar L. Costo, director and producer on December 30, 1996.[citation needed]

[edit] Filmography
[3] [4]
 * 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)

[edit] TV series
==References== The Highlander (The series) Played as Mayling Chen. (1994) One Episode...They also Serve.
 * Millennium "Siren" (1998)
 * Dwelling Narrowness (2009)
 * Strange World (1999 - 2000)


 * 1) ^ "Vivian Wu Biography (1966-)". Filmreference.
 * 2) ^ "Vivian Wu". People Magazine.
 * 3) ^ "Vivian Wu". imdb.com. Retrieved February 26, 2010.
 * 4) ^ "Vivian Wu". chinesemov.com. Retrieved February 26, 2010.

[edit] External links

 * Vivian Wu at the Internet Movie Database

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