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Wu Ke-xi

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Wu Ke-Xi
Wu in 2024
Born (1983-02-06) 6 February 1983 (age 41)
EducationBachelor's Degree in Turkish Language
Alma materNational Chengchi University
Occupation(s)Actress, Screenwriter
Years active2004—present
AgentCreative Artists Agency
Chinese name
Chinese吳可熙
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinWú KěXī

Wu Ke-Xi (born 6 February 1983) is a Taiwanese actress.[1] She has had starring roles in most of Midi Z's films.[2][3] In 2016, Wu was nominated for the Golden Horse Award for Best Leading Actress for her role in The Road to Mandalay.

Life and career

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Wu received her bachelor's degree in Turkish language and culture at National Chengchi University. Besides English and Turkish, she also learned Burmese, Thai and Southwestern Mandarin for her performances as Sino-Burmese characters in several Midi Z's films.

Filmography

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Feature film

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Year English title Original title Role Notes
2012 Poor Folk 窮人。榴槤。麻藥。偷渡客 San-mei
2013 Taipei Factory 台北工廠 Burmese refugee Segment "Silent Asylum"
2014 Ice Poison 冰毒 San-mei
2016 Two Idiots 傻瓜向錢衝 Monica
The Road to Mandalay 再見瓦城 Lien Ching [4]
2017 The Bold, the Corrupt, and the Beautiful 血觀音 Tang Ning [5]
2018 5×1 Actress VR film (segment "The Making of")
2019 Nina Wu 灼人秘密 Nina Wu Also as screenwriter
2022 Redeeming Love Mai Ling
2024 Black Tea Ying Nominated - 74th Berlin International Film Festival - Golden Bear

Short film

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Year English title Original title Role Notes
2010 Solitary-ism 一個人主義 Girl
2010 It All Comes Too Late Patty Wu
2014 Burial Clothes 南方來信-安老衣 San-mei
The Palace on the Sea 海上皇宮 San-mei
2015 Soulik 蘇力 The girlfriend
Jump Off Or Live On 跳下去,活下來 Chang Hsin-ju
2018 Magician on the Roof 天台上的魔術師 Sung Ying

Telefilm

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Year English title Original title Role Notes
2009 Fireworks 煙花時分 Woman
2011 One Step is Enough 出走的好理由 Hsiao-mi

Television series

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Year English title Original title Role Notes
2010 Days We Stared at the Sun 他們在畢業的前一天爆炸 Bar proprietress

Theater

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Year English title Original title
2004 Scenes From A Marriage 婚姻場景
2004 Hamlet 哈姆雷特
2006 Listen to the Summer Wind 聽見夏天的風
2007 Road Kill 攔截公路
2007 Little Prince 小王子
2007 After She's Gone 離家後
2007 Zi Ran Xi Ti 自然習題
2008 Copenhagen 哥本哈根
2008 Lost and Found 失物招領
2009 Calmi Cuori Appassionati 冷靜與熱情之間
2009 7 Stories 七個故事
2010 The Vagina Monologues 陰道獨白
2010 Apartment 3A

Awards and nominations

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Year Award Category Nominated work Result
2014 2nd Canada International Film and Television Festival Best Actress Ice Poison Won
2015 Short Shorts Film Festival & Asia Best Actress The Palace on the Sea Won
15th Chinese Film Media Awards Best Actress Ice Poison Nominated
2016 53rd Golden Horse Awards Best Leading Actress The Road to Mandalay Nominated
2018 58th Asia-Pacific Film Festival Best Actress Nominated
18th Chinese Film Media Awards Best Supporting Actress The Bold, the Corrupt, and the Beautiful Nominated
2019 56th Golden Horse Awards Best Original Screenplay Nina Wu (share with Midi Z) Nominated
2020 22nd Taipei Film Awards Best Screenplay Nominated

References

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  1. ^ "Wu Ke-Hsi Movies - Chinese Movies". chinesemov.com.
  2. ^ Kuipers, Richard (8 October 2016). "Film Review: 'The Road to Mandalay'". variety.com.
  3. ^ "Star of the Month — December, 2016 - Taipei Film Commission". filmcommission.taipei.
  4. ^ "The Road to Mandalay (2016)". IMDb. Retrieved February 26, 2019.
  5. ^ "The Bold, the Corrupt, and the Beautiful (2017)". IMDb. Retrieved February 26, 2019.
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