Wu Ke-xi

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Wu Ke-Xi
Wu Ke-Xi at Berlinale 2024.jpg
Wu in 2024
Born (1983-02-06) 6 February 1983 (age 42)
EducationBachelor's Degree in Turkish Language
Alma mater National Chengchi University
Occupation(s)Actress, Screenwriter
Years active2004—present
Agent Creative Artists Agency
Chinese name
Chinese 吳可熙
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin Wú 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 .

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Life and career

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

Feature film

YearEnglish titleOriginal titleRoleNotes
2012Poor Folk窮人。榴槤。麻藥。偷渡客San-mei
2013Taipei Factory台北工廠Burmese refugeeSegment "Silent Asylum"
2014 Ice Poison 冰毒San-mei
2016Two 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]
20185×1ActressVR film (segment "The Making of")
2019 Nina Wu 灼人秘密Nina WuAlso as screenwriter
2022 Redeeming Love Mai Ling
2024 Black Tea YingNominated - 74th Berlin International Film Festival - Golden Bear

Short film

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

Telefilm

YearEnglish titleOriginal titleRoleNotes
2009Fireworks煙花時分Woman
2011One Step is Enough出走的好理由Hsiao-mi

Television series

YearEnglish titleOriginal titleRoleNotes
2010Days We Stared at the Sun他們在畢業的前一天爆炸Bar proprietress

Theater

YearEnglish titleOriginal title
2004Scenes From A Marriage婚姻場景
2004 Hamlet 哈姆雷特
2006Listen to the Summer Wind聽見夏天的風
2007Road Kill攔截公路
2007Little Prince小王子
2007After She's Gone離家後
2007Zi Ran Xi Ti自然習題
2008Copenhagen哥本哈根
2008Lost and Found失物招領
2009Calmi Cuori Appassionati冷靜與熱情之間
20097 Stories七個故事
2010 The Vagina Monologues 陰道獨白
2010Apartment 3A

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryNominated workResult
20142nd Canada International Film and Television FestivalBest Actress Ice Poison Won
2015Short Shorts Film Festival & AsiaBest ActressThe Palace on the SeaWon
15th Chinese Film Media Awards Best Actress Ice Poison Nominated
2016 53rd Golden Horse Awards Best Leading Actress The Road to Mandalay Nominated
201858th Asia-Pacific Film Festival Best ActressNominated
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
202022nd Taipei Film Awards Best ScreenplayNominated

References

  1. "Wu Ke-Hsi Movies - Chinese Movies". chinesemov.com.
  2. Kuipers, Richard (8 October 2016). "Film Review: 'The Road to Mandalay'". variety.com. Archived from the original on 7 November 2017. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
  3. "Star of the Month — December, 2016 - Taipei Film Commission". filmcommission.taipei. Archived from the original on 2017-09-05. Retrieved 2017-11-04.
  4. "The Road to Mandalay (2016)". IMDb. Archived from the original on August 10, 2018. Retrieved February 26, 2019.
  5. "The Bold, the Corrupt, and the Beautiful (2017)". IMDb . Archived from the original on September 7, 2019. Retrieved February 26, 2019.