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Vivian Wu

Chinese actress · China · On the map · Actors · Born 1966 · age 60

Vivian Wu is a Chinese-born American actress. Starring in a variety of North American and Chinese productions, her big break came in 1987, when she appeared in the biographical film The Last Emperor.

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2026SlantedFilm, Sofia Huang2025Love AgainSeries, Yao Shuishan2020AwaySeries, Yu2018Ruyi's Royal Love in the PalaceSeries, Niohuru ZhenhuanDead PigsFilm, 2018Candy Wang2017The First Half of My LifeSeries, Aunt Wu2015Feed MeFilm, Clinic Director2013Hot Mom!Series, Li Muzi / Liu XiaoqingThe PalaceFilm, 2013Empress Xiaogongren2011Snow Flower and the Secret FanFilm, Sophia's Aunt2008Desires of the HeartFilm, Ye Sheng Ying2005Ghost WhispererSeries, Prophet Ghost / Dana Clark2003EncryptFilm, Diana2000Dinner RushFilm, Nicole Chan1998A Bright Shining LieFilm, Lee1996FX: The SeriesSeries, Taya KwanRoses Are RedFilm, 1996Lin Hui1995JAGSeries, Angelique SonsiriThe Pillow BookFilm, 1995Nagiko1993Heaven & EarthFilm, Madame Lien1992Highlander: The SeriesSeries, May-Ling Shen1990Shadow of ChinaFilm, Moo-Ling1984Murder, She WroteSeries, April Dunbar1983Forever YoungFilm1966Born5 February 1966

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  • The Last Emperor 1987
  • The Chinese Widow 2017
  • The Joy Luck Club 1993
  • Dinner Rush 2000
  • Dead Pigs 2018

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Filmography 40

90 credits on file

Television 24

Media & music

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She later went to starring in films Iron & Silk (1990), The Guyver (1991), Heaven & Earth (1993), Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III (1993), The Joy Luck Club (1993), and most notably playing the leading roles in The Pillow Book (1996) and The Soong Sisters (1997). In 2020, she starred as Dr. Lu Wang in the Netflix science fiction drama series Away, while in 2023, she portrayed Vivian Zhu in the Apple TV+ murder mystery comedy series The Afterparty.

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China
Category
Actors
Type
Actor
Status
Living
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Born 1966 · age 60

In the same film or series as Vivian

Gillian ChungAlso in The House That Never Dies II (2017)Alexander LudwigAlso in Eve and the Fire Horse (2005)Polly WalkerAlso in 8 ½ Women (1999)Joe LandoAlso in Blindness (1998)John LoneAlso in Shadow of China (1990)