Annie Wu (actress)
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Annie Wu is a Taiwan
Taiwan
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ese actress and model
Model (person)
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.

She has mainly acted in mainland Chinese
Mainland China
Mainland China, the Chinese mainland or simply the mainland, is a geopolitical term that refers to the area under the jurisdiction of the People's Republic of China . According to the Taipei-based Mainland Affairs Council, the term excludes the PRC Special Administrative Regions of Hong Kong and...

 TV series, and was featured in Jackie Chan
Jackie Chan
Jackie Chan, SBS, MBE is a Hong Kong actor, action choreographer, comedian, director, producer, martial artist, screenwriter, entrepreneur, singer and stunt performer. In his movies, he is known for his acrobatic fighting style, comic timing, use of improvised weapons, and innovative stunts...

's Police Story 4: First Strike
Police Story 4: First Strike
Police Story 4: First Strike , , is a 1996 Hong Kong martial arts action comedy film made in the typical humorous style of Jackie Chan....

. Though not fluent in Cantonese, she has also been featured in several Hong Kong
Hong Kong
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 films and magazine
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 spreads. During her part in First Strike, Jackie Chan joked how horrible her Cantonese was and subsequently her voice was dubbed
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 over with another voice. After several years with small parts in Hong Kong movies she is no longer active in the Hong Kong entertainment scene
Cinema of Hong Kong
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, and has primarily acted in roles in China. As of 2007 she is still acting and maintains a blog
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 about her life. She's currently featured in a Korean/China co-produced series called Mama's Soup House.

Featured roles

  • Hugupo (Aunt Tiger) (2005) — Ming-yueh
  • Di ba hao dang pu (English: Pawnshop No. 8) (2004) — An Qi
  • Zhongji ximen (English: West Town Girls ) (2004) — Porsch
  • Feng yun (English: The Storm Riders or Wind and Cloud) (2002) TV Series
  • Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within
    Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within
    Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within is a 2001 Japanese-American computer animated science fiction film directed by Hironobu Sakaguchi, creator of the Final Fantasy series of role-playing video games. It was the first photorealistic computer animated feature film and also holds the record for the most...

    (2001) (voice) — uncredited
  • Ai qing guan zi zai (English: Love Au Zen) (2001)
  • Snakeheads (2001)
  • Asian Charlie's Angels
    Asian Charlie's Angels
    Asian Charlie's Angels is a Taiwanese version of the successful 1970s American television show, filmed in Mandarin. Produced in 2004 and airing on ImaginAsian in the United States, the show stars Annie Wu as Annabelle, Kelly Lin as Cindy and Qu Ying as Betty. Christy Chung also appears in the film...

    (2001) TV Series — Annabelle
  • Yau guk yeuk wui (English: Eerie Valley Appointment or Twilight Garden) (2000) — Queenie
  • Ai qing min gan di dai (English: Love Paradox) (2000) — Fong Fong
  • Da ying jia (English: Winner Takes All) (2000)
  • Gorgeous (1999) — Xiao Jun
  • Faces of Horror (English: Faces of Horrid) (1998)
  • Maang gwai jeung yan toi (Mandarin: Meng gui shi ren tai English: The Demon's Baby) (1998) — Little-Fish
  • Sha sha ren, tiao tiao miu (English: Ballistic Kiss) (1998) — Carrie
  • Hak gam (1997) (Mandarin: Hei jin English: Black Gold or Island of Greed) — Ling Fai
  • Boon sang yuen (Mandarin: Ban sheng yuan English: Eighteen Springs
    Eighteen Springs (film)
    Eighteen Springs is a 1997 romance drama film directed by Ann Hui, starring Jacklyn Wu, Leon Lai, Anita Mui, Huang Lei and Ge You. It is a China-Hong Kong co-production based on the novel of the same name by Eileen Chang....

    ) (1997) — Shi Cuizhi
  • Ai qing amoeba (English: Love: Amoeba Style) (1997) — Evita
  • Sang yat doh luen si (1997) — Wendy
  • Police Story 4: First Strike
    Police Story 4: First Strike
    Police Story 4: First Strike , , is a 1996 Hong Kong martial arts action comedy film made in the typical humorous style of Jackie Chan....

    (1996) — Annie Tsui
  • Fei hu xiong xin 2 zhi ao qi bi tian gao (Cantonese: Fei foo hung sam 2 ji ngo hei bei tin go English: Best of the Best) (1996) — Annie Ng Ching-Yee

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