Anya Wu Explained

Anya Wu
Native Name Lang:zh
Birth Date:17 February 1976
Birth Place:Taiwan
Occupation:Actress, singer
Years Active:2002–present
Agent:Golden Harvest Company
Notable Works:Naked Weapon
Mysterious Island
Born to Be King
Children:Son: Aditya Kong, Kiran Kong
Module:
Child:yes
S:吴安雅
T:吳安雅
P:Wú ānyǎ

Anya Wu (born 17 February 1976) is a Taiwanese-American actress and singer.[1] [2]

Life

Early life

Wu was born in Taiwan on February 17, 1976. At the age of 6, she immigrated to the United States with her parents.[3] [4] Her mother died of cancer when she was 11.

Acting career

Wu made her film debut in Andrew Lau's Born to Be King (1999), playing Nanako.

In 2001, Wu participated in many films, such as Cop on a Mission, Runaway and 2000.

Wu rose to fame after portraying Katt in the Hong Kong action-thriller film Naked Weapon (2002). She received positive reviews.

In 2008, Wu was cast in the film Kung Fu Killer, an American Kung Fu film starring David Carradine, Daryl Hannah and Osric Chau.

In 2009, Wu starred in the romantic comedy film Chengdu, I Love You, alongside Guo Tao, Tan Sitar and Huang Xuan.[5]

In 2011, Wu played the lead role in Mysterious Island, a Chinese horror film starring Yang Mi, Jordan Chan and Hayama Hiro.

Personal life

In 2002, she was arrested together with Hong Kong artist William So in Taipei on suspicion of taking and possessing ecstasy. He claimed that he had just ingested ecstasy by mistake, and was sentenced to 11 days of rehab at the Taipei Detention Center, Agency of Corrections, Ministry of Justice in New Taipei City.

Wu married Chinese entrepreneur Kong Zhong (Chinese: 孔众), a direct male-line descendant of Confucius, their son, Aditya Kong (Chinese: 孔垂燊), was born in January 2013. They had another son, Kiran Kong who was born in April 2016.[6]

Works

Film

Year English Title Chinese Title Role Notes
2000 Born to Be King Chinese: 《胜者为王》 Nanako
2001 Know the Law But Break It Chinese: 《知法犯法》 Shi An
Walk theroad Chinese: 《走投有路》 A killer
Killer Mace Chinese: 《杀手锏》 A'yu
Badboy Weapon Chinese: 《BadBoy特攻》 A dancer
Different Ghost Chinese: 《异灵灵异》 Huo Monǚ
2002 Fing Head Group Chinese: 《滥药青春》 guest
Confidante Chinese: 《红颜》 The prisoner
Naked Weapon Chinese: 《赤裸特工》 Katt
2003 Play Tricks Chinese: 《搞鬼》 guest
Lucky Superman Chinese: 《行运超人》 Polyset
Millennium CorpseKing Chinese: 《千年僵尸王》 Shanshan
2004 Detective Divinity Chinese: 《妙探神威》 Zhen Daimei
2005 Ghost Mom Chinese: 《鬼妈妈》 Mom
Death Match Chinese: 《生死对决》 Hao Panying
PTU Policewoman Accidentaltrap Chinese: 《PTU女警之偶然陷阱》 Guimei
2006 Shanhai Baby Chinese: 《上海宝贝》 Zhu Sha
2007 Ghost E-mail Chinese: 《幽灵信箱》 Lin Xiaoyue
Single Tribe Chinese: 《单身部落》 Miss Luo
The Poppetisa Slam Dunk Chinese: 《小鬼也灌篮》 The coach
2008 Kung Fu Killer Chinese: 《功夫杀手》 Loo Kwan
Action at Dawn Chinese: 《黎明行动》 Yingzi
2009 Chengdu, I Love You Chinese: 《成都,我爱你》 Wei Hong
2011 I Know Woman's Heart Chinese: 《我知女人心》 guest
Deadly Heart Beat Chinese: 《夺命心跳》 ghost
Mysterious Island Chinese: 《孤岛惊魂》 Chen Liangliang
2012 Horror Hotel Chinese: 《恐怖旅馆》 Chen Jiaqian
2014 But Always Chinese: 《一生一世》

Television

Year English Title Chinese Title Role Notes
2002 Chinese: 《紫色角落》 guest
2003 Godfather in Pink Chinese: 《粉红教父小甜甜》
2006 Love CRD Chinese: 《情定CRD》
Lovelorn High-Heeled Shoes Chinese: 《失恋高跟鞋》
Chinese: 《随风飞扬》
2008 Lost in Los Angeles Chinese: 《迷失洛杉矶》 [7]
2009 Spanish Love Chinese: 《情陷巴塞罗那》
2011 Star City Chinese: 《星光都市》
2012 Star City 2 Chinese: 《星光都市2》
Chinese: 《虎符传奇》

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Actress Anya. China Post.
  2. Web site: Anya Wu - Biography - Movies & TV - NYTimes . https://web.archive.org/web/20140410195912/http://www.nytimes.com/movies/person/1514455/Anya-Wu/biography . dead . 2014-04-10 . Movies & TV Dept. . . 2014 .
  3. Web site: http://weifang.dzwww.com/yl/201305/t20130503_8323536.htm . zh:台女星诞孔子第79代传人 其母为性感女星 . 2013 . zh .
  4. Web site: http://ent.china.com.cn/star/2012-05/09/content_25340062.htm . zh:安雅. 2012 . China. zh .
  5. Web site: http://yule.sohu.com/20090805/n265740801.shtml . zh:《成都,我爱你》 郑宇成高圆圆雨中漫步 . 2009. Sohu . zh .
  6. Web site: http://news.xinhuanet.com/photo/2013-12/18/c_125876358.htm . https://web.archive.org/web/20140104161111/http://news.xinhuanet.com/photo/2013-12/18/c_125876358.htm . dead . January 4, 2014 . zh:年终策划:2013年出生的龙宝"星二代" 集体曝光 . 2013 . Xinhuanet . zh .
  7. Web site: http://ent.ce.cn/tv/tvnews/dshxw/201001/14/t20100114_20802528.shtml . zh:电视剧《迷失洛杉矶》将在央视八套播出(图) . 2010 . zh . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140407092752/http://ent.ce.cn/tv/tvnews/dshxw/201001/14/t20100114_20802528.shtml . 2014-04-07 .