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Vivian Wu is Lee, Vann's Vietnamese mistress. Wu's first English-speaking film was "The Last Emperor." Her other film credits include "The Joy Luck Club," "Heaven and Earth" and "The Pillow Book." The Chinese-born actress has appeared in more than 16 films and television programs in her homeland.
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Vivian Wu stars as an unlikely femme fatale in this suspenseful murder mystery from writer/director Oscar Luis Costo. In the wake of her husband's murder, Mei Li (Wu) takes on a vengeful alter-ego, carrying out hits at the direction of her husband's confidant. Meanwhile, she meets an American man and strikes up a romance, but one or both of the two men in her life may secretly have dubious intentions. ~ Matthew Tobey, All Movie Guide
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When their mother (Vivian Wu) chops down an apple tree -- a Chinese taboo -- it sets off a chain of bad luck that sends Eve (Phoebe Kut) and her sister Karena (Hollie Lo) on a frantic search for salvation. But when Karena embraces Catholicism and introduces Eve to Christian doctrine, a puzzling blend of crucifixes and Buddhas takes over the household landscape. Julia Kwan directs in her feature film debut.
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Vivian Wu was born in Shanghai, China in 1966 as Wu Jun Mei. Vivian started acting at age fifteen with the Shanghai Film Studio, and then later Vivian studied Travel Industry Management at Hawaii's Pacific University. After that Vivian acted as 'Wen Hsiu' in the Oscar Oscar-winning film 'The Last Emperor' (1987) directed by Italian directer Bernardo Bertolucci.
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As an adult Vivian Wu, the protagonist, has grown up and become obsessed with reading and doing her writings on the skin of people. She loves to be written on as well. Her obsession to write is ... tied in with her sexual obsessions. To her the perfect lover is a man that is a good Calligrapher as well as a good lover. In fact, she was so obsessed with the idea of being written on, that she left her first husband because he did not share this obsession with her.
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Chinese actress Vivian Wu made her feature film debut in mainland Chinese films in 1982. She made her international film debut playing a small role in Bernardo Bertolucci's epic The Last Emperor (1987). ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide.
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