Wu Yanshu

Wu Yanshu (Chinese: 吴彦姝; born 1938) is a Chinese actress. Wu is considered a National Class-A Actor in China.[1]

Wu Yanshu
Born1938 (age 8283)
OccupationActress
Years active1960s-present
AgentShanxi Drama Theatre
Children1 daughter
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese吳彥姝
Simplified Chinese吴彦姝

Wu first garnered recognition for her acting in 2016, when her performance in Finding Mr. Right 2 and earned her a Golden Horse Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress. Her film breakthrough came in 2017 with her performance as the grandmother in the drama film Love Education, for which she received Best Supporting Actress nominations at the 54th Golden Horse Awards, 37th Hong Kong Film Awards and 12th Asian Film Awards. For her role in Relocate, she won a Best Supporting Actress at the 31st Golden Rooster Awards, the Chinese equivalent of the Academy Awards.

Early life

Born in 1938, Wu worked at Shanxi Drama Theatre since the 1960s. Premier Zhou Enlai invited her to performed Liu Hulan in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. She retired in 2003. In 2011 she moved to Beijing, living with her daughter.

Career

Wu's first major film credit was Stream Is Singing, playing the role of Gao Xiaoling. The drama film was produced by Changchun Film Studio.

In 1982, she guest-starred on Men of a Certain Age, a drama film starring Da Shichang and Pan Hong.

Wu had a supporting role in the comedy television series The Story of Xi Gengtian (2006), which starred Lin Yongjian as Xi Gengtian.

In 2011, Wu had a cameo appearance in Journey to the West, adapted from Wu Cheng'en's classical novel of Journey to the West, one of the Four Great Classical Novels in Chinese literature.

Wu appeared as Yu Lan in Love is Not Blind (2013), a romance drama starring Yao Di and Zhang Mo.

In 2016, Wu played the role of Tang Xiuyi in Xue Xiaolu's film Finding Mr. Right 2, for which she received a Best Supporting Actress nomination at the 53rd Golden Horse Awards.[2]

Wu had key supporting role in the 2017 Love Education, directed by Sylvia Chang.[3][4] She was praised for her role and earned critical acclaim for her performance. And she was nominated for Best Supporting Actress at the 54th Golden Horse Awards, 37th Hong Kong Film Awards and 12th Asian Film Awards.[5][6] At the same year, Wu's performance in the feature film Relocate which garnered her a Best Supporting Actress at the 31st Golden Rooster Awards.[7]

Personal life

Wu's husband was a composer and chairman of Shanxi Provincial Musicians Association. Her daughter is a screenwriter.

Filmography

Film

YearEnglish titleChinese titleRoleNotes
1959Stream Is Singing流水欢歌Gao Xiaoling
1982Men of a Certain Age人到中年Aunt Bai
2011The Faithful Brothers信义兄弟Mother
2016Finding Mr. Right 2北京遇上西雅图之不二情书Tang Xiuyi
2017Relocate搬迁Old Mrs. Ma
Love Education相爱相亲Grandmother (Yue Zengshi)
2018Last Letter你好,之华Chen Guizhi

TV series

YearEnglish titleChinese titleRoleNotes
2006The Story of Xi Gengtian喜耕田的故事Mother of Xuan Zhu
2010Cellphone手机Mother of Wu Yue
2011Journey to the West西游记Pilanpo Bodhisattva
2012Police Story of Yingpan Town营盘镇警事Mother of Dang Yu
2013Raise Children to Provide Against Old Age养儿防老Grandma
Love is Not Blind失恋三十三天Yu Lan
2014Government Audit国家审计Mother of Zhou Weihai
2017Seeking Mr. Right北京遇上西雅图Grandma
2018When We Were Young人不彪悍枉少年grandmother of Hua Biao

Theater

YearEnglish titleChinese titleRoleNotes
1960sLiu Hulan刘胡兰Liu Hulan
Sentinels Under Neon Lights霓虹灯下的哨兵Lin Yuanyuan

Awards and nominations

YearNominated workAwardResultNotes
Golden Horse Awards
2016Finding Mr. Right 2Best Supporting ActressNominated
2017Love EducationBest Supporting ActressNominated
Golden Rooster Awards
2017RelocateBest Supporting ActressWon
Hong Kong Film Awards
2018Love EducationBest Supporting ActressNominated
Asian Film Awards
2018Love EducationBest Supporting ActressNominated

References

  1. 这四位年龄加一起超315岁 却优雅的让人敬佩. 163.com (in Chinese). 2016-05-08.
  2. 2016年第53届金马奖完整入围名单公布. Sohu (in Chinese). 2016-10-27.
  3. Elizabeth Kerr (2017-10-23). "'Love Education': Film Review, Filmart 2018". Hollywoodreporter. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
  4. Maggie Lee (2017-10-16). "Busan Film Review: 'Love Education'". variety. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
  5. Conan Altatis (2018-01-12). "12th Asian Film Awards nominations announced". conandaily.com. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
  6. 79岁吴彦姝金马奖再次陪跑. iFeng (in Chinese). 2017-11-25.
  7. 第31届中国电影金鸡奖获奖名单 [List of winners of the 31st Golden Rooster Awards]. sina (in Chinese). 2017-09-16.
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