Gwei Lun-mei (Chinese: 桂綸鎂; pinyin: Guì Lúnměi; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Kùi Lûn-bí; born 25 December 1983) is a Taiwanese actress. She started her acting career in 2002, with the film Blue Gate Crossing. Gwei then appeared in a few more films before achieving wide recognition for the film Secret (2007), directed by Jay Chou, in which Gwei played the character of Lu Hsiao-yu.

In 2012, Gwei starred in Girlfriend, Boyfriend, a coming-of-age drama in which three teenagers navigate their attraction to one another – from their high school years into their adulthood. The film won Gwei a Best Leading Actress award at the 49th Golden Horse Awards.

Personal life

Gwei has been in a long-term relationship with actor and filmmaker Leon Dai since 2004.

Filmography

Film

YearEnglish titleOriginal titleRoleNotes
2002Blue Gate Crossing藍色大門Meng Ke-rou
2003Sound of Colors地下鐵Zhong Qing's unrequited love
2004The Passage經過A-ching
2007The Most Distant Course最遙遠的距離Hsiao-yun
2007Secret不能說的·秘密Lu Hsiao-yu
2008All About Women女人不壞Tieh Ling
2008Séance familiale闔家觀賞Hsiao-fenShort filmalternative title: Family Viewing
2008Parking停車Wife
2010Taipei Exchanges第36個故事Doris
2010Ocean Heaven海洋天堂Linglingalternative title: Ocean Paradise
2010The Stool Pigeon綫人Dee
2011Rest on Your Shoulder肩上蝶Bai Lan
2011Flying Swords of Dragon Gate龍門飛甲Burudu / Chang Hsiao-wen
2011Love in Space全球熱戀Lily
2011Starry Starry Night星空Hsiao-mei (adult)
201110+10十加十Li, the young womanSegment "Key"
20125 Days After愛在五日以後A workerShort film
2012Girlfriend, Boyfriend女朋友。男朋友Mabel
2013Christmas Rose聖誕玫瑰Li Jing
2013The Mysterious Attraction神秘吸引力Short film
2014Black Coal, Thin Ice白日焰火Wu Zhizhen
2014Fleet of Time匆匆那年Passer-byCameo
2014One Step Away觸不可及Ning Dai
2016The Moment我們的那時此刻NarratorDocumentary
2016Forêt Debussy德布西森林The Daughter
2017Beautiful Accident美好的意外Li Yuran
2017The Big Call巨額來電Liu Lifang
2018On Happiness Road幸福路上Hsiao-chiVoice
2019The Wild Goose Lake南方車站的聚會Liu Aiai
2020City of Lost Things廢棄之城GPSVoice
2020A LegQian Yuying
2024Weekend in Taipei台北追緝令 Week-end à TaipeiJoey Kwang

Television

Gwei in 2010
YearEnglish titleOriginal titleRoleNotes
2006Dangerous Mind危險心靈Alley Lin
2008Police et vous波麗士大人Huang Fang-yi
2018The Trading Floor東方華爾街Anna
2022Women In Taipei台北女子圖鑑Lin YishanDisney+ original series

Music video appearances

YearArtistSong title
2001Cheer Chen"A Little Step"
2003Tanya Chua"Deep"
2004F.I.R."Our Love"
2006Michael Wong"All Is You"
2007Jay Chou"Secret"
2010Jay Chou"Say Goodbye"
2010Michael Wong"So Naive"
2015Rene Liu"Wish You Well"

Variety and reality show

YearEnglish titleOriginal titleNetworkNotes
2014Chef Nic12道鋒味Zhejiang TelevisionSeason 1, episode 7
2022Extreme Forest極島森林Disney+Episodes 10-12

Discography

YearSong titleAlbum
2006"I Dream Of"Dangerous Mind Soundtrack
2008"Hello Microphone"All About Women Soundtrack
2009"Ocean to the Land"No Puedo Vivir Sin Ti Soundtrack
2010"Ocean Heaven"Ocean Heaven Soundtrack
2015"Wish You Well" (with Rene Liu, Zhou Xun and Tang Wei)Wish You Well

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryNominated workResult
20112nd China Film Director's Guild AwardsBest ActressThe Stool PigeonNominated
Hong Kong Film Critics Society AwardsBest ActressNominated
201231st Hundred Flowers AwardsBest Supporting ActressFlying Swords of Dragon GateNominated
31st Hong Kong Film AwardsBest Supporting ActressNominated
6th Asian Film AwardsBest Supporting ActressNominated
49th Golden Horse AwardsBest Leading ActressGirlfriend, BoyfriendWon
Asia-Pacific Film FestivalBest ActressWon
20137th Asian Film AwardsBest ActressNominated
People's Choice Award for Favorite ActressNominated
13th Chinese Film Media AwardsBest ActressNominated
50th Golden Horse AwardsBest Leading ActressChristmas RoseNominated
201421st Beijing College Student Film FestivalFavorite ActressBlack Coal, Thin IceWon
Best ActressNominated
51st Golden Horse AwardsBest Leading ActressNominated
20156th China Film Director's Guild AwardsBest ActressNominated
Huading AwardsBest Actress in a Motion PictureNominated
202057th Golden Horse AwardsBest Leading ActressA LegNominated
202358th Golden Bell AwardsBest Leading Actress in a TV SeriesWomen in TaipeiNominated

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