Wu Ke-Xi (born 6 February 1983) is a Taiwanese actress. She has had starring roles in most of Midi Z's films. In 2016, Wu was nominated for the Golden Horse Award for Best Leading Actress for her role in The Road to Mandalay.

Life and career

Wu received her bachelor's degree in Turkish language and culture at National Chengchi University. Besides English and Turkish, she also learned Burmese, Thai and Southwestern Mandarin for her performances as Sino-Burmese characters in several Midi Z's films.

Filmography

Feature film

YearEnglish titleOriginal titleRoleNotes
2012Poor Folk窮人。榴槤。麻藥。偷渡客San-mei
2013Taipei Factory台北工廠Burmese refugeeSegment "Silent Asylum"
2014Ice Poison冰毒San-mei
2016Two Idiots傻瓜向錢衝Monica
The Road to Mandalay再見瓦城Lien Ching
2017The Bold, the Corrupt, and the Beautiful血觀音Tang Ning
20185×1ActressVR film (segment "The Making of")
2019Nina Wu灼人秘密Nina WuAlso as screenwriter
2022Redeeming LoveMai Ling
2024Black TeaYingNominated - 74th Berlin International Film Festival - Golden Bear
TBAThe ExilesTBAAlso as screenwriter

Short film

YearEnglish titleOriginal titleRoleNotes
2010Solitary-ism一個人主義Girl
2010It All Comes Too Late—N/aPatty Wu
2014Burial Clothes南方來信-安老衣San-mei
The Palace on the Sea海上皇宮San-mei
2015Soulik蘇力The girlfriend
Jump Off Or Live On跳下去，活下來Chang Hsin-ju
2018Magician on the Roof天台上的魔術師Sung Ying

Telefilm

YearEnglish titleOriginal titleRoleNotes
2009Fireworks煙花時分Woman
2011One Step is Enough出走的好理由Hsiao-mi

Television series

YearEnglish titleOriginal titleRoleNotes
2010Days We Stared at the Sun他們在畢業的前一天爆炸Bar proprietress

Theater

YearEnglish titleOriginal title
2004Scenes From A Marriage婚姻場景
2004Hamlet哈姆雷特
2006Listen to the Summer Wind聽見夏天的風
2007Road Kill攔截公路
2007Little Prince小王子
2007After She's Gone離家後
2007Zi Ran Xi Ti自然習題
2008Copenhagen哥本哈根
2008Lost and Found失物招領
2009Calmi Cuori Appassionati冷靜與熱情之間
20097 Stories七個故事
2010The Vagina Monologues陰道獨白
2010Apartment 3A—N/a

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryNominated workResult
20142nd Canada International Film and Television FestivalBest ActressIce PoisonWon
2015Short Shorts Film Festival & AsiaBest ActressThe Palace on the SeaWon
15th Chinese Film Media AwardsBest ActressIce PoisonNominated
201653rd Golden Horse AwardsBest Leading ActressThe Road to MandalayNominated
201858th Asia-Pacific Film FestivalBest ActressNominated
18th Chinese Film Media AwardsBest Supporting ActressThe Bold, the Corrupt, and the BeautifulNominated
201956th Golden Horse AwardsBest Original ScreenplayNina Wu (share with Midi Z)Nominated
202022nd Taipei Film AwardsBest ScreenplayNominated

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