"In the dark, I know that I am in this business, but I still have twists and turns and struggles. When there is a scene, I like it, so I went to shoot." Wu Junmei said.
Wu Junmei was born in a Shanghai film family, she became famous as a teenager, and has countless masterpieces. At the age of 20, she participated in "The Last Emperor" and won 9 Oscars in one fell swoop. At the age of 24, she was named the 50 most beautiful people in the world. At the age of 28, she became a lifetime judge of the Oscars. And served as the guest of the American Golden Globe Awards.
Her career went smoothly, and her love fortune was also smooth sailing. True love came at the age of 28. After that, the two sides guarded her and joined hands for a lifetime. She is a lucky oriental girl in Hollywood and a happy woman who has enjoyed true love for 23 years.
Lucky Hollywood Oriental girl
Wu Junmei was born in 1966. His great-grandfather was the Republic of Tobacco King Wu Tingsheng, his grandfather was a director and engineer of a printing and dyeing factory, his father Wu Chengye was a university professor, and his mother Zhu Manfang was the head of the Shanghai Studio. Wu Junmei, who grew up in a famous family, is very lively, cheerful and innocent.
's lively nature has made Wu Junmei and the film indissoluble. With a disco, the 16-year-old Wu Junmei was spotted by director Huang Shuqin at a glance, playing the lively female monitor in the movie "Long Live Youth".
In the beginning, Wu Junmei acted purely for fun, and wanted to leave Shanghai to play outside. But in the dark, she can always hit the gift of fate.
In 1986, Wu Junmei was selected by internationally renowned director Bertolucci to participate in the ingenious production of "The Last Emperor". However, because Wu Junmei had just obtained a Hong Kong tourist visa, she was anxious to go out to play and repeatedly refused this great opportunity. Later, when she heard that the crew would go to Italy to shoot for three days, she was so excited that she took the role of Shu Fei Wenxiu.
may be this free and easy nature. Wu Junmei, who is only 20 years old, fully interprets the brave and avant-garde embroidery. Wu Junmei also became the first Asian actress to be nominated for Best Supporting Actress at the David Donatello Award in Italy. She has only been in the film for four years, and she has risen to the pinnacle that her peers have struggled for a lifetime.
After filming "The Last Emperor", Wu Junmei chose to study in the United States and enrolled at Hawaii Pacific University to study tourism management. In 1989, she was admitted to the Film Department of the University of California, Los Angeles.
At the same time, the news that "The Last Emperor" won 9 Oscars spread all over the world, and it was released in China, France, Britain, Italy and Japan. Wu Junmei has since strengthened her dream of filming in her heart and bought a ticket to Hollywood.
The god of luck once again took care of this talented young girl. In 1990, she joined the American Screen Actors Guild and was invited to be an Oscar lifetime judge. She became the first Asian actress to be selected as the "world's best" by the American "People" magazine. Beautiful 50 characters".
In 1993, she participated in Hollywood's first all-Asian film "The Joy Luck Club". With her superb acting, she won praises from Hollywood directors. Since then, she has become popular all over the world. The United States "Vogue" praised her as "a beautiful and sad Asia." face".
In the second year, 28-year-old Wu Junmei was invited to be the guest of the American Golden Globe Awards and won the highest honorary actress award of the American Hollywood Independent Spirit Award.
This year is a bumper year for Wu Junmei in life. She is proud of her career and also met the love of her life.
During a filming process, Wu Junmei met the Cuban-American director Oscar Coxco. Oscar is 12 years older than her and has been playing for Universal Studios.
At first, Wu Junmei didn't have special feelings for Oscar, but as the cooperation deepened, Wu Junmei found more and more that the other party had an irresistible temptation.
Once, Wu Junmei was shot in a scene where she was shot and killed. He joked that the Chinese wanted to give her a red envelope when filming this kind of scene. She didn't want Oscar to really give her a red envelope. Wu Junmei thanked him very much and gave Oscar a hug.
"Love has come anyway, without any premonition. I think this is a very special man. That moment is the sweetest and most striking moment in my life."
wiped out love. Before meeting Oscar, Wu Junmei had never had a marriage plan. She admitted that she had been in love with many handsome guys, but Oscar was the most beautiful, forbidden and enduring. "He is the kind that makes me feel dependent. Man...before I met him, I felt like I was in the clouds,Not at ease, after marrying him, I really feel at ease. "
Two years after falling in love, Wu Junmei and Oscar held a Chinese wedding in Shanghai. The American "People" used 5 pages to report on the matter, and she was selected as the first bride of the "Global People Wedding".
The happiness of this marriage has continued to this day, " I always think that my husband and I are the real first love, the real love. Before , it was not true love, it may be just a kind of first love, or a kind of curiosity or attempt to the opposite sex. I waited until I got along with Oscar before I really began to realize the sweetness and happiness that love brings. I am still tasting our love. "
The radiant supporting actress
Oscar is not only the perfect lover in Wu Junmei's eyes, but also how helpful to Wu Junmei's career. With her husband's professional guidance, Wu Junmei seems to be even more powerful.
In 1995, Wu Junmei received the movie "The Pillow Book" "", because she didn’t want to shoot nudity, she decided to reject this role. However, the rational Oscar persuaded her to cherish the opportunity to cooperate with the film master Peter Greenway, and don’t retreat first without asking why she played nudity, Wu Junmei Only then began to cherish this opportunity to perform.
, a melancholy Japanese girl Kazuko, in order to accurately interpret literature and art, Wu Junmei boldly photographed naked. Thanks to her efforts, "The Pillow Book" was a great success.
The film won the Cannes Film Festival. At the Un Certain Regard Award, Wu Junmei became the first Asian actress to be nominated for the Best Actress in the Italian Academy Awards and the Gini Academy Awards in Canada, and became the first actress to be repeatedly used by the British Wizards director Greenway.
The classic art film "The Pillow Book" is still an important masterpiece of Wu Junmei's acting career, and it also ushered in her second career peak.
Once by chance, Wu Junmei met Feng Xiaogang by chance. The other party told her that domestic dramas had already advanced by leaps and bounds. She returned to China for development.
In 2005, Wu Junmei’s father had a cerebral hemorrhage. She stopped work for half a year to take care of her family. During this period, she made up a large number of domestic dramas and was shocked by the rapid development of China’s film and television industry.
At this time, Wu Junmei’s development space in Hollywood can be seen at a glance. At the end, she is also tired of playing the role of masked Hollywood oriental women. After 2005, Wu Junmei shifted her career focus to the Chinese market.
" I am an opportunist, and where opportunities are, I will be there. "" mentioned the reason for returning to China, Wu Junmei explained with confidence that she seemed to be the oriental girl who bravely ventured into Hollywood back then. Although
has missed the golden age of an actress and can only play supporting roles in domestic dramas, Wu Junmei still cherishes it. With every acting opportunity, I have contributed textbook acting skills again and again.
"I didn't have the firm idea of only being the protagonist since I was a child. For me, as long as I have inspiration for the role, I will play the supporting role as the protagonist. I love the profession of actor, because it brings me rich insights, and also makes me have a lot of fun. It’s so satisfying to travel around the world and open my eyes. "
, whether it is the elegant aunt in "Snowflake Secret Fan", Li Muzi, the vigorous, shrewd and powerful fashion editor in "The Legend of Hot Mom",
or the graceful, luxurious and powerful Mrs. Jin in "Jade Marriage", "Ruyi Zhen Huan, who was resourceful and charming in Biography, left a deep impression on the audience under her wonderful interpretation. These originally humble supporting roles have left a deep impression on the audience.
, even with today’s performance opportunities, cannot match the first half of his life, Hollywood The scenery of "" is comparable to that of the past, and Wu Junmei can also maintain a calm mind. "The protagonist of a bad drama is really not as good as my supporting role in a good drama. ""
, she hopes to act like her idol Meryl Streep. " has a shining and irreplaceable role for every age group. Whatever she acts like, maybe me too Like her, there will be more good opportunities after the age of 50. You will never expect ".
In 2015, Wu Junmei once again stood out with the supporting role Tina in "I Am the Queen" and won the Best Supporting Actress in the China-US Film Festival Now she is serving as a member of the China-US Film Festival Committee.
Wu Junmei, who continues her diligence in her career, has a sweet relationship with her husband, like a lover in love.
When Wu Junmei was filming, her husband focused on script creation and was always with each other. In his spare time, the two would often walk hand in hand on the road together, eating pickled pork noodles together.
" My husband and I are very close, like good friends. If you don't believe me, ask him, who is the best friend, he must say it is me ". I met true love at the age of 28, and then took my hand and grew old with him. I have to admit that Wu Junmei's love fortune is much better than ordinary people.
recalled the first half of her life, Wu Junmei said with emotion: "Reading, going to Hollywood, getting married, and returning to China are all my own decisions. They all say that Shanghai women are shrewd, and I am an example of failure. Do whatever you want, without planning, just get there. I sometimes feel like this."
has a life of unintentional and willful free and easy life, but has harvested such a complete life, such a fate is really enviable to everyone.
Conclusion
A good actor needs the blessings of the times and opportunities. At the age of 20, she participated in the classic movie "The Last Emperor", which changed Wu Junmei's life. Her very charming oriental face is highly sought after by Hollywood. These are all A Chinese actress is extremely lucky.
But the talent and strength beyond opportunities are also important reasons for her reputation in China and the West and her family success.
