1. Tang Wei rose to international fame for her role in Golden Lion-winning Lust, Caution by Ang Lee, for which she was banned by the Chinese government until her comeback in Crossing Hennessy.
35 Facts About Tang Wei
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Tang Wei gained further acclaim for her performances in Late Autumn, Finding Mr Right, The Golden Era, Long Day's Journey into Night, and Decision to Leave.
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Tang Wei is the first Asian actor to have won the Trophee Chopard, which she received at the 2008 Cannes Film Festival.
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Tang Wei ranked 72rd on the Forbes China Celebrity 100 list in 2008,70th in 2013,38th in 2014, and 55th in 2015.
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Tang Wei was born on October 7,1979 in Hangzhou, Zhejiang.
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Tang Wei is the only child of Tang Yuming, a painter, and Shi Xifeng, who works as a Yue opera actress.
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From 1992 to 1994, Tang Wei attended school in Shenzhen, Guangdong due to her father's job.
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Tang Wei graduated from a vocational school in Hangzhou, where she studied fine arts, in 1996 and worked as a model afterward.
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In 2004, Tang Wei starred in a TV series, Policewoman Swallow, and a stage play, Che Guevara.
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Tang Wei appeared in TV dramas Sons and Daughters of the Red Cross, Leaving Seafront Street, East Meets West, Born in the 60s and Silent Tears.
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In July 2006, Tang Wei was cast from more than 10,000 actresses to star in Ang Lee's classic film Lust, Caution, adapted from Eileen Chang's novella inspired by the story of female spy Zheng Pingru.
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Tang Wei learned Shanghainese and Suzhou Pingtan, which is sung in the Suzhou dialect, for her role.
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Tang Wei won the Golden Horse Award for Best New Performer and was nominated for an Independent Spirit Award and a BAFTA Award for the film.
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All print ads and feature content using Tang Wei were removed, and her endorsements were discontinued.
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In February 2009, during her absence from the show business, Tang Wei briefly attended drama classes at the University of Reading in the United Kingdom.
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Tang Wei was nominated for the Golden Horse Award for Best Leading Actress and Hong Kong Film Award for Best Actress for this film.
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From November 2009 to March 2010, Tang Wei filmed alongside Hyun Bin in Late Autumn, directed by Kim Tae-yong.
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Tang Wei's performance won over South Korean audiences and made her the only non-Korean to win the Baeksang Awards for Best Actress.
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Tang Wei returned to mainstream cinema with two major films; Speed Angels, a car-racing flick directed by Jingle Ma, and Dragon, a martial arts epic directed by Peter Chan.
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In 2013, Tang Wei starred opposite actor Wu Xiubo in the Xue Xiaolu-directed romantic comedy Finding Mr Right.
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The sleeper hit grossed $85 million at the box office in China and Tang Wei received rave reviews for her performance.
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Tang Wei won Best Actress at 21st Beijing College Student Film Festival.
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Tang Wei was then cast to play writer Xiao Hong in Ann Hui's biopic The Golden Era, which closed at the Venice International Film Festival.
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Tang Wei made her English-language film debut in Blackhat, an action thriller co-starring Chris Hemsworth and Wang Leehom, her co-star in Lust, Caution.
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Tang Wei starred in A Tale of Three Cities, based on the wartime experiences of Jackie Chan's parents.
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Tang Wei and Wu teamed up again to film the sequel to Finding Mr Right, titled Book of Love, which was a commercial success.
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In 2017, Tang Wei was cast as the female lead of Long Day's Journey Into Night, directed by Bi Gan.
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In 2019, Tang Wei returned to the small screen with the historical drama Empress of the Ming.
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In 2022, Tang Wei starred in the South Korean mystery-romance film Decision to Leave, directed by Park Chan-Wook, to critical acclaim.
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In 2011, Tang Wei became brand ambassador for Japanese cosmetics brand SK-II.
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In 2013, Tang Wei became the global face of Piaget's rose jewelry collection campaign.
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Since 2022, Tang Wei has served as a global brand ambassador for Spanish luxury fashion house Loewe.
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Tang Wei was the global face that July for Loewe's pre-fall 2022 collection campaign along with Anthony Hopkins, Jessie Buckley, Josh O'Connor, Kaia Gerber and more.
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In November 2023, Tang Wei has served as a global brand ambassador for British luxury fashion house Burberry.
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In 2014, Tang Wei married South Korean film director Kim Tae-yong in the front yard of the home of Ingmar Bergman on the remote Swedish island of Faro.