Anya Wu

Anya Wu (born 17 February 1976) is a Taiwanese-American actress and singer.

Life

Early life Wu was born in Taiwan on February 17, 1976. At the age of 6, she immigrated to the United States with her parents. Her mother died of cancer when she was 11.

Acting career Wu made her film debut in Andrew Lau's Born to Be King (1999), playing Nanako.

In 2001, Wu participated in many films, such as Cop on a Mission, Runaway and 2000.

Wu rose to fame after portraying Katt in the Hong Kong action-thriller film Naked Weapon (2002). She received positive reviews.

In 2008, Wu was cast in the film Kung Fu Killer, an American Kung Fu film starring David Carradine, Daryl Hannah and Osric Chau.

In 2009, Wu starred in the romantic comedy film Chengdu, I Love You, alongside Guo Tao, Tan Sitar and Huang Xuan.

In 2011, Wu played the lead role in Mysterious Island, a Chinese horror film starring Yang Mi, Jordan Chan and Hayama Hiro.

Personal life In 2002, she was arrested together with Hong Kong artist William So in Taipei on suspicion of taking and possessing ecstasy. He claimed that he had just ingested ecstasy by mistake, and was sentenced to 11 days of rehab at the Taipei Detention Center, Agency of Corrections, Ministry of Justice in New Taipei City.

Wu married Chinese entrepreneur Kong Zhong , a direct male-line descendant of Confucius, their son, Aditya Kong , was born in January 2013. They had another son, Kiran Kong who was born in April 2016.

Works

Film Year English Title Chinese Title Role Notes 2000 Born to Be King Nanako 2001 Know the Law But Break It Shi An Walk theroad A killer Killer Mace A'yu Badboy Weapon A dancer Different Ghost Huo Monǚ 2002 Fing Head Group guest Confidante The prisoner Naked Weapon Katt 2003 Play Tricks guest Lucky Superman Polyset Millennium CorpseKing Shanshan 2004 Detective Divinity Zhen Daimei 2005 Ghost Mom Mom Death Match Hao Panying PTU Policewoman Accidentaltrap Guimei 2006 Shanhai Baby Zhu Sha 2007 Ghost E-mail Lin Xiaoyue Single Tribe Miss Luo The Poppetisa Slam Dunk The coach 2008 Kung Fu Killer Loo Kwan Action at Dawn Yingzi 2009 Chengdu, I Love You Wei Hong 2011 I Know Woman's Heart guest Deadly Heart Beat ghost Mysterious Island Chen Liangliang 2012 Horror Hotel Chen Jiaqian 2014 But Always

Television Year English Title Chinese Title Role Notes 2002 guest 2003 Godfather in Pink 2006 Love CRD Lovelorn High-Heeled Shoes 2008 Lost in Los Angeles 2009 Spanish Love 2011 Star City 2012 Star City 2