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Wang Yu-xuan

Wang Yu-xuan (Chinese: 王渝萱; born 30 August 1999) is a Taiwanese actress. She made her acting debut in Lou Yi-an's White Lies, Black Lies (2016) and gained prominence with a starring role in the PTS series On Children (2018), which earned her a nomination for Best Newcomer in the 54th Golden Bell Awards. She delivered her breakout performance in another Lou Yi-an film Goddamned Asura (2021), winning Best Supporting Actress in both the 58th Golden Horse Awards and the 24th Taipei Film Awards.

Wang Yu-xuan
王渝萱
Wang in July 2022
Born
Wang Yu-xuan

(1999-08-30) 30 August 1999 (age 25)
Taipei, Taiwan
Alma materCentral Academy of Drama
Taipei National University of the Arts
OccupationActress
Years active2016–present
FamilyWang Yu-ping [zh] (sister)

Early life

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Wang was born on 30 August 1999 in Taipei, Taiwan.[1][2] She has an older sister Wang Yu-ping [zh], who also pursued a career as an actress.[3] Her mother worked at the National Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall, and often brought Wang to watch stage plays since she was in kindergarten.[2] She became intrigued by acting after watching the 2008 Japanese film Departures,[4] and studied performing arts at Taipei Municipal Fuxing Senior High School.[2] She also began attending casting auditions at the age of 15.[5] Due to frequently taking leave for acting, she nearly failed to graduate high school.[6] After graduation, Wang took two gap years to learn photography and work as a barista, but she found that she lacked interest in both fields.[1] She moved to Beijing in 2019 to study directing at the Central Academy of Drama, but she quit and returned to Taiwan a year later due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[7][8] She then enrolled at Taipei National University of the Arts to study film, and was in her third year as of August 2023.[2]

Career

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At 15, Wang was recommended to director Lou Yi-an and made her acting debut as the younger version of Annie Chen's character in White Lies, Black Lies [zh].[9][10] In 2018, she was cast by the assistant director of the PTS series On Children at the age of 19, landing her first leading role as Liu Chiao-yi, a high school student who makes a deal with a peacock devil.[9] This role earned her a nomination for Best Newcomer in a Miniseries in the 54th Golden Bell Awards.[11] Following this performance, she appeared in the Netflix series Detention and Light the Night.[12][13] After returning to Taiwan from Beijing, she was cast in another Lou Yi-an film Goddamned Asura as Zero, a schoolgirl and one of the six ensemble leads.[9][14] Allan Hunter of Screen Daily described her as a "stand-out" among the cast, noting her ability to convey "the heartache beneath the sarcastic, rebellious persona";[15] while Lu Hao-ping of Global Views Monthly praised her portrayal as "both tough and fragile" and called her performance "eye-catching".[16] Wang won both Best Supporting Actress in the 58th Golden Horse Awards and Best Supporting Actress in the 24th Taipei Film Awards for her role.[17][18]

Wang also starred as the lead and titular character Blue, a high schooler who begins using dating apps after being dumped by her boyfriend, in the 2022 drama film Little Blue [zh].[6] She was invited to join the project by director Lee Yi-fang, who was impressed by Wang's performance in Goddamned Asura and changed the settings of the protagonist to fit Wang's traits.[6][19] Estella Huang of Mirror Media commended Wang's casting, noting her ability to "capture the chaotic balance between love and lust" and "showcase details through her facial expressions and body language".[20] Wang won Best Actress in the 4th Taipei Film Critics Society Awards [zh] and received a nomination for Best Actress in the 25th Taipei Film Awards for this performance.[21][22] She also had a recurring role as a high school teacher and cult follower in the web series The Amazing Grace of Σ [zh],[23] and starred in the television film Do Not Go Gentle in Taipei,[24] which earned her a nomination for Best Leading Actress in a Television Film in the 57th Golden Bell Awards.[25]

In 2023, Wang took on another leading role as a sister trying to save her brother's (played by Patrick Shih) trapped soul in an AR game in the horror film The Bridge Curse: Ritual [zh].[26] In 2024, she landed a recurring role in the Netflix series Let's Talk About CHU as a university student involved in a sexual relationship with her professor portrayed by Umin Boya,[27] and had a main role in the anthology series Urban Horror [zh].[28] She is set to appear as a rookie journalist in the upcoming journalism-themed thriller series Tabloid [zh].[29]

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes
2016 White Lies, Black Lies [zh] Young Chuang Mei-yu (莊美玉) [30]
2021 Goddamned Asura Zero (琳琳) [14]
2022 Little Blue [zh] Blue (小藍) [6]
2023 The Bridge Curse: Ritual [zh] Lien Yu-ting (連裕婷) [26]

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
2018 On Children Liu Chiao-yi (劉巧藝) Main role[31]
2020 Detention Li Tzu-chi (李子琪) Recurring role[12]
2021 Light the Night Mountain climbing student Cameo[13]
Do Not Go Gentle in Taipei Mimi (咪咪) Main role; television film[24]
2022 The Amazing Grace of Σ [zh] Chang Hsiao-hsuen (張小璇) Recurring role[23]
2024 Let's Talk About CHU An-ni (安倪) Recurring role[27]
Urban Horror [zh] Hsiao-chien (小倩) Main role[28]
TBA Tabloid [zh] Lin Pei-ting (林姵亭) Main role[29]

Awards and nominations

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Year Award Category Work Result Ref.
2019 54th Golden Bell Awards Best Newcomer in a Miniseries or Television Film On Children Nominated [11]
2021 58th Golden Horse Awards Best Supporting Actress Goddamned Asura Won [17]
2022 24th Taipei Film Awards Best Supporting Actress Won [18]
57th Golden Bell Awards Best Leading Actress in a Miniseries or Television Film Do Not Go Gentle in Taipei Nominated [25]
2023 4th Taipei Film Critics Society Awards Best Actress Goddamned Asura Nominated [21]
Little Blue [zh] Won
25th Taipei Film Awards Best Actress Nominated [22]

References

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