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Tang Wei


Tang Wei Film Career:
Tang Wei made her film debut in Ang Lee's Lust, Caution, starring opposite Tony Leung.

She was born in Hangzhou on October 7, 1979, near Shanghai, China. As a teenager, Ms. Tang began modeling. In 2004, she made it to the final round of the Miss Universe pageant in Beijing. She graduated from China’s Central Academy of Drama with a major in Film Directing.


Tang Wei ws already a star in mainland China, having performed in stage plays and in the telefilm Jinghua Swallow. The latter earned her the Best Actress award at the 2006 CCTV Movie Channel Awards. She has also written short novels and stage dramas, and directed theater productions.

In 2008, the Chinese government blacklisted Tang Wei because of the sexual nature of her performance in Lust, Caution.

Yu Nan

Yu Nan Biography:
Born in 1978 in China, Yu Nan graduated from the Beijing Film Academy's acting department. A regular actress in Want Quan An's films, she made her debut in his film Luna Eclipse. Her performance caught the attention of French film producers who cast her in Karin Dridi's Fureur.

Since then, Yu Nan has starred in The story of Ermel , her second collaboration with Wang Quan an, which won her the Best Actress award at the Paris Film Fesvial. They worked together in

Tuya's Marriage which won the Golden Bear at the 2007 Berlin Film Festival. She next starred in Wang Xiaoshuai's In Love We Trust, winner of the 2008 Berlin Film Festival Festival screenplay award. Yu Nan had a featured role in the Wachowski Brother's new film Speed Racer.