Faye Yu

Yu Feihong (born 1971), also known as Faye Yu, is a Chinese actress and an occasional film director and producer, best known in the west for Wayne Wang's award-winning American films A Thousand Years of Good Prayers (2007) and The Joy Luck Club (1992).[1] In the Chinese-speaking world she is best known for starring in a number of popular Chinese television series.

In this Chinese name, the family name is Yu.
Faye Yu
Born (1971-01-15) 15 January 1971
Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
Occupation(s)actress, occasional director, producer, screenwriter and singer
Years active1980–present
AwardsBeijing College Student Film Festival
Best Directorial Debut
2010 Eternal Beloved
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese俞飛鴻
Simplified Chinese俞飞鸿

Biography

Yu was a child actress, having a lead role in the film The Murderer and the Craven (凶手与懦夫) when she was only 16. In 1991, while studying at the Beijing Film Academy, China's most prestigious film school, she became the first enrolled student in school history to be cast in a Hollywood production when Wayne Wang selected her for his film The Joy Luck Club. It took 3 months for her to receive an American visa, but Wang stuck with her. She returned to Beijing after filming, taught at the school for a while upon graduation, later studying in Los Angeles, before returning to China in 1998 to star in the television drama Hand-in-Hand (牵手) which became a huge domestic hit. She followed up on its success with Yuen Woo-ping's 1999 wuxia TV drama Legend of Dagger Li (小李飛刀), a Mainland-Taiwan co-production based on the popular Xiaoli Feidao novels.

Between 2005 and 2008 she only chose 1 acting project, A Thousand Years of Good Prayers, which briefly brought her back to the U.S. and reunited her with Wang. She spent most of her years then working on Eternal Beloved (愛有來生), her directorial debut that she also wrote (based on a novel), starred in, and produced. The film crashed in the Chinese box office, but won Yu the Best Directorial Debut Award at the Beijing College Student Film Festival.

Filmography

Film
Year English Title Original Title Role Notes
1980Bamboo竹
1982The Brilliant Colored Ball闪光的彩球
1987The Murderer and the Craven凶手与懦夫Chen Xiaofen
Love in Beijing爱在北京Yun
1990Factory Girls特区打工妹Chunhua
1993Beijing Bastards北京杂种Mao Mao
The Joy Luck ClubYing-Ying (young)
1994Heaven and Earth天地Wu Jun
1995SuperfightsSally Wong
1999The House梦幻田园Lei An'an
Something About Secret说出你的秘密cameo
2001X-Roads新十字街头Mei Qing
Beijing Rocks北京乐与路Qianjie
2007A Thousand Years of Good PrayersYilan Shi
2009Eternal Beloved愛有來生Mo Xiaoyualso writer, director, producer
Won—Best Directorial Debut, Beijing College Student Film Festival
2010Color Me Love爱出色
2014The Galaxy on Earth天河
The Crossing太平輪Madame Gu
2016The New Year's Eve of Old Lee过年好Li Yangduo's partner
2017Wu Kong悟空傳Hua Ji
Murder on the Orient ExpressVoiced
2019Wish You Were Here在乎你Yuan Yuan
2021Love After Love第一炉香Mrs. Liang

TV Series
Year English Title Original Title Role Notes
1998Hand-in-Hand牵手Wang ChunNominated—Outstanding Actress, Flying Apsaras Awards
Lang Zi Da Qing Chai浪子大欽差
1999Legend of Dagger Li小李飛刀Yang Yan
2000Together Life or Death生死同行Shu Wenjing
There Are Dreams in Life人生有夢Chen Luyi
Luan Shi Tao Hua亂世桃花Liu Xu
Ce Ma Xiao Xi Feng策馬嘯西風Gao Yuhan
2001Third Master's Sword三少爺的劍Murong Qiudi
2002The Night of Naval Port軍港之夜Xia Haiyun
Chinese Soccer中國足球Lan Xin
2003The Worry-free Princess無憂公主Pan Youdi
The Grand Mansion 2大宅門IIWu Yingyu
2004The Emperor of the Ming Dynasty大明天子Xu Miaoyun
Zheng Yi Ling Tian Xia正義令天下Zhong Ziying
2005Xiang Qi Mi Ren香氣迷人Yu Su
Feng Chui Yun Dong Xing Bu Dong風吹雲動星不動Yinxing
I Love You, Goodbye我愛你,再見He Danalso producer, presenter, theme song singer
2011Men男人帮Shanli
2014May–December Love大丈夫Gu Xiaoyan
The Great Southern Migration大南遷Madame Li
2015The Merchants of Qing Dynasty大清鹽商Xiao Wenshu
2016The Identity of Father父親的身份Zheng Yi
May–December Love 2小丈夫Yao Lan
Eastern Battlefield東方戰場Soong Mei-ling
Happy Season幸福的季节Qin Qin
2020Marry to the West洋嫁Xie Qiao
2021The Dragnet刑警之海外行动Shi Yanan
Anti-Corruption Storm风雨送春归Xu Ying

References
  1. Dai Minjie (戴敏洁) (2022). 俞飞鸿：水晶容器 [Yu Feihong: Crystal Container]. Nothing but Storytelling (in Chinese). Beijing: People's Publishing House. 395: 23–32. ISSN 1001-6635.

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