Annie Yi
Wu Chin-yi[2] (Chinese: 吳靜怡; pinyin: Wú Jìngyí; born March 4, 1968), professionally known as Annie Yi (Chinese: 伊能靜; pinyin: Yī Néngjìng) or Annie Shizuka Inoh (Japanese: 伊能 静, romanized: Inō Shizuka), is a Taiwanese singer, actress, and writer.
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伊能靜 | |||||||||
Born | Wu Chin-yi (吳靜怡) 4 March 1968[1] Taipei, Taiwan | ||||||||
Other names | Shizuka Inoh | ||||||||
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Years active | 1986–present | ||||||||
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Children | 2 | ||||||||
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Also known as | Annie Shizuka Inoh | ||||||||
Origin | Taipei, Taiwan | ||||||||
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Chinese stage name: Yi Neng-ching | |||||||||
Traditional Chinese | 伊能靜 | ||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 伊能静 | ||||||||
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Chinese legal name: Wu Chin-yi | |||||||||
Traditional Chinese | 吳靜怡 | ||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 吴静怡 | ||||||||
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Japanese name | |||||||||
Kanji | 伊能 静江 / 伊能 静 | ||||||||
Hiragana | いのう しずか | ||||||||
Katakana | イノウ シズカ | ||||||||
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Early life and education
Wu Chin-yi (traditional Chinese: 吳靜怡; simplified Chinese: 吴静怡; pinyin: Wú Jìngyí; Wade–Giles: Wu2 Ching4-yi1) was born on March 4, 1968, in Taipei, Taiwan, the youngest of seven daughters of Yang Shu-wan (traditional Chinese: 楊淑婉; simplified Chinese: 杨淑婉; pinyin: Yáng Shūwǎn; Wade–Giles: Yang2 Shu2-wan3) and Wu Min (traditional Chinese: 吳敏; simplified Chinese: 吴敏; pinyin: Wú Mǐn; Wade–Giles: Wu2 Min3). Her mother is from Keelung and her father is from Shandong. Her father divorced her mother to married another woman who gave him a boy, her half-brother Wu Pu-hui (traditional Chinese: 吳不悔; simplified Chinese: 吴不悔; pinyin: Wú Bùhuǐ; Wade–Giles: Wu2 Pu2-hui3; lit. 'no regrets').
During her childhood, she was sent to study in a primary school at Hong Kong to learn English. Then, she moved to Japan to live with her mother and her step-father 伊能祥光, a Japanese man from the Ryukyu Islands. She took her step-father's surname and took a Japanese name "Shizuka Inoh" (Japanese: 伊能 静江, romanized: Inō Shizuka). She lived in Tokyo, Japan for six years and studied at Tokyo Chinese School.
After returning to Taiwan in 1988, she took the stage name "Yi Nengjing" (traditional Chinese: 伊能靜; simplified Chinese: 伊能静; pinyin: Yī Néngjìng), by simplifying her Japanese name dropping the last character. In 2010, she was selected as a judge for the television series China's Got Talent.
Personal life
On February 14, 2000, Yi married Taiwanese singer Harlem Yu in the United States. They had dated for 14 years. On March 20, 2009, the Yi and Yu officially issued a divorce statement, ending their eight-year marriage. From this marriage, Yi had a son Harrison Yu (Chinese: 庾翰睿; pinyin: Yǔ Hànruì) born on 16 March 2002 in the United States.
On March 21, 2015, Yi married Chinese actor Qin Hao in Phuket, Thailand. Yi gave birth to their daughter Cindy Qin (Chinese: 秦伊皓; pinyin: Qín Yīhào) in 2016 in the United States.
On 25 September 2013, Yi announced that she adopted Xia Junfeng's son Xia Jianqiang (Chinese: 夏健強; pinyin: Xià Jiànqiáng) as her godson and his wife Zhang Jing (simplified Chinese: 张晶; traditional Chinese: 張晶; pinyin: Zhāng Jīng) as her blood sister.
Controversy
In 2019, Annie Yi removed her social media post promoting the teachings of Indian godman Kalki Bhagwan after the Chinese Ministry of Public Security (MPS) and China Anti-Cult Association (CACA) issued a warning about the Oneness cult's activities in the state run media Global Times.[3][4]
Filmography
Film
Year | English title | Original title | Role | Notes |
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1987 | Naughty Cadets on Patrol | 大頭兵出擊 | ||
1989 | Emergency Police Lady | 霹靂警花 | Yin Xiaojun | |
1995 | Good Men, Good Women | 好男好女 | Liang Ching | |
1996 | Goodbye South, Goodbye | 南國再見,南國 | Preztel | |
1997 | Gun with Love | 我血我情 | Yingying | |
Wolves Cry Under the Moon | 國道封閉 | Jade | ||
1998 | Flowers of Shanghai | 海上花 | Golden Flower | |
1999 | 8½ Women | Simato | English-language film | |
2006 | Fifteen-Minute Angel | 天使一刻鐘 | Yu Luoxin | TV film |
2007 | Call for Love | 爱情呼叫转移 | Liang Huijun | |
Crossed Lines | 命运呼叫转移 | Doctor Lü | Segment 4: "The Boy Who Cried Wolf" (山难) | |
2010 | Secret Battleground | 孤島秘密戰 | ||
Ancient Town Affection | 古镇情缘 | Ye Bei | ||
Will Tomorrow Ever Come | 明天是否来临 | Xinming | ||
2011 | Coming Back | 回马枪 | Min Yue | |
Perfect Baby | 巴黎宝贝 | Rose | ||
My Kingdom | 大武生 | Xiaoyu | ||
2012 | The Assassins | 銅雀臺 | Fu Shou | |
2013 | Better and Better | 越来越好之村晚 | Chief interviewer | |
The Palace | 宮鎖沈香 | Empress Xiaojingxian | ||
Timeless Love | 时光恋人 | Zhong Ying | ||
The Empire Symbol | 帝国秘符 | Ayako Ono | ||
2015 | The Queens | 我是女王 | Melissa | also director, co-writer, and co-producer |
TV series
Year | English title | Original title | Role | Notes |
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1991 | The 700-Million Bride | 七億新娘 | Jiang Xujie | |
1997 | Portrait of a Fanatic | 情在艰难岁月中 | Fu Lu | |
1998 | Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow | 明天有你 | Tian Jingzi | |
2000 | April Rhapsody | 人間四月天 | Lu Xiaoman | |
The Voices Within | 心灵物语 | Su Huimin | ||
2001 | Poor Prince | 貧窮貴公子 | Lingzi | |
Married Off to Japan | 远嫁日本 | Zhou Mingli | ||
2002 | In Love | 偷偷愛上你 | Ni Chunchun | |
2003 | A Leaf in the Storm | 風聲鶴唳 | Zhang Wanxin | |
Painting Soul | 畫魂 | Xia Mengying | ||
2005 | Lovelorn High Heels | 失戀高跟鞋 | Zhang Ning | |
2006 | The Life and Death Love | 生死绝恋 | Yang Yinghong | |
Concubines of the Qing Emperor | 大清後宮 | Consort Xiang | ||
2007 | Sad Songs of the Qinhuai River | 秦淮悲歌 | Liu Rushi | |
2008 | The Spirit of the Sword | 浣花洗劍錄 | Princess Tuochen | |
The Long River East Flows | 長河東流 | Yuniang | ||
2009 | Love Tribulations | 鎖清秋 | Li Yue'e | |
Fuego | 狼烟 | Lu Peipei | ||
The Young Lawyer Ji Xiaolan | 少年訟師紀曉嵐 | Wu Shishi | ||
Three Women's Secret | 三个女人的秘密 | |||
Great Porcelain Merchant | 大瓷商 | Wei Qiuhe |
Television show(s)
Year | English title | Original title | Role | Notes |
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2020 | Sisters Who Make Waves | 乘风破浪的姐姐 | cast member |
References
- "伊能静迎52岁生日感慨发长文:比任何时候都精彩|生日|伊能静|52岁_新浪娱乐_新浪网". 4 March 2020.
- "伊能靜亮出台灣護照「愛國棄日籍」 網友嗤:作秀! 原文網址: 伊能靜亮出台灣護照「愛國棄日籍」 網友嗤:作秀!". ETtoday (in Chinese). 13 January 2013. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
- "Chinese Actress Deletes Her Weibo Post Promoting 'Controversial Indian Spiritual Courses'". News18. 17 January 2019. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
- "After Taiwanese Actor's Post, China Warns About Indian 'Cults'". The Quint. 17 January 2019. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
External links
- Annie Yi at IMDb
- Annie's Internet Conservatory Official site (in Chinese)
- Annie's Blog