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Wang Yu-xuan

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)

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.

Early life

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

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

Film

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

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

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]

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