Mandy Wei
Mandy Wei | |
|---|---|
| Ngụy mạn | |
 Wei in 2017 | |
| Born | 5 September 1984 |
| Nationality | Taiwanese |
| Alma mater | Taipei Municipal Neihu Senior High School Soochow University |
| Occupations | |
| Years active | 2006-present |
| Musical career | |
| Also known as | Wei Man |
Mandy Wei(Chinese:Ngụy mạn;pinyin:Wèi Màn) is aTaiwaneseactress, model and host. She started her career as a model and then as a MTV host before starting a career in acting. Wei attendedSoochow Universityand speaks Mandarin, Taiwanese and English.[1]
Early life
[edit]Mandy Wei was born on September 5, 1984, inTaipei,Taiwan.She is the older of a two-child family, with a younger brother. She attendedTaipei Municipal Neihu Senior High Schooland laterSoochow University,majoring in International Business Trade. She has said she was, and showed images of herself being an overweight teen when growing up, weighing at 65 kg (143 lbs) at her heaviest. Her weight issue caused her to have low self-esteem problems during her teenage years.[2]In her university years she decided to have a change in lifestyle by eating healthy and with daily exercise she was able to slim down to around 50 kg (110 lbs), which is the weight she has maintained.[3][4]
Career
[edit]Modeling
[edit]Wei started her career in 2006 as a lingerie and swimwear model. She had modeled for lingerie brand NuBra Taiwan and appeared on spreads forFHMTaiwan and GQ Taiwan magazine.[5]After gaining exposure through her modeling work she was chosen to appear inJay Chou's 2008 music videoSnake Dance( xà vũ ).[6]
Hosting
[edit]In 2008, MTV Taiwan offered Wei aVJposition to host their entertainment news program and music program "MTV FUN Music" (MTV FUN âm nhạc ) where she interviewed local musical acts. In 2012, Wei became the host for entertainment gossip news websiteApply Daily Taiwan.
Acting
[edit]Wei got her start in acting as a supporting character in the 2008 idol dramaToGetHer( ái tựu trạch nhất khởi ), playing "Luo Sha Sha" ( la toa toa ), the leader of a university mean girls cliche, who picks on a homely girl played byRainie Yangand is a huge fan of a celebrity idol Mars, played byJiro Wang.She spent the next few years playing supporting characters in sometimes forgettable dramas and other times more popular dramas such as 2011Material Queen( bái kim nữ vương ).
Her big break came in 2012 when she was cast as "Dr. He Cai Rong" ( hà thải dung ) in SETTV's weekly hit dramaLove, Now( chân ái sấn hiện tại ). Originally a minor supporting character, her chemistry with second male lead Bobby Dou ( đậu trí khổng ) proved to be a winning combination and soon her role was expanded to a main supporting role.
After gaining recognition fromLove, Now,Wei was offered her first leading role to star in Sanlih's Sunday night dramaDeja Vu( hồi đáo ái dĩ tiền ). She played "Xu Hai Lin" ( từ hải lâm ), a desperate women on the brink of suicide who gives up the love of the man she loves in order to bring him back to life. The drama started out weak coming in last place during its premiere episode, but soon gained an audience by coming in first place in its time-slot on every episode after that.[7]
With the success ofDeja VuSanlih offered Wei another leading role in their 2014 Sunday night dramaSay Again Yes I Do( tái thuyết nhất thứ ngã nguyện ý ), playing "Shu Xin Kui" ( thư tâm quỳ ), a woman who marries a man she just met on a whelmed, played by Lin Yo Wei, only to find out she can't stand him and divorces him abruptly only to meet him a few years later and falls in love with him again.[8]For this drama Wei decided to change her look by drastically cutting off her long hair to a near pixie cut.[9]Her appearance was a drastic change from her previous projects, but the drama was another rating success, coming in first place in every episode during its time-slot.
In mid 2015, Wei once again collaborated with Sanlih by starring in a romantic comedy oppositeJasper Liu.Wei played "An Xi" ( an hi ), a caring and independent woman who cannot stand injustice. Since Wei's hair had not grown out sinceSay Again Yes I Doconcluded filming, she had to wear hair extensions to obtain a more youthful appearance since she had flash back scenes when her character was a university student.[10][11]
In 2016, Wei played the lead in Sanlih Friday night drama,Swimming Battle,alongsideKingone Wang.Wei played "He Yu Die" ( hà vũ điệp ), a woman who lost her memories.
Filmography
[edit]Television series
[edit]| Year | Original title | English title | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Ái tựu trạch nhất khởi | ToGetHer | Luo Sha Sha |
| Thập niên quá hậu - chuyển bút cao thủ | Ten Years Later, Great Writer | Ai Li Si | |
| 2011 | Bái kim nữ vương | Material Queen | Guo Xiao Qian |
| Điền trang anh hùng | Local Hero | Luo Pei Zi | |
| Manh đích hoặc nhiên suất | Meng's Probability | Mandy | |
| 2012 | PM10-AM03 | PM10-AM03 | Wei Qi |
| Chân ái sấn hiện tại | Love, Now | He Cai Rong | |
| 2013 | Hồi đáo ái dĩ tiền | Deja Vu | Xu Hai Lin |
| 2014 | Chân ái phối phương | First Kiss | He Tian Tian |
| Tái thuyết nhất thứ ngã nguyện ý | Say Again Yes I Do | Shu Xin Kui | |
| 2015 | Tha khán tha đích đệ 2 nhãn | When I See You Again | An Xi |
| 2016 | Phi ngư cao giáo sinh | Swimming Battle | He Yu Die |
| 2017 | Anh đào tiểu hoàn tử | Maruko TV Drama | Ying Xing Zi |
| Phốc thông phốc thông ngã ái nhĩ | Memory Love | Jin jia-en | |
| 2019 | Brave to Love | ||
| Mỹ vị mãn các | Sweet Family | Fang Yi Qian |
Films
[edit]| Year | Original title | English title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Ái nhĩ nhất vạn niên | Love You 10,000 Years | Vivian | |
| 2011 | Nhiên thiêu ba! Âu cát tang | War Game 229 | Jolin | |
| 2012 | Nữ hài phôi phôi | Bad Girls | Jessica | |
| 2014 | Cực quang chi ái | Endless Nights in Aurora | Coco | |
| 2016 | Mi công hà hành động | Operation Mekong | Fang Xing Wu's girlfriend | Cameo |
| 2023 | Ngã đích thiên đường thành thị | My Heavenly City | Claire |
As presenter
[edit]| Year | English title | Original title | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | MTV News | ||
| MTV Fun Music | MTV FUN âm nhạc | ||
| 2009 | MTV 2009GongliaoOcean Music Festival | MTV 2009 cống liêu hải dương âm nhạc quý | |
| 2010 | Western Mediterranean Cruise | Phát hiện địa trung hải | |
| 2012 | Apple Entertainment News | Bình quả ngu nhạc tân văn | |
| I Love The Man | Ngã ái nam tử hán |
Music video appearances
[edit]| Year | Song title | Details | Video |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | So What ( đương ngã môn khai thủy lữ hành ) |
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| Snake Dance ( xà vũ ) |
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| 2011 | Noah's Ark ( nặc á phương chu ) |
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| 2012 | Fight For You ( vi nhĩ nhi chiến ) |
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| Dad, I Love You ( ba, ngã ái nhĩ ) |
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| 2015 | Fried Rice ( sao phạn ) |
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| Warning ( dự cáo ) |
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Awards and nominations
[edit]| Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 2013Sanlih Drama Awards | Viewers Choice Drama Award(withYao Yuan Hao) | Deja Vu | Nominated |
| Best Actress Award | Nominated | |||
| Best Screen Couple Award(withYao Yuan Hao) | Nominated | |||
| Best Kiss Award(withYao Yuan Hao) | Nominated | |||
| Best Crying Award(withYao Yuan Hao) | Nominated | |||
| 2014 | 2014Sanlih Drama Awards[14] | Viewers Choice Drama Award(with Lin Yo Wei) | Say Again Yes I Do | Nominated |
| Best Actress Award | Nominated | |||
| Best Kiss Award(with Lin Yo Wei) | Nominated | |||
| 2015 | 2015Sanlih Drama Awards | Viewers Choice Drama Award(withJasper Liu) | When I See You Again | Nominated |
| Best Actress Award | Nominated | |||
| Best Screen Couple Award(withJasper Liu) | Nominated | |||
| Best Kiss Award(withJasper Liu) | Nominated | |||
| Best Selling S-Pop Magazine Award | Nominated | |||
| 2016 | 2016Sanlih Drama Awards | Viewers Choice Drama Award(withKingone Wang) | Swimming Battle | Nominated |
| Best Actress Award | Nominated | |||
| Best Screen Couple Award(withKingone Wang) | Nominated | |||
| Best Kiss Award(withKingone Wang) | Nominated | |||
| Best Crying Award(withKingone Wang) | Nominated |
References
[edit]- ^[1]Lady Emperor facebook page. Retrieved May 28, 2015
- ^[2]Ngụy mạn thư ngốc ức úc mãnh đôi phì bàn nữu sạn du bả soái ca(in Chinese).Retrieved May 28, 2015
- ^[3]Ngụy mạn cự kiến võng hữu: Thể trọng tiêu thăng đam tâm đối phương huyễn diệt(in Chinese).Retrieved May 28, 2015
- ^[4]Nữ thần bất hảo đương ngụy mạn thôn lưỡng cá nguyệt thủy chử xan(in Chinese).Retrieved May 28, 2015
- ^[5]GQ ngụy mạn nữ chủ giác dự cáo tính cảm tối chung hồi(in Chinese).Retrieved May 28, 2015
- ^[6]Ba đào hung dũng! An tâm á hoạch kim hạ tối nhiệt bỉ cơ ni nữ(in Chinese).Retrieved May 28, 2015
- ^"“Hồi đáo ái dĩ tiền” thu thị 2.58 tái sang tân cao kiểm thư phá thập vạn __ ngu nhạc tân văn _Yes ngu nhạc ".Archived fromthe originalon 2015-05-29.Retrieved2015-05-29.“Hồi đáo ái dĩ tiền” thu thị 2.58 tái sang tân cao kiểm thư phá thập vạn(in Chinese).Retrieved May 28, 2015
- ^[7] PRESS CONFERENCE OF LIN YO WEI & MANDY WEI’S SUNDAY DRAMA, SAY AGAIN YES I DO. Retrieved May 29, 2015
- ^[8]Mandy Wei Chops Off Long Locks Of Hair For Upcoming Drama, Retrieved May 29, 2015
- ^[9]Trực kích ／ trường đắc thái soái thác liễu mạ? Lưu dĩ hào vi tân kịch phẫn sửu ngụy mạn: Thái nan liễu!(in Chinese).Retrieved May 28, 2015
- ^[10]Lưu dĩ hào vi tức tương thượng diễn đích hoa kịch(in Chinese).Retrieved May 28, 2015
- ^Mandy Wei at douban.com
- ^Mandy Wei at chinesemov.com
- ^[11]2014 hoa kịch đại thưởng ／ đăng đăng ～ hoàn chỉnh đắc tưởng danh đan tại thử!. Retrieved May 29, 2015
External links
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- Mandy WeionFacebook(in Chinese)
- Mandy WeionInstagram
- Mandy Wei Weibo page(in Chinese)