# Wu Ke-xi

Wu Ke-Xi (born 6 February 1983) is a Taiwanese actress. She has had starring roles in most of Midi Z's films. In 2016, Wu was nominated for the Golden Horse Award for Best Leading Actress for her role in The Road to Mandalay.

## Life and career

Wu received her bachelor's degree in Turkish language and culture at National Chengchi University. Besides English and Turkish, she also learned Burmese, Thai and Southwestern Mandarin for her performances as Sino-Burmese characters in several Midi Z's films.

## Filmography
### Feature film

| Year | English title | Original title | Role | Notes |
| 2012 | Poor Folk | 窮人。榴槤。麻藥。偷渡客 | San-mei | |
| 2013 | Taipei Factory | 台北工廠 | Burmese refugee | Segment "Silent Asylum" |
| 2014 | Ice Poison | 冰毒 | San-mei | |
| 2016 | Two Idiots | 傻瓜向錢衝 | Monica | |
| 2016 | The Road to Mandalay | 再見瓦城 | Lien Ching | |
| 2017 | The Bold, the Corrupt, and the Beautiful | 血觀音 | Tang Ning | |
| 2018 | 5×1 | 5×1 | Actress | VR film (segment "The Making of") |
| 2019 | Nina Wu | 灼人秘密 | Nina Wu | Also as screenwriter |
| 2022 | Redeeming Love | Redeeming Love | Mai Ling |
| 2024 | Black Tea | Black Tea | Ying | Nominated - 74th Berlin International Film Festival - Golden Bear |

### Short film

| Year | English title | Original title | Role |
| 2010 | Solitary-ism | 一個人主義 | Girl |
| 2010 | It All Comes Too Late | — | Patty Wu |
| 2014 | Burial Clothes | 南方來信-安老衣 | San-mei |
| 2014 | The Palace on the Sea | 海上皇宮 | San-mei |
| 2015 | Soulik | 蘇力 | The girlfriend |
| 2015 | Jump Off Or Live On | 跳下去，活下來 | Chang Hsin-ju |
| 2018 | Magician on the Roof | 天台上的魔術師 | Sung Ying |

### Telefilm

| Year | English title | Original title | Role | Notes |
| 2009 | Fireworks | 煙花時分 | Woman | |
| 2011 | One Step is Enough | 出走的好理由 | Hsiao-mi | |

### Television series

| Year | English title | Original title | Role | Notes |
| 2010 | Days We Stared at the Sun | 他們在畢業的前一天爆炸 | Bar proprietress | |

## Theater

| Year | English title | Original title |
| 2004 | Scenes From A Marriage | 婚姻場景 |
| 2004 | Hamlet | 哈姆雷特 |
| 2006 | Listen to the Summer Wind | 聽見夏天的風 |
| 2007 | Road Kill | 攔截公路 |
| 2007 | Little Prince | 小王子 |
| 2007 | After She's Gone | 離家後 |
| 2007 | Zi Ran Xi Ti | 自然習題 |
| 2008 | Copenhagen | 哥本哈根 |
| 2008 | Lost and Found | 失物招領 |
| 2009 | Calmi Cuori Appassionati | 冷靜與熱情之間 |
| 2009 | 7 Stories | 七個故事 |
| 2010 | The Vagina Monologues | 陰道獨白 |
| 2010 | Apartment 3A | — |

## Awards and nominations

| Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result |
| 2014 | 2nd Canada International Film and Television Festival | Best Actress | Ice Poison | Won |
| 2015 | Short Shorts Film Festival & Asia | Best Actress | The Palace on the Sea | Won |
| 2015 | 15th Chinese Film Media Awards | Best Actress | Ice Poison | Nominated |
| 2016 | 53rd Golden Horse Awards | Best Leading Actress | The Road to Mandalay | Nominated |
| 2018 | 58th Asia-Pacific Film Festival | Best Actress | The Road to Mandalay | Nominated |
| 2018 | 18th Chinese Film Media Awards | Best Supporting Actress | The Bold, the Corrupt, and the Beautiful | Nominated |
| 2019 | 56th Golden Horse Awards | Best Original Screenplay | Nina Wu (share with Midi Z) | Nominated |
| 2020 | 22nd Taipei Film Awards | Best Screenplay | Nina Wu (share with Midi Z) | Nominated |