Tang Wei | |||||||
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汤唯 | |||||||
 Tang in 2022 | |||||||
| Born | 7 October 1979 | ||||||
| Other names | Rebecca Tang | ||||||
| Citizenship | Chinese (Hong Kong) | ||||||
| Education | Central Academy of Drama | ||||||
| Occupation | Actress | ||||||
| Years active | 1998–present | ||||||
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| Notable work | Lust, Caution Decision to Leave | ||||||
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| Children | 1 | ||||||
| Awards | Full list | ||||||
| Chinese name | |||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 湯唯 | ||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 汤唯 | ||||||
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Tang Wei[1] (simplified Chinese: 汤唯; traditional Chinese: 湯唯; pinyin: Tāng Wéi; Korean: 탕웨이; born 7 October 1979) is a Chinese actress. She rose to international fame for her role in Golden Lion-winning Lust, Caution (2007) by Ang Lee, and gained further acclaim for her performances in Late Autumn (2010), Finding Mr. Right (2013), The Golden Era (2014), Long Day's Journey into Night (2018), and Decision to Leave (2022). Tang is the first and only non-Korean to be honored as the Best Actress at the Baeksang Art Awards (twice), Blue Dragon Film Awards, Chunsa Film Art Awards and Buil Film Awards. She is also the first Asian actor to have won the Trophée Chopard, which she received at the 2008 Cannes Film Festival.
Tang has appeared on multiple instances in Forbes China Celebrity 100 list, ranking 72rd in 2008, 70th in 2013,[2] 38th in 2014,[3] and 55th in 2015.[4]
- ^ She has appeared in English language films under the name Tang Wei. In an interview, she stated that her Western name is Rebecca. Tang Wei: Lust, Caution, Past, and Future All-China's Women Federation. Retrieved 17 November 2009. Archived 29 December 2007 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "2013 Forbes China Celebrity 100 List: Fan Bingbing in Top Spot". JayneStars. 24 April 2013.
- ^ "2014 Forbes China Celebrity List (Full List)". Forbes. 6 May 2014.
- ^ "2015 Forbes China Celebrity List (Full List)". Forbes. 13 May 2015.