Leonard (one of our readers) was surprised to find out that we did not have Vivian Wu on our site. He says: “She’s a beautiful, versatile, and accomplished actress. In “Pillow Book” she was a daring literary pleasure seeker who loved deeply and obsessively pursued her erotic fantasies. In “Kinamand” she was a heart-breaking tragic figure. She is fantastic and deserves an entry!”

People magazine agrees. She was chosen as one of the 50 Most Beautiful People in the world in 1990. So Leonard, here she is! :-)Vivian Wu was born in Shanghai, China, in 1966 as Wu Jun Mei. She started acting at age 15 with the Shanghai Film Studio, and then later studied Travel Industry Management at Hawaii’s Pacific University. After that she played ‘Wen Hsiu’ in the Oscar-winning The Last Emperor (1987) directed by Bernardo Bertolucci. In 1993 Vivian was cast by directer Oliver Stone in Heaven & Earth (1993) and The Joy Luck Club (1993). Since then she has been working constantly in film and television and was cast by directer Peter Greenaway in 8 ½ Women (1999) and The Pillow Book (1996), in which she starred alongside Ewan McGregor. Vivian also played Soong May-ling in the hit film Song jia huang chao (1997) (IMDB)