In 2011, Wu Junmei boldly revealed her emotional history in an interview.
"I have a primary three experience, so I am looking forward to playing a primary three."
As soon as these words came out, everyone in the audience was stunned.
Wu Junmei was very calm, saying that the experience had hurt her deeply.
The other party made a vow of mountain alliance and sea, and she naively believed it.
But after waiting for three years, nothing came of it.
Many people did not expect that Wu Junmei, who won the American Independent Spirit Award, the Academy Award for Lifetime Judges, and was named one of the 50 most beautiful people in the world by the American "People", had such a bumpy love history...
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Wu Junmei's appearance is not stunning, but she carries the unique spirit of Shanghai women.
Very representative oriental faces, especially storied eyes, inadvertent corners of the mouth up;
As soon as people saw her, it was as if they saw a graceful Shanghainese woman wearing a cheongsam, walking from the alley.
In fact, Wu Junmei is really a famous family in Shanghai.
Her great-grandfather was the "tobacco king" of the Republic of China period, and her grandfather was the director of the printing and dyeing factory;
His father, Wu Chengye, is a university teacher, and his mother is Zhu Manfang, a movie star who is famous in Shanghai.
Although she was born in Xuanhe, Wu Junmei's behavior from childhood was far from that of everyone.
When she was a child, she was naughty like a boy, and often pestered her mother to go to the movie theater to play.
Zhu Manfang couldn't help her, so he took her with him.
As soon as she arrived on the set, Wu Junmei seemed to have returned home and was very familiar with cinematography, screenwriters and directors.
Everyone was infected by this cute and frank girl.
However, at that time, Wu Junmei did not think that one day she would become an actor.
Her idea was simple, just to sit by the conductor of tram 26.
Because one ticket can escape from Shanghai and play crazy.
This is also the reason why she chose to travel professionally after she went to the United States.
With such a movie star mother, Wu Junmei still accidentally started acting.
In 1982, she was discovered and selected by the famous director Huang Shuqin and participated in the filming of the film "Long Live Youth".
After graduating from high school, she was preparing to study in the United States when she received a call from director Bertolucci.
It was this phone call that completely changed Wu Junmei's life.
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In 1985, Bertolucci was looking for a "literary embroidery" role for The Last Emperor.
He took a fancy to Wu Junmei, who had a unique temperament, and sincerely invited her to audition.
Unexpectedly, the young and crazy Wu Junmei threw down two sentences.
"I'm going to study in the United States, and I don't have time to make your movies."
"If you decide that I am Wenxiu, I can consider going to Beijing."
Bertolucci listened, this girl is so big breath!
Not only was he not angry, but he was more certain that Wu Junmei and the role of "Wen Xiu" were very compatible.
Wen Xiu was also from a well-known and prestigious family, and she received a good education from a young age, and was the first person in Chinese history who dared to divorce the emperor.
Wu Junmei's "arrogance and uninhibited" coincides with Wen Xiu's courage to break through the world.
Bertolucci set her up on the spot to play the role of Wen Xiu, and promised her that she could go to Italy for free for three days.
Wu Junmei listens to it well, so let's act.
In the crew of "The Last Emperor", the fledgling Wu Junmei met the Asian handsome brother Zun Long and the big name Chen Chong.
In the face of these two actors who are more famous than themselves and have rich acting skills, Wu Junmei is not afraid of the stage, but plays very stable.
As soon as the scene was finished, she went to the United States to study.
I thought that after filming a lot of scenes, she would choose to study acting, but she did not expect to enter the Tourism Management major of Hawaii Pacific University.
The reason given by Wu Junmei is fun and romantic.
Soon, though, she regretted the decision.
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In 1989, "The Last Emperor" won nine Academy Awards.
Wu Junmei, 23 years old, also became popular with a corner of wen embroidery.
Many scenes began to come to the door.
When filming, Wu Junmei was embarrassed to find that the people around her were all from acting, and only they were out of place.
In order to better film, she moved from Hawaii to Los Angeles and transferred to the film department of the University of California, Los Angeles.
Since then, she has been shooting Hollywood film and television dramas, and gradually became a professional actor.
Hollywood is a big platform, but the competition is also fierce.
In order to be able to stand firm, she takes on roles no matter how big or small.
But the film remuneration earned is not enough to cover her living expenses and tuition fees in the United States;
When there was no drama to shoot, she also worked as a car washer, a waiter, and even a nanny.
When her career was not satisfactory, Wu Junmei's feelings were frustrated.
She fell in love with a husband with a wife and was out of control.
The man used sweet words to coax her for three years.
But in the end, she was let down.
Before that, she had suffered another love injury.
It is reported that when Wu Junmei filmed "The Last Emperor", she met the Japanese superstar Ryuichi Sakamoto, who is an actor and soundtrack.
The two had an underground love affair for 2 years.
However, just when Wu Junmei was still immersed in love, Ryuichi Sakamoto left her and suddenly disappeared.
This incident made Wu Junmei depressed for a long time.
Fortunately, with the guidance of her friend Chen Chong, she walked out little by little.
In order to alleviate the emotional trauma, Wu Junmei had to put more energy into the work.
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In 1990, the famous American magazine "People" selected Wu Junmei as one of the 50 most beautiful people in the world.
Three years later, she starred in AnMei's mother in "Happy Luck Club" and was praised by Vogue magazine as a "beautiful and sad Asian face".
Career success does not make up for emotional deficiencies.
She had thought that when she could never meet a reliable man again, Oscar appeared in time.
In 1994, on the set of "The Disappeared Son", Wu Junmei met The Cuban-born American director Oscar Kers.
When she first saw him, Wu Junmei did not have a good feeling for this bald man who walked like a groundhog.
But after getting along for a long time, he gradually became attracted to the man's thoughtfulness and maturity.
Wu Junmei, who has always dared to love and hate, teasingly asked Oscar.
"Haven't you ever had a Chinese girlfriend?"
Oscar replied that her youngest daughter was practicing boxing.
Wu Junmei suddenly collapsed when she heard it, and she thought that she was in love with her husband again.
As a result, she learned that Oscar had long been divorced and had been carrying her two daughters with her.
After learning of Wu Junmei's intentions, Oscar also began to actively approach her.
In Oscar, Wu Junmei also felt for the first time, an unprecedented sense of solidity.
Oscar not only tolerated her little temper and spoiled her as a princess, but also supported her acting career.
"Pillow Book", a script comparable to "Color Ring", she hesitated when she threw an olive branch to Wu Junmei.
Because in the film, there are a lot of nudity scenes.
She did not dare to pick up, first, afraid of public opinion, and second, more afraid of Oscar mind.
At this time, Oscar patiently enlightened her, which is a good script, as an actor you should go to act.
With the support of the Oscars, Wu Junmei decided to star in "Pillow Book".
In 1996, "Pillow Book" was released, which made Wu Junmei's career usher in its peak.
At that time, she decided to marry Oscar.
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For the wedding of this legendary Oriental actress, global figures also came to China to shoot their Chinese wedding.
And Wu Junmei's mermaid wedding dress on the day, with the perfect outfit of the little white hat, was rated as the "first best dressed bride of the year" by "People".
After marriage, Wu Junmei's sweet life also began.
Oscar remembers all the anniversaries associated with his wife.
First meeting, first kiss, wedding anniversary.
Oscar, who looks old-fashioned and serious, also wears all kinds of wigs to make his wife happy.
Wu Junmei, on the other hand, will occasionally engage in some pranks and deliberately send photos of some male actors to try to arouse her husband's jealousy.
In the life of the two husbands and wives who are having fun with each other and creating a sense of freshness, their feelings are getting better and better.
In this regard, Wu Junmei said: "Children live in the family and grow up together, but they can't grow up. ”
At the same time, Wu Junmei and her two stepdaughters got along very well and became girlfriends.
However, she regretted that she missed the best pregnancy preparation period because of filming.
By the time she realized she should have a child, it was too late.
In the end, I tried to do IVF 9 times, but none of them succeeded.
In this regard, Wu Junmei also looked away: then live well and act well.
She has always been free, insisting on the rhythm of only shooting one play a year.
She felt that the rest of her time should be used to run the family, relax and improve herself.
As she gets older, she will not worry about whether she is a leading actor because she is a senior celebrity.
Therefore, we are fortunate to see Li Muzi, the fashion editor-in-chief of "The Legend of Hot Mom";
In the feature movie "Sorrow Against the River", Lin Huafeng, the strong and independent Mother of Yi Yao;
In "Great Qin Fu", Lady Huayang is graceful and luxurious, quite wise and skillful.
Wu Junmei, who is famous in the international film industry, is very low-key in China. Aside from having the work, basically, you don't see too much gossip about her.
After all, she is as free as she is, and has the strength like her, so she disdains to win eyeballs through hype.
Author: Ink
Edit: Wheat