Gwei Lun-mei (; born 25 December 1983) is a

Taiwanese Taiwanese may refer to: * Taiwanese language, another name for Taiwanese Hokkien * Something from or related to Taiwan ( Formosa) * Taiwanese aborigines, the indigenous people of Taiwan * Han Taiwanese, the Han people of Taiwan * Taiwanese people, ...

actress An actor or actress is a person who portrays a Character (arts), character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. The analogous Greek ...

. She started her acting career in 2002, with the film ''

Blue Gate Crossing ''Blue Gate Crossing'' () is a 2002 Taiwanese film by writer-director Yee Chin-yen. It was nominated for ''Best Asian Film'' at the 23rd Hong Kong Film Awards held in 2004. Cast * Chen Bolin as Zhang Shihao * Gwei Lun-mei as Meng Kerou * Yolin ...

''. Gwei then appeared in a few more films before achieving wide recognition for the film ''

Secret Secrecy is the practice of hiding information from certain individuals or groups who do not have the "need to know", perhaps while sharing it with other individuals. That which is kept hidden is known as the secret. Secrecy is often controvers ...

'', directed by

Jay Chou Jay Chou ( zh, t=周杰倫, s=周杰伦, poj=Chiu Kia̍t-lûn, p=Zhōu Jiélún, first=t, w=Chou Chieh-lun; born January 18, 1979) is a Taiwanese singer, songwriter, record producer, rapper, actor, and television personality. Dubbed the " King ...

, in which Gwei played the character of Lu Hsiao-yu. In 2012, Gwei starred in ''

Girlfriend, Boyfriend ''Girlfriend, Boyfriend'' (also stylized as ''Gf*Bf'') is a 2012 Taiwanese drama film written and directed by Yang Ya-che. The film was released on August 3, 2012. Of the film, director Yang stated that while he did not intentionally set out to m ...

'', a

coming-of-age Coming of age is a young person's transition from being a child to being an adult. The specific age at which this transition takes place varies between societies, as does the nature of the change. It can be a simple legal convention or can ...

drama in which three teenagers navigate their attraction to one another – from their high school years into their adulthood. The film won Gwei a Best Leading Actress award at the 49th Golden Horse Awards.

Personal life

Gwei has been in a long-term relationship with actor and filmmaker

Leon Dai Leon Dai (, born 27 July 1966) is a Taiwanese actor and film director. His film ''Cannot Live Without You'' was Taiwan's submission to the 82nd Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film. The film also won two awards at the 46th Golden Hor ...

since 2004.

Filmography

Film

Television

Music video appearances

Variety and reality show

Discography

Awards and nominations

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Gwei, Lun-mei 1983 births Living people Taiwanese film actresses Taiwanese television actresses 21st-century Taiwanese actresses Tamkang University alumni Actresses from Taipei