Known for Acting
Tang Wei (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, for which she was banned by the Chinese government due to the explicit sexual nature of her performance, until her comeback in Crossing Hennessy in 2010. She 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), Decision to Leave (2022), and Wonderland (2024). Tang is the first and only non-Korean to be honoured as the Best Actress at the Baeksang Arts 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 ranked 72nd on the Forbes China Celebrity 100 list in 2008, 70th in 2013, 38th in 2014, and 55th in 2015. Description above from the Wikipedia article Tang Wei, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Born
October 7, 1979 (age 46)
Birthplace
Hangzhou, Zhejiang, People's Republic of China
Filmography
23 films, 8 shows


The Wind, One Brilliant Day
2026 · 7m
country: China
“The wind, one brilliant day, called to my soul with an odor of jasmine.” Last autumn, actress Tang Wei softly recited these lines in English while sitting beside director Ben Rivers on a fallen tree trunk in the outskirts of London. Together, they carefully searched for the poem's rhythm, as the wind rustled through the trees.


Mr. Kim Goes to the Cinema
2026 · 1h 44m
country: South Korea
After the COVID-19 pandemic, Busan International Film Festival founder Kim Dong-ho, at eighty-five, picks up a camcorder for the first time and decides to make a documentary. His lens turns toward cinemas struggling through the crisis, as beloved theaters vanish amid dwindling audiences. Seeking to reconnect with old friends, "Mr. Kim" — now nearing ninety — travels the world to talk with filmmakers and cinephiles. Through these encounters, he reflects on cinema’s past and future, finding wisdom and resilience in a time of transformation. His journey becomes a meditation on change, memory, and the enduring spirit of film.


Wonderland
2024 · 1h 53m
country: South Korea
In a world where an AI programme allows people to communicate with their deceased loved ones, a flight attendant and a mother question the meaning of reality and humanity.


Decision to Leave
2022 · 2h 19m
country: South Korea
From a mountain peak in South Korea, a man plummets to his death. Did he jump, or was he pushed? When detective Hae-joon arrives on the scene, he begins to suspect the dead man’s wife Seo-rae. But as he digs deeper into the investigation, he finds himself trapped in a web of deception and desire.


The Whistleblower
2019 · 2h 14m
country: Australia
Following a fatal accident, a Chinese expatriate working for a mining company in Australia discovers that new technology developed by the company may be a health risk, and investigates a web of conspiracies in his search for the truth.


Push and Shove
2019 · 1h 31m
country: China
Yu Feng and Liang Liang's puppy gets gravely injured while defending them from the neighbour's large and aggressive Tibetan Mastiff. The arrogant owner of the Tibetan Mastiff, however, refuses to take responsibility, and the police aren't of much help since no people were hurt. When push comes to shove, Yu Feng vows to fight for justice for his puppy.


Long Day's Journey Into Night
2018 · 2h 18m
country: China
Luo Hongwu returns to Kaili, the hometown from which he fled many years ago. He begins the search for the woman he loved and whom he has never been able to forget.


Finding Mr. Right 2
2016 · 2h 12m
country: China
Continuing the story of Beijing Meets Seattle I from 2013, the new movie has the couple fall in love again.


Office
2015 · 2h
country: Hong Kong
Two assistants, Lee Xiang and Kat, start new jobs at the financial firm Jones & Sunn. Lee Xiang is an earnest young man who naively enters the world of high finance with noble intentions. Kat on the other hand has a secret.


A Tale of Three Cities
2015 · 2h 10m
country: Hong Kong
A former spy in the Chinese Nationalist Party falls for an opium-dealing widow, as China is ravaged by war and revolution.


Only You
2015 · 1h 54m
country: China
A woman, unhappy with her fiancé, travels to Italy to find her true love; and all she knows about him is his name.


Monster Hunt
2015 · 1h 58m
country: China
Young monster kids try to make peace between the world of humans and the world of the monsters.


Blackhat
2015 · 2h 13m
country: United States
Nicholas Hathaway, a furloughed convict, and his American and Chinese partners hunt a high-level cybercrime network from Chicago to Los Angeles to Hong Kong to Jakarta. As Hathaway closes in, the stakes become personal as he discovers that the attack on a Chinese nuclear power plant was just the beginning.


The Golden Era
2014 · 2h 57m
country: Hong Kong
The story of writer Xiao Hong comes alive through memories of her great love affair, literary influence and escape from China during World War II.


She Recognized the Storm: Xiao Hong and Her Golden Era
2014 · 2h 33m
country: Unknown
Documentary on the ups and downs of the female writer Xiao Hong's life experience, her works, her love and the golden era she lived in.


Finding Mr. Right
2013 · 2h 3m
country: China
When Jiajia, a young woman in Beijing who lives a luxurious life provided by her wealthy boyfriend, gets pregnant, she goes to the United States, hoping that the baby will be born an American citizen. There she meets Frank who offers help and makes her think twice about who her Mr. Right really is.


Speed Angels
2011 · 1h 51m
country: China
After being recruited by a race car driver coach, a female taxi driver joins the Speed Angels racing team.


Dragon
2011 · 1h 55m
country: Hong Kong
A sinful martial arts expert wants to start a new tranquil life, only to be hunted by a determined detective and his former master.


Beginning of the Great Revival
2011 · 2h 4m
country: China
A chronicle of the events that led to the founding of the Chinese Communist Party.


Late Autumn
2011 · 1h 53m
country: China
Anna learns in prison that her mother has passed away in Seattle. Prison officials grants Anna a three day furlough to attend her mother's funeral. Anna embarks on a long trip to Seattle. Hoon is a Korean immigrant who works as a gigolo. Hoon is now on the run from a wealthy client's furious husband. These two seemingly lost souls are about to share three memorable days together.


Crossing Hennessy
2010 · 1h 45m
country: Hong Kong
Two shopkeepers are set up on a blind date by well-meaning relatives, despite the fact that they both have somebody else on their minds.


Lust, Caution
2007 · 2h 38m
country: China
During World War II, a secret agent must seduce, then assassinate an official who works for the Japanese puppet government in Shanghai. Her mission becomes clouded when she finds herself falling in love with the man she is assigned to kill.


Policewoman Swallow
2006 · 1h 31m
country: China
Chinese film directed by Zhang Jing and starring Tang Wei.