Wu Yufang (Chinese: 吴玉芳) is a Chinese actress. She is best known for her roles in film and television, including Send Me to the Clouds (2019) and Life (1984). Her roles in television include A Love for Dilemma (2021), Loving, Never Forgetting (2014), and The Ordinary Road (2023).
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Early life
Wu was born on 13 January 1963 in Shanghai, China.
Career
Wu's breakout role was as Liu Qiao-zhen in Wu Tianming's 1984 film Life. Her performance was praised by the Los Angeles Times, stating in their review that "Wu Yufang has the radiantly innocent courage of Olivia De Havilland’s Melanie in Gone With the Wind." The film was selected as the Chinese entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 57th Academy Awards. While the film was not nomimated, Wu won China's Hundred Flowers Award for Best Actress in 1985 for her work in the film.
Wu Yufang won a Golden Rooster Award for Best Supporting Actress in 2019 for her role as Liang Meizhi in Teng Congcong's film Send Me to the Clouds.