Mandy Wei

Mandy Wei
魏蔓

Wei at promotional event on Nov 29, 2012
Background information
Pinyin Wèi Màn (Mandarin)
Origin Republic of China (Taiwan)
Born (1984-09-05) September 5, 1984
Taipei, Taiwan
Other name(s) Wei Xiaowan
Occupation Actress, Model, Host
Label(s) LADY EMPEROR ENTERTAINMENT Co., Ltd
Years active 2006 - Present
Education Taipei Municipal Nei-Hu Senior High School
Soochow University (Taiwan)
Website Lady Emperor Ent. page

Mandy Wei (Chinese: 魏蔓; pinyin: Wèi Màn) is a Taiwanese actress, commercial model and host. She started her career as a model and then MTV host before starting a career in acting. Wei attended the highly prestige private Soochow University (Taiwan) and speaks Mandarin, Taiwanese and English. She is currently under LADY EMPEROR ENTERTAINMENT Co., Ltd management and signed to Sanlih E-Television exclusively for acting projects.[1]

Biography

Mandy Wei was born on September 5, 1984 in Taipei, Taiwan. She is the older of a two child family, with a younger brother. She attended Taipei Municipal Nei-Hu Senior High School and later Soochow University (Taiwan), majoring in International Business Trade. She has said she was and showed images of herself being an overweight teen when growing up, weighing at 65 kg (143 lbs) at her heaviest. Her weight issue caused her to have low self-esteem problems during her teenage years.[2] In her university years she decided to have a change in lifestyle by eating healthy and with daily exercise she was able to slim down to around 50 kg (110 lbs), which is the weight she has maintained.[3][4]

Career

Modeling

Wei started her career in 2006 as a lingerie and swimwear model. She has modeled for lingerie brand NuBra Taiwan and appeared on spreads for FHM Taiwan and GQ Taiwan magazine.[5] After gaining exposure through her modeling work she was chosen to appear in Jay Chou's 2008 music video Snake Dance (蛇舞).[6]

Hosting

In 2008, MTV Taiwan offered Wei a VJ position to host their entertainment news program and music program "MTV FUN Music" (MTV FUN音樂) where she would interview local musical acts. In 2012 Wei became the host for entertainment gossip news website Apply Daily Taiwan.

Acting

Wei got her start in acting as a supporting character in the 2008 idol drama ToGetHer (愛就宅一起), playing "Luo Sha Sha" (羅莎莎), the leader of a University mean girls cliche, who picks on a homely girl played by Rainie Yang and is a huge fan of a celebrity idol Mars, played by Jiro Wang. She spent the next few years playing supporting characters in sometimes forgettable dramas and other times more popular dramas such as 2011 Material Queen (拜金女王). Her big break came in 2012 when she was cast as "Dr. He Cai Rong" (何采蓉) in SETTV's weekly hit drama Love, Now (真愛趁現在). Originally a minor supporting character, her chemistry with second male lead Bobby Dou (竇智孔) proved to be a winning combination and soon her role was expanded to a main supporting role.

After gaining recognition from Love, Now, Wei was offered her first leading role to star in Sanlih's Sunday night drama Deja Vu (回到愛以前). She played "Xu Hai Lin" (徐海琳), a desperate women on the brink of suicide who gives up the love of the man she loves in order to bring him back to life. The drama started out weak coming in last place during its premiere episode, but soon gained an audience by coming in first place in its time-slot on every episode after that.[7]

With the success of Deja Vu Sanlih offered Wei another leading role in their 2014 Sunday night drama Say Again Yes I Do (再說一次我願意), playing "Shu Xin Kui" (舒芯葵), a women who marries a man she just met on a whelmed, played by Lin Yo Wei, only to find out she can't stand him and divorces him abruptly only to meet him a few years later and falls in love with him again.[8] For this drama Wei decided to change her look by drastically cutting off her long hair to a near pixie cut.[9] Her appearance was a drastic change from her previous projects, but the drama was another rating success, coming in first place in every episode during its time-slot.

In mid 2015, Wei once again collaborated with Sanlih by starring in a romantic comedy opposite Jasper Liu. Wei will play "An Xi" (安希), a caring and independent woman who cannot stand injustice. Since Wei's hair had not grown out since Say Again Yes I Do concluded filming, she will be wearing hair extensions to obtain a more youthful appearance since she will have flash back scenes where her character is a university student.[10][11]

Television series

Year Network Chinese Title English Title Role Character
2009 CTV 愛就宅一起 ToGetHer Supporting role Luo Sha Sha (羅莎莎)
PTS 十年過後-轉筆高手 Ten Years Later, Great Writer Supporting role Ai Li Si (艾莉絲)
2011 CTS 拜金女王 Material Queen Supporting role Guo Xiao Qian (郭曉倩)
PTS 田庄英雄 Local Hero Supporting role Luo Pei Zi (羅培姿)
PIXNET 萌的或然率 Meng's Probability 2nd Female lead Mandy (蔡華)
2012 MTV TW PM10-AM03 PM10-AM03 3rd Female co-star Wei Qi (薇琪)
SETTV 真愛趁現在 Love, Now Supporting role He Cai Rong (何采蓉)
2013 TTV/SETTV 回到愛以前 Deja Vu Female lead Xu Hai Lin (徐海琳)
2014 FTV 真愛配方 First Kiss 2nd Female lead He Tian Tian (何恬恬)
TTV/SETTV 再說一次我願意 Say Again Yes I Do Female lead Shu Xin Kui (舒芯葵)
2015 TTV/SETTV 他看她的第2眼 When I See You Again Female lead An Xi (安希)

Filmography

Year Country Chinese TitleEnglish Title Role Character
2010 Taiwan 愛你一萬年 Love You 10,000 Years Supporting role Vivian
2011 Taiwan 燃燒吧!歐吉桑 War Game 229 Supporting role Jolin
2012 Taiwan 女孩壞壞 Bad Girls Supporting role Jessica
2014 Taiwan 極光之愛 Endless Nights In Aurora Supporting role Coco

Music Video Appearances

Year Song Title Details Video
2008So What
(當我們開始旅行)
  • Singer(s): Judy Zhou 周定緯
  • Album: So What
Video on YouTube
Snake Dance
(蛇舞)
Video on YouTube
2011Noah's Ark
(諾亞方舟)
Video on YouTube
2012Fight For You
(為你而戰)
  • Singer(s): Live Machine 機動現場
  • Album: Reset Activate (重生再起)
Video on YouTube
Dad, I Love You
(爸, 我愛你)
  • Singer(s): BASOL 爸說
  • Album:
Video on YouTube
2015Fried Rice
(炒飯)
  • Singer(s): N-Ray 胡恩瑞
  • Album: I Am N-Ray (我是胡恩瑞N-RAY)
Video on YouTube
Warning
(預告)
  • Singer(s): GJ 蔣卓嘉
  • Album: See You Again
Video on YouTube

Presenter

Year English title Chinese Title Notes
2008 MTV NEWS
MTV FUN Music MTV FUN音樂
2009 MTV 2009 Gongliao Ocean Music Festival MTV 2009貢寮海洋音樂季
2010 Western Mediterranean Cruise 發現地中海
2012 Apple Entertainment News 蘋果娛樂新聞
I Love The Man 我愛男子漢

Awards and Nominations

Year Award Category Nominated Work Result
2013 Sanlih Drama Awards 華劇大賞 Viewers Choice Drama Award (with Yao Yuan Hao) Deja VuNominated
Best Actress Award Nominated
Best Screen Couple Award (with Yao Yuan Hao) Nominated
Best Kiss Award (with Yao Yuan Hao) Nominated
Best Crying Award (with Yao Yuan Hao)Nominated
2014 Sanlih Drama Awards 華劇大賞[12] Viewers Choice Drama Award (with Lin Yo Wei) Say Again Yes I DoNominated
Best Actress Award Nominated
Best Kiss Award (with Lin Yo Wei) Nominated

References

  1. Lady Emperor facebook page. Retrieved May 28, 2015
  2. 魏蔓書呆抑鬱猛堆肥 胖妞剷油把帥哥 (Chinese). Retrieved May 28, 2015
  3. 魏蔓拒见网友:体重飙升担心对方幻灭 (Chinese). Retrieved May 28, 2015
  4. 女神不好當 魏蔓吞兩個月水煮餐 (Chinese). Retrieved May 28, 2015
  5. GQ 魏蔓 女主角預告性感最終回 (Chinese). Retrieved May 28, 2015
  6. 波濤洶湧!安心亞獲今夏最熱比基尼女 (Chinese). Retrieved May 28, 2015
  7. 「回到愛以前」收視2.58再創新高 臉書破十萬 (Chinese). Retrieved May 28, 2015
  8. PRESS CONFERENCE OF LIN YO WEI & MANDY WEI’S SUNDAY DRAMA, SAY AGAIN YES I DO. Retrieved May 29, 2015
  9. Mandy Wei Chops Off Long Locks Of Hair For Upcoming Drama, Retrieved May 29, 2015
  10. 直擊/長得太帥錯了嗎?劉以豪為新劇扮醜 魏蔓:太難了!(Chinese). Retrieved May 28, 2015
  11. 劉以豪為即將上演的華劇 (Chinese). Retrieved May 28, 2015
  12. 2014華劇大賞/燈燈~完整得獎名單在此!. Retrieved May 29, 2015
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