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Nick Name : Rebecca
Birth : 7 October 1979, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China
Height : 172 cm
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- Late Autumn (2010) <1>
- Se, jie (2007) [Wong Chia Chi/Mak Tai Tai] <2>
- Tiles of Deception, Lurid Affections: The Making of 'Lust, Caution' (2008) (V) [Herself]
- Yue man xuan ni shi (2010) [Oi-lin] <2>
- "Nv ren bu ku" (2006) [Shang Li]
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- "The Independent" (UK), 2 February 2008, Iss. 6646, pg. 26, by: Alice-Azania Jarvis, "The 5-Minute Interview: Wei Tang - 'There are unveiled sides of me that I don't even know myself'"
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- "Libération" (France), 12 March 2008, by: P.N, "Tang Wei, l'héroïne du thriller érotique «Lust, Caution», victime des censeurs chinois"
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- Graduated from the directing department of the Central Academy of Drama in Beijing. Tang Wei is an aspiring writer and director in addition to being an actress.
- Her Western name is Rebecca.
- Was selected from more than 10,000 actresses to star as Wang Jiazhi in _Se, jie (2007)_ (qv), directed by 'Ang Lee' (qv).
- Was honored as Asian Female Star of the Year by CineAsia 2007 (December 2007).
- Was chosen by Variety as one of the Top 10 Actors to Watch (October 2007).
- In 2008 Wei alone was blacklisted by the Chinese government for her participation in the controversial _Se, jie (2007)_ (qv)(Lust, Caution). This included the pulling of her endorsement ads for Ponds skincare products in China, a deal reported to be worth nearly a million dollars (US). Members of the China's State Administration of Radio, Film & TV (SARFT) were reportedly censured for allowing the film's release.
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