Nancy Wu

Background information

Chinese name

胡定欣

Pinyin

hú dìngxīn (Mandarin)

Jyutping

wu^⁴ ding^⁶ yan^¹ (Cantonese)

Birth name

Nancy WU Tingyan

Origin

Hong Kong

Born

September 9, 1981
Hong kong

Other name(s)

nancy, 教主, 大小姐, 滿分舞后, TVB舞女, 小定, nan, 定定, nann, yan姐

Occupation

Actress

Years active

2001–present

Ancestry

Hetang, Xinhui, Guangdong, China

Awards

TVB Anniversary Awards
Best Actress 2015 Ghost of Relativity Best Supporting Actress 2012 Gloves Come Off Most Improved Actress 2008 Wars of In-Laws II; D.I.E.; Legend of the Demigods; The Silver Chamber of Sorrows; Strictly Come Dancing II
Asian Television Awards
Best Supporting Actress 2012 Gloves Come Off

Nancy Wu (Chinese: 胡定欣) (born September 9, 1981) is a Hong Kong actress contracted to TVB.

Career

In 1999, she participated in TVB's 18th Annual New Talent Singing Awards competition and finished in the top four. In 2001, she entered TVB's 3rd Annual Cover Girl Competition and won the Most Photogenic Award, the Most Fit Award, the Most Attractive Award, and the Overall Winner Award. Following that, she enrolled in the 18th TVB Acting Class and entered the entertainment industry.^[1]

In 2004, she gained much recognition in Hongkong and China mainland for playing Wan Wan in Twin of Brothers. This is one of her most memorable roles, people still talk about this character up to this day.

Along with nine other TVB artists, she went to Hunan in April 2008 to participate in the show Strictly Come Dancing - Season Two. She became the first participant of the show to achieve full marks in her individual dance. She also achieved full marks twice in the dance with her partner, Nathan Lee. Nancy and her partner were the favourites to win but came third place in the competition. Due to the number of full marks achieve in the competition, Nancy was given the title "Full Marks Dance Queen". Strictly Come Dancing - Season Two also brought Nancy a lot of functions regarding dance, and because of this colleagues in TVB have given her a nickname "TVB Dance Girl".

At the 2008 TVB Anniversary Awards, she won the Most Vastly Improved Actress Award based on Wars of In-Laws II, D.I.E, The Silver Chamber of Sorrows, Legend of the Demigods and Strictly Come Dancing - Season Two. The Silver Chamber of Sorrows also brought Nancy nomination in the Best Supporting Actress of that year.

In 2011, her performance as the ambitious, arrogant Eva was highly praised by the audiences and the producer Mui Siu-ching, making her a hot favourite for the "Best Supporting Actress" award.

In November 2012, Nancy received a Long Service Award from TVB for her contributions to the company.^[2] She was also awarded the TVB Star Awards Malaysia for My Favourite Supporting Actress in November 2012, Asian Television Award, TVB Anniversary Awards for Best Supporting Actress in December 2012.

In 2013, her character Coco Ling in Triumph in the Skies II was well-received and gained her even more popularity, brought Nancy nomination in the Best Supporting Actress again. She holds the record for most Best Supporting Actress nominations (top 5) with 5 times (2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013).

In December 2015, she won TVB Anniversary Awards Best Actress award with first leading role in her career, being the first TVB actress born in the 1980s and the third actress graduated from the TVB Acting Class to win this award.

She was highly praised by colleagues and the netizens for her acting skill.

Filmography

Television

Year	Title	Role	Awards	Notes
2003	Point of No Return	Guest		extra
	Aqua Heroes	Nurse		extra
	The 'W' Files	Train Passenger		extra
	Virtues Of Harmony	Obese Lady
	Life Begins at Forty	Tutor Worker
	Seed of Hope	Nurse
	Not Just A Pretty Face	Ann
	Find The Light	Siu Yu
	The Driving Power	Lily
	Triumph in the Skies	Coco
2004	The Legend of Love	Third Fariy
	Riches and Stitches	Dancer
	Twin of Brothers	Wan Wan
2005	The Zone	Lau Mei Mei
	Lost in the Chamber of Love	Cheung Nim Wai
	Revolving Doors Of Vengeance	Maria
	When Rules Turn Loose	Cheung Lai Kei
2006	Welcome to the House	Tong Tong(Sugar)
	Love Guaranteed	Julie
	At Home With Love	Cindy
	Face to Fate	Sum Kong Hung
2007	Ten Brothers	Yeun Tong-tong
2007	Phoenix Rising	Yip Zi-san
2008	Wars of In-Laws II	Iris	TVB Anniversary Award for Most Improved Female Artiste
	D.I.E	Momoko	TVB Anniversary Award for Most Improved Female Artiste
	The Silver Chamber of Sorrows	Ha Fei-fei	TVB Anniversary Award for Most Improved Female Artiste Nominated - TVB Anniversary Award for Best Supporting Actress
	Legend of the Demigods	Ka Lau Lo/Mok Che	TVB Anniversary Award for Most Improved Female Artiste
2009	The Winter Melon Tale	Fok Sze Sze
	A Bride for a Ride	Wong Sau Ying
	Rosy Business	Sun Hoi Tong	Nominated - TVB Anniversary Award for Best Supporting Actress
	D.I.E. Again	Momoko
	A Chip Off the Old Block	Leung Peen-peen
2010	A Fistful of Stances	Chow Bing-bing
	Every Move You Make	Tang Ping-ping		cameo
	No Regrets	Ma Lai-wah
	Gun Metal Grey	Hui Man-sze	My AOD Favourites Award for My Favourite Promising Actress Nominated - TVB Anniversary Award for Best Supporting Actress
2011	Forensic Heroes III	Chow Yek-fei	Nominated — TVB Anniversary Award for Best Supporting Actress
2011	Curse of the Royal Harem	Borjigit Ching-yu
2012	Daddy Good Deeds	Wendy Wan
	The Hippocratic Crush	Nurse		Uncredited cameo
	Gloves Come Off	Ting Yan-chi	My AOD Favourite Award for Best Supporting Actress Asian Television Awards for Best Supporting Actress TVB Anniversary Award for Best Supporting Actress
	The Confidant	Sin-yung
2013	Season of Love	Ho Chau Sang
2013	Triumph in the Skies II	Coco Ling
2013-2014	Coffee Cat Mama	So Mei
2014	Gilded Chopsticks	Nin Yeuk-bik
	The Ultimate Addiction	Fong Ming-yu
	Tiger Cubs II	Kam Sau-kei
	Overachievers	Ting Man-zi
2015	Ghost of Relativity	Keung Yung	My AOD Favourite Award for Best Actress TVB Anniversary Award for Best Actress
2016	Short End of the Stick	Kam Heung
	House of Spirits	Chu Chan-chan
	A Fist Within Four Walls	Tiu Lan
	My Lover From The Planet Meow	Cat Chiu Yiu
2017	Unholy Alliance
2017	Beyond the Reach of Conscience	Empress

Awards and nominations

2000

2000: (TVB Magazine 3rd Annual CoverGirl Competition)「Mei Bo Lin Most Attractive Award」
2000: (TVB Magazine 3rd Annual CoverGirl Competition)「Nikon Most Photogenic Award」
2000: (TVB Magazine 3rd Annual CoverGirl Competition)「California Fitness Most Fit Award」
2000: (TVB Magazine 3rd Annual CoverGirl Competition)「Overall Winner Award」

2006

2006: (TVB Magazine Most Popular Award 2006)「Travel Artiste Award」
2006: (TVB Anniversary Awards) Top 20 Best Supporting Actress Nomination (At Home With Love)

2007

2007: (TVB Anniversary Awards) Most Vastly Improved Actress Nomination (Top 10)

2008

2008：(Strictly Come Dancing - Season II)「Third」
2008: (TVB Anniversary Awards) TVB.com Popular Artist (Top 2)
2008: (TVB Anniversary Awards) Top 5 Best Supporting Actress Nomination (The Silver Chamber of Sorrows)
2008: (TVB Anniversary Awards) Most Vastly Improved Actress Award

2010

2010: (TVB Anniversary Awards) Top 5 Best Supporting Actress Nomination (Gun Metal Grey)
2010: (My Astro On Demand Favourites Awards) Top 5 My Favourite Supporting Actress Nomination (No Regret)

2011

2011: (My Astro On Demand Favourites Awards) My Favourite Potential Actress
2011: (My Astro On Demand Favourites Awards) Top 5 My Favourite Supporting Actress Nomination (Gun Metal Grey)
2011: (My Astro On Demand Favourites Awards) Top 5 My Favourite On-screen Couple Nomination (with Vincent Wong) (Gun Metal Grey)
2011: (TVB Anniversary Awards) Top 5 Best Supporting Actress Nomination (Forensic Heroes III)

2012

2012: (TVB Anniversary Awards)Best Supporting Actress (Gloves Come Off)
2012: (My Astro On Demand Favourites Awards) My Favourite Supporting Actress (Gloves Come Off)
2012: (Asian Television Award)Best Supporting Actress (Gloves Come Off)

2013

2013: (TVB Anniversary Awards) Top 5 Best Supporting Actress Nomination (Triumph in the Skies II )
2013: (My Astro On Demand Favourites Awards)My Favourite Supporting Actress (Triumph in the Skies II )

2014

2014: (Starhub TVB Award)My Favourite TVB Female TV Characters(The Ultimate Addiction)

2015

2015: (Starhub TVB Award)My Favourite TVB Female TV Characters(Ghost of Relativity)
2015: (My Astro On Demand Favourites Awards)My Favourite Supporting Actress (Ghost of Relativity)
2015: (Yahoo!Asia Buzz Award )Most Searched Female TV Artistes
2015: (TVB Anniversary Awards) Best Actress in a Leading Role

2016

2016: (Starhub TVB Award) My Favourite My Favourite On-screen Couple (with Ruco Chan) (A Fist Within Four Walls)
2016: (Starhub TVB Award) My Favourite TVB Theme Song (with Ruco Chan) Never Know You Are the Best
2016: (Starhub TVB Award) My Favourite TVB Actress (A Fist Within Four Walls)
2016: (TVB Star Awards Malaysia) My Favourite TVB Actress in a Leading role (A Fist Within Four Walls)
2016: (TVB Star Awards Malaysia) My Favourite TVB Drama Characters (A Fist Within Four Walls)
2016: (TVB Star Awards Malaysia) My Favourite TVB On-screen couple (with Ruco Chan) (A Fist Within Four Walls)
2016: (TVB Star Awards Malaysia) My Favourite TVB Drama Theme Song (with Ruco Chan) Never Know You Are the Best

References

External links

Awards and achievements
Preceded by Charmaine Sheh for Line Walker	Best Actress 2015 for Ghost of Relativity	Succeeded by Now
Asian Television Awards
Preceded by Fala Chen for No Regrets	Best Actress in a Supporting Role 2012 for Gloves Come Off	Succeeded by TBD
My AOD Favourite Awards
Preceded by None	My Favourite Potential Actress 2011 for Gun Metal Grey	Succeeded by Mandy Wong for L'Escargot
Preceded by Sharon Chan for Ghetto Justice	Best Supporting Actress 2012 for Gloves Come Off	Succeeded by TBD
TVB Anniversary Awards
Preceded by Kate Tsui for On The First Beat; Steps	Most Improved Actress 2008 for Wars of In-Laws II; D.I.E.; Legend of the Demigods; The Silver Chamber of Sorrows; Strictly Come Dancing II	Succeeded by Aimee Chan for Off Pedder; E.U.; Burning Flame III
Preceded by Sharon Chan for Ghetto Justice	Best Supporting Actress 2012 for Gloves Come Off	Succeeded by TBD

TVB Anniversary Award for Best Actress

Esther Kwan (1997) Ada Choi (1998) Jessica Hsuan (1999) Carol Cheng (2000) Liza Wang (2001) Flora Chan (2002) Maggie Cheung Ho-yee (2003) Gigi Lai (2004) Liza Wang (2005) Charmaine Sheh (2006) Louise Lee (2007) Michelle Yim (2008) Sheren Tang (2009) Sheren Tang (2010) Myolie Wu (2011) Tavia Yeung (2012) Kristal Tin (2013) Charmaine Sheh (2014) Nancy Wu (2015)

TVB Anniversary Award for Best Supporting Actress

Sheren Tang (2003) Sheren Tang (2004) Angela Tong (2005) Shirley Yeung (2006) Fala Chen (2007) Tavia Yeung (2008) Susan Tse (2009) Fala Chen (2010) Sharon Chan (2011) Nancy Wu (2012) Elena Kong (2013) Josie Ho (2014) Elaine Yiu (2015)

TVB Anniversary Award for Most Improved Female Artist

Myolie Wu (2002) Tavia Yeung (2003) Shirley Yeung (2004) Niki Chow (2005) Linda Chung (2006) Kate Tsui (2007) Nancy Wu (2008) Aimee Chan (2009) Natalie Tong (2010) Sire Ma (2011) Mandy Wong (2012) Eliza Sam (2013) Priscilla Wong (2014) Grace Chan (2015)

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