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Wayne Wang(I)

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  • Producer
  • Writer
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Wayne Wang at an event for Maid in Manhattan (2002)
Wayne Wang is a key figure in the development of independent filmmaking, alternating major Hollywood studio films such as »The Joy Luck Club« with smaller, independent work like »Smoke«. Continuing to work in the two different worlds, Wang directed an independent digital film, »The Center of the World«, with Molly Parker and Peter Sarsgaard, followed by Sony/Revolution's hit comedy »Maid in Manhattan« with Jennifer Lopez. His most recent effort, »Because of Winn-Dixie«, based on the children's novel by Kate DiCamilo, opened in 2005. His latest Hollywood film, »Last Holiday«, with Queen Latifah and Gerard Depardieu, was loosely based on a 1950 J.B. Priestly film of the same name.
BornJanuary 12, 1949
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BornJanuary 12, 1949
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  • Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award
    • 19 wins & 12 nominations total

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Wayne Wang in Because of Winn-Dixie (2005)
Wayne Wang and AnnaSophia Robb in Because of Winn-Dixie (2005)
Wayne Wang and Vida Ghahremani in A Thousand Years of Good Prayers (2007)
Wayne Wang
Queen Latifah and Wayne Wang in Last Holiday (2006)
Wayne Wang in Last Holiday (2006)
Wayne Wang in Last Holiday (2006)
Susan Sarandon and Wayne Wang in Anywhere But Here (1999)
Susan Sarandon and Wayne Wang in Anywhere But Here (1999)
Wayne Wang at an event for Snow Flower and the Secret Fan (2011)
Bingbing Li and Wayne Wang at an event for Snow Flower and the Secret Fan (2011)
Jennifer Lopez and Wayne Wang at an event for Maid in Manhattan (2002)

Known for

Harvey Keitel and William Hurt in Smoke (1995)
Smoke
7.4
  • Director
  • 1995
Ralph Fiennes and Jennifer Lopez in Maid in Manhattan (2002)
Maid in Manhattan
5.3
  • Director
  • 2002
Chan Is Missing (1982)
Chan Is Missing
7.0
  • Director
  • 1982
Life Is Cheap... But Toilet Paper Is Expensive (1989)
Life Is Cheap... But Toilet Paper Is Expensive
5.6
  • Director
  • 1989

Credits

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Director

  • Coming Home Again (2019)
    Coming Home Again
    • Director
    • 2019
  • Sayuri Oyamada in While the Women Are Sleeping (2016)
    While the Women Are Sleeping
    • Director
    • 2016
  • Soul of a Banquet (2014)
    Soul of a Banquet
    • Director
    • 2014
  • Snow Flower and the Secret Fan (2011)
    Snow Flower and the Secret Fan
    • Director
    • 2011
  • Chinatown Film Project
    • Director
    • 2009
  • A Thousand Years of Good Prayers (2007)
    A Thousand Years of Good Prayers
    • Director
    • 2007
  • The Princess of Nebraska (2007)
    The Princess of Nebraska
    • Director
    • 2007
  • Queen Latifah in Last Holiday (2006)
    Last Holiday
    • Director (directed by)
    • 2006
  • Because of Winn-Dixie (2005)
    Because of Winn-Dixie
    • Director (directed by)
    • 2005
  • Ralph Fiennes and Jennifer Lopez in Maid in Manhattan (2002)
    Maid in Manhattan
    • Director
    • 2002
  • The Center of the World (2001)
    The Center of the World
    • Director
    • 2001
  • Natalie Portman and Susan Sarandon in Anywhere But Here (1999)
    Anywhere But Here
    • Director
    • 1999
  • Gong Li and Jeremy Irons in Chinese Box (1997)
    Chinese Box
    • Director
    • 1997
  • Blue in the Face (1995)
    Blue in the Face
    • Director
    • 1995
  • Harvey Keitel and William Hurt in Smoke (1995)
    Smoke
    • Director
    • 1995

Producer

  • Soul of a Banquet (2014)
    Soul of a Banquet
    • producer
    • 2014
  • A Thousand Years of Good Prayers (2007)
    A Thousand Years of Good Prayers
    • producer
    • 2007
  • Fire Ball (2005)
    Fire Ball
    • producer
    • 2005
  • The Center of the World (2001)
    The Center of the World
    • producer
    • 2001
  • "Lani Loa" movie poster - 1998 Italian version (Medusa Home Entertainment)
    Lani-Loa
    • producer
    • 1998
  • Gong Li and Jeremy Irons in Chinese Box (1997)
    Chinese Box
    • producer
    • 1997
  • The Joy Luck Club (1993)
    The Joy Luck Club
    • producer
    • 1993
  • Life Is Cheap... But Toilet Paper Is Expensive (1989)
    Life Is Cheap... But Toilet Paper Is Expensive
    • executive producer
    • 1989
  • Dim Sum: A Little Bit of Heart (1985)
    Dim Sum: A Little Bit of Heart
    • producer
    • 1985
  • Chan Is Missing (1982)
    Chan Is Missing
    • producer
    • 1982

Writer

  • The Center of the World (2001)
    The Center of the World
    • story
    • 2001
  • Gong Li and Jeremy Irons in Chinese Box (1997)
    Chinese Box
    • story
    • 1997
  • Blue in the Face (1995)
    Blue in the Face
    • situations
    • 1995
  • Life Is Cheap... But Toilet Paper Is Expensive (1989)
    Life Is Cheap... But Toilet Paper Is Expensive
    • story
    • 1989
  • Chan Is Missing (1982)
    Chan Is Missing
    • Writer
    • 1982
  • A Man, a Woman, and a Killer (1975)
    A Man, a Woman, and a Killer
    • Writer
    • 1975
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Personal details

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  • Born
    • January 12, 1949
    • Hong Kong
  • Spouse
    • Cora Miao? - present
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    • 1 Interview
    • 2 Articles

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    Was named after his father's favorite actor, John Wayne.
  • Quotes
    (In response to negative reviews on The Center of the World (2001)): "I'm upset and depressed but feisty...it's almost like sex is something that nobody wants to deal with in an explicit way. I haven't seen anything other than Philip Kaufman who's out there exploring new territory. Nobody is doing it. At the same time pornography is going wild. Yet serious movies are not dealing with it."

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