Wu Xiufang

Biography

Wu Xiufang is a Hong Kong and Taiwan film actress. She moved from mainland China to develop her career in Hong Kong. She participated in numerous films in the 1960s, including "Marriage" and "The Chief Wife" in 1964, "Xi Shi" in 1965, and the bus driver series films. At the beginning of the Cultural Revolution, she moved to Taiwan along with others from leftist cultural institutions in Hong Kong. A press conference was held for her in Taiwan in 1966, where she announced her defection. She continued her acting career in Taiwan, appearing in "City of Blood" and "Three Rogues" in 1968. She later returned to work in Hong Kong films such as "Sandstorm" in 1972 and "Tomorrow at the Horizon" in 1973. She married Weng Jiangpei in 1974 and they divorced in 1986. Her story appeared in Zhang Dachun's 1999 novel "City-State Violence Group," which depicted her surveillance by Taiwanese authorities after her arrival.