# Janice Wu (吴倩)
**Janice Wu** (吴倩; born 1992) is a Chinese actress known for her roles as the young Zhao Mosheng in the 2015 drama *My Sunshine* (何以笙箫默), as Zhao Qiaoyi in *[Le Coup de Foudre](https://www.edgepedia.org/le-coup-de-foudre)* (我只喜欢你), as Meng Wan in *Faithful* (九义人), and as Sun Xiaoxue in the 2024 film *Like a Rolling Stone* (出走的决心).[10](https://news.videoland.com.tw/article/43834a84-1926-448a-b7d0-0825a446b61a.html) She graduated from the arts program at Wuhan University (2010 cohort) and spent most of her career with the production company [Huace Film & TV](https://www.edgepedia.org/huace-film-and-tv) before going independent in 2026.[1](https://baike.sogou.com/m/fullLemma?lid=64902003)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Born | 1992, Hubei Province, China; English name Janice[1](https://baike.sogou.com/m/fullLemma?lid=64902003) • [2](https://www.tvmao.com/star/aCsxHzM%3D/works) |
| Education | Wuhan University, arts program, 2010 undergraduate cohort[1](https://baike.sogou.com/m/fullLemma?lid=64902003) |
| Breakout role | Young Zhao Mosheng in *My Sunshine* (2015); won the China TV Drama Award for most popular new actress for the role[1](https://baike.sogou.com/m/fullLemma?lid=64902003) |
| Highest-rated works (Douban) | *Classics Again* season 2 (9.1, 2022), *China Beyond Time* (9.0, 2023), *Meet Yourself* (8.8, 2023), *Like a Rolling Stone* (8.8, 2024)[3](https://movie.douban.com/celebrity/1334223/movies?format=text&sortby=vote) |
| Agency | Huace Film & TV, signed 2013; contract expired without renewal in 2026[1](https://baike.sogou.com/m/fullLemma?lid=64902003) • [4](https://www.sina.cn/media/1900698023) |
| Film debut of note | *Like a Rolling Stone* (2024), directed by Yin Lichuan, based on a real story of a 50-year-old woman who set out on a solo road trip[5](https://www.1905.com/mdb/star/3014918/works/) |
## Early life and modeling start
Wu was born in 1992 in Hubei Province. Sources disagree on her exact birthplace: the Sogou encyclopedia entry gives Wuhan, an online biographical entry gives Yangxin county in Huangshi with her growing up in Wuhan, and TVmao lists Ezhou.[1](https://baike.sogou.com/m/fullLemma?lid=64902003) • [2](https://www.tvmao.com/star/aCsxHzM%3D/works) She entered Wuhan University's arts undergraduate program in 2010.[1](https://baike.sogou.com/m/fullLemma?lid=64902003)
In 2012 she drew attention as a book model for the novelist Rao Xueman's novel *Queban* (雀斑), and that October she appeared in the short film *Tanhualin* (昙华林), which Douban lists at 7.0.[1](https://baike.sogou.com/m/fullLemma?lid=64902003) • [3](https://movie.douban.com/celebrity/1334223/movies?format=text&sortby=vote) She signed with Huace Film & TV at the end of 2013.[1](https://baike.sogou.com/m/fullLemma?lid=64902003)
## Television career
Her first screen exposure came in 2014 with supporting roles in *The Deer and the Cauldron* (鹿鼎记, as Mu Jianping) and *Young Detective Dee* (少年神探狄仁杰, as Tong Mengxi).[1](https://baike.sogou.com/m/fullLemma?lid=64902003) • [3](https://movie.douban.com/celebrity/1334223/movies?format=text&sortby=vote)
The 2015 drama *My Sunshine*, adapted from Gu Man's novel, made her widely known: she played Zhao Mosheng during the university years of the story, a role confined to three episodes.[1](https://baike.sogou.com/m/fullLemma?lid=64902003) • [6](https://ent.sina.cn/2026-06-19/detail-inicxkaz9757255.d.html?vt=4) The role won her the audience's most-loved new actress award at the China TV Drama Awards, though in a 2026 interview on the documentary program *Her Room* she said the same period brought heavy criticism of her acting, to the point that she nearly gave up the profession.[1](https://baike.sogou.com/m/fullLemma?lid=64902003) • [6](https://ent.sina.cn/2026-06-19/detail-inicxkaz9757255.d.html?vt=4)
Through the late 2010s she specialized in youthful romantic leads. *[My Amazing Boyfriend](https://www.edgepedia.org/my-amazing-boyfriend)* (2016) scored 7.6 on Douban, *Le Coup de Foudre* (2019), in which she played Zhao Qiaoyi opposite Zhang Yujian, scored 7.3, and *Skate into Love* (2020), where she played the ice-hockey player Tang Xue, scored 6.8.[3](https://movie.douban.com/celebrity/1334223/movies?format=text&sortby=vote) She also took supporting roles in large productions, including *Ruyi's Royal Love in the Palace* (2018, as Hu Yunjiao) and *[You Are My Glory](https://www.edgepedia.org/you-are-my-glory)* (2021, as Chen Xue).[3](https://movie.douban.com/celebrity/1334223/movies?format=text&sortby=vote)
## Transition to adult roles
From 2022 onward her best-reviewed work shifted away from the sweet-romance label. The documentary series *Classics Again* season 2 (2022), in which she played Zhao Yi, is her highest Douban score at 9.1, followed by *China Beyond Time* (2023, as the Shang queen-general [Fu Hao](https://www.edgepedia.org/fu-hao)) at 9.0.[3](https://movie.douban.com/celebrity/1334223/movies?format=text&sortby=vote) In the 2023 revenge drama *The Inextricable Destiny* she played Meng Wan, a woman who plots for seven years after her friend's death, a role reviewers described as a break from her earlier screen image.[5](https://www.1905.com/mdb/star/3014918/works/) • [7](https://ent.sina.cn/2026-06-19/detail-inicxkaz9757572.d.html)
Her 2024 film *Like a Rolling Stone*, directed by Yin Lichuan and starring Yong Mei and Jiang Wu, was based on the real story of a 50-year-old woman who left home to drive across the country; Wu played Sun Xiaoxue, the daughter, and the film reached a Douban score of 8.8.[5](https://www.1905.com/mdb/star/3014918/works/) • [3](https://movie.douban.com/celebrity/1334223/movies?format=text&sortby=vote) In 2025 she appeared as the fourth daughter, He Jiahuan, in the family saga *Six Sisters* (六姊妹), which Chinese media treated as the work that restored her popular standing.[7](https://ent.sina.cn/2026-06-19/detail-inicxkaz9757572.d.html)
## Agency change and study
Wu spent 2013 to 2026 under Huace Film & TV.[1](https://baike.sogou.com/m/fullLemma?lid=64902003) When the contract expired in 2026 she did not renew, and on 26 September 2026 a welcome post on her Weibo account announced that she had joined Taiyang Chuanhe (泰洋川禾).[4](https://www.sina.cn/media/1900698023) Industry commentary placed her departure in a broader pattern of established actresses leaving agency rosters to run their own studios and select scripts themselves.[8](https://www.h33.top/report/20260920-1859)
She has also pursued training outside acting: per a 2026 Sina Entertainment report she learned short-track speed skating from scratch for a sports role, training more than ten hours a day for two months, and is studying for a master's degree in an artificial-intelligence-related program, having independently written small programs and games.[9](https://ent.sina.cn/2026-08-07/detail-inimnrap3208248.d.html?vt=4)
## Personal life
In a June 2026 interview she denied rumors of remarriage, describing their current relationship as co-parenting, and rejected the "lovestruck" label sometimes applied to her.[7](https://ent.sina.cn/2026-06-19/detail-inicxkaz9757572.d.html)
## References
1. [吴倩, Sogou Baike](https://baike.sogou.com/m/fullLemma?lid=64902003)
2. [吴倩 电视剧作品, TVmao](https://www.tvmao.com/star/aCsxHzM%3D/works)
3. [吴倩 Qian Wu的全部作品, Douban](https://movie.douban.com/celebrity/1334223/movies?format=text&sortby=vote)
4. [吴倩的微博, Sina](https://www.sina.cn/media/1900698023)
5. [吴倩作品年表, 1905电影网](https://www.1905.com/mdb/star/3014918/works/)
6. [吴倩近期多个访谈话题登上热搜, Sina Entertainment](https://ent.sina.cn/2026-06-19/detail-inicxkaz9757255.d.html?vt=4)
7. [吴倩离婚后专注事业，最近有哪些新作品或动态, Sina Entertainment](https://ent.sina.cn/2026-06-19/detail-inicxkaz9757572.d.html)
8. [吴倩离开华策经纪事件复盘与艺人经纪变局, H33研报](https://www.h33.top/report/20260920-1859)
9. [吴倩为演好角色学习了哪些新技能, Sina Entertainment](https://ent.sina.cn/2026-08-07/detail-inimnrap3208248.d.html?vt=4)
10. [陸星接反派傳性醜聞網怒：禽獸不如 吳倩睽違7年再拍古裝](https://news.videoland.com.tw/article/43834a84-1926-448a-b7d0-0825a446b61a.html)
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