Yang Kuei-mei (; born 6 September 1959) is a Taiwanese actress and television host. She has had starring roles in Eat Drink Man Woman, Vive L'Amour, and The Hole.
Yang has received several awards and a lot of nominations for her acting. She was named Best Asian Actress at the 1999 Singapore International Film Festival for The Hole ("For the subtlety and sophistication of her performance in the role of a woman determined to hurdle the stresses of urban life"). She also won the Best Actress award at the 2004 Golden Horse Film Festival for her role in The Moon Also Rises."Kuei-Mei Yang - Awards". imdb.com. Retrieved May 16, 2013.. english.cri.cn. December 6, 2004. Retrieved May 16, 2013. She won Golden Bell Awards Best Leading Actress in a Television Series for Heaven Loves Good Men in 1999. In 2023, Yang holds the record for the most Best Performance awards winner at the Singapore International Film Festival after winning it four times.
Filmography
Film Year English title Original title Role Notes1980 Everlasting Chivalry 俠影留香 Another Spring 又見春天 alternative title: Once Again with Love1986 Wu Fu Qian Sui Yu Ying Zi Gong 五府千歲與嬰仔公 Feng Kuang Da Zuo Xiu 瘋狂大作秀 1988 Gunman from Nowhere 轟天雙雄 Strawman 稻草人Wide mouth's wife The Green Trees 校樹青青 My Beloved 媽媽再愛我一次 1989 We Are in the Same Boat 咱們都是台灣人 1990 Hua Ji 花祭 1992 Hill of No Return 無言的山丘 A-jou 1994 Lonely Hearts Club 寂寞芳心俱樂部 Eat Drink Man Woman 飲食男女 Chu Chia-chen Vive L'Amour 愛情萬歲 May Lin 1995 Sun Valley 日光峽谷 Hong Liu Modern Republic 摩登共和國 1996 Tonight Nobody Goes Home 今天不回家 Qin Zhen In a Strange City 在陌生的城市Jane Yu 1997 The River 河流 Girl in hotel 1998 A Little Life-Opera 一生一台戲 / 一生愛著戲 Xueyan The Hole 洞 The woman downstairs 2000 100 Reasons for Loving You 愛你的一百個理由 2002 Double Vision 雙瞳 Coroner Robinson's Crusoe 魯濱遜漂流記 Billie 2003 Goodbye, Dragon Inn 不散Peanut-eating woman 2004 The Moon Also Rises 月光下，我記得Chen Pao-chai 2005 The Wayward Cloud 天邊一朵雲 News presenter Moonlight in Tokyo 情義我心知 Yan The Fire Ball 紅孩兒:決戰火焰山 Princess Fan Voice Blue Cha Cha 深海 2006 The Knot 雲水謠 Xu Fengniang 2007 Pleasure Factory 快樂工廠 Linda 2008 Detours to Paradise 歧路天堂 Fei Man-guan 2009 Face 臉 Young Spirit of a Taiwanese Opera Singer 青春歌仔 Television Our Island, Our Dreams 星月無盡Huang Te-yue 2012 Love 愛 Mark's mother 2013 Stray Dogs 郊遊Woman 2014 Lion Dancing 鐵獅玉玲瓏 Taipei Factory II: Alla scoperta di Taipei 臺北工廠 II segment "The Thrill is Gone" The Crossing 太平輪Yan's mother Part 1 & Part 2 2015Jupiter's Choice 愛神卡拉OK Hsueh Hung TelevisionLove You So 牡丹 Short film2016A Trip with Mom 親旅行 Short film Summer Wind 夏風 Television 2017 The Mad King of Taipei 西城童話 Wu Kuei-mei Hanky Panky 大釣哥Pai Hsiu-chuan Damn Mother 媽的！一百種死法 A-man Short film2020 Tigertail Minghua The Silent Forest 無聲 Principal 2024 Yen and Ai-Lee 小雁與吳愛麗 Ai-Lee 2025Double Happiness雙囍Carina Bai
Television series Year English title Original title Role Notes Needle and Thread 針線情 Duo Qing Cuo 多情厝 Lily of the Valley 火中蓮 Women's Story 女人的故事之旅情 Chocolate 濃情巧克力 1984Ku Xin Lian 苦心蓮Kuo Yu-chun 1989Golden Chair 金交椅Chu Piao-hung 1990Reincarnated Flower 再生花 1991Two Moons 兩個月亮 1991Career Master 草地狀元 1992Liang Ren 良人 1993The Journey Toward Blessings 路長情更長 Ou Mei-yi 1998Ai Ni Ru Gu 愛你入骨 2002Everlasting Smile 永遠的微笑 Lin's mother 2003Great Love on the Street 大愛一條街 2003Quartet 四重奏 Chen Mei-yue 2007Stars Know My Heart 2007 星星知我心2007Lin Ming-yu 2008I Do? 幸福的抉擇Fu Ming-chu 2009The Grass Green Sky 芳草碧連天Kao Chen A-wang 2011Taste of Happiness 人間渡系列-幸福的滋味Kuo Tsai A-min 2011Facing Life with a Smile 微笑面對Hou Mei-ying 2012Dong Men Si Shao 東門四少Chu Piao-hsiang 2012Home 回家Su-liao Ching-mei 2012Alice in Wonder City 給愛麗絲的奇蹟Lisa King 2014Sun After the Rain 雨後驕陽Chin Mu-dan 2014Brave Lover 加油愛人Lin Shu-yuan 2016Where the Heart Belongs 歸·娘家Wu Chia-lin 2016Life List 遺憾拼圖Yu Chiu-lan 2016Reborn from the Dust 蘇足 Su Zu (middle-aged) 2017Go Home 企業戰士回家記 Chao An-pang's wife 2017She's Family 媽媽不見了 Chen Chin-hsiu 2020April Rain 四月望雨-月夜愁 Older Lin Li-ru 2022Witty Wu Zhao 天下第一招 Yang Wu-zhao 2022Women in Taipei 台北女子圖鑑 2023Living 有生之年Chen Li-ying 2024Born for the Spotlight 影后
Variety and reality show Year English title Original title Notes 2019Three Piglets 阮三个 Host 2020Three Piglets 2 阮三个2 Host 2022Travel Together with Stars Family 花甲少年趣旅行Host; season 1 2022Three Piglets 3 阮三个3Host 2022Hey Girls, Adventure! 老少女奇遇記Host, executive producer
Awards and nominations Year Award Category Nominated work Result 1992 29th Golden Horse Awards Best ActressHill of No Return 1993 Singapore International Film Festival Best Actress 1995 Singapore International Film Festival Best Actress Vive L'Amour 1998 35th Golden Horse Awards Best ActressThe Hole1999 Singapore International Film Festival Best Actress 34th Golden Bell Awards Best Leading Actress in a Television Series Heaven Loves Good Men 2002 39th Golden Horse Awards Best Actress Robinson's Crusoe2004 41st Golden Horse Awards Best Actress The Moon Also Rises39th Golden Bell Awards Best Leading Actress in a Television Series Quartet Asia-Pacific Film Festival Best Supporting Actress Goodbye, Dragon Inn 2010 15th Asian Television Awards Best Actress The Grass Green Sky 2017 52nd Golden Bell Awards Best Leading Actress in a Television Series Life List Best Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or Television FilmShe's Family 2018 22nd Asian Television Awards Best Actress in a Supporting Role 2019 54th Golden Bell AwardsBest Host in a Reality or Game Show Three Piglets 23rd Asian Television Awards Best Actress in a Leading Role The Mad King of Taipei Town 2020 55th Golden Bell AwardsBest Host in a Reality or Game Show Three Piglets 2 2022 57th Golden Bell AwardsBest Host in a Reality or Game Show Three Piglets 3 2023 34th Singapore International Film FestivalBest PerformanceA Journey in Spring 2024 26th Taipei Film FestivalBest Actress 35th Singapore International Film FestivalScreen Icon Award 59th Golden Bell AwardsBest Leading Actress in a Television Series Living 61st Golden Horse Awards Best Supporting Actress Yen and Ai-Lee 2025 18th Asian Film AwardsBest Supporting Actress 27th Taipei Film FestivalBest Supporting Actress
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