FILM DIRECTOR

Wayne Wang

1949 - Today

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Wayne Wang (traditional Chinese: 王穎; simplified Chinese: 王颖; pinyin: Wáng Yǐng; Jyutping: Wong4 Wing6; born January 12, 1949) is a Hong Kong-American film director, producer, and screenwriter. Considered a pioneer of Asian-American cinema, he was one of the first Chinese-American filmmakers to gain a major foothold in Hollywood. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Wayne Wang has received more than 544,972 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2019). Wayne Wang is the 894th most popular film director (down from 866th in 2019), the 39th most popular biography from Hong Kong and the 5th most popular Chinese Film Director.

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  • 22

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  • 3.90

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.84

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Wayne Wang ranks 894 out of 2,041Before him are Régis Wargnier, Pyotr Chardynin, Luca Guadagnino, Giuseppe Amato, Tadashi Imai, and Jack Cardiff. After him are Wanda Jakubowska, Percy Adlon, Catherine Hardwicke, Alexandre Volkoff, Jack Bender, and Goran Paskaljević.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1949, Wayne Wang ranks 350Before him are Kriengsak Kovitvanit, Manny Mori, Shelley Long, Marilyn Burns, Anita Borg, and Jupp Kapellmann. After him are Ed O'Ross, Alexander Gradsky, William Shepherd, Jean-Michel Aulas, Jack Bender, and Shusaku Hirasawa.

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In Hong Kong

Among people born in Hong Kong, Wayne Wang ranks 39 out of 115Before him are Aaron Kwok (1965), Simon Yam (1955), Corey Yuen (1951), George Lam (1947), Anthony Wong (1961), and Ronny Yu (1950). After him are Adrienne Clarkson (1939), Ringo Lam (1955), Rosamund Kwan (1962), Karen Mok (1970), Nancy Kwan (1939), and Deanie Ip (1947).

Among FILM DIRECTORS In Hong Kong

Among film directors born in Hong Kong, Wayne Wang ranks 5Before him are James Wong (1959), Johnnie To (1955), Corey Yuen (1951), and Ronny Yu (1950). After him are Ringo Lam (1955), Benny Chan (1961), Stanley Tong (1960), and Peter Chan (1962).

Filmography

Maid in Manhattan
Director
Marisa Ventura is a struggling single mom who works at a posh Manhattan hotel and dreams of a better life for her and her young son. One fateful day, hotel guest and senatorial candidate Christopher Marshall meets Marisa and mistakes her for a wealthy socialite. After an enchanting evening together, the two fall madly in love. But when Marisa's true identity is revealed, issues of class and social status threaten to separate them. Can two people from very different worlds overcome their differences and live happily ever after?
Last Holiday
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The discovery that she has a terminal illness prompts introverted department store saleswoman Georgia Byrd to reflect on what she realizes has been an overly cautious life. With weeks to live, she withdraws her life savings, sells all her possessions and jets off to Europe where she lives it up at a posh hotel. Upbeat and passionate, Georgia charms everybody she meets, including renowned Chef Didier. The only one missing from her new life is her longtime crush Sean Matthews.
Smoke
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Writer Paul Benjamin is nearly hit by a bus when he leaves Auggie Wren's smoke shop. Stranger Rashid Cole saves his life, and soon middle-aged Paul tells homeless Rashid that he wouldn't mind a short-term housemate. Still grieving over his wife's murder, Paul is moved by both Rashid's quest to reconnect with his father and Auggie's discovery that a woman who might be his daughter is about to give birth.