Wayne Wang
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- This is a Chinese name; the family name is 王 (Wang).
Wayne Wang (Chinese: 王穎; pinyin: Wáng Yǐng; born January 12, 1949) is a Chinese American film director.
Born in Hong Kong, he studied film and television at California College of Arts and Crafts in Oakland. Chan Is Missing (1982) and Dim Sum: A Little Bit of Heart (1985) established his reputation. He is best known for the independent features Smoke (1995) and Anywhere But Here (1999).
He is married to a former Miss Hong Kong, Cora Miao, and lives in San Francisco and New York City.
[edit] Director filmography
- Last Holiday (2006)
- Because of Winn-Dixie (2005)
- Maid in Manhattan (2002)
- The Center of the World (2001)
- Anywhere But Here (1999)
- Chinese Box (1997)
- Blue in the Face (1995)
- Smoke (1995)
- The Joy Luck Club (1993)
- Strangers (1991), Erotic film consisted of three shorts, co-directed by Joan Tewkesbury and Daniel Vigne
- Life Is Cheap... But Toilet Paper Is Expensive (1989)
- Eat a Bowl of Tea (1989)
- Dim Sum Take Out (1988)
- Slam Dance (1987)
- Dim Sum: A Little Bit of Heart (1985)
- Chan Is Missing (1982)
- A Man, a Woman, and a Killer (1975)
