Tang Wei
Date of Birth: October 7, 1979
Place of Birth: Hangzhou, China.
Tang Wei makes her feature film debut in Lust, Caution. She was born in Hangzhou, the beautiful city near Shanghai, China.
As a teenager, Ms. Tang began modeling. In 2004, she made it to the final round of the Miss Universe pageant in Beijing.
She graduated from China’s Central Academy of Drama with a major in Film Directing.
Ms. Tang is already a rising star in mainland China, having performed in stage plays and in the telefilm Jinghua Swallow. The latter earned her the Best Actress award at the 2006 CCTV Movie Channel Awards.
She has also written short novels and stage dramas, and directed theater productions.