Zhou Xun
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Zhou Xun (born October 18, 1974) is a Chinese actress and singer who has won "Best Actress" at the Hong Kong Film Awards, Golden Bauhinia Awards, Hong Kong Film Critics Society Awards, Golden Horse Awards, Golden Rooster Awards, Hundred Flowers Awards, Festival du Film de Paris, Shanghai Film Critics Awards, Beijing College Student Film Festival and Asian Film Awards, among others. She is regarded as one of the "Four Dan Actresses" of China.
Early life
Zhou was born to a middle-class family in Quzhou, Zhejiang. Her father, Zhou Tianning (周天宁), was a local film projectionist, and her mother, Chen Yiqin (陈以琴), was a salesperson at a department store. Zhou enrolled at the Zhejiang Arts Institute to further her interest in dramatic arts, against the wishes of her parents, who wanted her to graduate from a university. She was handpicked for a role in the film Strange Tales Amongst Old and Desolate Tombs during her teenage years in school.
Acting career
Zhou gained international recognition for her roles in Lou Ye's Suzhou River (2000) and Dai Sijie's Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress (2002), winning the Best Actress Award for the former at the 15th Festival du Film de Paris. In 2002, she starred as Huang Rong, reuniting her with Kaixin Jiuhao television co-star Li Yapeng, who played Guo Jing, in the 2003 television series The Legend of the Condor Heroes. The series was one of the most watched ones in mainland China in that year.[citation needed]
Zhou entered the Hong Kong film industry in 2005, starring in Peter Chan's musical film Perhaps Love. She won the "Best Actress" award at the Hong Kong Film Awards, Hong Kong Film Critic's Society Awards, Golden Bauhinia Awards, Golden Horse Awards, Beijing Student Film Festival and Hangzhou Student Film Festival for her performance. After Perhaps Love, her next film was Feng Xiaogang's The Banquet, in which she played a supporting role. Zhou's next project was Susie Au's film Ming Ming (2007), which won high praise at the 2006 Pusan International Film Festival held in South Korea. At the premiere of the film, she released her new music video, featuring the theme song of Ming Ming.[1][2]
In 2008, Zhou starred in Cao Baoping's romantic thriller The Equation of Love and Death as a taxicab driver on the lookout for her missing boyfriend. The movie was filmed in Yunnan.[3][4] In that year, she also played the lead role in Painted Skin, a remake of a classic supernatural thriller of the same title. She has also appeared in the urban romantic comedy All About Women directed by Tsui Hark.
In 2012, Zhou made her Hollywood debut in Cloud Atlas, in multiple roles in the film, as Yoona~939, a clone in dystopian 2144 Korea; as Rose, in 2321; and as Talbot / Hotel Manager in 1973.[5]
Singing career
Apart from her acting career, Zhou has also performed for some motion picture soundtracks, such as Ming Ming, Baobei In Love, Xin Bian Guo Le Xi San Meng You Xian Jing and Perhaps Love. She has also released two solo albums, Summer (2003) and Come Across (2005).
Environmental advocate
Zhou Xun is the 2010 Laureate of United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)'s Champions of the Earth (Inspiration & Action). She was the first entertainer in the world to receive this honour.
Zhou Xun and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) jointly runs a campaign 'Our Part', which promotes ‘tips for green living’.
She was named a UNDP Goodwill Ambassador for China in 2008 with a special focus of promoting environmental sustainability.
She was also the Green Ambassador for the 2010 World Expo in Shanghai.[6]
Fashion
Since 2011, Zhou was formally announced as a new ambassador for Chanel. Chanel chief designer Karl Lagerfield noted Zhou Xun for her strong fashion sense, describing the actress as "a synthesis of young Coco Chanel and Ballet Troupe Zizi Jeanmaire."[7]
Personal life
Zhou Xun has been dating American actor Archie Kao.[8]
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1991 | Old Grave | Jiaona | |
| 1994 | Nü'er Hong | Hua Dao | |
| 1995 | The Pampered Wife | Yangyang | |
| 1996 | Temptress Moon | Little dance girl | |
| 1998 | My Rice Noodle Shop | ||
| 1999 | The Emperor and the Assassin | Blind girl | |
| 2000 | Suzhou River | Meimei/Moudan | Festival du Film de Paris for Best Actress |
| 2001 | Beijing Bicycle | Qin | |
| 2001 | Hollywood Hong Kong | Hung Hung/Tong Tong | Nominated - Hong Kong Film Award for Best Actress Nominated - Golden Horse Awards for Best Actress |
| 2002 | A Pinwheel Without Wind | Zhao Ningjing | Hundred Flower Awards for Best Actress Beijing Student Film Festival for Top Ten Favorite Actress |
| 2002 | Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress | Little seamstress | |
| 2002 | Where Have All the Flowers Gone | Huanzi | |
| 2004 | A West Lake Moment | Xiaoyu | |
| 2004 | Beauty Remains | Xiaofei | |
| 2004 | Baobei in Love | Baobei | Chinese Director's Association Awards for Best Actress |
| 2005 | Stolen Life | Yanni | |
| 2005 | Perhaps Love | Sun Na | Golden Horse Award for Best Actress Hong Kong Film Award for Best Actress Hong Kong Film Critics Society Awards for Best Actress Golden Bauhinia Awards for Best Actress Beijing Student Film Festival for Best Actress Hangzhou Student Film Festival for Best Actress |
| 2006 | The Banquet | Qingnü | Hong Kong Film Award for Best Supporting Actress Golden Bauhinia Awards for Best Supporting Actress Nominated - Golden Horse Awards for Best Original Film Song Nominated - Hong Kong Film Critics Society Awards for Best Actress |
| 2006 | Ming Ming | Mingming / Nana | |
| 2008 | The Equation of Love and Death | Li Mi | Asian Film Awards for Best Actress Golden Rooster Awards for Best Actress Chinese Film Media Awards for Best Actress Shanghai Film Critics Awards for Best Actress Beijing Student Film Festival for Best Actress |
| 2008 | Painted Skin | Xiaowei | Nominated - Hong Kong Film Award for Best Actress Nominated - Hundred Flowers Awards for Best Actress Nominated - Hong Kong Film Critics Society Awards for Best Actress |
| 2008 | All About Women | Awkward lab researcher | |
| 2009 | The Message | Gu Xiaomeng | Nominated - Golden Horse Award for Best Actress Nominated - Chinese Film Media Awards for Best Actress Nominated - Asia Film Critics Society Awards for Best Actress |
| 2010 | Confucius | Nanzi | |
| 2010 | True Legend | Ying | |
| 2011 | The Founding of a Party | Wang Huiwu | |
| 2011 | The Flying Swords of Dragon Gate | Jade | Nominated - Hong Kong Film Award for Best Actress Nominated - Hong Kong Film Critics Society Awards for Best Actress Nominated - Hundred Flowers Awards for Best Actress Nominated - Beijing Student Film Festival for Best Actress |
| 2012 | The Great Magician | Liu Yin | Nominated - Hong Kong Film Award for Best Actress |
| 2012 | Painted Skin: The Resurrection | Xiaowei[9] | Nominated - Chinese Director's Association Awards for Best Actress |
| 2012 | The Silent War | Zhang Xue Ning | Nominated - Hong Kong Film Award for Best Actress |
| 2012 | Cloud Atlas | Talbot/Hotel Manager Yoona~939 Rose |
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| 2014 | Overheard 3 | ||
| 2014 | Women Who Know How to Flirt Are the Luckiest | Post-production |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1997 | Hongchufang | Shen Pei | |
| 1998 | Palace of Desire | young Princess Taiping | |
| 1998 | Taiping Tianguo | Shi Yiyang | |
| 1998 | Jingtan Fengyun | Lin Peipei | |
| 1999 | Lüyi Hongniang | Fan Xiaoxuan | |
| 1999 | April Rhapsody | Lin Huiyin | |
| 1999 | Kaixin Jiuhao | Tan Gege | |
| 1999 | Yuanlai Yijiaren | Taotao | |
| 2000 | Love Story in Shanghai | Du Xinyu | |
| 2000 | Jinqian Bense | Mandy | |
| 2000 | Xin Wang | ||
| 2001 | Ripening Orange | Xiuhe | |
| 2002 | The Legend of the Condor Heroes | Huang Rong | |
| 2003 | Beach | A'Tong | |
| 2003 | Business Family | Su Boyuan / Xia He | |
| 2014 | Red Sorghum | Jiu'er |
References
- ^ Ming Ming lovehkfilm.com Retrieved on 22-08-2007
- ^ Zhou Xun Promotes Her Latest Film "Ming Ming" english.cri.cn Retrieved on 22-08-2007
- ^ Zhou Xun to play taxi driver in new movie thehindu.in Retrieved on 22-08-2007
- ^ Zhou Xun start shooting for new movie sina.com.cn Retrieved on 22-08-2007
- ^ "'Cloud Atlas' Raises Zhou Xun's Profile". The Wall Street Journal Life & Style, Scene Asia. 15 September 2011.
- ^ "2010 Laureate, Inspiration & Action [co-winner],Ms. Zhou Xun, Actress-Environmental Advocate".
- ^ "Zhou Xun to become the Chinese ambassador for Chanel". Asia Pacific Arts. 2011-10-18.
- ^ Zhou Xun now dating former Power Ranger Archie Kao
- ^ Template:Zh icon陈坤曝《画皮Ⅱ》角色人妖难辨 冯绍峰玩性感
- ^ "Zhou Xun". imdb.com. Retrieved February 10, 2010.
- ^ "Zhou Xun". chinesemov.com. Retrieved February 10, 2010.
External links
- Xun Zhou at IMDb
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