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Zhou Xun is a successful Chinese actress and singer
Information | Detail |
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Birthday | October 18, 1974 |
Nationality | Chinese |
Famous | Film & Theater Personalities, Actors, Singers |
Spouses | Archie Kao (m. 2014) |
Known as | Zhou, Xun, Xun Zhou |
Birth Place | Quzhou, Zhejiang |
Height | 160 |
Gender | Female |
Father | Zhou Tianning |
Mother | Chen Yiqin |
Net Worth | $215 million as of jan 2017 |
Sun Sign | Libra |
Born in | Quzhou, Zhejiang |
Famous as | Actor, Singer |
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Who is Zhou Xun?
Zhou Xun is one of the most critically and commercially successful Chinese actresses best known for films like ‘Perhaps Love’ and ‘Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress’. She has ruled the film and TV industry in China for over two decades. She ventured into showbiz in the early 1990s with films and then forayed into TV. The first TV series that garnered her recognition was ‘Palace of Desire’ while her breakthrough film was ‘Suzhou River’. The latter brought her widespread fame and won her Best Actress award at the 15th Festival du Film de Paris. Considered as one of the Four Dan Actresses in China, Zhou’s rich body of work includes several successful national and international films as well as TV series. These include films like ‘Suzhou River’, ‘Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress’, ‘Painted Skin’ and ‘Painted Skin: The Resurrection’ and notable TV series like ‘The Legend of the Condor Heroes’ and ‘Red Sorghum’ among others. She also dedicates herself in social service which has earned her several recognitions including being named as the first United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Goodwill Ambassador for China in 2008.
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Childhood & Early Life
Zhou Xun was born on October 18, 1974, in Quzhou, Zhejiang in the middle-class family of Zhou Tianning and Chen Yiqin. Her father was a local film projectionist while her mother worked in a department store as a salesperson.
She studied at the Quzhou No.1 Middle School. Although her parents wanted her to pursue graduation from a university, but due her passion for dramatic arts, she enrolled at the Zhejiang Arts Institute.
Career
Her acting debut happened in the early 1990s with films like ‘Old Grave’ (1991), ‘The Pampered Wife’ (1995) and ‘Temptress Moon’ (1996) among others.
She forayed into television with the 1997 series ‘Hong Chu Fang’ which was followed by a few others until she earned her first notable role of young Princess Taiping in the Chinese television historical series ‘Palace of Desire’. It earned her Audience's Choice for Actress and Best Supporting Actress awards that year at the 18th China TV Golden Eagle Award.
The 2000 film ‘Suzhou River’, written and directed by Lou Ye, turned out to be her breakthrough film on the big-screen. In the film she played dual roles of Mei Mei and Mou Dan and it was well-received abroad. It not only garnered her international recognition but also won her Best Actress award at the 15th Festival du Film de Paris.
In 2000, she along with Xu Jingleias, Zhao Wei and Zhang Ziyi was named as the Four Dan Actresses, which means that these divas were considered Mainland China’s four most bankable young actresses.
Moving on with other films like ‘Beijing Bicycle’ (2001) and TV series like ‘April Rhapsody’ (2000) and ‘Love Story in Shanghai’ (2001), she landed up with her first Hong Kong flick ‘Hollywood Hong Kong’. This Fruit Chan directed 2001 film that released in 11 countries including in the US, South Korea, Singapore and Italy earned her critical acclaim.
She also appeared in Dai Sijie directed Franco-Chinese romance drama film ‘Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress’. The film was based on Sijie’s 2000 semi-autobiographical novel bearing same title and premiered at the 55th Cannes Film Festival on May 16, 2002.
While continuing with other noteworthy films and TV series, she earned the role of Sun Na in the Hong Kong musical film ‘Perhaps Love’. Although this 2005 film failed at the box office, it closed the 2005 Venice Film Festival and was submitted as an official entry by Hong Kong at the 78th Academy Awards ceremony in 2006.
Directed by Peter Chan, ‘Perhaps Love’ garnered Zhou huge critical acclaim and won her Best Actress awards at the Golden Horse Awards, Golden Bauhinia Awards, Hong Kong Film Critics Society Award and Hong Kong Film Awards.
She continued her success in notable films like ‘The Banquet’ (2006), ‘Ming Ming’ (2007) and ‘The Equation of Love and Death’ (2008) with the latter fetching her Best Actress awards at the Chinese Film Media Awards, Asian Film Awards, Golden Rooster Film Festival and Shanghai Film Critics Awards.
With time her power packed versatile performances complimented with success of her films made her one of the topmost and sought after actresses of China while the audience tagged her "Angel in the World".
Her next film was a supernatural-fantasy titled ‘Painted Love’ that released on September 25, 2008, in Hong Kong and the following day in China, created a new milestone in Chinese films.
She was honoured as the Asian Star of the Year by Asia-Pacific Producers Network (APN) in 2009 for achieving such box office feats. She was also picked up as the Star of the Year at Cine Asia exhibition and distribution convention held in Hong Kong.
Basking with success as an actress, she endeavoured into direction with the 2011 short film ‘Five Demon Traps’. It had Tony Leung Chiu-wai playing a demon killer. She was formally named a new ambassador for ‘Chanel’ the same year.
Zhou featured in yet another notable film of her career with the 2012 sequel of ‘Painted Skin’, titled ‘Painted Skin: The Resurrection’. The film where she reprised her role of Xiao Wei grossed more than 700 million yuan at the box office, making it the top grossing Chinese-language film ever.
Her debut in Hollywood happened in 2012 with the German-American epic science fiction film ‘Cloud Atlas’.
Other notable works of Zhou includes films like ‘The Message’ (2009), ‘Confucius’ (2010), ‘Flying Swords of Dragon Gate’ (2011) and ‘Our Time Will Come’ (2017); and TV series ‘Red Sorghum’ (2014).
French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius bestowed upon her 'Chevalier medal in the Order of Arts and Letters' in 2014 in recognition of her contribution to film, public welfare and Sino-French communications.
She can be seen playing Ulanara Ruyi in the upcoming Chinese television historical series ‘Ruyi's Royal Love in the Palace’. It is planned for a December 2017 premiere on Dragon Television and Jiangsu Television.
Her pursuits as a singer include her albums such as ‘Summer’ (2003) and ‘Come Across’ (2005) and contributing to soundtracks of films like ‘Baober In Love’ (2004) and ‘Perhaps Love’ (2005) among others.
Personal Life
On July 16, 2014, she married American actor Archie Kao. They tied the knot onstage following a charity show in Hangzhou, China. She is a citizen of Hong Kong under the "Quality Migrant Admission Scheme".
Zhou is involved in social work that has brought her several recognitions. In 2008 she was made the first United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Goodwill Ambassador for China.
She is the first entertainer across the globe who became the Laureate of Champions of the Earth (Inspiration & Action) of United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) in 2010.
The World Economic Forum honoured her as one of the 2011 Young Global Leaders.
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Zhou Xun's awards
Year | Name | Award |
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Other | ||
0 | Champions of the Earth | |
0 | Golden Horse Award for Best Leading Actress | |
0 | Asian Film Award for Best Actress |
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Zhou Xun's FAQ
What is Zhou Xun birthday?
Zhou Xun was born at 1974-10-18
Where is Zhou Xun's birth place?
Zhou Xun was born in Quzhou, Zhejiang
What is Zhou Xun nationalities?
Zhou Xun's nationalities is Chinese
Who is Zhou Xun spouses?
Zhou Xun's spouses is Archie Kao (m. 2014)
How tall is Zhou Xun?
Zhou Xun's height is 160
Who is Zhou Xun's father?
Zhou Xun's father is Zhou Tianning
Who is Zhou Xun's mother?
Zhou Xun's mother is Chen Yiqin
What is Zhou Xun's sun sign?
Zhou Xun is Libra
How famous is Zhou Xun?
Zhou Xun is famouse as Actor, Singer