- This is a Chinese name; the family name is Zhou.
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| Chinese name | 周迅 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Chinese name | 周迅 (Traditional) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Chinese name | 周迅 (Simplified) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Pinyin | Zhōu Xùn (Mandarin) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Ancestry | Quzhou, Zhejiang | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Origin | China | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | October 18, 1974 Quzhou, Zhejiang, China |
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| Occupation | actress, singer, model | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Label(s) | Warner | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Years active | 1996 – present | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Parents | Zhou Tianning (周天宁) Chen Yiqin (陈以琴) |
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Zhou Xun is an internationally acclaimed Chinese actress and singer. She is regarded as one of the "Four Young Dan actresses" in China (四小花旦) in the early 2000s, along with Zhang Ziyi, Xu Jinglei and Zhao Wei.
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Life and career
Zhou Xun was born to a middle-class family. Her father, Zhou Tianning (周天宁), was a local film projectionist and her mother, Chen Yiqin (陈以琴), a salesperson at a department store.
Zhou Xun later enrolled at the Zhejiang Arts Institute (浙江省藝術學校), a decision to which her parents initially objected as they wanted her to graduate from a university. Nonetheless, Zhou Xun fought to further her interest in the dramatic arts and was accepted.
While her teens at school, she was handpicked for a role in a movie, Strange Tales Amongst Old and Desolate Tombs《古墓荒斋》.
Zhou Xun caught international attention through her roles in Lou Ye's Suzhou River in 2000 (Best Actress, 15th Paris Film Festival) and Dai Sijie's film adaptation of the book of same name Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress in 2002.
In 2002, she starred in the television series remake of Jin Yong's martial arts novel The Legend of the Condor Heroes (射鵰英雄傳) as "Huang Rong" with actor Li Yapeng as her male lead. The series was one of the most watched in mainland China in 2003.
Zhou Xun then successfully entered the Hong Kong film market in Peter Chan's musical film Perhaps Love in 2005. This role won her the "Best Actress" award in 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.
Aside from acting, she has also released two solo albums Summer (夏天) in 2003 and Come Across (偶遇) in 2005, in addition to singing for several motion picture soundtracks including Baober In Love, Xin Bian Guo Le Xi San Meng You Xian Jing, and Perhaps Love.
After Perhaps Love, her next martial arts project was Feng Xiaogang's The Banquet, in which she played a supporting role. Her singing was also featured in the movie and on the soundtrack. [1][2]
Zhou's next effort was Susie Au's 2007 film Ming Ming, in which she played the title character who is in love with "D" and "Na Na", who has also fallen in love with D. The film won high praise at the 2006 Pusan International Film Festival held in South Korea. On the day of the film release, she also released her new music video, the song of which is the theme song of her film Ming Ming.[3][4]
Zhou Xun has more recently starred in the Beijing Film Academy professor Cao Baoping directed romantic thriller, The Equation of Love and Death in which she plays the role of a taxicab driver on the lookout for her missing boyfriend. The film was shot in the southern Yunnan province [5][6], and opens in August 2008. She also plays the lead in Painted Skin, a remake of a classic supernatural thriller of the same name. Zhou Xun is slated to appear in the urban romantic comedy All About Women which was directed by Tsui Hark.
TV Series
- The Legend of the Condor Heroes (射鵰英雄傳) (2002)
- Love Story in Shanghai
- Palace of Desire (大明宮詞) (2000)
- April Rhapsody (人間四月天) (1999)
- Business Family
- Beach
- Home
- Hei Fen
- Du Shi Qing Yuan
- Maid in Green
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Awards |
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| 1991 | Old Grave 古墓荒齋 |
嬌娜 | |
| 1994 | Nu'er Hong 女兒紅 |
花雕 | |
| 1995 | Temptress Moon 風月 |
小舞女 | |
| The Pampered Wife 小嬌妻 |
洋洋 | ||
| 1998 | My Rice Noodle Shop 桂林荣记 |
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| 1999 | The Emperor and the Assassin 荆轲刺秦王 |
Blind Girl | |
| 2000 | Suzhou River 苏州河 |
15th Paris Film Festival Best Actress |
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| 2001 | Beijing Bicycle |
十七岁的单车 | Qin |
| Hollywood Hong-Kong 香港有個荷里活 |
21st Hong Kong Film Awards Nomination: Best Actress |
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| 2002 | A Pinwheel Without Wind 烟雨红颜 |
Zhao Ningjing | 25th Hundred Flower Award: Best Actress 10th Beijing Student Film Festival Top Ten Favorite Actress |
| Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress 巴爾扎克與小裁縫 |
Little Seamstress 小裁縫 |
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| Where Have All the Flowers Gone 那時花開 |
歡子 | ||
| 2004 | A West Lake Moment 鴛鴦蝴蝶 |
Xiao Yu 小語 |
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| Beauty Remains 美人依舊 |
小菲 | ||
| Baober in Love 戀愛中的寶貝 |
Baober 寶貝 |
Chinese Director's Association Awards: Best Actress |
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| 2005 | Stolen Life 生死劫 |
Yanni 嫣妮 |
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| Perhaps Love 如果·愛 |
Sun Na 孫納 |
Golden Horse Award: Best Actress 25th Hong Kong Film Awards: Best Actress Hong Kong Film Critics Society Awards: Best Actress Golden Bauhinia Awards: Best Actress Beijing Student Film Festival Best Actress Hangzhou Student Film Festival: Best Actress |
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| 2006 | The Banquet 夜宴 |
Qing Nu 青女 |
26th Hong Kong Film Awards: Best Supporting Actress Golden Bauhinia Awards: Best Supporting Actress |
| Ming Ming 明明 |
Ming Ming/Nana 明明╱Nana |
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| 2008 | The Equation of Love and Death 李米的猜想 |
Li Mi 李米 |
Asian Film Awards: Best Actress 2009 Golden Rooster Award: Best Actress |
| Painted Skin 畫皮 |
Xiao Wei 小唯 |
28th Hong Kong Film Awards Nomination: Best Actress |
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| All About Women 女人不壞 |
Awkward Lab Researcher | ||
| 2009 | |||
| The Message 風聲 |
Gu Xiaomeng | ||
| Confucius | |||
| 2010 | Eat Drink Man Woman II |
References
- ^ The Banquet Soundtrack Official Page
- ^ Review of The Banquet Soundtrack
- ^ 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 moviesina.com.cn Retrieved on 22-08-2007
External links
- zhouxun.tv 三言二拍社区 Zhou Xun's main forum. The best place to find out more about Zhou Xun. The forum has tons of resources regarding her. It is also the main platform for the interactions and activities between Zhou Xun's fans.
- Xun Zhou at the Internet Movie Database
- Zhou Xun Photos at ImageVale
| Awards | ||
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| Preceded by Zhang Ziyi for 2046 |
Hong Kong Film Award for Best Actress 2006 for Perhaps Love |
Succeeded by Gong Li for Curse of the Golden Flower |
| Preceded by Teresa Mo for 2 Young |
Hong Kong Film Award for Best Supporting Actress 2007 for The Banquet |
Succeeded by Susan Shaw for The Pye-Dog |
| Preceded by Jeon Do-yeon for Secret Sunshine |
Asian Film Award for Best Actress 2009 for The Equation of Love and Death |
Succeeded by TBD |
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