Xu Jinglei

Xu JingLei Profile
Name: Xu Jinglei (Xu Jing Lei, Chui Jing Loi, Jinglei Xu)
Chinese name: 徐静蕾
Birth date: April 16th, 1974
Birthplace: Beijing
Height: 168cm
Blood type: O
Education: Beijing Film Academy (graduated)
Profession: Actress, director, writer, lecturer and singer
Favorite color: Black and white
Favorite flower: Tulip
Favorite sport: Ping-pong
Favorite actress: Isabelle Adjani
Favorite actor: Mel Gibson, Kevin Costner

Xu Jinglei Biography
Xu Jinglei was raised up in a rather traditional Beijing family, she showed her artistic talent since young and at the age of 19 she was enrolled into the prestigious Beijing Film Academy.
Xu Jinglei was given chance to act in a few TV series and movies even before she graduated from academy in 1997. Xu JingLei’s acting career didn’t boomed after her graduation, but she was given some chances to star in numerous TV dramas and movies, lots of the time not the leading role.
Xu Jinglei breakthrough came in 2002 when she wrote and directed the movie “My Father and I” which won her multiple awards. Suddenly people see her not just as an actress, but a brilliant multi-talented young lady.
Xu Jinglei become a superstar since then, but instead of rushing gold in her acting career, she went back to Beijing Film Academy as a guest lecturer. JingLei directed her 2nd movie in 2004 and acted in a few movies here and there.
There’s not much female movie makers in the East, perhaps not much in Hollywood as well. The rarity of successful female directors made Xu JingLei a precious gem in the Chinese movie industry.
Xu Jinglei turned a blogger in 2005 and very soon accumulated over 10 million viewers and she is currently the top celebrity blogger in China. It’s estimated that her blog visits exceeded 50 million in mid 2006.
Xu Jinglei also started to expand her talents into singing, releasing her 1st album in late 2006.

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RIP Xu Wei Lun (1978-2007)

 

Taiwan actress Xu Wei Lun passed away at 7.37pm on Sunday (January 28). Her heartbeat stopped at 5.09pm and the doctors didn’t managed to get her back after 2 hours of rescue.

Wei Lun met with a car accident on Friday night and couldn’t recover from her head injury. She suffered internal bleeding in her skull.

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Xu Wei Lun profile (1978-2007)

Xu Wei Lun profile
Name: Xu Wei Lun (Hsu Wei Lun, Hui Wei Lun, Beatrice Xu)
Nickname: Lun Lun 伦伦
Chinese name: 许玮伦 (許瑋倫)
Birth date: November 13, 1978
Birth place: Taipei, Taiwan
Height: 168 cm
Blood type: A
Family: Parents and a younger brother
Education: Tamkang University, Taiwan (French Study)
Spoken languages: Mandarin, English, French and 台語
Profession: Actress and model
Favorite colors: Black and white
Favorite fruit: Blackberries
Favorite music: Classical, Jazz and R&B
Favorite actress: Julia Roberts
Favorite singer: Mariah Carey

Xu Wei Lun biography

Started her career in modelling, Wei Lun’s charm and beauty was spotted by TV drama producers pretty soon. Xu Wei Lun started acting while still studying in university, and gradually gained her fame and popularity not just by her look, but with her lovable performances in acting as well.
Wei Lun also co-star in a few super hit MV and a very popular figure in TV commercials.
Wei Lun was probably first noticed by audience for her brief appearance in the popular TV drama “Meteor Garden.”
Wei Lun had a noticeable supporting role in “True Love 18,” followed by her major leading role in Taiwan drama “Love Storm,” where she starred with her ex-boyfriend Vic Chou.
Wei Lun’s relationship with Vic didn’t last and ended in 2005. It’s not the end of the world, lost in love but gain in career; Wei Lun starred in 2005 Taiwan hit TV dramas “Express Boy” with Mike He which makes Wei Lun a popular Asian star.
Most people only know Wei Lun by her acting, but little known is that she’s a talented musician. She can play piano and harp very well, and can play guitar, drum and erhu as well.
Sad to see a talented actress leaving us at such a young age, life is unpredictable… RIP my dear Wei Lun, will miss you always.

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Zhang JingChu

Zhang JingChu Profile
Name: Zhang Jingchu (Jingchu Zhang, Zhang Jing Chu, Zhang Jing Zhu)
Chinese name: 张静初
Birthdate: February 2, 1980
Birthplace: Fujian, China
Height: 165cm
Education: Central Academy of Drama, China
Language spoken: Mandarin and English
Profession: Actress
Hobbies: Swimming, literature and movies

Zhang JingChu Biography
Zhang JingChu starred in some minor roles before graduating from the prestigious Central Academy of Drama, and got her first leading role in 2005 movie “Peacock.”
Peacock received some great reviews internationally and grabbed an award in 2005 Berlin Film Festival. The name of Zhang JingChu suddenly caught the attention of both international and local media for being the leading actress.
Zhang JingChu also starred in 2005 box-office hit “Seven Swords” that was used as Venice Film Festival opening, JingChu was under the spotlight again.
People are already comparing JingChu’s potential with popular Chinese-Hollywood actress Zhang Ziyi. JingChu even has the advantage of fluent English speaking, something which Ziyi is still learning and improving.
Zhang Jingchu recent project is Chinese-Finnish collaboration movie “Jade Warrior” (Jadesoturi) which was shown in late 2006. She did well with Hong Kong movie “Protege” in early 2007.
Zhang Jingchu is rumored to star in Hong Kong director John Woo’s latest production, “War of Red Cliff” in 2007 (it didn’t happen in the end); the confirmed cast include award winning actor Tony Leung and Taiwan supermodel Lin Zhi Ling.
Why I like Zhang JingChu
Zhang Jingchu is a beauty; I actually think that she looks like the younger version of Zhang Ziyi, although both of them actually share similar age.
Zhang Jingchu is great in acting too. I am absolutely impressed with her performance in the movie Seven Sword, she can act better than lots of other established actress.
Zhang Jingchu is one of the brightest young Chinese star that could rock the Hollywood. Fluent English speaking gave her a great edge over her fellow China actress, and I wish her all the best.

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Zhang Ziyi

Zhang Ziyi Profile
Name: Zhang Ziyi (Ziyi Zhang, Zhang Zi Yi)
Chinese name: 章子怡
Birthdate: February 9, 1979
Birth place: Beijing, China
Height: 164 cm
Blood type: O
Religion: Buddism
Family: Parents and an elder brother
Profession: Actress

Zhang Ziyi Biography
Zhang Ziyi was trained as a dancer since 10 at the prestigious Beijing Dance Academy, and won in a national competition. Ziyi was regarded as one of nation’s most potential dancer back then but she felt that she couldn’t achieve much as a dancer, and decided to switch path to acting instead.
Ziyi’s talent in dancing perhaps contributed for her being accepted into China best drama school, the Central Academy of Drama in Beijing. Ziyi was just 15 then and had to start all-fresh in acting and worked extra hard than her fellow students.
Zhang Ziyi movie debut was actually back in 1996 with “Touching Starlight” which was not noticable. Ziyi’s breakthrough was when she went for an audition by renowned director Zhang Yi-Mou, and was selected by the director to lead his next movie.
The movie “The Road Home” was released in 1999, and Zhang Ziyi became a popular name in China.
It was however in 2001 movie, “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon” directed by Oscar winning director Ang Lee that burst Zhang Ziyi into international superstar status.
Ziyi’s experience with dancing and harsh physical training allowed her to make difficult moves in the martial arts award winning movie, and her kungfu fighting still remains as some of her trademarks nowadays.
Since then Ziyi has star in multiple movies production from Asia to Hollywood. Some of her familiar movies include “Rush Hour 2,” “Hero,” “2046,” “House of Flying Daggers” and “Memoirs Of A Geisha.”
2005 movie Memoirs Of A Geisha created lots of controversies in China where Ziyi was hammered with critics for acting as a Japanese in the movie (China and Japan relationship has been in tight situation ever since World War 2 back in 1940s). The Geisha role however won Ziyi a best actress nomination at US Golden Globe Awards.
Other than acting, Ziyi can sing as well. She sang “The Beauty Song” which was adapted from ancient Chinese poem, which was featured in movie House of Flying Daggers.
Zhang Ziyi’s latest movie is “The Banquet” which was released in Autumn 2006.
As one of the most recognizable Chinese around the globe, Ziyi’s pretty face has been appearing here and there, everywhere.. and we will be seeing her for at least another few more years as one of worldwide most influential actress.

Why I like Zhang Ziyi
There are always bunch of bad comments surrounding Zhang Ziyi, some of her fellow countrymen from China always critisize her for various reasons.
I can’t say I’m a big fan of Ziyi, but I admire her for handling all the pressures and working hard on her acting career. Despite often critisized by local media, she remained polite and calm most all the time.
Nonetheless, Ziyi does have a charming appearance that is one of the most popular and lovable face around the globe.. and her contribution for Chinese/Asian movie industry is massive and deserve our respect.

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Shu Qi

Shu Qi Profile
Name: Shu Qi (Hsu Chi, Xu-Kei, Shuqi, Qi Shu, Fanny Hsu)
Chinese name: 舒淇
Birth name: Ling Li-Hui 林立慧
Birth date: April 16, 1976
Birth place: Taipei, Taiwan
Height: 168cm
Profession: Actress


Shu Qi Biography
Shu Qi started her entertainment career in rather controversial manner, she posed nude for magazines and booklets at age of 18.
Shu Qi’s effort somehow paid off as her sexy image was a huge success and her earlier nude magazines are still one of the most sought after collection in Taiwan and Hong Kong.
Shu Qi potential was noticed by Hong Kong filmmaker Manfred Wong, who gave her the chance to star in her debut movie, “Sex and Zen 2″ in 1996.
It was in the same year that Shu Qi starred in award winning director, Derek Yee’s SX-rated movie, “Viva Erotica” alongside the now deceased Leslie Cheung. Shu Qi’s performance in the movie successfully attracted people’s attention to her acting talent other than her hottie appearance.
Viva Erotica swept the 1997 Honk Kong Film Awards with 8 nominations, 2 with Shu Qi for Best New Performer and Best Supporting Actress… Shu Qi won both of the awards.
Shu Qi could have made it to international stardom in 2000, when she’s actually the first choice as leading actress for Lee Ang’s acclaimed movie “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon” but she couldn’t fit into the filming schedule. Zhang Ziyi took her role then and rises to international star hood.
Shu Qi starred in more than 40 movies, including her first English film, “The Transporter” in 2002 that gained her international popularity.

In November 2005, Shu Qi won the prestigious 42nd Golden Horse Best Actress Award in Taiwan for her acting in “Three Times.”
Other than her great acting career, Shu Qi was also noticeable for her on and off relationship rumors with Hong Kong pop-singer/actor Leon Lai. The relationship (or perhaps just rumors) was ended in 2006 when Leon officially introduced his current girlfriend to the public.

Shu Qi is also famous for her Taiwanese slang when speaking Cantonese, which somehow become surprisingly popular in Hong Kong.

Shu Qi Album Videos

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