Celina Jade
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Celina Horan June 10, 1990 Hong Kong |
| Occupation | Actress, singer, model |
| Years active | 2008–present |
Celina Horan (born June 10, 1990), professionally known as Celina Jade, is a Chinese American actress, model, singer/songwriter and martial artist most known for her work as Shado in the CW series “Arrow”.
Jade was born in Hong Kong to American Kung Fu star Roy Horan and Chinese mother Christina Hui. She was educated in a local Chinese school from kindergarten till high school and is fluent in written & spoken Cantonese, Mandarin & English. She learned archery, shooting & Tae Kwan Do from her father growing up. At 14, she left Hong Kong for New Jersey but returned shortly after to her hometown where she switched from a local Chinese school to Island School (English Schools Foundation). It was her education at Island School that helped pave her way to London where she later attended university at the London School of Economics. She graduated top of her class with First Class Honours in BSc Management. Outside of being an actress, Jade is a vegetarian, a daily meditator & a healthy eating advocate for battling climate change. Inspired by a serious burn accident in 2012, Jade began her journey as a vegetarian and in 2016, worked hand-in-hand with her fiancé Christian Gerard Mongendre in opening a 2 floor plant-based restaurant in Hong Kong called HOME - Eat to Live under ZS Hospitality Group to promote sustainable living & healthier lifestyles.
Jade's acting career started in Hong Kong & China in 2007. She was cast as the leading lady in her first film, Legendary Assassin alongside Wu Jing. She also starred in Chinese Films Love Connected, and All's Well Ends Well; appearing on TV shows like Dolce Vita, Jade Solid Gold; with regular appearances across TV channels in China including TVB, CCTV and Hunan TV. In 2012, she landed her first role in a US film by Universal Pictures, The Man with the Iron Fists, as directed by the RZA starring Russell Crowe & Lucy Liu. During the same year, she lent her voice as the character, Not Ping, in the Square Enix game Sleeping Dogs. She also began filming her first web series, Wish Upon a Star, as lead actress alongside Asian actor Peter Ho. Later in 2012, Jade was cast to play the recurring role of Shado (Oliver Queen's martial arts teacher & girlfriend) in The CW series Arrow, a TV Show based on the DC Comics Green Arrow. She appeared in eighteen episodes over the first two seasons, before reappearing as Shado's twin sister Mei for two episodes of season three and 1 episode in season 4. In 2015, Jade starred opposite Asian action star Tony Jaa, Dolph Lundgren and Ron Perlman in “Skin Trade” as the leading lady. Shortly after, she was cast to play the character April in Indie film "April Flowers". In 2016, Jade rejoins Wu Jing to play the lead actress in the sequel of Chinese Franchise Wolf Warrior alongside China's Zhang Han & Frank Grillo (Captain America). Distributors have guaranteed a minimum box office of $120 million (RMB800 million) from mainland Chinese theaters, when it releases in August next year.
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