Zhou Xun
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Zhou at the MTV Movie Awards in Beijing 2002.
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| Chinese name | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pinyin | Zhōu Xùn (Mandarin) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jyutping | Zau1 Seon3 (Cantonese) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vietnamese name | Chu Tấn | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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October 18, 1974 Quzhou, Zhejiang |
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| Other name(s) | Zhou Gongzi (周公子, "Young Gentleman Zhou") | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Actress, singer, model | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Voice type(s) | Lyric Contralto | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years active | 1991–present | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Spouse(s) | Archie Kao (m. 2014) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Parents | Zhou Tianning (father) Chen Yiqin (mother) |
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Zhou Xun (born October 18, 1974) is a Chinese actress and singer. She gained international fame for her earlier roles in Suzhou River (2000) and Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress (2002).
Zhou has won Best Actress honors from Asian Film Awards, Beijing College Student Film Festival, Chinese Director's Association Awards, Chinese Film Media Awards, Golden Bauhinia Awards, Golden Horse Awards, Golden Rooster Awards, Hong Kong Film Awards, Hong Kong Film Critics Society Awards, Hundred Flowers Awards and Shanghai Film Critics Awards; as well as the French award-giving body Festival du Film de Paris. She is regarded as one of the Four Dan Actresses of China.
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. She had her schooling in Quzhou No.1 Middle School. After she graduated,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.
Zhou debuted in the comedy movie The Pampered Wife. The same year, she auditioned for a minor role in Chen Kaige's Temptress Moon and was praised for her acting skills. Chen Kaige then invited her to star in his film The Emperor and the Assassin, where she played a blind girl.
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