Zhu Zhu (actress)

Zhu Zhu
Zhu Zhu, at the Cannes Film Festival, in 2012.
Native name	朱珠
Born	(1984-07-19) July 19, 1984 (age 32) Beijing
Residence	Beijing
Nationality	Chinese
Alma mater	Beijing Technology and Business University
Occupation	Actress, singer, hostess
Years active	2011–present
Agent	CAA
Notable work	Cloud Atlas What Women Want The Man with the Iron Fists Marco Polo
Television	MTV China
Parent(s)	Father: Zhu Hanbin
Relatives	Grandfather: Zhu Xuzhi

Zhu Zhu (born 19 July 1984) is a Chinese actress and singer. She rose to fame as a VJ on MTV China.

Zhu was born in a military family in Beijing on July 19, 1984, with her ancestral home in Linhai, Zhejiang, the daughter of Zhu Hanbin (simplified Chinese: 朱汉斌; traditional Chinese: 朱漢斌), a Chinese businessman. Her grandfather is Zhu Xuzhi, a major general of the People's Liberation Army.

Zhu started to learn the piano at the age of 3. When she was a junior school student, she performed Beauty and the Beast, an English stage.

Zhu graduated from Beijing Technology and Business University, where she majored in electronics and information engineering.

In 2005, Zhu joined the MTV China and hosted music programs on China's domestic MTV network. Zhu was discovered by talent scouts after winning a local singing contest in Beijing, then placing third at the national level.

Zhu signed with music label MBOX in 2007 and her first album was released in 2009.

In 2010, Zhu made her film debut in What Women Want, a Chinese romantic comedy film starring Andy Lau and Gong Li.

In 2012, Zhu played the character Qi Qi in an American martial arts film The Man with the Iron Fists, alongside RZA, Russell Crowe, Cung Le, Lucy Liu, Byron Mann, Rick Yune, David Bautista, and Jamie Chung. The film grossed $3.1 million on its first day.