Jessica Hsuan
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| Jessica Hsuan (宣萱) | |
| Birth name | Jessica Hester Hsuan |
| Born | August 18, 1970 (age 36) Hong Kong, China |
Jessica Hester Hsuan (Chinese: 宣萱 [IPA: syn hyn]) or Suen Huen (born August 18, 1970 in Hong Kong) is a Chinese actress.
She is currently one of the most popular television actresses of Hong Kong. She started her career in late 1992 and early 1993. Back in the 90's, Jessica was constantly in the limelight for not getting along with a few actresses.
Jessica will be changing her contract to a "per-series" as of late 2006, after it was disclosed that she did not renew her current contract. She will no longer be under TVB management, and will be under her former manager, Carri Ma.
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[edit] Quick Facts
- Jessica Hester Hsuan was born on August 18, 1970 - the year of the Dog
- First English name "Jessica" is given by her father
- Middle English name "Hester" is given by her mother since her first name is Esther
- Last name "Hsuan" is a Chinese last name. It is written in Wade-Giles romanization
- "Suen Huen" - Chinese full name - is written in form of Cantonese language where "Suen" is the last name and "Huen" is the first name
- Height: 171cm (5'7")
- Weight: 49 kg
- Origin: Shanghai
- Place of Birth: Hong Kong
- Dialect: Shanghaiese
- Family: parents and an elder brother
- Six adopted dogs: Ding Ding, Boom Boom, Fatty, Beep Beep, Lulu and Junior
- Education:
- Maryknoll Convent School (Hongkong)
- Pooi To Middle School (Hongkong)
- (Jessica studied abroad in England when she was 13 years old)
- Brighton Roedean School (England)
- Imperial College (University of London) - Graduated with a Bachelor Degree "Materials Science and Engineering" in 1992
- Status: Currently single
- Dated an orthodontist, Kevin Chan (2003-2005)
- Dated a businessman, Ronald Wing (1996-2002)
- Dated an actor, Dicky Cheung (1993-1996)
- Employment: actress contract-series under TVB management
- Joined TVB in late 1992 to present
- Supervisor 06/2005 to present: Pansy Tam
- Supervisor 1993-06/03/2005: Carri ma (note: "ma" isn't Carri's last name. It means "mother". Carri took a very good care of Jessica for over 10 years in show business, and Jessica loves her like a 2nd mother. It almost becomes a nickname for Carri. And that's why Jessica, fans and some other artists usually call Carri as "Carri ma".
- Current contract: TVB, Two year ones series per year- effective September 2004 ends September 2006
She hinted that she will be changing her contract to a "per-series". Jessica says that a lot of other people in the entertainment industry are looking for her, but she still believes in the end, that TVB is the best. Jessica recently made a guest appearance at the Star Awards 2006 held at the St.James Power Station in Singapore, where she gave out the Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes prize.
[edit] Filmography
[edit] Series
- The Edge of Righteousness (1993)
- Eternity(1993)
- The Master of Martial Arts (1994)
- Class of Distinction (1994)
- Happy Harmony (1994)
- A Good Match From Heaven (1995)
- File of Justice IV (1995)
- Outburst (1995)
- Cold Blood Warm Heart (1996)
- File of Justice V (1996)
- Old Time Buddy (1997)
- A Recipe From the Heart (1997)
- Secret of the Heart (1998)
- Rural Hero (1998)
- Man's Best Friend (1999)
- Detective Investigation Files IV (1999)
- Game of Deceit (1999)
- Witness To A Prosecution (1999)
- When Dreams Come True (2000)
- A Matter of Customs (2000)
- A Step into the Past (2001)
- Invisible Journey (2002)
- Burning Flame II (2002)
- Golden Faith (2002)
- Square Pegs (2003)
- Eternity: A Chinese Ghost Story (2003)
- Lady Fan (2004)
- A Handful of Love (2004)
- Just Love (2005)
- Life Made Simple (2005)
- Dicey Business (2006)
- The Drive of Life (2007)
- Parental Guidance (Mediacorp) (2007)
- Hang Over of Hong Kong(CCTV) (2007)
[edit] Telemovies
- Modern Love Story I (1993)
- Mary's Choice (1993)
- Twilight Tubes I (1993)
- Passion Among Us (1994)
- Burden Of Proof (1994)
- She Was Married To A Mob (1996)
- Love Paradise (2004)
[edit] Films
- 01:00 am (1993)
- Flirting Scholar (1993)
- Tom, Dick and Harry (1994)
- Mr. Mumble (1994)
- Hero (1995)
- Hunted Hunter (1997)
- Up For The Rising Sun (1997)
- The Masked Prosecutor(1999)
- And I Hate You So (2000)
