Zhou Xun

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Zhou Xun 周迅
Background information
Born	October 18, 1976 (age 30)
Origin	Quzhou, Zhejiang, China
Genre(s)	Cpop
Occupation(s)	Singer, Actress
Associated acts	Sun Na in Perhaps Love

Zhou Xun (Chinese: 周迅; pinyin: Zhōu Xùn; born 18 October 1976 in Quzhou, Zhejiang, China) is an internationally acclaimed Chinese actress and singer.

She caught international attention through her roles in Lou Ye's Suzhou River in 2000 and Dai Sijie's film adaptation of the book of same name Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress in 2002. In 2003, she starred in the television remake of Jinyong's novel The Legend of the Condor Heroes (射鵰英雄傳) as "Huang Rong" with actor Li Yapeng, which furthered her career to the wuxia genre.

Zhou then successfully entered the Hong Kong film market in Peter Chan's Perhaps Love in 2005. This role gained her the Best Actress award in the Hong Kong Film Awards. Aside from acting, she has also released solo albums in 2003 titled Summer (夏天) and in 2005 Come Across (偶遇), and sang for Baober In Love, Xin Bian Guo Le Xi San Meng You Xian Jing, and Perhaps Love motion picture soundtracks.

After The Legend of the Condor Heroes, her another wuxia project is Feng Xiaogang's The Banquet, she plays a supporting role and her singing is also featured in the movie and on the soundtrack ^{[1] [2]}

Contents 1 TV Series 2 Filmography 3 References 4 External links

[edit] TV Series

• The Legend of the Condor Heroes (射鵰英雄傳) (2002)
• Love Story in Shanghai
• Palace of Desire (大明宮詞) (2000)
• April Rhapsody (人間四月天) (1999)
• Business Family
• Beach
• Home
• Hei Fen
• Du Shi Qing Yuan
• Maid in Green

[edit] Filmography

• The Banquet (夜宴) (2006)
• Perhaps Love (如果·愛) (2005)
• Stolen Life (2005)
• Baober in Love (2004)
• A West Lake Moment (2004)
• Where Have All the Flowers Gone (2002)
• Beijing Bicycle (2001)
• Hollywood Hong-Kong (香港有個好萊塢) (2001)
• The Emperor and the Assassin (1999)

[edit] References

1. ^ The Banquet Soundtrack Official Page
2. ^ Review of The Banquet Soundtrack

[edit] External links

• Xun Zhou at the Internet Movie Database
• Zhou Xun Photos at ImageVale