Livi Zheng
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April 3, 1989 East Java, Indonesia |
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| Years active | 2004–present |
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Livi Zheng (born April 3, 1989) is an Indonesian producer, director, screenwriter, actress, and stuntwoman.[1] She began her career as a stuntwoman at the age of fifteen and has since directed Brush with Danger (2014)[2] and she just finished shooting another action thriller starring Tony Todd,[3] John Savage, Ken Zheng, Keith David, Madeline Zima and Sean Patrick Flannery.
Early life
Zheng was born in East Java, Indonesia on April 3, 1989. At the age of four, she and her family moved to Jakarta, Indonesia. Zheng has one younger brother, Ken who is also involved with film and martial arts. She and her brother moved to Beijing when she was fifteen, and to the United States when she was eighteen.[4][5]
Martial arts and stunt work
Zheng represented Washington State’s Karate team during her college years and won more than 25 medals and trophies for regional as well as national competition throughout the United States.[6] Zheng won competitions ranging from 2009 US Open, Orlando, 36th Annual Shorinryu Open Karate Championships, to 2010 Washington State Karate Federation Invitational Tournament and USA National Karate Federation Qualifier.[7]
Zheng started working as a stunt person at age fifteen in Indonesia. She worked on popular thirty-episode television series Laksamana Cheng Ho,[4] and eventually moved to Beijing, China at the age of sixteen to continue research and work on the series.[4]
Education
Zheng attended elementary and middle school in Indonesia, and while working on her stunt career, Zheng attended the Western Academy of Beijing.[4] After graduating from the Western Academy, Zheng attended the University of Washington, where she earned her bachelor’s degree in economics in two and a half years, and was inducted into the International Economics Honor Society. She is currently a Master's candidate at the University of Southern California's School of Cinematic Arts.[6]
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2015 | Untitled Action Thriller | Director, producer | |
| 2014 | Brush with Danger | Qiang Alice | Producer, director, actress |
| 2014 | Legend of the East | Producer | |
| 2013 | The Empire's Throne | Suhita | Producer, actress |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Featured episodes | Notes |
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| 2013 | A Day with a Star | Self | 1 | Interview |
| 2008 | Laksamana Cheng Ho | Producer, stunts, actress | 30 | Historical drama |
Brush with Danger
Zheng directed, produced, starred in and did stunt work for Brush with Danger, which was shot over 27 days in 2013 in Seattle, Washington and Los Angeles, California. The film follows a pair of siblings as they try to use their respective skills to survive in a foreign land, portrayed by Zheng and her real-life brother, Ken.[6][7][8][9]
Untitled Action Thriller
In June 2014, Zheng reassembled her filmmaking team from Brush with Danger to shoot the Los Angeles-set martial arts thriller, starring Tony Todd, John Savage, Ken Zheng, Keith David, Madeline Zima and Sean Patrick Flannery.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Livi Zheng IMDB Biography". Retrieved August 10, 2014.
- ↑ "Bloomberg Businessweek". Retrieved August 27, 2014.
- ↑ "Livi Zheng on her way to Hollywood". Retrieved August 27, 2014.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 Manief, Rizel (August 13, 2008). "Indonesian child star in Laksamana Cheng Ho". Jawa Pos.
- ↑ "An Indonesian Kid Makes Hollywood Film". Retrieved August 27, 2014.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 "She's an Indonesian kid, making films in Washington". Retrieved August 10, 2014.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 "Sutradara Muda Indonesia". Retrieved August 27, 2014.
- ↑ "Livi Zheng on her Way to Hollywood". Retrieved August 27, 2014.
- ↑ "Sutradara Indonesia Bikin". Retrieved August 27, 2014.