Zhu Zhu (actress)

Zhu Zhu

Zhu Zhu, at the Cannes Film Festival, in 2012.
Native name 朱珠
Born July 19, 1984[1]
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 (actress)
Traditional Chinese 朱珠
Simplified Chinese 朱珠

Zhu Zhu (born 19 July 1984) is a Chinese actress and singer. She rose to fame as a VJ on MTV China.[2]

Life

Early life

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.[1] Her grandfather is Zhu Xuzhi, a major general of the People's Liberation Army.[1]

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.[1]

Career

In 2005, Zhu joined the MTV China and hosted music programs on China's domestic MTV network.[1] Zhu was discovered by talent scouts after winning a local singing contest in Beijing, then placing third at the national level.[3]

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.[1]

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.[1] The film grossed $3.1 million on its first day.[4]

In 2012, Zhu participated in five flims, such as Shanghai Calling, Secret Sharer and Cloud Atlas.

After playing minor roles in various films, Zhu received her first leading role in a series called Great Mr. Zhou. She earned critical acclaim for this performance and began to get roles in larger scale productions.

In 2014, Zhu starred in a supporting role in the romantic comedy film The Old Cinderella, produced by Lu Chuan.[5]

In 2014, Zhu played the female lead in the film Last Flight, opposite Ed Westwick and featuring Leon Lee and Cary Alexander.

In 2014, Zhu began starring in the American TV series Marco Polo which premiered on Netflix in December 2014.[6]

Personal life

Zhu dated Lapo Elkann in May 2012, they split in 2013.[7]

Works

Film

Year Title Chinese Title Role Notes
2011 What Women Want 《我知女人心》 Guest
2012 Shanghai Calling 《纽约客@上海》 Fang Fang
Cloud Atlas 《云图》 Megan
The Man with the Iron Fists 《铁拳》 Chi Chi
Cannibal Grass 《食人草》
2014 The Old Cinderella 《脱轨时代》 [8]
Last Flight 《绝命航班》 Lorain [9]
A Bed Affair 《床上关系2》 Short film
Secret Sharer 《秘密分享者》 Li
2015 Tales of Mystery 《怪谈》
Great Mr. Zhou 《了不起的周先生》 Ning Dai
Dark Hole 《暗洞惊魂》
Be Careful of No Shadow Man 《小心没有影子的人》 Zhang Jingru

Television

Year Title Chinese Title Role Notes
2014 Marco Polo 《马可·波罗》 Kököchin

Album

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 "Sexy Chinese actress and hostess Zhu Zhu". Retrieved 2012.
  2. ↑ Shapiro, Bee. "Zhu Zhu, a Star in ‘Marco Polo,’ on Her Easy Beauty Regime". nytimes.com. The New York Times. Retrieved 5 January 2015.
  3. ↑ "Young Hollywood interview with Zhu Zhu". Young Hollywood. November 14, 2014. Retrieved November 29, 2014.
  4. ↑ 《铁拳》北美票房飘红 朱珠作品登好莱坞 (in Chinese). Sina. Retrieved 2012.
  5. ↑ "Zhu Zhu: My Role in 'The Old Cinderella' Is Sexy and Attractive". CRL. Retrieved 2014.
  6. ↑ "Netflix's 'Marco Polo' Sets Its Cast". THR.com. April 8, 2014. Retrieved April 8, 2014.
  7. ↑ "Chinese starlet Zhu Zhu". Retrieved 2012.
  8. ↑ 《脱轨时代》曝幕后特辑 众人欢乐吐槽朱珠 (in Chinese). Tencent. Retrieved 2014.
  9. ↑ 《绝命航班》深圳公映 绯闻男孩艾德最爱朱珠 (in Chinese). Retrieved 2014.

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