Chen Shu (born 3 September 1977) is a Chinese singer and actress.

Early life and education

Chen was born Chen Shu () in Huangshi, Hubei, in a musical family, the daughter of Chen Zongshan (), a dancer in

Huangshi Huangshi (), alternatively romanized as Hwangshih, is a prefecture-level city in southeastern Hubei province, People's Republic of China. Its population was 2,469,079 inhabitants at the 2020 census; 1,567,108 of whom lived in the built-up (''or ...

. Her maternal grandparents were professors at

Hubei University Hubei University (), colloquially known in Chinese as Huda () was founded in 1931 and is as a key comprehensive university in Hubei Province, People's Republic of China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country ...

. Chen studied at Medium Dance School affiliated to

Beijing Dance Academy The Beijing Dance Academy (BDA, ) is a municipal public professional dance college at Haidian, Beijing. The academy is the highest institution for dance education and assessment in the People's Republic of China, conducting the nationwide teache ...

and worked as an actress in China Song and Dance Ensemble from 1992 to 1999. Chen graduated from

Central Academy of Drama The Central Academy of Drama (), abbreviated Zhong Xi (), is a drama school in Beijing, China. It is a Chinese state Double First Class University Plan university identified by the Ministry of Education of China. The school is the first theatre ...

in 2001, where she majored in acting.

Career

After graduation, Chen joined the

National Theatre Company of China The National Theater of China or National Theater Company of China (), based in Beijing, is China's national theatrical company, founded on December 25, 2001 with the merger of China National Youth Theater () and China National Experimental Theat ...

. Chen made her acting debut in ''Urban Sky'' (2000), playing Mao Xiaoqi. Chen's first film role was uncredited appearance in the film ''Vast Sky'' (2002). In 2008, Chen starred as Bai Liusu in the romantic comedy television series ''Love in a Fallen City'', adapted from

Eileen Chang Eileen Chang ( zh, t=張愛玲, s=张爱玲, first=t, w=Chang1 Ai4-ling2, p=Zhāng Àilíng；September 30, 1920 – September 8, 1995), also known as Chang Ai-ling or Zhang Ailing, or by her pen name Liang Jing (梁京), was a Chinese-born Am ...

's novel of the same title. That same year, she had a cameo appearance in ''

The Founding of a Republic ''The Founding of a Republic'' is a Chinese historical drama produced in 2009 to mark the 60th anniversary of the People's Republic of China and was made to portray the final years of the Chinese Communist Revolution that followed the end of the ...

'', a historical film. Chen won the Golden Eagle Award for Best Actress for her performance in ''Iron Pear'' (2010). In 2012, Chen starred as Amy in the suspense film '' The Second Woman''.

Personal life

On 16 September 2011, Chen married

Chinese-Australian Chinese Australians () are Australians of Overseas Chinese, Chinese ancestry. Chinese Australians are one of the largest groups within the global Overseas Chinese, Chinese diaspora, and are the largest Asian Australian community. Per capita, Au ...

musician Zhao Yinyin (), a graduate of the

Sydney Conservatorium of Music The Sydney Conservatorium of Music (formerly the New South Wales State Conservatorium of Music and known by the moniker "The Con") is a heritage-listed music school in Macquarie Street, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It is one of the old ...

and

The Juilliard School The Juilliard School ( ) is a private performing arts conservatory in New York City. Established in 1905, the school trains about 850 undergraduate and graduate students in dance, drama, and music. It is widely regarded as one of the most elit ...

Filmography

Film

Television series

Theater

Awards and nominations

References

External links

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