Huang Shengyi (, born February 11, 1983),
also known as Eva Huang, is a Chinese actress and singer.
Early life and education
Huang was born and raised in
Shanghai
Shanghai (; , , Standard Mandarin pronunciation: ) is one of the four direct-administered municipalities of the People's Republic of China (PRC). The city is located on the southern estuary of the Yangtze River, with the Huangpu River flowin ...
. Her father was educated in the United States and lived there in the early 1990s, while her mother worked as an editor in a newspaper agency in Shanghai. She graduated from the
Beijing Film Academy
Beijing Film Academy (BFA; ) is a coeducational state-run higher education institution in Beijing, China. The film school is the largest institution specializing in the tertiary education for film and television production in Asia. The academy ...
in 2001.
Career
Eva Huang rose to fame after starring in
Stephen Chow's action comedy film ''
Kung Fu Hustle
''Kung Fu Hustle'' ( zh, c=功夫, l=Kung Fu) is a 2004 Cantonese-language action comedy film directed, produced, co-written by, and starring Stephen Chow. The film tells the story of a murderous neighbourhood gang, a poor village with unlik ...
'' (2004).
''Kung Fu Hustle'' took a record 155 million yuan at box offices across the Chinese mainland, making it China's top-grossing film in 2004. In August the following year, she ended her contract with Chow's company after appearing in a magazine photo shoot without their consent.
Huang then starred in ''
Dragon Squad
''Dragon Squad'' () is a 2005 Hong Kong action film co-written and directed by Daniel Lee, co-produced by Steven Seagal and starring Vanness Wu, Sammo Hung, Michael Biehn, Maggie Q, and Simon Yam.
Plot
Interpol agent Wang Sun-Ho states that ...
'' (2005), which received critical acclaim and was among the first films to be listed in the permanent collection by the National Museum of China.
Starting in 2006, Huang worked with China Juli Group on a number of television series, including ''Fairy Couple'' (2007) and ''
The Shadow of Empress Wu'' (2007). ''Fairy Couple'' was the highest rated drama of the year, and led to increased recognition for Huang. She also starred in the
television adaptation of
Louis Cha
Louis Cha Leung-yung (; 10 March 1924 – 30 October 2018), better known by his pen name Jin Yong (), pronounced "Gum Yoong" in Cantonese, was a Chinese wuxia ("martial arts and chivalry") novelist and essayist who co-founded the Hong Kong dail ...
's novel ''
Sword Stained with Royal Blood
''Sword Stained with Royal Blood'' is a wuxia novel by Jin Yong (Louis Cha). It was first serialised in the Hong Kong newspaper '' Hong Kong Commercial Daily'' between 1 January 1956 and 31 December 1956.The date conforms to the data published ...
''.
In 2008, Huang released her first solo album, titled ''Huang Shengyi''.
In 2009, Huang became the CEO of China Juli Group's Entertainment Media Co., Ltd, drawing a six-figure salary annually. The same year, she appeared in a minor role in the Hollywood science fiction film ''
Race to Witch Mountain
''Race to Witch Mountain'' is a 2009 American science fiction adventure thriller film directed by Andy Fickman, starring Dwayne Johnson in the lead role, with AnnaSophia Robb, Alexander Ludwig, Ciarán Hinds, and Carla Gugino. The latest in a se ...
''.
In 2011, Huang starred alongside
Jet Li
Li Lianjie (courtesy name Yangzhong; born 26 April 1963), better known by his stage name Jet Li, is a Chinese film actor, film producer, martial artist, and retired Wushu champion. He is a naturalized Singaporean citizen.
After three years o ...
and
Raymond Lam
Raymond Lam (; Jyutping: lam4 fung1; born 8 December 1979) is a Hong Kong actor and singer who is best known for roles in the television dramas ''A Step into the Past'', ''Twin of Brothers'', '' Moonlight Resonance'', '' Highs and Lows'' and '' Lin ...
in ''
The Sorcerer and the White Snake'' where she played the White Snake Demon. She then starred in ''The Locked Door'' (2012), a film which tells about the life story of a girl from noble family, who was raped at young age. The film won the Best Feature at the Monaco Charity Film Festival.
In 2013, Huang starred in the romance drama ''Marriage Rules''.
This is the first production created by Huang's own studio, and it was a commercial and ratings success.
In 2014, Huang starred alongside
Donnie Yen
Donnie Yen Chi-tan (; born 27 July 1963) is a Hong Kong actor, martial artist, and action director. Yen is one of Hong Kong's top action stars. Yen is widely credited for bringing mixed martial arts (MMA) into the mainstream Asian cinema by cho ...
in the action comedy film ''
Iceman'', which won her the Best Actress award at the
Huading Awards
The Huading Awards are a set of entertainment awards in China. The awards were set up by Tianxia Yingcai Cultural Media Co., LTD () in 2007 in Beijing and are held more than once each year across multiple entertainment media from Chinese televis ...
for her performance.
In 2015, Huang was cast in the war epic film ''
Air Strike''.
Filmography
Film
Television series
Variety show
Discography
Albums
Singles
Awards
References
External links
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1983 births
Beijing Film Academy alumni
Chinese film actresses
Chinese television actresses
Living people
Singers from Shanghai
Actresses from Shanghai
21st-century Chinese actresses
21st-century Chinese women singers