Joie Qu Ying (; born July 2, 1971 in

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) is a Chinese

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and actress.

Life

She graduated from the modern drama class at the Artistic School of Hunan, and later became a cast member in the Hunan Repertory Theatre. In 1990, she started working as a professional model as she joined a

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team in

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. Then she participated, and ended up as a runner-up, in the New Silk Road Chinese Modeling Competition()in 1991.

Modeling career

After the modeling competition, Qu acted in a large number of television series and films. First in series "Plum Woman" in 1990, the most memorable ones are "Love Talks"() and its spinoff sequel, "Adieu". She also started her singing career when she released her debut album "Fly With Me" in 1994. She signed with music record company BMG in 1997 and released four other albums up to date. Qu has been called "China's first generation of

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," and has represented international brands such as

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and

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cosmetics. In 2007, Qu agreed to take the host spot for

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(CNTM閃亮模坊), the Chinese version of American reality show

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.瞿颖将成为CNTM女主持 When the show began, however, the producers, chose Chinese supermodel

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to host the show. Qu Ying is currently living happily in the town of Beijing, China.

Filmography

* ''Six Years, Six Days'' (2017) * ''Are You Ready to Marry Me'' (2014) * ''Mystery'' (2012) * ''Car Embarrassed'' (2012) * '' Black Ransom'' (2010) * ''

Call for Love ''Call for Love'' ( zh, s=爱情呼叫转移 , p=Àiqíng hūjiào zhuǎnyí) is a Chinese romantic comedy film directed by Zhang Jianya. The film premiered in China on February 8, 2007. It stars Xu Zheng, Fan Bingbing, and Eva Huang. Plot After ...

'' (2007) * ''

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'' (2007) * '' I'm Seducible'' (2006) * ''

The Twins Effect II ''The Twins Effect II'' is a 2004 Hong Kong action fantasy film directed by Corey Yuen and Patrick Leung. The film is a sequel to '' The Twins Effect'' (2003), but has a completely different story from the first film. It starred Charlene Choi an ...

'' (2004) * ''Asian Charlie's Angels'' (2004) (TV series) * ''

Fascination Amour ''Fascination Amour'' is a 1999 Hong Kong romantic comedy film directed by Herman Yau and starring Andy Lau and Hikari Ishida. Plot Albert Lai (Andy Lau) is the only child of Hong Kong's richest tycoon. Albert brings Kathy ( Qu Ying), a waitre ...

'' (1999) * '' Keep Cool'' (1997)

References

External links

* (in Chinese, English and Japanese) {{DEFAULTSORT:Qu, Yung 1971 births Living people Chinese female models Actresses from Hunan People from Changde Chinese film actresses Chinese television actresses 20th-century Chinese actresses 21st-century Chinese actresses Participants in Chinese reality television series 21st-century Chinese women singers