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list in 2013, 23rd in 2014, 32nd in 2015, 48th in 2017, and 90th in 2019.

Early life

Born in Xindian township,

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), Shu Qi went to

at the age of 17 to seek a film career. She eventually came under the management of Hong Kong film producer Manfred Wong, who signed her to several Hong Kong Category III films such as '' Sex & Zen II'' (1996).

Career

Shu Qi starred in Derek Yee's 1996 film '' Viva Erotica'', about the erotic film industry in Hong Kong, with Karen Mok and Leslie Cheung. She received the Best Supporting Actress award for her performance in ''Viva Erotica'' at the

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in 1997. She has since appeared in Hong Kong films such as '' Portland Street Blues'' (1998), '' City of Glass'' (1998), the box office hit ''

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'' (1999),

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's ''The Island Tales'' (1999) and Hou Hsiao-hsien's ''

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'' (2001), making her transition into mainstream acting. In 2002, Shu starred in the French film '' The Transporter'', the first installment of the ''

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'' franchise. This marked her first foray into the American market. In 2008 she had a small but memorable role in the American romantic comedy '' New York, I Love You''. Among Shu's earlier notable works were '' The Foliage'' (2004), a romance film set in Yunnan during the Cultural Revolution. She won the Best Actress award at the 13th Shanghai Film Critics Awards for her performance. Shu worked with Hou again in '' Three Times'' (2005), which competed at the

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and won Shu the Best Actress award at the Golden Horse Awards. In 2006, Shu starred in the third installment of the gangster film ''My Wife Is a Gangster'' alongside Korean actor Lee Beom-soo. She also starred alongside Tony Leung Chiu-wai and

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in the crime drama '' Confession of Pain''. Shu was a member of the jury of the Berlin International Film Festival in 2008 and the

in 2009. The same year, she was honored at the Huabiao Awards as Best Actress for the Taiwan and Hong Kong region for her performance in the romantic comedy film '' If You Are the One'', directed by

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. The romantic comedy was the highest-grossing Chinese film of the year. Shu starred in '' Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons'' (2013), directed by

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and loosely based on the Chinese literary classic ''

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''. The film overtook '' Lost in Thailand'' to become the highest-grossing Chinese movie. Shu reunited with Hou in his first

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film, '' The Assassin'' (2015), starring as the title character. The film received overwhelmingly positive reviews at the

, and Shu won the Best Actress award at the Asian Film Festival. The same year, she starred in the blockbuster film '' Mojin: The Lost Legend'', adapted from popular adventure novel series '' Ghost Blows Out the Light''. In 2016, Shu, Feng Shaofeng and Victoria Song starred in the Chinese remake of '' My Best Friend's Wedding''. She was also cast in fantasy comedy ''

The Village of No Return ''The Village of No Return'' ( zh, 健忘村) is a 2017 Taiwanese-Chinese action comedy film directed by Chen Yu-hsun, starring Shu Qi, Wang Qianyuan, Joseph Chang, Eric Tsang and Tony Yang. It was released on January 26, 2017 in Taiwan and on Janu ...

'', which premiered at the first day of Spring Festival in 2017. In 2017, Shu starred in Stephen Fung's '' The Adventurers'' alongside Jean Reno and

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. Shu appears in the 2019 science fiction film ''

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'', adapted from the 2006 novel ''Once Upon a Time in Shanghai''.

Other activities

From 2006 to 2009, Shu Qi was selected by Kenzo Takada to be part of the third advertising campaign for its successful fragrance ''Flower by Kenzo''. She also worked as a spokesperson for Shiatzy Chen. Shu Qi has been representing

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in Asia as a brand ambassador since 2008. In 2009, she, along with

and Paint-a-Smile Foundation, repainted the murals on the walls of the cardiology department at the Beijing Children's Hospital. Shu Qi has also been Emporio Armani's Asian ambassador for its Fall/Winter 2010 collection. Shu is also the brand spokesperson for

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in China.

Personal life

Shu married Hong Kong actor-director Stephen Fung in 2016. The two had met on the set of the romance drama '' Bishonen'' in 1997, and dated for four years.

Filmography

Film

Television series

Discography

Awards and nominations

References

External links

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Shu Qi at hkmdb

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