Xiong Naijin (; born 14 October 1982) is a Chinese actress. She is best known for her roles as Zhou Jiamin on ''
How Much Sorrow Do You Have
''How Much Sorrow Do You Have'', also known as ''The Real Warrior'' in some countries, is a 2005 Chinese historical drama produced by Beijing HualuBaina Film & TV Co. It was first broadcast on China Television in Taiwan in August 2005. In mainland ...
'', Princess Weichang on ''
The Prince of Han Dynasty Part 3: Iron Blood and the Pages of History'' and Cong Hui on ''Ice and Fire of Youth'', and has also starred in a number of films, including ''
The First President
''The First President'' () is a 2011 Chinese biographical film directed by Wang Caitao, produced by Han Sanping, and starring Qiu Xinzhi, Nie Mei, Liu Jing, Han Geng, Tian Liang, Johnny Zhang, Xiong Naijin and He Jie. The film is about the lif ...
'', ''
Tai Chi 0
''Tai Chi 1: 0'' (太極之零開始) or ''Tai Chi Zero'' (太極:從零開始) is a 2012 Chinese 3D martial arts film directed by Stephen Fung. It is a fictitious retelling of how the Chen style of the martial art t'ai chi ch'uan, that for ...
'', ''
Tai Chi Hero
''Tai Chi Hero'' (太極2 英雄崛起) is a 2012 Hong Kong-Chinese 3D martial arts film directed by Stephen Fung, written and produced by Chen Kuo-fu. It is the sequel to Fung's 2012 film '' Tai Chi Zero''. It was released in Hong Kong on 25 ...
'', ''
The Deathday Party
''The Deathday Party'' () is a 2014 Chinese suspense thriller film directed by Xie Hang. It was released on September 19, 2014.
Cast
*Anita Yuen
*Archie Kao
*Xiong Naijin
Xiong Naijin (; born 14 October 1982) is a Chinese actress. She is best ...
'', and ''
Ex-Files''.
Early life and education
Xiong was born in
Chongqing
Chongqing ( or ; ; Sichuanese dialects, Sichuanese pronunciation: , Standard Mandarin pronunciation: ), Postal Romanization, alternately romanized as Chungking (), is a Direct-administered municipalities of China, municipality in Southwes ...
,
China
China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population exceeding 1.4 billion, slightly ahead of India. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and ...
, on October 14, 1982. In 1997 she attended the Sichuan Arts School. One year later, she entered the Sichuan Troupe of Ballad Singers, where she worked as a ''Qingyin'' actress. In 2002 she was accepted to
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 h ...
and graduated in 2006.
Acting career
In 2003, when she was a freshman at Beijing Film Academy, Xiong made her acting debut in ''Crime Scene'', playing a policewoman.
In 2004, she played Zhou Jiamin, Queen Zhou the Younger in the historical melodrama ''
How Much Sorrow Do You Have
''How Much Sorrow Do You Have'', also known as ''The Real Warrior'' in some countries, is a 2005 Chinese historical drama produced by Beijing HualuBaina Film & TV Co. It was first broadcast on China Television in Taiwan in August 2005. In mainland ...
''. That same year, she also starred in the costume mystery drama ''Dixue Feicui''.
In 2005, she had a key supporting role in the historical television series ''
The Prince of Han Dynasty
''The Prince of Han Dynasty'' is a three-season Chinese television series featuring a fictionalised life story of Liu Che, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty. Season 1 was first broadcast on Beijing Television in 2001 in mainland China, followed by t ...
'', playing the daughter (Princess Weichang) of
Huang Xiaoming
Huang Xiaoming or Mark Huang (, born 13 November 1977) is a Chinese actor, singer, and model. He graduated from the Performance Institute of the Beijing Film Academy in 2000. Huang first rose to prominence in 2001 for playing Emperor Wu of Han i ...
's and Ruping's characters. That same year, she had a minor role as Qiu Xiang in the costume drama ''The First Marriage''.
In 2006, she was cast in the lead role of Wulan in the
wuxia
( ), which literally means "martial heroes", is a genre of Chinese fiction concerning the adventures of martial artists in ancient China. Although is traditionally a form of historical fiction, its popularity has caused it to be adapted f ...
television series ''Big Shots'', based on the novel by the same name by
Gu Long
Xiong Yaohua (7 June 1938 – 21 September 1985), better known by his pen name Gu Long, was a Hong Kong-born Taiwanese novelist, screenwriter, film producer and director. A graduate of Cheng Kung Senior High School and Tamkang University, Xion ...
.
In 2008, she appeared in ''The Last Prince'', a historical television series starring
Feng Yuanzheng
Feng Yuanzheng (; born November 16, 1962 in Beijing) is a Chinese actor.
Selected filmography
*1995: ''Postman''
*1998: '' Records of Kangxi's Travel Incognito''
*2003: ''Purple Butterfly''
*2004: ''A World Without Thieves''
*2004: ''Shanghai ...
and
Xu Fan
Xu Fan (, born 16 August 1967) is a Chinese actress and Asian Film Awards winner. She married film director Feng Xiaogang
Feng Xiaogang (; born 18 March 1958 in Beijing) is a Chinese film director, screenwriter, actor, producer and politician ...
. That same year, she co-starred with
Chen Kun
Chen Kun (; born February 4, 1976), sometimes credited as Aloys Chen, is a Chinese actor and singer. He gained recognition from television dramas ''Love Story in Shanghai'' and ''The Story of a Noble Family'' and rose to international prominence wi ...
and
Li Xiaoran
Li Xiaoran (; born 8 May 1976) is a Chinese actress. She graduated from Beijing Dance Academy at the age of 17, and was the only dancer recruited into the Oriental Song and Dance Troupe from Beijing.
Filmography
Television series
Awards and ...
in ''Remembrance of Dreams Past''.
In 2009, she participated in ''Ghost Catcher - Legend of Beauty'', a
shenmo
Gods and demons fiction () is a subgenre of fantasy fiction that revolves around the deities, immortals, and monsters of Chinese mythology. The term ''shenmo xiaoshuo'', coined in the early 20th century by the writer and literary historian Lu X ...
television series.
In 2010, she filmed in ''
All Men Are Brothers
''Water Margin'' (''Shuihu zhuan'') is one of the earliest Chinese novels written in vernacular Mandarin, and is attributed to Shi Nai'an. It is also translated as ''Outlaws of the Marsh'' and ''All Men Are Brothers''.
The story, which is ...
'' as Yan Xijiao, adapted from
Shi Nai'an
Shi Nai'an (, ca. 1296–1372) was a Chinese writer from the Yuan and early Ming periods. ''Shuihu zhuan'' (''Water Margin''), one of the Four Great Classical Novels of Chinese literature, is traditionally attributed to him. There are few re ...
's classical novel ''
Water Margin
''Water Margin'' (''Shuihu zhuan'') is one of the earliest Chinese novels written in vernacular Mandarin, and is attributed to Shi Nai'an. It is also translated as ''Outlaws of the Marsh'' and ''All Men Are Brothers''.
The story, which is s ...
''. That same year, she had a cameo appearance in the fantasy historical drama ''
Beauty World''. She made her film debut in ''Choy Lee Fut Kung Fu'', a
Kung fu
Chinese martial arts, often called by the umbrella terms kung fu (; ), kuoshu () or wushu (), are multiple fighting styles that have developed over the centuries in Greater China. These fighting styles are often classified according to common ...
film.
In 2011, she headlined the comedy film ''Scheme With Me''. She then appeared in the film ''
The First President
''The First President'' () is a 2011 Chinese biographical film directed by Wang Caitao, produced by Han Sanping, and starring Qiu Xinzhi, Nie Mei, Liu Jing, Han Geng, Tian Liang, Johnny Zhang, Xiong Naijin and He Jie. The film is about the lif ...
'', in which she played
Soong Ai-ling
Soong Ai-ling (), legally Soong E-ling or Eling Soong (July 15, 1889 – October 18, 1973) was a Chinese businesswoman, the eldest of the Soong sisters and the wife of H. H. Kung (Kung Hsiang-Hsi), who was the richest man in the early 20th cent ...
. She also featured in romance film ''Great Wall My Love''.
In 2012, she had a supporting role in the martial arts film ''
Tai Chi 0
''Tai Chi 1: 0'' (太極之零開始) or ''Tai Chi Zero'' (太極:從零開始) is a 2012 Chinese 3D martial arts film directed by Stephen Fung. It is a fictitious retelling of how the Chen style of the martial art t'ai chi ch'uan, that for ...
'' and its sequel, ''
Tai Chi Hero
''Tai Chi Hero'' (太極2 英雄崛起) is a 2012 Hong Kong-Chinese 3D martial arts film directed by Stephen Fung, written and produced by Chen Kuo-fu. It is the sequel to Fung's 2012 film '' Tai Chi Zero''. It was released in Hong Kong on 25 ...
''. She played the female lead role in Li Qilin's romantic comedy film ''Rhapsody of BMW''. She then starred in the war television series ''Jiu He Ru Hai''.
In 2013, she starred in the romantic comedy television series ''
Destiny by Love
''Destiny by Love'' is a 2013 Chinese romantic comedy television series produced by Alec Su, starring Su and Qin Lan as two unmarried people in their thirties. It is based on a popular online novel ''The New Leftover Woman Era'' (新剩女时代 ...
''. She played the female lead role in the suspense thriller film ''
The Deathday Party
''The Deathday Party'' () is a 2014 Chinese suspense thriller film directed by Xie Hang. It was released on September 19, 2014.
Cast
*Anita Yuen
*Archie Kao
*Xiong Naijin
Xiong Naijin (; born 14 October 1982) is a Chinese actress. She is best ...
''.
In 2014, she co-starred in the romantic comedy television series ''My Amazing Bride'', and youth drama ''Ice and Fire of Youth''. She had a minor role as Mengmeng in romantic comedy film ''
Ex-Files''.
In 2015, she dubbed the voice of
Chang'e
Chang'e ( ; , alternatively rendered as Chang-Er or Ch‘ang-o), originally known as Heng'e, is the Chinese goddess of the Moon. She is the subject of several legends in Chinese mythology, most of which incorporate several of the following elem ...
in the
animated
Animation is a method by which still figures are manipulated to appear as moving images. In traditional animation, images are drawn or painted by hand on transparent celluloid sheets to be photographed and exhibited on film. Today, most anim ...
film ''
Mr. Nian''. The same year, she guest-starred on the fantasy series ''
Noble Aspirations
''Noble Aspirations'' (), also known as ''The Legend of Chusen'', is a 2016 Chinese xianxia television series based on Xiao Ding ()'s best-seller novel ''Zhu Xian''. Produced by H&R Century Pictures Co.,Ltd, the series stars Li Yifeng, Zhao Liying ...
'' playing Youji, one of four great messengers of the Ghost King Faction.
In 2016, Xiong Naijin had a key supporting role in ''Phoenix Warriors'', a fantasy television series adaptation based on the novel ''Meiren Mou'' by Bing Lansha.
In 2017, she starred in the youth film ''Invictus Basketball'', directed by Li Feng.
In 2019, Xiong starred in fantasy drama ''
L.O.R.D. Critical World''.
Filmography
Film
Television series
Animated film
Variety show
Music video appearances
References
External links
*
Xiong Naijinon
Douban
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1982 births
Beijing Film Academy alumni
Living people
Actresses from Chongqing
21st-century Chinese actresses
Chinese film actresses
Chinese television actresses