Zhou Ying () is a Chinese actress. She was formerly based in

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and was a full-time

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artiste from 2007 to 2014.

Career

A graduate of the

Shanghai Theatre Academy Shanghai Theatre Academy () is a public university in Shanghai, People's Republic of China dedicated to dramatic art education. Its predecessor was Shanghai Municipal Experimental Theatre School cofounded by the famous educator Gu Yuxiu (:zh:顾 ...

, Zhou moved to Singapore to take part in Star Search 2007 and was under the mentorship of acclaimed veteran actress

Huang Biren Huang Biren (born 7 March 1969) is a Singaporean actress best known for appearing in numerous MediaCorp Channel 8 television dramas. She was prominently a full-time Mediacorp artiste from 1988 to 2008, but continues to film on an ad-hoc basis. ...

. Although she was eliminated in the quarterfinals, she was offered a contract by

MediaCorp Mediacorp Pte. Ltd., doing business as Mediacorp and stylised as mediacorp, is a media conglomerate in Singapore. Owned by Temasek Holdings—the holding company of the Government of Singapore—it owns television, radio, and digital media prope ...

. She signed as a full-time artiste in 2010 and moved to Singapore permanently. Zhou gained her first nomination for

Best Actress Best Actress is the name of an award which is presented by various film, television and theatre organisations, festivals, and people's awards to leading actresses in a film, television series, television film or play. The first Best Actress awar ...

. She won her first Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes in 2011 and was nominated from 2012 to 2014. She was nominated for Favourite Female Character and Favourite Onscreen Couple (Drama). In 2013 , she was nominated for Favourite Onscreen Couple (Drama). In January 2014, Zhou left Singapore as her contract contract with MediaCorp was to end in April. She returned to

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 flow ...

to be with her family and also to pursue acting opportunities in China.

Filmography

Television

Hosting

Accolades

References

External links

Profile
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