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Tang Wei was born on 7 October 1979 in Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China. She is an actress, known for Lust, Caution (2007), Decision to Leave (2022) and Blackhat (2015). She has been married to Kim Tae-yong since 12 July 2014. They have one child.- Actress
- Producer
- Music Department
Zhou Xun is an internationally acclaimed Chinese actress and singer.
She caught international attention through her roles in Lou Ye's Suzhou River in 2000 and Dai Sijie's film adaption of the book of same name Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress in 2002. In 2003, she starred in the television remake of Jinyong's novel The Legend of the Condor Heroes as "Huang Rong" with actor Li Yapeng. Zhou then successfully entered the Hong Kong film market in Peter Chan's Perhaps Love in 2005. This role gained her the Best Actress award in the Hong Kong Film Awards. Aside from acting, she has also released solo albums in 2003 titled "Summer" and in 2005 "Come Across", and sang for "Baober In Love," "Xin Bian Guo Le Xi San Meng You Xian Jing," and "Perhaps Love" motion picture soundtracks.- Yitian Hu was born on 26 December 1993 in Hangzhou City, Zhejiang Province, China. He is an actor, known for Go Go Squid! (2019), A Love So Beautiful (2017) and Handsome Siblings (2020).
- Ziqi Wang was born on 25 February 1996 in Huzhou City, Zhejiang Province, China. He is an actor, known for Bright Eyes in the Dark (2023), The Love You Give Me (2023) and Winter and Lion (2023).
- Actress
- Music Department
- Soundtrack
Yun Lin was born on 16 April 1996 in Huzhou, Zhejiang, China. She is an actress, known for The Mermaid (2016), Bu wan me shou hai ren (2023) and A Dream of Splendor (2022).- Anyu Wang was born on 3 February 1998 in Ningbo City, Zhejiang Province, China. He is an actor, known for Dreaming Back to the Qing Dynasty (2019), Falling Into You (2022) and Ode to Joy (2016).
- Saifei He was born on 13 January 1964 in Zhejiang, China. She is an actress, known for Raise the Red Lantern (1991), Off the Stage (2022) and Lust, Caution (2007).
- Actress
- Writer
- Director
Jiao Xu was born on 5 August 1997 in Ningbo, Zhejiang, China. She is an actress and writer, known for CJ7 (2008), The Legend Is Born: Ip Man (2010) and Starry Starry Night (2011).- Director
- Writer
- Music Department
Chang Cheh was the leading Martial Arts director in Hong Kong in the 1970s, now with close to 100 films to his name. His has influenced other directors such as John Woo and Liu Chiau Liang, and made famous such Hong Kong stars as Phillip Chung-Fung Kwok, Fu Sheng and Lung Ti. Chang has declared that he will stop working after he has made his 101st film. During the 1970s, Chang was the most prolific of the directors for the now legendary Shaw Brothers Studios, and most revered works include Dynasty of Blood (1973) (aka Blood Brothers) and the awesome film which is Five Deadly Venoms (1978) (aka Five Venoms).- Ruonan Zhang was born on 14 November 1996 in Yueqing City, Wenzhou City, Zhejiang Province, China. She is an actress, known for Be Yourself (2021), A Date with the Future (2023) and The End of Endless Love (2020).
- Michelle Ye or Ye Xuan (born February 14, 1980) is a Chinese actress and producer. In 1999, she won the Miss Chinese International competition. Ye then signed a contract with TVB from 1999 to 2005. After she left TVB, She signed with Rich & Famous Talent Management Group Limited to pursue a movie career.
Ye is fluent in Cantonese, English, and Mandarin. She immigrated to the United States at age 10. She attended John Dewey High School where she won first place at the International Science and Engineering Fair in the Botany sector (1998). She was a scholarship student at Wellesley College, but left before graduating to pursue a career in the entertainment industry.
In July 1999, Ye accepted a contract offered by TVB after winning the Miss Chinese International Pageant. She had a number of leading roles in dramas such as, Eternal Happiness, Triumph in the Skies, and Lost in the Chamber of Love. Ye has worked as a host and MC.
In 2004, she was TVB's on-site reporter at the Olympic Games in Athens. Additionally, she was the MC for a special mid-autumn evening broadcast on CCTV.
She left TVB in June 2005 and moved on to Rich & Famous one month after to get more exposure in the movie industry. Ye also starred in a few series with ATV, China Productions, and I-Cable.
Ye published an autobiography titled Shang Shan Ruo Shui - Xuan Gong Lue in July 2006.
Apart from her acting career, she is currently owner and chairman of a production company (Michelle Ye Studios-Zhejiang Bohai Television Ltd), owner of a sushi restaurant and Vice President of the Hengdian Film Association. - Dan Zhu was born on 4 August 1981 in Dongyang, Zhejiang, China. She is an actress, known for Love in OB & GYNS (2014), Brotherhood of Blades (2014) and Yong bu tuo xie (2022). She has been married to Yiwei Zhou since 1 January 2017. They have two children.
- Dong Han was born on 11 November 1980 in Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China. He is an actor, known for Sound of the Desert (2014), Swordsman (2013) and A Chinese Tall Story (2005).
- Actress
- Producer
- Casting Director
Yun Zhou was born on 17 December 1978 in Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China. She is an actress and producer, known for The Assassin (2015), Hidden Man (2018) and Jin hun feng yu qing (2011). She has been married to Wen Jiang since 2005. They have one child.- Li-Jen Ho was born in 1911 in Zhejiang, China. He was an actor, known for Enter the Dragon (1973), The 36th Chamber of Shaolin (1978) and Vengeance! (1970). He died on 18 April 1978 in Hong Kong.
- Actress
- Director
- Writer
Feihong Yu is a young Chinese actress, best known to Americans for her highlight role in "The Joy Luck Club" as "Ying Ying", the young mother who drowns her baby after being betrayed by her husband. She was born in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China. The daughter of nuclear engineers, Faye was trained from age six in Chinese Classical Dance. She enrolled in the Beijing Film Academy Acting Department in 1989. While on vacation in Shanghai from the Academy she was introduced to Wayne Wang and "The Joy Luck Club" production staff, who were on a location scout. Although they had not intended to cast anyone from mainland China, they were impressed by her talent, experience, and fresh good looks and gave her the role of the most tragic character in the film. The production brought her to the U.S. for the first time, because the role, although set in China, was shot in entirely in San Francisco. After "The Joy Luck Club" Faye appeared in the Hong Kong film "Tian Di" with star Andy Lau. She returned to Beijing at the invitation of her school to become an Assistant Professor. She moved to Los Angeles in late 1994 to establish herself for work in English language Motion Pictures and Television.- Producer
- Additional Crew
- Production Manager
Run Run Shaw was born in Shanghai, China on October 4, 1907. He went into the filming industry with his brother, Runme Shaw, and established the Shaw Organization in 1926 and the Shaw Studios (formerly South Seas Film studio) in 1930. In 1967, Shaw established the famous Television Broadcasts Limited (TVB) station in Hong Kong, and it grew into a multi-billion dollar TV empire. TVB set the stage for numerous television sitcoms, drama series, documentaries and singing performances, as well as "Enjoy Yourself Tonight," a variety show similar to "Saturday Night Live."
Shaw owns many businesses throughout the world, including Macy's and Canada's Shaw Tower at Cathedral Place. Throughout the years, Shaw has donated billions of dollars to charities, schools and hospitals. As a result, many Hong Kong buildings were named after him.
Shaw himself has also made regular appearances in TV shows and programs from TVB, including their Chinese New Year celebration programs. During these programs, Shaw would often lead an "awakening" ceremony that precedes the famous Chinese Lion Dance. Shaw has continued to lead this tradition throughout the years.- Yilun Sheng was born on 23 September 1992 in Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China. He is an actor, known for Kun Lun Gui (2020), The Princess and the Werewolf (2023) and Na xie ming zi na xie nian (2018).
- Li Jia Qi was born on 28 August 1997 in Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China. She is an actress, known for Meteor Garden (2018), 99 Fen Nu Peng You (2020) and Hilarious Family (2023).
- Vicky Yu was born on 20 December 1990 in Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China. She is an actress, known for The Great Wall (2016), Who Sleeps My Bro (2016) and The Honey Enemy (2015).
- Zijun Mao was born on 31 December 1986 in Shaoxing, Zhejiang, China. He is an actor, known for Beauty Hao Lan (2019), The Glory of Tang Dynasty (2017) and The Glamorous Imperial Concubine (2011).
- Xiwen Cao was born on 16 November 1983 in Zhejiang, China. She is an actress, known for San ba xian (2016), Our Glamorous Time (2018) and Lost (2012).
- Actress
Ke Hu was born on 1 December 1975 in Jiaxing, Zhejiang, China. She is an actress, known for Trident (2020), Journey to the West (2011) and Fu hun (2010). She has been married to Yi Sha since 20 February 2011. They have two children.- Actor
- Producer
- Executive
Jack Ma is a Chinese business executive and the owner of Alibaba Group, which bought the company ChinaVision Media in 2014 (now known as Alibaba Media). It is ranked the largest Chinese film company by worth. The company have invested in a number of Chinese films and also bigger blockbusters like Mission Impossible - Rogue Nation, Star Trek Beyond and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows.- Actor
- Music Department
- Script and Continuity Department
Kuo-Chu Chang was born on 17 October 1948 in Yuyao, Zhejiang, Republic of China. He is an actor, known for A Brighter Summer Day (1991), The Hospital (2006) and An Amorous Woman of Tang Dynasty (1984).- Yiran Wang was born on 21 February 1994 in Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China. He is an actor, known for Dragon Blade (2015), Ji Gong Subdues Demons (2020) and Shi er fu de (2023).
- Marijam Agischewa was born on 22 December 1958 in Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China. She is an actress, known for Familie Neumann (1984), Derrick (1974) and In aller Freundschaft (1998). She has been married to Georg Alexander since 1995. She was previously married to Wolfgang Häntsch.
- Actor
- Soundtrack
Cheney Chen was born on 28 June 1990 in Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China. He is an actor, known for The Great Wall (2016), Tiny Times 3.0 (2014) and Rush to the Dead Summer (2017).- Actress
Karena Ng was born on 27 October 1993 in Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China. She is an actress, known for Ip Man 3 (2015), Happy Magic (2011) and Sunshine of My Life (2021). She has been married to BoXiong Shi since 16 December 2023.- Actor
- Additional Crew
Bing Shao was born on 15 February 1968 in Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China. He is an actor, known for Ying jia (1995), Rhapsody of Spring (1998) and The Myth (2005).- Vian Wang was born in Ningbo, Zhejiang, China. She is known for Blade Attacking (2018), Moon River (2015) and Where Is the Paradise (2013).
- Actress
- Producer
Emmy Yu was born on 16 January 1988 in Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China. She is an actress and producer, known for Borderlands (2024), Naruto and The Bernie Mac Show (2001).- Actor
- Stunts
- Additional Crew
Chunhua Ji was born on 20 July 1961 in Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China. He was an actor, known for Seven Swordsmen (2005), The New Legend of Shaolin (1994) and Fist from Shaolin (1993). He died on 11 July 2018 in Hangzhou, China.- Writer
- Director
- Additional Crew
Louis Cha was born on 10 March 1924 in Haining, Zhejiang Province, China. He was a writer and director, known for Wong lao hu qiang qin (1960), Sakra (2023) and The Romance of the Condor Heroes (2014). He was married to Lin Leyi, Zhu Mei and Du Zhifen. He died on 30 October 2018 in Hong Kong, China(undisclosed).- Di Yao was born on 17 March 1982 in Jiaxing, Zhejiang, China. She is an actress, known for Sword Dynasty (2019), A Dream in Red Mansions (2010) and Departed Heroes (2011).
- Sophie Zhang was born on 18 June 1997 in Yiwu City, Zhejiang Province, China. She is an actress, known for Gou shi san (2013), Princess Silver (2019) and My Blue Summer (2022).
- Writer
- Director
- Producer
Born toward the end of the Cultural Revolution in China, talented writer and director Xiaolu Guo relocated to the United Kingdom at age 29, with a scholarship for a film course there, and decided to write in English to reach a wider readership, due to limited options for people reading her either in the original or in translation. She had been raised by her grandparents in a poor fishing village and didn't meet her parents until almost seven, when they took her away to a worker compound in Wenling. She then worked hard to land a spot as a film student in Beijing, where she subsequently moved once again.During this time she also published poems inspired by the American writer Frank O'Hara and short stories, and wrote for a soap opera program . Her novels are influenced by the French nouveau roman and other 60s experimental fiction, with its distance, fragmentation and spareness, allowing more room for the reader's own imagination.- Director
- Writer
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Jin Xie was born on 21 November 1923 in Zhejiang, China. He was a director and writer, known for Hibiscus Town (1987), Legend of Tianyun Mountain (1980) and Two Stage Sisters (1964). He died on 18 October 2008 in Shangyu, Zhejiang Province, China.- Actress
Qing He was born on 13 January 1964 in Quzhou, Zhejiang, China. She is an actress, known for The Singer (1997), San guo yan yi (1995) and Journey to the West (1986). She was previously married to Yajun Xu.- Huimin Tao was born on 16 April 1966 in Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China. She is an actress, known for Chujia nu (1990), My Best Summer (2019) and Hong lou meng (1988).
- Xiangyu Dai was born on 27 December 1984 in Shaoxing, Zhejiang, China. He is an actor, known for Lost in the Pacific (2016), Ye ban shu tou (2014) and The Ultimate Winner (2011). He has been married to Zihan Chen since 18 May 2016.
- Writer
- Actor
Yu Hua was born on 3 April 1960 in Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China. He is a writer and actor, known for Seventeen Years (1999), Only the River Flows (2023) and To Live (1994).- Lü graduated from Beijing Dancing Academy, majoring in musical theater. Lü starred in various Chinese films and dramas. And has won awards in acting.
Won the Golden Cup Prize, Best Actress award, at the 11th Shanghai International Film Festival. Starred in the film "Folk Songs Singing" Starred in the film "Life of Zhang Chu" - Si-si Chen was born on 14 June 1983 in Ningbo, Zhejiang, China. She is an actress, known for Empresses in the Palace (2011), Love Like the Galaxy (2022) and Empresses in the Palace (2015).
- Sui He is best known for her work as a Victoria's Secret and Shiseido fashion model. She appeared in five Victoria's Secret Fashion shows from 2011 through 2015. Sui He has been a face of Shiseido since 2012. She has appeared on the cover or has been featured in many international fashion magazines including Vogue, Elle, Marie Claire, Allure, Harper's Bazaar, Glass, V and W among others. Sui He has consistently been listed on top model lists at model.com since her breakthrough in 2011. She was born on September 23, 1989 in Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China. She was discovered when she won a local model contest at the age seventeen and signed with an agency soon after.
- Steven Jiang was born on 15 November 1980 in Huzhou, Zhejiang, China. He is an actor, known for The Holy Pearl (2011), Underdog Knight (2008) and Tribes and Empires: Storm of Prophecy (2017).
- Qianqian Wu was born on 29 July 1955 in Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China. She is an actress, known for Xiao Zhuang Mi Shi (2002), Yin lou (1998) and The Exchequer (1986). She was previously married to Xiaogang You.
- Ruan Weijing was born in Wenzhou,China in 1984. He had studied dancing for ten years since 1996, when he attended the Dancing Perfomance Class in Zhejiang Art School. In 2002, he was admitted by Beijing Dancing Academy, becoming an undergraduate student majoring in Classical Dancing. The experience of dancing training for one decade allowed him to be good at many types of dancing, including Classical Dancing, Folk Dancing and Ballet. In 2007, he joined the Talent Show "Singing Aloud", reaching the Top 20 of male singers in the whole nation. In the same year, he attended the Performance Training Course held by Chengtian Entertainment Co. Ltd, which brought him the chance to be the leading actor in Angie Chai's new TV series "The Black and White Wings of Cupid". He acted as two characters, a twins who had quite different personality, and this experience made him the first actor from Mainland China to be leading actor in Taiwanese Trendy Drama. In 2011, he played as the leading actor in the film "Story in Xining". With his excellent dancing skill, he played a boy who was living in the remote mountainous area in Xining and later fell in love with a Korean girl from a rich family with the common love in dancing. In this year, also, he acted in the film "Coming Back" directed by Li Yuan. Though he started his acting career with a very high starting point, he kept hard-working with high productivity in TV series. These efforts was paid in 2015, when he acted the Custodian Shan Chunqiu, the 2nd Supreme Leader of demons and the assistant of the Lord of Demons, Sha Qianmo, in one of the most successful TV series in Mainland China, "The Journey of Flower". He was the character who always bullied the heroine Hua Qiangu, so he became well-known as a "trouble maker", and also for his doubtful relationship with Sha Qianmo. Since then Ruan became popular among many young people, especially girls. Ruan explained all his characters with brilliant acting skill, making all of them seem to be real in the flesh. And he has tried many characters of different types, with unique style to build up the characters.
- Actress
- Production Manager
Lin Kong was born on 5 January 1969 in Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China. She is an actress and production manager, known for Raise the Red Lantern (1991), The Return of the Condor Heroes (2006) and Jenius (2015).- Writer
- Producer
- Actor
Uncle Three was born on 20 February 1982 in Jiashan County, Jiaxing, Zhejiang, China. He is a writer and producer, known for Reunion: The Sound of the Providence (2020), Sand Sea (2018) and Ultimate Note (2020).