Shu Qi

Infobox Chinese-language singer and actor
name = Shu Qi


tradchinesename = 舒淇
simpchinesename = 舒淇
birthname = 林立慧
birthdate = birth date and age|1976|4|16
location = Taipei, Taiwan
yearsactive = 1996 - present
homepage = http://www.shu-qi.com/
hongkongfilmwards = Best New Performer
1996 "Viva Erotica"
Best Supporting Actress
1996 "Viva Erotica"
1998 "Portland Street Blues"
goldenbauhiniaawards = Best Supporting Actress
1996 "Viva Erotica'
goldenhorseawards = Best Supporting Actress
1998 "Your Place or Mine"
Best Actress
2005 "Three Times"

Shu Qi (zh-cpw|c=舒淇|p=Shū Qí|w=Shu Ch'i; born April 16, 1976) is the stage name of a Taiwanese actress born Lin Li-Hui (林立慧). Her stage name is occasionally romanized as Hsu Chi or Shu Kei (Cantonese). Her name is sometimes seen in the Western order as Qi Shu.

Biography

Early career

Born to a poor family in Sindian City, Taipei County, the young Shu Qi moved to Hong Kong at the age of 17 where she became a model for nude girls magazines and softcore movie shorts. She eventually came under the management of Hong Kong producer Manfred Wong, who signed her on to several softcore Hong Kong films such as "Sex & Zen II".

Career

She starred in Derek Yee's 1996 film, "Viva Erotica", which was about the erotic film industry in Hong Kong, opposite the late Leslie Cheung and Karen Morris. At the Hong Kong Film Awards, she received the Best Supporting Actress award for the film. Since then, she has appeared in mainstream Hong Kong films such as "Gorgeous" (1998) opposite Jackie Chan, Stanley Kwan's "The Island Tales" (1999) and Hou Hsiao-Hsien's critically acclaimed "Millennium Mambo" (2000).

In 1999, Ang Lee approached Shu for the role of Jen in "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon". Six weeks into filming, her manager, Manfred Wong, not foreseeing the film's massive international success, pulled her out to do a soft drink commercial in Japan, and the part went instead to Chinese actress Zhang Ziyi.

In 2002, she appeared in the Hollywood film "The Transporter" and the Asian action film "So Close". In 2004, she played the main role in the Hong Kong horror film "The Eye 2".

In 2005 she won the Best Actress Award at the 2005 Golden Horse Awards for her three roles in Hou Hsiao-Hsien's "Three Times".

In 2008 she was member of the jury of the Berlinale, the Berlin International Film Festival.

Partial filmography

* "New York, I Love You" (2009)
* "Blood Brothers" (2007)
* "Forest of Death" (2007)
* "My Wife is a Gangster 3" (2006)
* "Confession of Pain" (2006)
* "Home Sweet Home" (2005)
* "Three Times" (2005)
* "Seoul Raiders" (2005)
* "The Foliage" (2004)
* "The Eye 2" (2004)
* "Looking for Mr. Perfect" (2003)
* "Haunted Office" (2002)
* "The Transporter" (2002)
* "Just One Look" (2002) (cameo)
* "So Close" (2002)
* "Women From Mars" (2002)
* "The Wesley's Mysterious File" (2002)
* "Beijing Rocks" (2001)
* "Love Me, Love My Money" (2001)
* "Visible Secret" (2001)
* "Millennium Mambo" (2001)
* "Martial Angels" (2001)
* "For Bad Boys Only" (2000)
* "My Name Is Nobody" (2000)
* "Dragon Heat" (2000)
* "Skyline Cruisers" (2000)
* "Flyin' Dance" (2000)
* "Born to Be King" (2000)
* "Hidden Whisper" (2000)
* "My Loving Trouble 7" (2000)
* "Metade Fumaca" (1999)
* "When I Look Upon the Stars" (1999)
* "The Island Tales" (1999)
* "Iron Sister" (1999)
* "A Man Called Hero" (1999)
* "Gorgeous" (1999)
* "Extreme Crisis" (1998)
* "Another Meltdown" (1998)
* "Portland Street Blues" (1998)
* "" (1998)
* "City of Glass" (1998)
* "Bishonen" (1998)
* "Love Generation Hong Kong" (1998)
* "The Storm Riders" (1998)
* "Young and Dangerous 5" (1998)
* "The Lucky Guy" (1998)
* "L-O-V-E... Love" (1997)
* "My Dad Is a Jerk" (1997)
* "Love Is Not a Game, But a Joke" (1997)
* "Those Were the Days" (1997)
* "" (1997)
* "The Fruit is Swelling" (1997) (cameo)
* "A Queer Story" (1996)
* "Till Death Do Us Laugh" (1996)
* "Street Angels" (1996)
* "Queer Story" (1996)
* "Growing Up" (1996)
* "Viva Erotica" (1996)
* "Sex & Zen II" (1996)

References

External links

* [http://makulit.info/category/shu-qi/ Shu Qi Pictures and Profile]
* [http://www.shu-qi.com Official website]
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* http://www.shuqi.org/profile/biography.shtml
* http://www.shuqiworld.com/about-shu-qi.php
* http://www.moono.com/html/shu-qi/shu-qi-biography.cfm
* http://www.sensasian.com/isroot/sensasian/artists/shu_qi.htm
* http://www.askmen.com/women/actress_300/310_shu_qi.html
* http://global.yesasia.com/en/Emagazine/ArticlePage.aspx/articleId-123/
* http://skywoland.narod.ru/HsuChi/Hsu.htm
* http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/topstories/2007/12/21/for-the-record-89520-20261711/