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Shu Qi
Starring in Millennium Mambo, Three Times and The Assassin.
Millennium Mambo · Three Times
- Born
- 16 April 1976
- Birthplace
- New Taipei City, Taiwan
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Shu Qi
Shu Qi is a Taiwanese actor whose career has crossed Hong Kong popular cinema, international productions and the films of Hou Hsiao-hsien. She later moved into directing with Girl.
Early life
Taiwan beginnings
Grew up in Xindian, then part of Taipei County.
Move to Hong Kong
Left Taiwan as a teenager to pursue modelling and film work.
Career
- 1996
Breakthrough role
Viva Erotica led to Hong Kong Film Awards for supporting actor and new performer.
- 2001
Work with Hou
Millennium Mambo began a lasting collaboration with Hou Hsiao-hsien.
- 2005
Leading-actor award
Won the Golden Horse award for Three Times.
- 2025
Directorial debut
Made Girl, which premiered at Venice.
Selected work
Millennium Mambo
Plays a young woman recalling a restless period of her life.
Three Times
Appears in three love stories set in different eras.
The Assassin
Plays a trained killer whose loyalties are tested in Tang-dynasty China.
Beyond work
Family
Married actor-director Stephen Fung in 2016.
Hospital project
Joined a 2009 project painting murals at Beijing Children’s Hospital.
Sources & photo credit
Life, career and references ↗Cannes biography ↗Photo: Sara Komatsu. CC BY-SA 4.0 · Original image. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.
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