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Zhou Dongyu
Starring in Soul Mate and Better Days.
Under the Hawthorn Tree · Soul Mate
- Born
- 31 January 1992
- Birthplace
- Shijiazhuang
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Zhou Dongyu
Zhou Dongyu is a Chinese actor who became known through Zhang Yimou’s Under the Hawthorn Tree.
Early life
Growing up
Born in Shijiazhuang, she practised gymnastics as a child and later studied at the Beijing Film Academy.
Career
- 2010
Screen debut
Starred in Under the Hawthorn Tree without prior acting experience.
- 2016
Soul Mate
Shared the Golden Horse leading-actress award with Sandra Ma.
- 2019
Better Days
Played a bullied schoolgirl in Derek Tsang’s film.
Selected work
Under the Hawthorn Tree
Her breakthrough screen role.
Soul Mate
A drama about two women’s friendship.
Better Days
Won leading-actress honours at the Hong Kong Film Awards and Golden Rooster Awards.
Beyond work
Languages
Learned English during her career and spoke it publicly at Cannes in 2019.
Sources & photo credit
Biography and career ↗Biographical references ↗Original photograph. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.
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