Zhu Zhu (actress)

Zhu Zhu
File:Zhu Zhu 2012.jpg Zhu Zhu, at the Cannes Film Festival, in 2012.
Native name	朱珠
Born	(1984-07-19) July 19, 1984 Beijing
Residence	Beijing
Nationality	Chinese
Alma mater	Beijing Technology and Business University
Occupation	Actress, singer, hostess
Years active	2011 - present
Agent	CAA
Notable work	Cloud Atlas What Women Want The Man with the Iron Fists Marco Polo
Television	MTV China
Parent(s)	Father: Zhu Hanbin
Relatives	Grandfather: Zhu Xuzhi

Zhu Zhu
Traditional Chinese	朱珠
Simplified Chinese	朱珠
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Zhū Zhū

Zhu Zhu (born 19 July 1984) is a Chinese actress and singer. She rose to fame as a VJ on MTV China.

Life

Early life

Zhu was born in a military family in Beijing on July 19, 1984, with her ancestral home in Linhai, Zhejiang, the daughter of Zhu Hanbin (simplified Chinese: 朱汉斌; traditional Chinese: 朱漢斌), a Chinese businessman. Her grandfather is Zhu Xuzhi, a major general of the People's Liberation Army.

Zhu started to learn the piano at the age of 3. When She was a junior school student, she performed Beauty and the Beast, an English stage.

Zhu graduated from Beijing Technology and Business University, where she majored in electronics and information engineering.

Career

In 2005, Zhu joined the MTV China and hosted music programs on China's domestic MTV network. Zhu was discovered by talent scouts after winning a local singing contest in Beijing, then placing third at the national level.

Zhu signed with music label MBOX in 2007 and her first album was released in 2009.

In 2010, Zhu made her film debut in What Women Want, a Chinese romantic comedy film starring Andy Lau and Gong Li.

In 2012, Zhu played the character Qi Qi in an American martial arts film The Man with the Iron Fists, alongside RZA, Russell Crowe, Cung Le, Lucy Liu, Byron Mann, Rick Yune, David Bautista, and Jamie Chung. The film grossed $3.1 million on its first day.

In 2012, Zhu participated in five flims, such as Shanghai Calling, Secret Sharer and Cloud Atlas.

After playing minor roles in various films, Zhu received her first leading role in a series called Great Mr. Zhou. She earned critical acclaim for this performance and began to get roles in larger scale productions.

In 2014, Zhu starred in a supporting role in the romantic comedy film The Old Cinderella, produced by Lu Chuan.

In 2014, Zhu played the female lead in the film Last Flight, opposite Ed Westwick and featuring Leon Lee and Cary Alexander.

In 2014, Zhu began starring in the American TV series Marco Polo which premiered on Netflix in December 2014.

Personal life

Zhu dated Lapo Elkann in May 2012, they split in 2013.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Chinese Title	Role	Notes
2011	What Women Want	《我知女人心》	Guest
2012	Shanghai Calling	《纽约客@上海》	Fang Fang
	Cloud Atlas	《云图》	Megan
	The Man with the Iron Fists	《铁拳》	Chi Chi
	Cannibal Grass	《食人草》
2014	The Old Cinderella	《脱轨时代》
	Last Flight	《绝命航班》	Lorain
	A Bed Affair	《床上关系2》		Short film
	Secret Sharer	《秘密分享者》	Li
2015	Tales of Mystery	《怪谈》
	Doomed Disaster	《诡劫》
2016	The Apparition	《恶灵之门》
TBA	Be Careful of No Shadow Man	《小心没有影子的人》	Zhang Jingru
	Great Mr. Zhou	《了不起的周先生》	Ning Dai

Television

Year	Title	Chinese Title	Role	Notes
2014	Marco Polo	《马可·波罗》	Kököchin

Album

• Zhu Zhu (《朱珠》)

External links

• Zhu Zhu at the Internet Movie Database
• Zhu Zhu on Sina Weibo