Zhou Xun

Zhou Xun is an internationally acclaimed Chinese actress and singer. She is regarded as one of the "Four Young Dan actresses" in China in the early 2000s, along with Zhang Ziyi, Xu Jinglei and Zhao Wei.

Zhou Xun was born in Quzhou, Zhejiang province, China on 18 October 1976 to a middle- class family. While Zhou Xun was in her teens and schooling, she was handpicked for a role in a movie "Strange Tales Amongst Old and Desolate Tombs". Zhou Xun caught international attention through her roles in Lou Ye's Suzhou River in 2000 (Best Actress, 15th Paris Film Festival) and Dai Sijie's film adaptation of the book of same name Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress in 2002.

In 2002, Zhou Xun starred in the television series remake of Jin Yong's martial arts novel " The Legend of the Condor Heroes" as Huang Rong with actor Li Yapeng as her male lead. The series was one of the most watched in mainland China in 2003.

Zhou Xun then successfully entered the Hong Kong film market in Peter Chan's musical film Perhaps Love in 2005. This role won her the Best Actress award in the Hong Kong Film Awards, Hong Kong Film Critic's Society Awards, Golden Bauhinia Awards, Golden Horse Awards, Beijing Student Film Festival and Hangzhou Student Film Festival.

Aside from acting, Zhou Xun has also released two solo albums "Summer"in 2003 and "Come Across" in 2005, in addition to singing for several motion picture soundtracks including "Baober In Love", "Xin Bian Guo Le Xi San Meng You Xian Jing", and "Perhaps Love".

(Source: Wikipedia )