Han Xue (actress)

Han Xue (born 11 January 1983), also known as Cecilia Han, is a Chinese singer and actress of Miao ethnicity.

Han is noted for her roles as Baigujing and Diaochan in the television series Journey to the West and Cao Cao respectively.

Early life

Han was born in a military family in Suzhou, Jiangsu, her grandfather Han Shu was a general of the People's Liberation Army, he participated in the Second Sino-Japanese War and Korean War. Her grandmother was once the leading lady in the Chinese People's Liberation Army Naval Song and Dance Troupe, her aunt is a noted musician in Canada. At the age of 6, Han studied sing at the Suzhou City Choir. She secondary studied at Suzhou No.1 Middle School. Han graduated from Shanghai Theatre Academy, where she studied alongside Hu Ge and Yuan Hong.

Career

During her university period, Han began working on her debut solo album under Sony Music Entertainment. The album's lead single, "Falling Snow", was released on 15 October 2004, it's a cover of Mika Nakashima. That same year, she starred with Aaron Kwok and Cecilia Cheung in Jingle Ma's Para Para Sakura.

In 2003, Han starred in the wuxia television series Flying Daggers, alongside Julian Cheung, Ruby Lin, and Dong Jie, adapted from Gu Long's novel Feidao Youjian Feidao of the Xiaoli Feidao Series.

In 2004, Han starred as Zhantai Mingjing, reuniting her with co-star Fan Bingbing, who played Yun Lei, in the wuxia television series Heroic Legend, based on the novel by the same name by Liang Yusheng. That same year, she also starred in the horror film Don't Enter the Deserted House with Wu Ma and Eddie Kwan.

Her 2nd album, titled Summer Love, was released on 27 March 2006. At the same year, she was cast in The Little Fairy, a historical romantic comedy television series starring Hu Ge and Ariel Lin, she received positive reviews.

Her 3rd album, titled A Journey Into Fantasy, was released on 31 October 2007. Forbes China Celebrity 100 named Han on their list of the 100 Chinese celebrities. That same year, she played the lead role in Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio 2, a television series adaptation based on the novel of the same name by Pu Songling. Han also performed in the CCTV New Year's Gala.

In 2008, Han sang the song Beijing, Beijing, I Love Beijing with Rain, Kelly Chen, Tan Jing, and Aaron Kwok for the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games. Then she cancelled the contract with Sony Music Entertainment.

Her 5th album, titled My Song for You, was released on 18 May 2009 by Universal Music Group.

On 30 June 2010, Huayi Brothers released her 6th album Flower in Heart. At the same year, she became well known for her roles as Baigujing in hit TV drama Journey to the West, the series reached number one in the ratings when it aired in China.

Her 7th album, titled They Said, was released 15 August 2012 by Gold Typhoon.

In 2013, Han acted in the historical television series Cao Cao directed by Hu Mei, playing the role of Diaochan.

Film

Television

Studio album

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