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Zhang Jingchu (Chinese: 张静初; pinyin: Zhāng jìngchū, born 2 February 1980) is a Chinese film actress. Zhang is best known for winning the China Film Media Award Best Actress award for the 2005 film Peacock, which was shown at the Berlin International Film Festival.

Early life

Zhang was born on 2 February 1980 in Fujian, China. Zhang was brought up in a middle-class family in the countryside.

Education

Zhang studied English in Beijing New Oriental Institute, a private languageeducational school in Beijing, China. Zhang graduated in Directing from Central Academy of Drama in Beijing, China.

On March 2023, she was admitted to the Master of Fine Arts programme at the American Film Institute.

Career

Zhang's acting career began in both film and television in 2000. In 2005, she transitioned into an international films. Zhang came into international prominence through director Gu Changwei's debut film Peacock, which won the Silver Bear at the 2005 Berlin International Film Festival. She was picked from 1,000 applicants for her role as a petulant, conniving homebound daughter who tries to chart her own course in life. Following which, she got a role in Tsui Hark's martial arts film Seven Swords, which opened the Venice Film Festival in August 2005.

Zhang shed her gentle and quiet image to play the rebellious and gutsy protagonist inHuayao Bride in Shangri-la (2005), and won the Beijing College Student Film Festival for Best Actress. She was named one of "Asia's Heroes" by Time magazine.

In 2006, Zhang was cast as the tough-talking heroine in the Finnish-Chinese kungfu movie Jade Warrior, directed by A. J. Annila. The same year, she starred in romantic drama The Road directed by Lu Chuan. Zhang won over the audience with the maturity she shows in her acting, and her extraordinary ability to touch hearts by interpreting the different stages of a Chinese woman's life. She won the Best Actress award at the 30th Cairo International Film Festival.

Zhang then starred in Derek Yee's drug smuggling film Protégé (2007). Her portrayal of a woman who is forced to struggle between drug addiction and herself won praises from both the audience and critics. The same year, she made her Hollywood film debut in Rush Hour 3 alongside Jackie Chan.

Zhang worked with German director Florian Gallenberger in the film John Rabe (2008), where she plays a college student whose family suffers in the Japanese invasion of Nanjing.

She then starred in Ann Hui's film Night and Fog, a social commentary film which sheds light on Hong Kong immigrants from China. Her portrayal of the protagonist Ling, a woman who struggles with an abusive husband won rave reviews from critics and was described as a "turning point" in her career. The same year, she starred in Red River where she played a mentally-challenged Vietnamese girl.

Zhang next starred in Feng Xiaogang's disaster film Aftershock (2010), playing a girl who separates from her mother after the Tangshan earthquake and becomes a rescue worker. Zhang also takes part in earthquake relief efforts in real life. She is the ambassador of the charity SiyuanAOC Rainbow Plan, founded by China Siyuan Foundation for Poverty Alleviation and AOC Monitor.

Zhang then took a six-month break from the entertainment industry, stating that she was disappointed by the commercial nature of her recent roles. During this time, she served as a jury member at the Shanghai International Film Festival. She returned to the screen in the romantic comedy Laucana (2012) co-starring Shawn Yue.

In 2013, she starred in the action thriller Switch alongside Andy Lau. She also starred in the Italian film The Mercury Factor alongside Luca Barbareschi. In April 2013, Zhang was on location in Jerusalem, where she starred in The Old Cinderella. Since China and Israel established diplomatic relations, this was the first joint film project. Zhang next featured in Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation (2015). The same year, she was cast in the film adaptation of the best-selling novel, The Three-Body Problem.

In 2017, Zhang was cast in the thriller film Once Upon a Time in Northeast China; as well as crime action film Wings Over Everest.

Filmography

Film

YearEnglish titleChinese titleRoleNotes
2000Affection Double Days情义两重天Mengmeng
2003Suo Miya's Choice索密娅的抉择Suo Miya
2005Peacock孔雀Sister
Huayao Bride in Shangri-la花腰新娘Fengmei
Seven Swords七剑Liu Yufang
Seven Nights七夜Gui
2006The Road芳香之旅Li Chunfang
Jade Warrior玉戰士Pinyu
2007Protégé門徒Jane
Rush Hour 3尖峰時刻3Soo Yung Han
2008Beast Stalker证人Ann Gao
2009Red River红河Tao
John Rabe拉貝日记Langshu
Night and Fog天水圍的夜与霧Wong Hiu-ling
Overheard窃听风云Mandy Yam
2010The Double LifeA面B面Liu Yue
Flirting Scholar 2唐伯虎點秋香2之四大才子Qiuxiang
Aftershock唐山大地震Fang Deng / Wang Deng
City Under Siege全城戒備Xiuhua
2011The Man Behind the Courtyard House守望者:罪惡迷途Hong
The Law of Attraction萬有引力Xuelian
2012Lacuna醉後一夜Tong Xin
Casino Moon賭城月色Casino dealerShort film
2013Switch天机·富春山居图Lin Yuyan
Running Shadows我的影子在奔跑Tian Jiafang
The Mercury Factor危情黑吃黑Jiazhen
2014The Old Cinderella脱軌時代Xu Ke
2015Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation碟中諜5Lauren
I Am Somebody我是路人甲Cameo
2016Murder at Honeymoon Hotel蜜月酒店殺人事件Pei Er
For a Few Bullets快手枪手快枪手Li Ruoyun
Sky on Fire沖天火Gao Yu
2017The Adventurers俠盜聯盟Amber
2018Project Gutenberg无双Yuan Wen
Miss Puff泡芙小姐Cameo
2019Love Song to the Days Forgone东北往事之二十年Cui Zhu
Wings Over Everest冰峰暴
TBAThe Three-Body Problem三体Ye Wenjie

Television series

YearEnglish titleChinese titleRoleNotes
2000Sword Master三少爷的剑Zhu Qianqian
2001Qin Shi Huang秦始皇Princess Mindai
Love Dictionary爱情宝典Zhan Shujuan
The Great Love in Your Life你的生命如此多情Yan Yu
不回家的男人Lu Tong
2002The Cricket Master蟋蟀大師Xiaocui
Imperial Guards英雄Ye Min
2005Purple Jade and Gold Sand紫玉金砂Pan Lingyu
2006The 36th Chamber of Shaolin南少林三十六房Li Menglin
2016Let's Fall in Love咱们相爱吧Lin Xiaoxiao
Huajinghu 2画江湖之不良人2Empress
2020Together在一起
2021Vacation of Love假日暖洋洋Song Xiaoke

Awards

YearAwardCategoryNominated workRef.
200512th Beijing College Student Film FestivalBest ActressHuayao Bride in Shangri-la
11th Huabiao AwardsOutstanding New Actress
14th Shanghai Film Critics AwardsBest ActressPeacock
20066th Chinese Film Media AwardsBest Actress
30th Cairo International Film FestivalBest ActressThe Road
200916th Beijing College Student Film FestivalStudents' Choice Award for Favorite ActressRed River
20135th China Image Film FestivalBest Supporting ActressSwitch
20163rd Jackie Chan Action Movie AwardsBest Action Movie ActressFor a Few Bullets
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