About Zhou Xun
Zhou Xun (Chinese: 周迅, born 18 October 1974) is a Chinese actress and singer. Regarded as one of the Four Dan Actresses of China, Zhou became the first Chinese actor to achieve the "Grand Slam" in 2009, winning Best Actress at the three most prestigious Chinese-language film awards, the Golden Horse Awards, the Hong Kong Film Awards and the Golden Rooster Awards. Zhou first rose to prominence with Lou Ye's Suzhou River (2000), followed by films such as Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress (2002), Perhaps Love (2005), The Equation of Love and Death (2008), Painted Skin (2008), The Message (2009), Flying Swords of Dragon Gate (2011), Our Time Will Come (2017), and Across the Furious Sea (2023). On television, she is known for dramas such as Palace of Desire (2000), The Legend of the Condor Heroes (2003), Red Sorghum (2014), Ruyi's Royal Love in the Palace (2018), A Little Mood for Love (2021), and Imperfect Victim (2023). Zhou achieved breakthrough on the big screen with Lou Ye's Suzhou River (2000), which won her the Best Actress award at the 15th Festival du Film de Paris. With her praised performance in Liu De-kai's film A Pinwheel Without Wind (2002), Zhou won Hundred Flowers Award for Best Actress, marking the first time she won a major domestic film award. Zhou won the Best Actress awards at the Asian Television Award and Shanghai Television Festival.
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