Shu Qi (
Chinese:
舒淇;
pinyin:
Shū Qí;
Wade–Giles:
Shu Ch'i; born April 16, 1976) is the
stage name of a
Taiwanese actress born Lin Li-Hui (
林立慧). Her stage name is occasionally
romanized as Hsu Chi or Shu Kei (
Cantonese/Japanese). Her name is sometimes seen in the Western order as
Qi Shu.
Qi Shu was born in
Xindian,
Taipei County (now New Taipei City), the young
Shu Qi moved to
Hong Kong at the age of 17. She began in the
softcore porn modelling industry, appearing on the cover ofPenthouse Hong Kong for February 1995 issue and the Chinese edition of Playboy magazine. She eventually came under the management of Hong Kong producer
Manfred Wong, who signed her on to several
softcore Hong Kong films such as Sex & Zen II in 1996.
She starred in
Derek Yee's 1996 film,
Viva Erotica, which was about the
erotic film industry in Hong Kong, opposite
Karen Mok and the late
Leslie Cheung. At the
Hong Kong Film Awards, she received the Best Supporting Actress award for the film. Since then, she has appeared in mainstream Hong Kong films such as
Gorgeous (1998) opposite
Jackie Chan,
Stanley Kwan's The Island Tales (1999) and
Hou Hsiao-Hsien's critically acclaimed
Millennium Mambo (2000).
In 2002, she appeared in the French blockbuster film
The Transporter and the Asian action film
So Close. In 2004, she played the main role in the Hong Kong horror film
The Eye 2.
In 2005, she won the Best Actress Award at the 2005
Golden Horse Awards for her three roles in
Hou Hsiao-Hsien's
Three Times.
From 2006-2009, she was selected by
Kenzo to be part of the third advertising campaign for its successful fragrance, Flower by Kenzo . She also worked as a spokesperson for
Shiatzy Chen.
In 2008, she was member of the jury of the
Berlinale, the Berlin International Film Festival. In 2009, she was member of the jury at the
Cannes Film Festival.
Despite her involvements in softcore films during her early stage of career,
Shu Qi successfully overcame the pressure stemming from conservative Chinese culture and gained her popularity through her acting talent and attractive appearance.
Shu Qi represents
Frederique Constant in Asia as brand ambassador since 2008.
Shu Qi,
Frederique Constant and Paint-a-Smile Foundation transformed the murals on the walls of the cardiology department at the Beijing Children's Hospital in 2009.
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