SHU QI

This is a Chinese name; the family name is Shu.

Shu Qi
Shu Qi at the 2009 Cannes Film Festival
Chinese name	舒淇 (Traditional)
Chinese name	舒淇 (Simplified)
Birth name	林立慧 (Lín Lìhuì)
Born	April 16, 1976 (age 34) Xindian, Taiwan
Years active	1992 - present

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 (Taiwanese) or Shu Kei (Cantonese/Japanese). Her name is sometimes seen in the Western order as Qi Shu.

Early life

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 of Penthouse 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.

Career

She starred in Derek Yee's 1996 film, Viva Erotica, which was about the erotic film industry in Hong Kong, opposite the late Leslie Cheung and Karen Mok. 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 2
002, 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

• The Assassin (2010)
• If You Are the One 2 (2010)
• Legend of the Fist: The Return of Chen Zhen (2010)
• City Under Siege (2010)
• New York, I Love You (2009)
• Look for a Star (2009)
• If You Are the One (2008)
• Blood Brothers (2007)
• Forest of Death (2007)
• My Wife is a Gangster 3 (2006)
• Confession of Pain (2006)
• Hong Fu Nu (2006)
• Home Sweet Home (2005)
• Three Times (2005)
• Seoul Raiders (2005)
• The Eye 2 (2004)
• The Foliage (2003)
• Looking for Mr. Perfect (2003)
• Haunted Office (2002)
• The Transporter (2002)
• Just One Look (2002) (cameo)
• So Close (2002)
• Women From Mars (2002)
• The Wesley's Mysterious File (2002)
• Beijing Rocks (2001)
• Love Me, Love My Money (2001)
• Visible Secret (2001)
• Millennium Mambo (2001)
• Martial Angels (2001)
• For Bad Boys Only (2000)
• My Name is Nobody (2000)
• Dragon Heat (2000)
• Skyline Cruisers (2000)
• Flyin' Dance (2000)
• Born to Be King (2000)
• Hidden Whisper (2000)
• Unexpected Challenges (2000)

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• My Loving Trouble 7 (1999)
• Metade Fumaca (1999)
• When I Look Upon the Stars (1999)
• The Island Tales (1999)
• Iron Sister (1999)
• A Man Called Hero (1999)
• True Woman (1999)
• Gorgeous (1999)
• Extreme Crisis (1998)
• Another Meltdown (1998)
• Portland Street Blues (1998)
• Young & Dangerous: The Prequel (1998)
• City of Glass (1998)
• Bishonen (1998)
• Love Generation Hong Kong (1998)
• The Storm Riders (1998)
• Young and Dangerous 5 (1998)
• The Lucky Guy (1998)
• L-O-V-E... Love (1997)
• My Dad Is a Jerk (1997)
• Love Is Not a Game, But a Joke (1997)
• Those Were the Days (1997)
• Love: Amoeba Style (1997)