Native name 朱珠 Agent CAA Residence Beijing Name Zhu Zhu | Nationality Chinese Role Actress Years active 2011 - present Parents Zhu Hanbing | |
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Born July 19, 1984 (age 40) ( 1984-07-19 ) Beijing Occupation Actress, singer, hostess Alma mater Beijing Technology and Business University Movies and TV shows Marco Polo, Last Flight, The Old Cinderella, Shanghai Calling, The Man with the Iron Fists Similar People Lapo Elkann, Olivia Cheng, Joan Chen, Raymond Yip, Daniel Hsia Profiles | ||
Zhu Zhu (born 19 July 1984) is a Chinese actress and singer. She rose to fame as a VJ on MTV China.
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Early life
Zhu was born in a military family in Beijing on July 19, 1984, with her ancestral home in Linhai, Zhejiang, the daughter of Zhu Hanbin (simplified Chinese: 朱汉斌; traditional Chinese: 朱漢斌), a Chinese businessman. Her grandfather is Zhu Xuzhi, a major general of the People's Liberation Army.
Zhu started to learn the piano at the age of 3. When she was a junior school student, she performed Beauty and the Beast, an English stage.
Zhu graduated from Beijing Technology and Business University, where she majored in electronics and information engineering.
Career
In 2005, Zhu joined the MTV China and hosted music programs on China's domestic MTV network. Zhu was discovered by talent scouts after winning a local singing contest in Beijing, then placing third at the national level.
Zhu signed with music label MBOX in 2007 and her first album was released in 2009.
In 2010, Zhu made her film debut in What Women Want, a Chinese romantic comedy film starring Andy Lau and Gong Li.
In 2012, Zhu played the character Qi Qi in an American martial arts film The Man with the Iron Fists, alongside RZA, Russell Crowe, Cung Le, Lucy Liu, Byron Mann, Rick Yune, Dave Bautista, and Jamie Chung. The film grossed million on its first day.
In 2012, Zhu participated in five films, such as Shanghai Calling, Secret Sharer and Cloud Atlas.
After playing minor roles in various films, Zhu received her first leading role in a series called Great Mr. Zhou. She earned critical acclaim for this performance and began to get roles in larger scale productions.
In 2014, Zhu starred in a supporting role in the romantic comedy film The Old Cinderella, produced by Lu Chuan.
In 2014, Zhu played the female lead in the film Last Flight, opposite Ed Westwick and featuring Leon Lee and Cary Alexander.
In 2014, Zhu began starring in the American TV series Marco Polo which premiered on Netflix in December 2014.
In 2016, Zhu signed on for a Bollywood historical war drama film Tubelight, opposite Salman Khan. The film is directed by Kabir Khan and was released in Eid 2017. This is the first time that she is being seen in Bollywood. She reached Mumbai on 3 August 2016 to learn Hindi as soon as possible.