Zhou Xun is a Chinese actress and singer. She is regarded as one of the Four Dan Actresses of China. She gained international fame for her roles in Suzhou River (2000) and Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress (2002). Zhou went on to star in notable films 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). In television, her works include 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 was born to a middle-class family in Quzhou, Zhejiang. Her father, Zhou Tianning (周天宁), was a local film projectionist, and her mother, Chen Yiqin (陈以琴), was a salesperson at a department store. She had her schooling in Quzhou No.1 Middle School. After she graduated, Zhou enrolled at the Zhejiang Art School to further her interest in dramatic arts, against the wishes of her parents, who wanted her to pursue a practical degree. She was handpicked for a role in the film Strange Tales Amongst Old and Desolate Tombs during her teenage years in school.
| Date of Birth | 18th October 1974 |
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| Age | 50 Years |
| Zodiac Sign | Libra |
| Country | China |
| Current City | Quzhou |
| Birth Place | Quzhou |
| Nationality | People's Republic of China |
| Citizenship | People's Republic of China |
| Spouses | Archie Kao |
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| Zhejiang Vocational Academy of Art |
| Instruments | voice |
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| Occupation | actor, singer, film actor, model, environmentalist |
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