Shū Qí 舒淇
Birth name	林立慧 Lín Lì-Huì
Born	April 16, 1976 (1976-04-16) (age 31) Taipei, Taiwan
Years active	1996–present
Official site	http://www.shu-qi.com/

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). Her name is sometimes seen in the Western order as Qi Shu. is the 106th day of the year (107th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1976 Pick up sticks(MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Republic_of_China. ... Nickname: Coordinates: , Country Region City seat Xinyi District (信義區) Government  - Mayor Hau Lung-bin (KMT)1 E9 Area  - City 271. ... Pinyin, more formally called Hanyu Pinyin (Simplified Chinese: ; Traditional Chinese: ; Pinyin: ), is the most common variant of Standard Mandarin romanization system in use. ... Wade-Giles, sometimes abbreviated Wade, is a Romanization (phonetic notation and transliteration) system for the Chinese language based on Mandarin. ... is the 106th day of the year (107th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1976 Pick up sticks(MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... A stage name, also called a screen name, is a pseudonym used by performers and entertainers such as actors, comedians, musicians, djs, clowns, and professional wrestlers. ... This article is about the history, geography, and people of the island known as Taiwan. ... For other uses, see Actor (disambiguation). ... Languages can be romanized in a variety of ways, as shown here with Mandarin Chinese In linguistics, romanization (or Latinization, also spelled romanisation or Latinisation) is the representation of a word or language with the Roman (Latin) alphabet, or a system for doing so, where the original word or language... This article is about all of the Cantonese (Yue) dialects. ...

Biography

Early career

Born to a poor family in Taiwan, the young Shu Qi moved to Hong Kong at the age of 17 where she became a model for adult magazines and softcore movie shorts. She eventually came under the management of Hong Kong producer Manfred Wong, who signed her on to several softcore porn Hong Kong films such as Sex & Zen II. Pornographic magazines, sometimes known as adult magazines, sex magazines, top-shelf magazines, or blue books are magazines that contain content of a sexual nature, typically regarded as pornography. ... Softcore is a form of pornography that is less explicit than hardcore pornography in depicting or describing sexual behaviour. ... Early American actor William Garwood starred in numerous short films, many of which were only 20 minutes in length Short subject is a format description originally coined in the North American film industry in the early period of cinema. ...

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). Derek Yee Tung Shing (Chinese: 爾冬陞) is a Hong Kong film director who has achieved fame and respect in Hong Kong and international film festival circuits for treading carefully commercial viability concerns with artistic integrity. ... Viva Erotica (色情男女) is a 1996 Hong Kong film directed by Yee Tung-Shing. ... The use of sex in film has been controversial since the earliest use of cinematography and the first portrayals of love scenes and nude scenes. ... Leslie Cheung Kwok-Wing (September 12, 1956 – April 1, 2003) (Traditional Chinese: ; Simplified Chinese: ; Cantonese Chang Kuo-jung; nickname Goh-goh (哥哥, Elder Brother in Cantonese), was an actor and musician from Hong Kong. ... Karen Joy Morris, or Karen Mok Man-Wai (莫文蔚, born in June 2, 1970) is a Hong Kong-based actress and singer. ... Hong Kong Film Awards (香港電影金像獎), is the most prestigious film awards in Hong Kong. ... Gorgeous (玻璃樽 Bor lei jun) is a 1999 Hong Kong movie, directed by Vincent Kok. ... Chan Kong-Sang (Simplified Chinese: ; Traditional Chinese: ; pinyin: ), also known as Jackie Chan Sing Lung (Simplified Chinese: ; Traditional Chinese: ; pinyin: ) or Jackie Chan SBS, (born on April 7, 1954) is a Chinese martial artist, action star, actor, director, screenwriter, film producer, singer and stunt performer. ... Stanley Kwan (Traditional Chinese: ; Simplified Chinese: ; Pinyin: ; born October 9, 1957) is a Hong Kong film director and producer. ... Hou Hsiao-Hsien (Traditional Chinese: ; Hanyu Pinyin: ; Wade-Giles: Hou2 Hsiao4-hsien2) (born April 8, 1947) is an award-winning film director and a leading figure of Taiwans New Wave cinema movement. ...

In 1999, Ang Lee approached Shu for the role of Jen in Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. Six weeks into filming, her manager, Manfred Wong, not foreseeing the film's massive international success, pulled her out to do a soft drink commercial in Japan, and the part went instead to Chinese actress Zhang Ziyi. Ang Lee (Chinese: ; pinyin: ) (born October 23, 1954) is an Academy-Award winning film director from the Republic of China (Taiwan). ... For other uses, see Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (disambiguation). ... Zhang Ziyi (章子怡; pinyin: Zhāng Zǐyí) (born February 9, 1979 in Beijing, China) is one of the most well-known Chinese film actresses working today, with a string of Chinese and international hits to her name. ...

In 2002, she appeared in the Hollywood film The Transporter and the Asian action flick So Close. In 2004, she had a role in the Hong Kong horror film The Eye 2. The Transporter is an action/crime movie released in the United States on October 11, 2002. ... So Close (Traditional Chinese: ; Simplified Chinese: ; Chik yeung tin see) is a 2002 action-adventure Hong Kong movie directed by Corey Yuen. ... The Eye 2 (Traditional Chinese: 見鬼2; Simplified Chinese: 见鬼2; pinyin: Jiàn Guǐ 2; yale: Gin3 Gwai2 2) is the 2004 sequel to The Eye. ...

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. This article needs cleanup. ... Hou Hsiao-Hsien (Traditional Chinese: ; Hanyu Pinyin: ; Wade-Giles: Hou2 Hsiao4-hsien2) (born April 8, 1947) is an award-winning film director and a leading figure of Taiwans New Wave cinema movement. ... Three Times (最好的時光; Zui hao de shi guang; lit. ...

Partial filmography

• The Monster (2007)
• Blood Brothers (2007)
• My Wife is a Gangster 3 (2006)
• Confession of Pain (2006)
• Forest of Death (2006)
• Home Sweet Home (2005)
• Three Times (2005)
• Seoul Raiders (2005)
• The Foliage (2004)
• The Eye 2 (2004)
• 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)
• My Loving Trouble 7 (2000)
• Metade Fumaca (1999)
• When I Look Upon the Stars (1999)
• The Island Tales (1999)
• Iron Sister (1999)
• A Man Called Hero (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 & 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)
• The Fruit is Swelling (1997) (cameo)
• A Queer Story (1996)
• Till Death Do Us Laugh (1996)
• Street Angels (1996)
• Queer Story (1996)
• Growing Up (1996)
• Viva Erotica (1996)
• Sex & Zen II (1996)

Blood Brothers (Chinese: ; pinyin: ; literally Mouth of Heaven) is a 2007 film directed by Alexi Tan. ... My Wife is a Gangster 3 is a 2006 sequel to My Wife is a Gangster 2. ... Confession of Pain (Traditional Chinese: ; Simplified Chinese: ; pinyin: , literally forlorn city) is a movie directed by Alan Mak and Andrew Lau, starring Tony Leung Chiu Wai, Takeshi Kaneshiro, Shu Qi and Xu Jinglei. ... Forest of Death (also known as Sum yuen) is a 2007 Hong Kong crime-horror-thriller film directed and co-written by Danny Pang. ... Home Sweet Home (怪物) is a Hong Kong horror movie produced in 2005. ... Three Times (最好的時光; Zui hao de shi guang; lit. ... Seoul Raiders (韓城攻略,pinyin: Hànchéng Gōnglüè) is the 2005 sequel to the film Tokyo Raiders. ... The Eye 2 (Traditional Chinese: 見鬼2; Simplified Chinese: 见鬼2; pinyin: Jiàn Guǐ 2; yale: Gin3 Gwai2 2) is the 2004 sequel to The Eye. ... The Transporter is an action/crime movie released in the United States on October 11, 2002. ... Shawn Yue Gillian Chung Charlene Choi Wong You Nam Anthony Wong Andrea Choi Vincent Kok Joe Cheung Lam Suet Chapman To Shu Qi Eric Kot Li Fung Jo Koo Sam Lee A young man(Shawn Yue) as he contemplates revenge on the gangster he believes responsible for his fathers... So Close (Traditional Chinese: ; Simplified Chinese: ; Chik yeung tin see) is a 2002 action-adventure Hong Kong movie directed by Corey Yuen. ... The Wesleys Mysterious File is a 2002 Hong Kong film directed by Andrew Lau starring Andy Lau, Shu Qi and Rosamund Kwan. ... Visible Secret (幽靈人間) is a 2001 Hong Kong film directed by Ann Hui. ... Millennium Mambo (also known as Qianxi Manbo) directed by Taiwanese filmmaker Hsiao-hsien Hou, is a 2001 film; an intriguing portrait of a modern day girl in Taiwan. ... Martial Angels is a 2001 Hong Kong film directed by Clarence Fok Yiu-leung. ... My Name is Nobody (also known as Il mio nome è Nessuno and Lonesome Gun) is a 1973 spaghetti western comedy film. ... Born to be King is the second episode of the first season of the BBC sitcom Blackadder (The Black Adder). ... Metade Fumaca is a 1999 Hong Kong film directed by Yip Kam-Hung. ... Gorgeous (玻璃樽 Bor lei jun) is a 1999 Hong Kong movie, directed by Vincent Kok. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... City of Glass (玻璃之城; Boli zhi cheng) is a 1998 Hong Kong film, directed by Mabel Cheung. ... Bishonen (Chinese: ; Pinyin:  ; Cantonese: Meisiunin zi lyun) is a 1998 movie from Hong Kong about an ill-fated gay romance. ... The Storm Riders (風雲之雄霸天下) is a 1998 Hong Kong film directed by Andrew Lau. ... Young and Dangerous V 98古惑仔之龙争虎斗 (1998) is the fifth sequel of Young and Dangerous. ... The Lucky Guy (行運一條龍) is a 1998 Hong Kong comedy movie directed by Lee Lik-Chi (李力持) and stars Stephen Chow (周星馳), Sammi Cheng (鄭秀文), Daniel Chan (陳曉東) and Shu Qi (舒淇). // Lucky Coffee Shop is well-known for its egg tarts and tea. ... Those Were the Days is a 1997 Hong Kong movie directed by Cho Kin-Nam. ... Street Angels is a ministry of Churches Together in Halifax and Halifax YMCA, and provides a safe place and safe people on the streets of Halifax every Friday and Saturday between 9pm and 3am. ... Growing Up is the debut album from Japanese punk rock band, Hi-Standard. ... Viva Erotica (色情男女) is a 1996 Hong Kong film directed by Yee Tung-Shing. ... Sex and Zen II (玉蒲團二之玉女心經) is a 1996 Hong Kong film directed by Chin Man Kei. ...

References

• http://www.shuqi.org/profile/biography.shtml
• http://www.shuqiworld.com/about-shu-qi.php
• http://www.moono.com/html/shu-qi/shu-qi-biography.cfm
• http://www.sensasian.com/isroot/sensasian/artists/shu_qi.htm
• http://www.askmen.com/women/actress_300/310_shu_qi.html
• http://global.yesasia.com/en/Emagazine/ArticlePage.aspx/articleId-123/
• http://skywoland.narod.ru/HsuChi/Hsu.htm

External links

• Official website
• Shu Qi at the Internet Movie Database