Shu Qi is a Taiwanese actress.
Shu Qi comes from a very poor family. She was born in Taipei, but moved to Hong Kong at seventeen. There she began to work as a model, acting mainly for erotic magazines in the nude. At one of the photo shoots she was noticed by producer Manfred Wong and made her an offer to take part in the filming of several Hong Kong erotic films. Shu Qi agreed, starring in the film “Sex and Zen 2”.
In parallel with the demonstration of her own body for photo shoots, Shu Qi began to show a good talent of the actress, which allowed her to achieve an invitation to shoot in more serious films. Shu Qi’s career changed after her acquaintance with director Derek I. The actress was invited to star in the film “Long Live Eroticism” – a film that ironically tells about the entire erotic film industry in Hong Kong. In the film, the actress played the role of a young aspiring star of such films. In 1997, for participation in the film, Shu Qi even received the Hong Kong Film Award in the nomination “Best Supporting Actress”.
After such success, Shu Qi began to be invited for filming in many popular Hong Kong films, including the film “The Magnificent”, where Shu Qi starred with Jackie Chan, as well as the films “Island Stories” and “Millennium Mambo”.
In 1999, the actress was invited by director Ang Lee to film the film “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon” for the role of Jen. However, after six weeks of filming, on the advice of manager Manfred Wong, Shu Qi decided to turn down the role, choosing instead a role in a Japanese commercial for Coca-Cola. As a result, the role of Jen in the film was given to a young and unknown actress Zhang Ziyi, who became for her a pass to the big world of cinema, making her one of the most famous Asian actresses. After such a failure, Shu Qi fired her manager.
Since then, Shu Qi has been more careful in her choice of roles. In 2002, she was lucky to star in two films that became hits. A certain world fame Shu Qi received after filming in the film
Carrier Jason Statham. In Asia, the painting received considerable popularity.
Fighting angels" In which Shu Qi played a major role. No less successful was the film “Eye 2”, shot in the genre of horror, in which the actress managed to show herself in a completely new light.
For the performance of three roles in the film “Three Pores”, the actress was recognized as the best at the Taiwanese film festival “Golden Horse” in 2005.
In 2008, Shu Qi was invited to the jury of the Berlin Festival, and a year later she appeared on the jury in Cannes.