1. Widely regarded as one of the most successful Taiwanese actresses of all time, Shu has received three Hong Kong Film Awards and two Golden Horse Awards among many other awards.
24 Facts About Shu Qi
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Shu Qi has collaborated with director Hou Hsiao-hsien on three films: Millennium Mambo, Three Times, and The Assassin.
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Shu Qi has played leading roles in both art-house films and box-office hits, including If You Are the One by Feng Xiaogang, Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons by Stephen Chow, Gone with the Bullets by Jiang Wen, and Mojin: The Lost Legend by Wuershan.
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Shu Qi ranked 18th on Forbes China Celebrity 100 list in 2013,23rd in 2014,32nd in 2015,48th in 2017, and 90th in 2019.
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Shu Qi began in the softcore pornography modelling industry, appearing in the Chinese edition of Playboy.
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Shu Qi starred in Derek Yee's 1996 film Viva Erotica, about the erotic film industry in Hong Kong, with Karen Mok and Leslie Cheung.
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Shu Qi received the Best Supporting Actress award for her performance in Viva Erotica at the 16th Hong Kong Film Awards in 1997.
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Shu Qi has since appeared in Hong Kong films such as Portland Street Blues, City of Glass, the box office hit Gorgeous, Stanley Kwan's The Island Tales and Hou Hsiao-hsien's Millennium Mambo, making her transition into mainstream acting.
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In 2002, Shu Qi starred in the French film The Transporter, the first installment of the Transporter franchise.
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Shu Qi won the Best Actress award at the 13th Shanghai Film Critics Awards for her performance.
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Shu Qi worked with Hou again in Three Times, which competed at the Cannes Film Festival and won Shu Qi the Best Actress award at the Golden Horse Awards.
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In 2006, Shu Qi starred in the third installment of the gangster film My Wife Is a Gangster alongside Korean actor Lee Beom-soo.
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Shu Qi starred alongside Tony Leung Chiu-wai and Takeshi Kaneshiro in the crime drama Confession of Pain.
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Shu Qi served as a jury member at the 58th Berlin International Film Festival in 2008, and the 62nd Cannes Film Festival in 2009.
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Shu Qi starred in Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons, directed by Stephen Chow and loosely based on the Chinese literary classic Journey to the West.
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Shu Qi reunited with Hou in his first wuxia film, The Assassin, starring as the title character.
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The film received overwhelmingly positive reviews at the Cannes Film Festival, and Shu Qi won the Best Actress award at the Asian Film Festival.
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Shu Qi was cast in fantasy comedy The Village of No Return, which premiered at the first day of Spring Festival in 2017.
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Shu Qi appears in the 2019 science fiction film Shanghai Fortress, adapted from the 2006 novel Once Upon a Time in Shanghai.
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In June 2024, Shu Qi was invited to become a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
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From 2006 to 2009, Shu Qi was selected by Kenzo Takada to be global spokesperson of the third advertising campaign for its successful fragrance Flower by Kenzo.
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Shu Qi has been representing Frederique Constant in Asia as a brand ambassador since 2008.
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In February 2023, Shu Qi has been Global Spokesperson for American high-end fashion house Michael Kors.