22 Facts About Zhang Jingchu

Zhang Jingchu first gained recognition for the film Peacock, which won the Silver Bear Grand Jury Prize at the Berlin International Film Festival.

Zhang Jingchu was born on 2 February 1980 in Fujian, China.

Zhang Jingchu was brought up in a middle-class family in the countryside.

Zhang Jingchu studied English in Beijing New Oriental Institute, a private language educational school in Beijing, China.

Zhang Jingchu graduated in Directing from Central Academy of Drama in Beijing, China.

Zhang Jingchu's acting career began in both film and television in 2000.

Zhang Jingchu came into international prominence through director Gu Changwei's debut film Peacock, which won the Silver Bear at the 2005 Berlin International Film Festival.

Zhang Jingchu was picked from 1,000 applicants for her role as a petulant, conniving homebound daughter who tries to chart her own course in life.

Zhang Jingchu shed her gentle and quiet image to play the rebellious and gutsy protagonist in Huayao Bride in Shangri-la, and won the Beijing College Student Film Festival for Best Actress.

Zhang Jingchu was named one of "Asia's Heroes" by Time magazine.

Zhang Jingchu won over the audience with the maturity she shows in her acting, and her extraordinary ability to touch hearts by interpreting the different stages of a Chinese woman's life.

Zhang Jingchu won the Best Actress award at the 30th Cairo International Film Festival.

Zhang Jingchu then starred in Derek Yee's drug smuggling film Protege.

Zhang Jingchu worked with German director Florian Gallenberger in the film John Rabe, where she plays a college student whose family suffers in the Japanese invasion of Nanjing.

Zhang Jingchu then starred in Ann Hui's film Night and Fog, a social commentary film which sheds light on Hong Kong immigrants from China.

Zhang Jingchu next starred in Feng Xiaogang's disaster film Aftershock, playing a girl who separates from her mother after the Tangshan earthquake and becomes a rescue worker.

Zhang Jingchu takes part in earthquake relief efforts in real life.

Zhang Jingchu is the ambassador of the charity SiyuanAOC Rainbow Plan, founded by China Siyuan Foundation for Poverty Alleviation and AOC Monitor.

Zhang Jingchu then took a six-month break from the entertainment industry, stating that she was disappointed by the commercial nature of her recent roles.

Zhang Jingchu returned to the screen in the romantic comedy Laucana co-starring Shawn Yue.

Zhang Jingchu starred in the Italian film The Mercury Factor alongside Luca Barbareschi.

In 2017, Zhang Jingchu was cast in the thriller film Once Upon a Time in Northeast China; as well as crime action film Wings Over Everest.