Shu Qi
舒淇
Shu Qi in 2015
Born
Lin Li-hui

(1974-04-16) 16 April 1974 (age 49)
Xindian, Taipei County, Taiwan
NationalityHong Kong–Taiwanese
Citizenship
  • Hong Kong
  • Taiwan
Alma materNew Taipei Municipal Wu Feng Junior High School
Occupation(s)Actress, model
Years active1994–present
Agent(s)Baiyu Stars
Dongshen Weilai K-ARTISTS (2020–present)
Spouse
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(m. 2016)​
PartnerLeon Lai (1997–2004)
AwardsHong Kong Film Awards – Best New Performer
1996 Viva Erotica
Best Supporting Actress
1996 Viva Erotica
1998 Portland Street Blues

Golden Bauhinia Awards – Best Supporting Actress
1996 Viva Erotica

Asian Film Awards – Best Actress
2015 The Assassin

Golden Horse Awards – Best Supporting Actress
1998 Portland Street Blues
Best Actress
2005 Three Times

Chinese name
Chinese舒淇
Lin Li-hui
Chinese林立慧

Lin Li-hui (Chinese: 林立慧, born 16 April 1974),[1] better known by her stage name Shu Qi (Chinese: 舒淇), is a Hong Kong–Taiwanese actress and model.

She is one of the most successful Taiwanese actresses of all time. She has received three Hong Kong Film Awards and two Golden Horse Awards for best actress, among many other awards. She has collaborated with master director Hou Hsiao-hsien on three films: Millennium Mambo (2001), Three Times (2005), and The Assassin (2015). Shu Qi has also played leading roles in both art-house films and box-office hits, including If You Are the One (2008) by Feng Xiaogang, Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons (2013) by Stephen Chow, Gone with the Bullets (2014) by Jiang Wen, and Mojin: The Lost Legend (2015) by Wuershan.

Shu ranked 18th on Forbes China Celebrity 100 list in 2013,[2] 23rd in 2014,[3] 32nd in 2015,[4] 48th in 2017,[5] and 90th in 2019.[6]

Early life

Born in Xindian township, Taipei County (now New Taipei City), Shu Qi went to Hong Kong at the age of 17 to seek a film career. She began in the softcore pornography modelling industry, appearing in the Chinese edition of Playboy.[7] She eventually came under the management of Hong Kong film producer Manfred Wong, who signed her to several Hong Kong Category III films such as Sex & Zen II (1996).

Career

Shu Qi at the premiere of Three Times in Taipei in 2005.

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. She received the Best Supporting Actress award for her performance in Viva Erotica at the 16th Hong Kong Film Awards in 1997.[8] She has since appeared in Hong Kong films such as Portland Street Blues (1998), City of Glass (1998), the box office hit Gorgeous (1999), Stanley Kwan's The Island Tales (1999) and Hou Hsiao-hsien's Millennium Mambo (2001), making her transition into mainstream acting.[9]

In 2002, Shu starred in the French film The Transporter, the first installment of the Transporter franchise. This marked her first foray into the American market. In 2008 she had a small but memorable role in the American romantic comedy New York, I Love You.

Among Shu's earlier notable works were The Foliage (2004), a romance film set in Yunnan during the Cultural Revolution.[10] She won the Best Actress award at the 13th Shanghai Film Critics Awards for her performance.[11] Shu worked with Hou again in Three Times (2005), which competed at the Cannes Film Festival[12] and won Shu the Best Actress award at the Golden Horse Awards.[13]

In 2006, Shu starred in the third installment of the gangster film My Wife Is a Gangster alongside Korean actor Lee Beom-soo.[14] She also starred alongside Tony Leung Chiu-wai and Takeshi Kaneshiro in the crime drama Confession of Pain.[15]

Shu was a member of the jury of the Berlin International Film Festival in 2008 and the Cannes Film Festival in 2009.[16][17] The same year, she was honored at the Huabiao Awards as Best Actress for the Taiwan and Hong Kong region for her performance in the romantic comedy film If You Are the One, directed by Feng Xiaogang. The romantic comedy was the highest-grossing Chinese film of the year.[18][19]

Shu starred in Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons (2013), directed by Stephen Chow and loosely based on the Chinese literary classic Journey to the West. The film overtook Lost in Thailand to become the highest-grossing Chinese movie.[20]

Shu reunited with Hou in his first wuxia film, The Assassin (2015), starring as the title character. The film received overwhelmingly positive reviews at the Cannes Film Festival,[21] and Shu won the Best Actress award at the Asian Film Festival.[22] It was selected as the Taiwanese entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 88th Academy Awards but it was not nominated.[23] The same year, she starred in the blockbuster film Mojin: The Lost Legend, adapted from popular adventure novel series Ghost Blows Out the Light.[24]

In 2016, Shu, Feng Shaofeng and Victoria Song starred in the Chinese remake of My Best Friend's Wedding.[25] She was also cast in fantasy comedy The Village of No Return, which premiered at the first day of Spring Festival in 2017.[26] In 2017, Shu starred in Stephen Fung's The Adventurers alongside Jean Reno and Andy Lau.[27]

Shu appears in the 2019 science fiction film Shanghai Fortress, adapted from the 2006 novel Once Upon a Time in Shanghai.[28]

In 2023, Shu was a member of the jury of the 80th Venice International Film Festival.[29][30]

Other activities

Shu Qi at the 2009 Cannes Film Festival.

From 2006 to 2009, Shu was selected by Kenzo Takada to be part of the third advertising campaign for its successful fragrance Flower by Kenzo. She also worked as a spokesperson for Shiatzy Chen.

Shu has been representing Frederique Constant in Asia as a brand ambassador since 2008. In 2009, she, along with Frederique Constant and Paint-a-Smile Foundation, repainted the murals on the walls of the cardiology department at the Beijing Children's Hospital.[31][32]

Shu was also Emporio Armani's Asian ambassador for its Fall/Winter 2010 collection.[33] and is also the brand spokesperson for Bulgari in China. Since 2023, she has been announced as Global Brand Ambassador of Bulgari.[34] In February 2023, Shu has been Global Spokesperson for American high-end fashion house Michael Kors.[35][36] In March 2023, American luxury beauty brand Tom Ford Beauty announced Shu as their brand ambassador for Fragrance and Make-up for the China and Asia-Pacific regions.[37][38] In October 2023, Italian luxury fahion house Bottega Veneta announced Shu Qi as Global Brand Ambassador, which she also appeared in an exclusive campaign of the brand.[39][40]

Personal life

Shu married Hong Kong actor-director Stephen Fung in 2016. The two, who met on the set of the romance drama Bishonen in 1997, shared a friendship for 20 years, but only began dating four years prior to marriage.[41][42]

Filmography

Film

Year English title Original title Role Notes
1995 Unexpected Challenges 灵欲轨道 Sha Sha
1996 Sex & Zen II 玉蒲團二之玉女心經 Huan Ji
Street Angels 紅燈區 Ming Ming
Till Death Do Us Laugh 怪談協會 Ye
Growing Up 人细鬼大之三个Handsup的少年 Qi Qi
Viva Erotica 色情男女 Meng Qiao
1997 My Dad Is a Jerk 對不起，多謝你 Angela
Love Is Not a Game, But a Joke 飛一般愛情小說 Ah Shan
L-O-V-E... Love 超級無敵追女仔 Luo Fei
Those Were the Days 精装难兄难弟 Zhao Fangfang
Love: Amoeba Style 愛情Amoeba Boy
The Fruit is Swelling 蜜桃成熟時1997 Herself Cameo
1998 Bishonen 美少年之戀 Clara
The Lucky Guy 行運一條龍 Fang Fang
The Storm Riders 風雲雄霸天下 Chu Chu
Another Meltdown 碧血藍天 Chan Pun
Young and Dangerous: The Prequel 新古惑仔之少年激鬥篇 Ah Fei
City of Glass 玻璃之城 Yue Wen
Young and Dangerous 5 98古惑仔之龍爭虎鬥 Deng Meiling
Portland Street Blues 古惑仔情義篇之洪興十三妹 Dao Baqi
Extreme Crisis B計劃 Anita Lee
Love Generation Hong Kong 新戀愛世紀 Joey
1999 Gorgeous 玻璃樽 Ah Bu
Iron Sister 悍婦崗 Sun Tiemei
A Man Called Hero 中華英雄 Mu Xiuluo
Metade Fumaca 半支煙 Ah Nan
When I Look Upon the Stars 天旋地戀 Kiki
My Loving Trouble 7 我愛777 Julia / 777
2000 My Name is Nobody 賭聖3無名小子 Ku'er
The Island Tales 有時跳舞 Mei Ling
Flyin' Dance 第一次的親密接觸 Qing Wu Fei Yang
Born to Be King 勝者為王 Deng Meiling
For Bad Boys Only BadBoy特攻 Guan Zheng
Skyline Cruisers 神偷次世代 June
Dragon Heat 龍火 Herself Cameo
Bruce Law Stunts 特技猛龍 Herself Cameo
2001 Millennium Mambo 千禧曼波 Vicky
Hidden Whisper 小百無禁忌 Xiao Bai
Love Me, Love My Money 有情飲水飽 Ya Cai
Beijing Rocks 北京樂與路 Yang Yin
Visible Secret 幽靈人間 June
Martial Angels 絕色神偷 Cat
2002 Home in My Heart 山顶上的钟声 Li Juan
The Wesley's Mysterious File 衛斯理藍血人 Bai Su
Women From Mars 當男人變成女人 Messenger of Hell
So Close 夕陽天使 Chen Ailin
Just One Look 一碌蔗 mysterious girl on balcony Cameo
The Transporter Lai Kwai
2003 The Foliage 美人草 Ye Xingyu
Looking for Mr. Perfect 奇逢敵手 Xiao Ling
Magic & Me 千變魔手 Herself Documentary short film
2004 Haunted Office Office有鬼 Ah Shan
The Eye 2 見鬼2 Joey Cheung
2005 Seoul Raiders 韓城攻略 JJ
Home Sweet Home 怪物 May
Three Times 最好的時光 Xiu Mei
2006 My Wife Is a Gangster 3 조폭 마누라 3 Lim Yaling
Confession of Pain 傷城 Xi Feng
2007 Forest of Death 森冤 Xia Songqi
The Electric Princess House 电姬馆 pregnant woman Short film
Blood Brothers 天堂口 Lulu
2008 If You Are the One 非誠勿擾 Liang Xiaoxiao
2009 Look for a Star 游龍戲鳳 Xue Milan
New York, I Love You Chinese herbalist
2010 City Under Siege 全城戒備 Angel
Legend of the Fist: The Return of Chen Zhen 精武風雲－陳真 Kiki
If You Are the One 2 非诚勿扰2 Liang Xiaoxiao
2011 A Beautiful Life 不再讓你孤單 Li Peiru
10+10 十加十 young woman Short film
2012 Love 愛 Fang Rouyi
The Second Woman 情謎 Huibao / Huixiang
Tai Chi 0 太極從零開始 Mother Yang Cameo
Tai Chi Hero 太極II：英雄崛起 Mother Yang Cameo
CZ12 十二生肖 David's wife Cameo
Beautiful University
2013 Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons 西遊·降魔篇 Miss Duan
2014 Gone with the Bullets 一步之遥 Wan Yanying
2015 The Assassin 刺客聶隱娘 Nie Yinniang
All You Need Is Love 落跑吧愛情 Ye Fenfen
Mojin: The Lost Legend 鬼吹燈之尋龍訣 Shirley Yang
The Last Women Standing 剩者為王 Sheng Ruxi
2016 My Best Friend's Wedding 我最好朋友的婚礼 Gu Jia
2017 The Village of No Return 健忘村 Chen Yuxun
Journey to the West: The Demons Strike Back 西遊伏妖篇 Miss Duan Cameo
The Adventurers 俠盜聯盟 Ye Hong
2018 The Island 一出好戏 Shanshan
2019 Shanghai Fortress 上海堡壘 Lin Lan
2021 A Broken Deal 痞子爱人
Flayer 倒戗刺
2023 Good Autumn, Mommy 寻她 Chen Fengdi
2024 Resurrection 狂野时代
TBA 宅男恋河神 Produced by Hou Hsiao-hsien
Bull Brothers 牛兄牛弟
Shulan River 舒蘭河上 Directed by Hou Hsiao-hsien[43]

Television series

Year English title Original title Role Notes
1999 Up Where We Belong 難得有情人 Gui Ping
2001 The Duke of Mount Deer 小寶與康熙 Little Goldfish Guest Star
2004 Feel 100% 百分百感覺 Nikki Cameo
Romance of Red Dust 風塵三俠之紅拂女 Hong Fu Nü
2006 Stephen's Diary 老馮日記 Lao Ma's ex-girlfriend Cameo

Discography

Year English title Original title Album Notes
1998 "Frustrated" 心領 Portland Street Blues OST
"You Don't Know" 你不知道
2005 "Those Years, This Day" 那一年, 這一天 Seoul Raiders OST with Richie Jen
2007 "Blood Brothers" 天堂口 Blood Brothers OST
2009 "I Do" — Look for a Star OST with Andy Lau
2010 "Card Door" 卡門 Legend of the Fist: The Return of Chen Zhen OST
"Faraway Village" 遠方的故鄉
"Goodbye" 再見
"Happy" 快樂吧
2013 "Love In A Life Time" 一生所愛 Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons OST

Awards and nominations

Main article: List of awards and nominations received by Shu Qi

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