Yu Nan
Yu Nan ( Chinese 余 男 , Pinyin Yú Nán ; born September 5, 1978 in Dalian , Liaoning Province , China ) is a Chinese actress .
Life
At the age of 17, Yu Nan left the native coastal city of Dalian to escape a predetermined life with a language school and a career perspective as an interpreter . Instead, she attended the Beijing Film Academy , where she was accepted as one of 15 out of 10,000 applicants. There, apart from her acting training, she was discovered by chance by the director Wang Quan'an for his debut film, Lunar Eclipse ( Chinese 月 蚀 , Pinyin Yuèshí ). In 2000 she won several international awards as the leading actress in the film.
In addition to her mother tongue, Yu Nan speaks fluent English and French, so that the first international film offers, such as the lead role of Chinh in the French film Fureur, followed. Her second collaboration with Wang Quan'an resulted in the film The Story of Ermei . For the portrayal of Ermei she was awarded several times as "Best Actress"; she won almost all Chinese film awards in this category in 2003/04. With the award-winning film drama Tuya's Wedding , she presented herself to a larger international audience for the first time, whereupon Hollywood directors began to be interested in her. For the Wachowski brothers , she stood in front of the camera in Speed Racer (2008) alongside Emile Hirsch and Christina Ricci .
In 2010 she was appointed to the competition jury of the 60th Berlin International Film Festival .
Filmography (selection)
- 1999: Lunar Eclipse ( Chinese 月 蚀 , Pinyin Yuèshí )
- 2001: Fureur
- 2003: The Story of Ermei ( Chinese 惊蛰 , Pinyin Jīngzhé )
- 2006: Tuya's wedding ( Chinese 图 雅 的 婚事 , Pinyin Túyǎ de hūnshì )
- 2007: Diamond Dogs
- 2007: In Love We Trust
- 2008: Speed Racer
- 2012: The Expendables 2
- 2016: Wolf Warrior
Awards
- 2001: Deauville Film Festival: Best Actress for Lunar Eclipse
- 2003: Association of Chinese Movie Actors, Best Actress for The Story of Ermei
- 2003: Student Film Festival China, Jury Prize in the category “Best Actress” for The Story of Ermei
- 2003: Golden Rooster Award: Best Actress for The Story of Ermei
- 2004: Paris International Film Festival: Best Actress for The Story of Ermei
Web links
- Yu Nan in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Actress Yu Nan: "Freedoms are distracting" at Spiegel Online, August 24, 2007
- Portrait at cinewiki.cn ( Memento from May 18, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) (Chinese)
- Yu Nan in the German dubbing file
Individual evidence
- ↑ cf. Film review by Jan Schulz-Ojala at tagesspiegel.de (accessed on September 2, 2007)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Yu Nan |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | chinese actress |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 5th September 1978 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Dalian |