Zhou Dongyu

Zhou Dongyu (2017)

Zhōu Dōngyǔ ( 周冬雨 ; born January 31, 1992 in Shijiazhuang , Hebei , China ) is a Chinese actress . She is one of the most important and formative actresses of Chinese cinema of the 2010s.

Life

Zhou comes from a working class family. In 2010 she made her film debut in The Tree of Heroes by Zhang Yimou , with no previous acting experience. At the time she auditioned for the role, she was still a high school student, and prevailed against nearly 10,000 female competitors for the role. She was discovered by Zhang's talent scouts while she was taking the Nanjing Art Institute entry test. She is said to have been selected for the role because her eyes are as clear as a mountain spring. Her teachers described Zhou as calm, reserved, and well-mannered.

She received numerous awards for her performance in The Tree of Heroes , including the award for "Best Actress" at the Valladolid International Film Festival , the Huabiao Award for "Best New Actress" and the Shanghai Film Critics Award for "Best New Performer". After her early and unexpected breakthrough, she focused on acting and gave up the university entrance exam. Nevertheless, she joined the Beijing Film Academy in 2011 .

In 2011, she landed the lead roles in the film Love Allure Tears of Barbara Wong and continued to play Mao Zedong's wife Yang Kaihui in The Road of Exploring .

Through her performance in the film Soul Mate by Derek Tseng , Zhou rose to become one of the top stars in China. The film is based on a novel by Anni Baobei . Together with Sandra Ma, Zhou received the prestigious Golden Horse Award for best leading actress . At the Macau International Movie Festival, she received the award for best leading actress for the Korean-Chinese production Never Say Goodbye .

In 2019, Zhou also starred in Derek Tseng's next film, Better Days , alongside pop star Jackson Yee . The film deals with the subject of school bullying . The film received positive reviews from critics and Zhou received several awards for her performance.

Filmography

Films (selection)

2010: The Tree of Heroes (Shānzhāshù Zhī Liàn)
2011: The Road of Exploring ( 湘江北去 )
2011: Allure Tears ( 倾城之泪 )
2013: The Palace ( 宫锁沉香 )
2014: My Old Classmate
2016: Lost in White ( 冰河追凶 )
2016: Soul Mate
2017: The Thousand Faces of Dunjia
2018: Animal World
2018: Us and Them ( 後來的我們 )
2019: On The Balcony
2019: Better Days ( 少年的你 )

TV Shows

2016: Sparrow ( 麻雀 )
2017: Love & Life & Lie ( 遇见爱情的利先生 )
2017: Mo Du Feng Yun ( 魔都风云 )
2017: Shall I Compare You to a Spring Day ( 春风十里，不如你 )
2019: Behind The Scenes ( 幕后之王 )
2020: New World ( 新世界 )

Awards

China Film Director's Guild Awards

2018: Award in the Best Actress category for This Is Not What I Expected

Chinese Film Media Awards

2016: Award in the Much Anticipated Actress category for My Old Classmate
2017: Award in the category Best Actress for Soul Mate
2018: Best Actress Award for Us and Them

Golden Horse Award

2016: Award in the category Best Actress for Soul Mate

Golden Screen Award

2017: Award in the category Best Actress for Soul Mate

Hong Kong Film Awards

2020: Award in the category Best Actress for Better Days

Hong Kong Film Critics Society Award

2017: Award in the category Best Actress for Soul Mate

Hong Kong Film Directors' Guild Awards

2020: Award in the category Best Actress for Better Days

Huabiao Award

2011: Award in the category of best young actress for The Tree of Heroes

International Film Festival & Awards Macau

2019: Award in the Best Actress category for Better Days

Macau International Movie Festival

2016: Award in the Best Actress category for Never Say Goodbye

Shanghai Film Critics Awards

2011: Award in the category of best young actress for The Tree of Heroes

Valladolid International Film Festival

2011: Award in the Best Actress category for The Tree of Heroes

Web links

Commons : Zhou Dongyu - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Zhou Dongyu in theInternet Movie Database(English)
Zhou Dongyu in the Movie Database
Zhou Dongyu in Douban (Chinese)
Zhou Dongyu on Instagram

Individual evidence

^ Liu Wei: Age of innocence. In: China Daily . August 13, 2010, accessed July 10, 2020 .
↑ Ru Yuan: Zhou Dongyu: Forever Young. In: China Pictorial. Retrieved July 13, 2020 .
↑ Zhou Dongyu cries for 'The Allure'. In: China.org.cn. November 8, 2011, accessed July 13, 2020 .

personal data
SURNAME	Zhou, Dongyu
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	周冬雨 (Chinese); Zhōu, Dōngyǔ (Pinyin)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	chinese actress
DATE OF BIRTH	January 31, 1992
PLACE OF BIRTH	Shijiazhuang , Hebei , China

[1] Liu Wei: Age of innocence. In: China Daily . August 13, 2010, accessed July 10, 2020 .

[2] Ru Yuan: Zhou Dongyu: Forever Young. In: China Pictorial. Retrieved July 13, 2020 .

[3] Zhou Dongyu cries for 'The Allure'. In: China.org.cn. November 8, 2011, accessed July 13, 2020 .