Yu Nan
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Background information | |||||||||
Chinese name | 余男 (simplified) | ||||||||
Born |
Dalian, China | September 5, 1978||||||||
Occupation | Film actress | ||||||||
Years active | 1990s - present | ||||||||
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Yu Nan (Chinese: 余男; born September 5, 1978) is a Chinese actress. Born in Dalian, Yu Nan studied at the Beijing Film Academy, where she graduated in 1999.[1]
Film career
In China
Her feature film debut, in Lunar Eclipse (1999), which earned her the Best Actress of the Deauville Asian Film Festival,[2] started her career working with several of China's Sixth-Generation film directors. She subsequently starred in three more films with Wang Quan'an: Jingzhe (2003), which earned her the Best Actress Golden Rooster Award and the Best Actress prize of the Paris International Film Festival in 2003;[3] Tuya's Marriage, Golden Bear in 2007 at the Berlin International Film Festival for which she won the Best Actress prize from the Chicago International Film Festival"43rd Chicago Film Festival". Chicago International Film Festival. 2007. Retrieved 2015-10-29.; and Weaving Girl (2009), which won Jury Special Grand prix and the FIPRESCI prize from the 2009 Montreal World Film Festival.[4]
Yu Nan has also worked with other major Chinese directors, including Wang Xiaoshuai in In Love We Trust (2008), which won the Best Screenplay Silver Bear in Berlin 2008,[5] and Ning Hao, in his Chinese Western film, No Man's Land (2010).[6]
International roles
Helped in part by her fluency in Mandarin, French, and English,[7] Yu Nan has played in several international productions, including the French film Fureur (2003), the Taiwanese film My DNA Says I Love You (2008), the Canadian-Chinese film Diamond Dogs (2007), and the Hollywood films Speed Racer (2008) and The Expendables 2 (2012).
Festivals
Yu Nan has served as a jury member at several international film festivals:
- Pusan International Film Festival in 2007[8]
- Chicago International Film Festival in 2008
- Golden Rooster Awards in 2009
- Shanghai International Film Festival in 2009[9]
- Berlin International Film Festival in 2010[10]
- Shanghai International Film Festival in 2013[11]
Filmography
Year | Title | Chinese title | Role | Director |
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1999 | Lunar Eclipse | 月蚀 | Ya Nan | Wang Quan'an |
2003 | Fureur | 狂怒 | Chinh | Karim Dridi |
2004 | Jingzhe | 惊蛰 | Ermei | Wang Quan'an |
2006 | Tuya's Marriage | 图雅的婚事 | Tuya | Wang Quan'an |
2007 | My DNA Says I Love You | 基因决定我爱你 | Marlene | Yun Chan Lee |
2007 | Diamond Dogs | 权杖 | Anika | Shimon Dotan (first time working with Dolph Lundgren) |
2008 | In Love We Trust | 左右 | Dong Fan | Wang Xiaoshuai |
2008 | Speed Racer | 极速赛车 | Horuko Togokahn | The Wachowskis |
2008 | Deadly Delicious | 双食记 | Li Chun yan | Zhao Tianyu |
2009 | Looking for Jackie | 寻找成龙 | Director | Fang Gangliang Jiang Ping |
2009 | Weaving Girl | 纺织姑娘 | Lily | Wang Quan'an |
2010 | Wind Blast | 西風烈 | Nora | Gao Qun Shu |
2011 | A Date With Luyu | 鲁豫有约 | Guest | Talkshow[12] |
2011 | Xun Ren Qi Shi | 寻人奇事 | Zhang Xiaoyue | Kang Zhenghao |
2012 | Design of Death | 杀生 | Ma Guafu | Guan Hu |
2012 | The Expendables 2 | 敢死队 2 | Maggie Chan | Simon West (second time working with Dolph Lundgren) |
2012 | Cold Harbour | Mei | Carey McKenzie | |
2013 | Feed Me | 哺乳期的女人 | A woman | Yang Yazhou |
2013 | Beloved | 亲爱 | Xui Nin | Li Xinman |
2013 | Silent Witness | 全民目击 | Zhou Li | Fei Xing |
2013 | Angel Warriors | 铁血娇娃 | Bai Xue | Fu Huayang |
2013 | No Man's Land | 无人区 | Ye Bali | Ning Hao |
2014 | Beijing Love Story | 北京爱情故事 | Zhang Lei | Chen Sicheng |
2014 | The Taking of Tiger Mountain | 智取威虎山 | Qang Lian | Tsui Hark |
2015 | Wolf Warriors | 特种兵之战狼 | Long Xiaoyun | Wu Jing |
2015 | Lovers and Movies | 爱我就陪我看电影 | Niu Chaoyang | |
2016 | Pleasure. Love. | 男欢·女爱 | Yao Huang | |
2016 | Lord of Shanghai | 上海王 | Xiao Yuegui | Hu Xuehua |
References
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- ↑ Yu Nan at hkmdb.com
- ↑ Deauville Asian Film Festival
- ↑ Allociné (2004-04-07). "festival du film de Paris: Le palmarès". Retrieved 2010-01-26.
- ↑ Paquet, Darcy (2009-10-19). "Weaving Girl". Retrieved 2010-01-26.
- ↑ Hickley, Catherine (2008-02-16). "Brazilian Film `Elite Squad' Wins Top Berlin Award". Bloomberg. Retrieved 2010-01-26.
- ↑ french.china.org.cn (2010-01-08). "Les onze films chinois les plus attendues en 2010". Retrieved 2010-01-26.
- ↑ Landreth, Jonathon (2007-09-28). "Four stars on the brink of global success". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on 2007-10-11.
- ↑ Elley, Derek (2007-10-12). "Art films win at Pusan festival". Variety. Retrieved 2015-10-29.
- ↑ "International Jury for Asian New Talent Award 2009". Shanghai TV festival. Retrieved 2010-01-26.
- ↑ Roxborough, Scott (2010-01-26). "Renee Zellweger, Yu Nan join Berlin jury". Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2015-10-29.
- ↑ Tsui, Clarence (2013-05-20). "Shanghai festival unveils competition jury and entries". Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2015-10-29.
- ↑ Yu Nan at chinesemov.com
External links
- Yu Nan at the Internet Movie Database
- Yu Nan at the Chinese Movie database
- Yu Nan at AllMovie