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Yu Nan 
Chinese name 余男 (Simplified) Born September 5, 1978
Dalian, ChinaOccupation Film actress Years active 1990s - present Awards-
Golden Rooster Awards Best Actress
2003 JingzheOther Awards Deauville - Best Actress
2001 Lunar Eclipse
Paris - Best Actress
2004 Jingzhe
Chicago - Best Actress
2007 Tuya's Marriage
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.
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Film career
In China
Her feature film debut, in Lunar Eclipse (1999), which earned her the Best Actress of the Deauville Asian Film Festival,[1] 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;[2] 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[citation needed]; and Weaving Girl (2009), which won Jury Special Grand prix and the FIPRESCI prize from the 2009 Montreal World Film Festival.[3]
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 the same year,[4] and Ning Hao, in his Chinese Western film, No Man's Land (2010).[5]
International roles
Helped in part by her fluency in Mandarin, French, and English,[6] 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 film, Speed Racer (2008), from the Wachowski brothers. As an outstanding Chinese actress, Yu Nan has always been in her international routes and eccentric attention. Be a Client of America's most famous Agency Company CAA (Creative Artist Agency) with outstanding English and French languages, Yu Nan successfully joins in The Expendables 2 as the leading female role. Who is the important Chinese actress participating in the Hollywood Film industry business, and also the first Chinese female actress playing a leading lady in Hollywood action movie.
Festivals
Yu Nan has served as a jury member at several international film festivals:
- Pusan International Film Festival in 2007
- Chicago International Film Festival in 2008
- Golden Rooster Awards in 2009
- Shanghai International Film Festival in 2009[7]
- Berlin International Film Festival in 2010
Filmography
Yu Nan in 2010
Year Title Chinese title Role Director 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 2008 In Love We Trust 左右 Dong Fan Wang Xiaoshuai 2008 Speed Racer 极速赛车 Horuko Togokhan Wachowski brothers 2008 Deadly Delicious 双食记 Li Chun yan Zhao Tianyu 2009 Weaving Girl 纺织姑娘 Lily Wang Quan'an 2010 Wind Blast 西風烈 Nora Gao Qun Shu 2010 No Man's Land 无人区 Ye Bali Ning Hao 2011 Five 五星上将 Bai Xue Fu Huayang 2011 ChangShou Zhen 长寿镇 Ma Guafu Guan Hu 2011 Xun Ren Qi Shi 寻人奇事 Zhang Xiaoyue Kang Zhenghao 2012 The Expendables 2 敢死队2 Maggie Simon West Awards
Most Competent Actress of the 10th Chinese-language Film Media Awards 2010
WEAVING GIRL won Special Grand Prix of the jury and
FIPRESCI PRIZE (INTERNATIONAL FILM CRITICS) of 2009 Montreal World Film Festival
Won the best actress prize of 8th Chinese Film Media Awards,2008
“TUYA’s Marriage” won the best film prize of 8th Chinese Film Media Awards,2008
Won the best popular actress prize of 15st China College Students Film Festival, 2008
Won the best actress prize of the Carthage International Film Festival, 2007
“TUYA’s Marriage” won the Golden Bear of the 57th Berlin Film Festival, 2007
Won the best actress prize of the 43th Chicago International Film Festival, 2007
Won the best actress prize of 19th France Paris Film Festival, 2004
Won the best actress prize of 11st China College Students Film Festival, 2004
Won the best actress prize of 23rd China Film Golden Rooster Prize, 2003
Won the best actress prize of France Deauvill International Film Festival, 2001
Special Awards
Jury of the 60th Berlin International Film Festival
Jury of the 18th Golden Rooster and Hundred Flowers Film Festival
Jury of the 12th Shanghai International Film Festival
Jury of the 44th Chicago International Film Festival
Ambassador of the Golden Rooster and Hundred Flowers Film Festival, 2008
Won “Youth Leadership” by Southern People Weekly Magazine,2008
Jury of the 12th Pusan International Film Festival,2007
Won “Rising Star” of the ELLE Style Awards, 2007
Named the 2nd of the 50 Most Beautiful People in China by Beijing News in July, 2007 [8] [9]
References
- ^ "festival du film asiatique de deauville". http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deauville_Asian_Film_Festival. Retrieved 2011-01-24.
- ^ Allociné (2004-04-07). "festival du film de Paris: Le palmarès". http://www.allocine.fr/article/fichearticle_gen_carticle=18362723.html. Retrieved 2010-01-26.
- ^ Paquet, Darcy (2009-10-19). "Weaving Girl". http://www.screendaily.com/reviews/weaving-girl-fang-zhi-gu-niang/5007039.article. Retrieved 2010-01-26.
- ^ Hickley, Catherine (2008-02-16). "Brazilian Film `Elite Squad' Wins Top Berlin Award". Bloomberg. http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601085&sid=aE6Ovy7mAmpg. Retrieved 2010-01-26.
- ^ fench.china.org.cn (2010-01-08). "Les onze films chinois les plus attendues en 2010". http://fr.showchina.org/02/201001/t514776.htm. Retrieved 2010-01-26.
- ^ Landreth, Jonathon (2007-09-28). "Four stars on the brink of global success". The Hollywood Reporter. http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/international/features/e3i862be56ec503162a2c22bbd4169baae7. Retrieved 2007-12-08.
- ^ "International Jury for Asian New Talent Award 2009". Shanghai TV festival. http://www.siff.com/MovieEn/infolist.aspx?CategoryID=0e06ecbd-b12c-4bea-92f0-0e41d3e46652&SubCategoryID=c410d623-3a84-46d3-817d-055d13dcdd4b&ParentCategoryID=06e3e627-e480-4547-a6a1-7389c8a38fea. Retrieved 2010-01-26.
- ^ "Yu Nan". imdb.com. http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0950544/. Retrieved April 19, 2010.
- ^ "Yu Nan". chinesemov.com. http://chinesemov.com/actors/Yu%20Nan.html. Retrieved April 19, 2010.
External links
- Yu Nan at the Internet Movie Database
- Yu Nan at the Chinese Movie database
- Yu Nan at AllRovi
Golden Rooster Award for Best Actress Zhang Yu (1981) · Li Xiuming (1982) · Siqin Gaowa/Pan Hong (1983) · Gong Xue (1984) · Li Ling (1985) · Yue Hong (1986) · Liu Xiaoqing (1987) · Pan Hong (1988) · Xu Shouli (1989) · N/A (1990) · Xi Meijuan (1991) · Song Xiaoying (1992) · Gong Li (1993) · Pan Hong (1994) · Ai Liya (1995) Song Chunli (1996) · Yu Hui (1997) · Tao Hong (1998) · Ning Jing (1999) · Gong Li (2000) · Song Chunli (2001) · Ni Ping/Tao Hong (2002) · Yu Nan (2003) · Zheng Zhenyao/Zhang Ziyi (2004) · Jin Yaqin (2005) · Carina Lau/Yan Bingyan (2007) · Jiang Wenli/Zhou Xun (2009) ·
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