JuJu Chan
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JuJu Chan Szeto | |||
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| Born | 2 February 1989 [1] | ||
| Alma mater | University of San Francisco, New York University (Tisch School of the Arts) | ||
| Occupation | Actress, martial artist, model, singer, writer | ||
| Years active | 2008–present | ||
| Spouse(s) | Antony Szeto (m. 2019) | ||
| Chinese name | |||
| Traditional Chinese | 司徒鈺芸 | ||
| Simplified Chinese | 司徒钰芸 | ||
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| Musical career | |||
| Instruments | Piano | ||
| Website | www.jujuchanszeto.com | ||
Juliana Chan Szeto[2][3] (Chinese: 司徒鈺芸; born 2 February 1989), also known as JuJu Chan (Chinese: 陳鈺芸), is a Hong Kong-born American actress, martial artist, singer, and writer.
Chan pursued martial arts a young age, an interest she kept up with into adulthood. She entered the entertainment industry after receiving her master's degree from NYU. After competing with the Hong Kong Taekwondo Team, she began receiving more action-related roles. Chan received wider recognition as Silver Dart Shi in Netflix's Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Sword of Destiny (2016). She later returned to Netflix as Zan in Wu Assassins (2019).
Early life and education[]
Juliana Chan was born in Hong Kong on 2 February 1989.[4][5] At the age of three, she moved to the United States and settled in San Francisco.[5]
When she was a child, she was a fan of action films starring actors such as Jackie Chan, Jet Li, Donnie Yen and Bruce Lee. These films inspired her to learn martial arts at the age of 10. She first started in judo, as that was the closest school at the time, and went on to learn Shotokan karate, wushu, Hung Ga, Wing Chun, ITF Taekwondo, nunchaku, and muay Thai.[6][5]
Chan graduated cum laude from the University of San Francisco with a bachelor's degree in Computer Science and a minor in mathematics[7] and dance.[2] She followed it up with a master's degree from the Interactive Telecommunications Program at NYU Tisch School of the Arts in 2007.[8]
Entertainment career[]
In August 2009, Chan participated in the RTHK reality series Rich Mate Poor Mate (窮富翁大作戰), where four participants from wealthy backgrounds experience the lives of the not so fortunate. During the 120-hour experience, Chan (nicknamed "The Beauty Queen") has to live the life of a single immigrant mother in Hong Kong while taking care of her eight-year-old boy.[13]
Chan starred in Lumina as the title character in 2009. Lumina started as a web series written and directed by Jennifer Thym. The nine-part web series is a dark fantasy.[14][15]
Chan played Bruce Lee's kung fu sister in The Young Boxer (詠春小龍) in 2011, her first action film directed by Antony Szeto, also named as Female Bruce Lee by the Hong Kong Press and the only female actress in Hong Kong who has mastered the nunchuckus.
Her fans sometime refer to her as the "female Bruce Lee".[5]
She has one of the lead roles, Ping Wei, the head concubine, in Roger Corman's Hollywood thriller Palace of the Damned (previously named The Living Dead) in 2012. Chan also played the lead actress, Pixie Ho, in an Australian-Chinese Production, Hit Girls, an action comedy short film.[16]
She was the winner of Breakout Female Action Star in Action at Films International Film Festival 2013 for Hit Girls (short), an award shared with actress Maria Tran.
Chan was the associate producer on Antony Szeto's Fist of the Dragon, where she also played Meili.
Chan starred as Silver Dart Shi in Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Sword of Destiny directed by Yuen Woo Ping.[17][18]
Chan is the lead actress in Savage Dog[19] released in July 2017, and she received an acting award, Best Actress in a Feature Film at Widescreen Film and Music Video Festival, Miami, US for her role in Fist of the Dragon.
In August 2018, it was announced that Chan was cast as a recurring character on the Netflix series, Wu Assassins (2019). She played Triad lieutenant Zan Hui.[20] It was announced in February 2021 that she will reprise her role in the sequel film, Wu Assassins: Fistful of Vengeance.[21]
In June 2019, Chan joined Dimitri Logothetis's martial arts thriller Jiu Jitsu (2020).[22]
Martial arts career[]
- 2013 Champion in Female Black Belt Pattern and 3rd in Female Black Belt Sparring in the China Open (ITF) Championship.
- 2013- She represented Hong Kong in the Taekwon-Do (ITF) World Championship in Bulgaria.[23]
- 2013 Hong Kong Taekwon-Do (ITF) National Team Representative
- 2014 Bronze medalist in Female 2nd Dan Pattern in the 7th ITF World Championship in Nepal.
- 2014 46 kg WMC The One Legend Thai Boxing Championship (Hong Kong)
Pageant career[]
Chan participated in the Miss Chinatown USA pageant in January 2009 in San Francisco, where she won the TVB People's Choice Award.
In July 2009, she participated in the United Nations Pageants International in Jamaica, where she won Miss Congeniality and Miss United Nation International Ambassador.[24]
She was also a semi-finalist in Miss Hong Kong 2010 but withdrew from the contest for personal reasons.[citation needed]
Music[]
Discography[]
- I Wanna Hold Your Heart (2011)
Release date: 5 December 2011
Songs：
- 那些年的我們
- 好勝
- 瞬間救地球
- I Wanna Hold Your Heart
Music awards[]
- 2011 — Hong Kong Metro Radio New Singer Award (2011年度新城勁爆頒獎禮 - 新城勁爆新登場海外歌手)
- 2011 — Hong Kong uChannel Teens most favorite new singer Award (2011uChannel我撐起樂壇頒獎禮 - 我最喜愛女新人獎)
Other work[]
Since Chan's involvement with Rich Mate Poor Mate she has enrolled in a local organization that works with children. She is part of the organization's mentorship program that helps children in need.
In 2010, Chan became the spokesperson and ambassador of Heroes2, a charity organization which focuses on reforestation throughout the areas of rural China.[25] In August, she headlines the Heroes2 event "Be the Heroes2 Environmental Superstars" contest, where the charity searches for rising environmental stars.
Chan has also written her first semi-autobiographyTo Live a Beautiful Life, releasing it in June 2010. In the book, Chan discusses her feelings about life, ideas about charity, her charitable mission, and her experiences on Millionaires Fight Poverty.[26]
Personal life[]
She has a twin sister.[5]
On October 1, 2019, Chan married frequent collaborator Antony Szeto in Los Angeles.[27]
Filmography[]
| Year | Title | Alternative title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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| 2008 | The Other End of the Gun | Sabrina (Supporting role) | Screened at Cannes Festival 2009, Credited as JuJu Chan | ||
| 2009 | Found and Lost (short) | Eva (Lead role) | Lead role, Audience Choice Award at the 48 Hour Film Project (HK) screenings, Credited as JuJu Chan | ||
| Gong Neui! (short) | 港女! | Princess (lead role) | Also, producer, Credited as JuJu Chan | ||
| 2010 | Joggers | JuJu (Supporting role) | Credited as JuJu Chan | ||
| Unconditional Love (action) | Julie (Supporting role) | Chinese Kung Fu Fighter, Credited as JuJu Chan | |||
| Vela 724 (sci-fi action promo) | Princess (Lead role) | Credited as JuJu Chan | |||
| 2012 | The Young Boxer (action) | 《詠春小龍》 | Bruce Lee's Sister | Credited as JuJu Chan | [12] |
| Palace of the Damned (Horror) | Ping Wei (Main Cast) | Produced by Roger Corman, Directed by Antony Szeto, Credited as JuJu Chan | [12] | ||
| Hit Girls (Action Comedy) | 《职业女杀手》 | Pixie Ho (Lead role) | Produced by Phoenix Eye Transmedia in collaboration with Fideo Films and Jusmedia, Directed by Adrian Castro, Credited as JuJu Chan | ||
| 2013 | Fist of the Dragon (Action) | 《猛龍追擊8小時》 | Meili (Lead actress) | Produced by Roger Corman, Directed by Antony Szeto, Credited as JuJu Chan | |
| 2014 | Sports Like No Other | 《別有動天 第 14 集 演員與跆拳道運動員之間的矛盾》 | Main | Produced by TVB, Credited as JuJu Chan 陳鈺芸 | [12] |
| 2016 | Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Sword of Destiny | 《臥虎藏龍2》 | Silver Dart Shi | Produced by The Weinstein Company, Directed by Yuen Woo Ping, Credited as JuJu Chan 陳鈺芸 | |
| 2017 | Savage Dog | Isabelle | Produced by Bleiberg Entertainment, Directed by Jesse V Johnson, Credited as JuJu Chan 陳鈺芸 | ||
| 2018 | Lucid Dreams | Credited as JuJu Chan 陳鈺芸 | [28] | ||
| 2019 | The Invincible Dragon | Ms. Lady | Produced by Pegasus Motion Pictures, Directed by Fruit Chan, Credited as JuJu Chan 陳鈺芸 | [28] | |
| 2019 | Hollow Point | Amanda Ray | Produced by Crime Watch, Directed by Daniel Zirilli, Credited as JuJu Chan 陳鈺芸 | ||
| 2020 | Jiu Jitsu | Carmen | Credited as JuJu Chan | ||
| 2021 | Wu Assassins: Fistful of Vengeance | Zan Hui | Produced by Living Films, Directed by Roel Reiné, Credited as JuJu Chan |
Television series[]
| Year | Title | Alternative Title | Role | Network | Notes | Ref. |
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| 2009 | Lumina | Lumina Wong (Lead role) | Credited as JuJu Chan | [12] | ||
| 2009 | Rich Mate Poor Mate | 窮富翁大作戰 | JuJu (Herself, 選美天后) | RTHK | Documentary, Credited as JuJu Chan 陳鈺芸 | [12] |
| 2014 | Kung Fu Quest 3 | 《功夫傳奇 3》 | Main | RTHK | Directed by Lee Chun, Credited as JuJu Chan 陳鈺芸 | [12] |
| 2019 | Wu Assassins | Zan Hui | Netflix | Credited as JuJu Chan 陳鈺芸 | [22] |
Bibliography[]
| Year | Title | Alternative | Publisher | Notes |
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| 2010 | To Live a Beautiful Life | 美麗是活出來的 | 青馬 | Semi-autobiography, Rich Mate Poor Mate, as JuJu Chan 陳鈺芸 |
| 2011 | Rich Mate Poor Mate | 窮滋味 | Enrich Publishing | Book on Rich Mate Poor Mate, as JuJu Chan 陳鈺芸 |
| 2013 | Food & Ordering at a Restaurant | 點菜英文 | Red Publish | Western Dining Tool Book, as JuJu Chan 陳鈺芸 |
References[]
- ^ "JuJu Chan on Next Shark". Next Shark. Retrieved 15 June 2019.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "JuJu Chan Szeto: My Journey To Becoming a Martial Arts Actress". Vogue Hong Kong. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
- ^ "JULIANA CHAN". New York University Tisch School of the Arts.
- ^ Juju Chan Szeto [@jujuchanszeto] (4 February 2020). "Thanks for celebrating 02022020 my Palindrome Birthday ❤️