Qu Ying

Joie Qu Ying (simplified Chinese: 瞿颖; traditional Chinese: 瞿穎; pinyin: Qú Yǐng; born July 2, 1971, in Changde, Hunan) is a Chinese model, actress, and singer.

Life

Qu graduated from the modern drama class at Hunan Vocational College of Art, and later became a cast member in the Hunan Theatrical Company (now Hunan Performance Group).

In 1990, she started working as a professional model as she joined a fashion show team in Beijing and became one of China's first supermodels[1]. She participated, and ended up as a runner-up, in the New Silk Road Chinese Modeling Competition (新丝路中国模特大赛) in 1991.[2]

Qu made her television series debut in Plum Woman in 1990. She became known for her roles in Zhang Yimou's film Keep Cool (1997) and television series Love Talks (1999) and its spinoff Adieu (2003).

Qu started her singing career with the album "Fly With Me" in 1994 and signed with record company BMG in 1997.

Filmography

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References

  1. ^ (in Chinese) 瞿颖将成为CNTM女主持 - 潘婷闪亮模坊 Archived September 27, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ (in Chinese) CNTM潘婷PANTENE 闪亮模坊 - 主持人 Archived September 27, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ "Qu Ying". imdb.com. Retrieved March 3, 2010.
  4. ^ "Qu Ying". chinesemov.com. Retrieved March 3, 2010.