018 all-Asian lineup low-cost romance film " Crazy Richmond " won 238 million yuan in global box office, becoming the most popular romance film in Hollywood in the past decade. In 2019, the trailer for Disney live-action animation "Mulan" was released, and Marvel announced the launch of its first Chinese superhero movie "Shangqi", and the "Deadly Woman" starring Liu Yuling has once again exploded on the Internet. For a time, Chinese movies and Chinese actors became the hottest topics in Hollywood, and eventually made this "Chinese summer" in 2019.
In fact, Chinese people have worked hard in Hollywood for a long time, but because of their inherent racial concepts, except for Bruce Lee , almost everyone else is playing supporting roles who cannot be named. The proportion of Asian characters in Hollywood movies in the 1980s and 1990s was less than 1%. Those important characters in the movie don’t consider Asians at all, and there are some ridiculous restrictions that prohibit women of color from kissing white actors in the movie. Although Chinese actors have more or less changed their situation in Hollywood, it will take a long, long way to completely break racial discrimination. Let’s take a look at the Chinese actors who have been active in recent years and see their achievements while feeling their efforts.
, Ming-Na Wen Wenmingna
Born in Macau on November 20, 20, 201963, is a Chinese American actor, graduated from Carnegie Mellon University . The first time he jumped to the big screen was in 1993's " Xifu Club ", and then played Chunli in "Street Fighter". In 1998, he was selected as one of the fifty beauties in the world by "People" magazine. In 2000, she was nominated for Best TV Actress in the Asia-American Film and Television Awards for "H Spring ". In 2013, Wen Mingna played Agent Mei in " S.H.E.L.D. " and was nominated for the "Most Popular New Drama Actress" in the 2014 American People's Choice Award. In June 2017, American Academy of Film Arts and Sciences officially announced that Wen Mingna became a new member of the "2017 Oscar".
, Lucy Alexis Liu Liu Yuling
1968 was born in New York, USA. Her parents are immigrants from Taiwan, China, and their ancestral homes are Beijing and Shanghai respectively. Liu Yuling has performed wonderful performances in many TV series, including "The Story of the Emergency Room", "X-Files", "Nash Bridge" (a sister film of " Coast Life Saving Team ", " Charlie's Angels ", "The Deadly Woman", etc. With her popularity in TV series, Liu Yuling began to become popular in Hollywood, with more and more film appointments, and the weight in the play became heavier and heavier. She has successively created distinct roles in TV movies, especially her recent outstanding performances in several large-scale films, making her one of the best actresses in Hollywood and the highest paid actor among the Hollywood Chinese actors so far.
, Archie David Kao Gao Shengyuan
American Chinese actor, born in Washington on December 14, 1969. His childhood was spent in Virginia , where there were few Asians. In 1993, the whole family moved to Los Angeles. Gao Shengyuan's mother grew up in Hubei, her grandparents are native to Hubei, and her father is from Sichuan . Like many celebrities' experiences of becoming famous by chance, Gao Shengyuan studied law while at George Mason University, and was the president of the school's student union. He should have developed into the law major. But once he was waiting for a meal in a restaurant and was discovered by a photographer and was suggested to engage in some print advertisements, and then slowly expanded to TV advertisements to movies. In 1999, he made his mark in Hollywood with the help of the TV series "Dinosaurs"; in 2001, he was famous for " Crime Scene Investigation "; in 2006, he won the top 100 most sexy men award in the world of "People Weekly"; in 2011, he began to contact Chinese audiences after participating in "Snowflake Secret Fan"; in 2013, he served as a regular actor in "Chicago Police Department"; in 2014, he starred in the movie "Accidental Love Time"; in 2014, he starred in the suspense movie "Death Party" was released, and in September he participated in the action suspense movie "Unmotivated". In 2016, he participated in the black humorous comedy movie " fake undercover ". In December, he starred in the TV series "The Story of the Ancient Sword and the Story of the Yue Zhaoming".In 2017, he participated in the youth urban inspirational love TV series " It turns out that you are still here ". He participated in the TV series "Take a Deep Breath Together" in 2021.
, Gemma ChanGemma Chen Chen Jing
1982 was born in London, England. He is a British Chinese actor and graduated from Worcester College, Oxford University. In 2006, he participated in the movie " Call Horror ". In 2009, he participated in the science fiction drama " Doctor Who Mars Water ". In 2010, he played Yao Sulin in the suspense drama " Detective Sherlock Season 1 ". In 2012, he starred in the supernatural suspense drama "The Ghost Season 2". The spy action film "At Tide" that participated in in 2014 was released. In 2015, the science fiction miniseries starring " Real Human " was broadcast. She was nominated for the Best Actress Award and Best Breakthrough Actor Award at the 42nd Broadcasting News Association Awards. In 2016, he participated in the fantasy adventure film "Where Are Fantastic Beasts". In 2017, she played the role of the creator Quintasha in the science fiction action film " Transformers 5: The Last Knight ". In 2018, he starred in the romantic comedy "Crazy Golden Legend". In 2019, he joined the Marvel movie "HTML Captain Marvel " to play the villain Minerva. In 2020, he starred in the science fiction movie " Eternal Family ". Gemma, who has Chinese ancestry, often plays the only supporting role of people of color. She has always promoted changes in the film industry in an effort to achieve true cultural inclusion and gender equality.
, Constance Wu Wu Constance
1982 was born in Richmond, Virginia, USA. He is a Chinese American actor and graduated from the School of Drama Arts, State University of New York, Paches. In 2006, he participated in the movie " Stephanie Dali ", thus officially entering the entertainment industry. The psychological thriller movie "Listen to My Voice" starring in 2011 was released. In 2015, she starred in the comedy " Newcomer Season 1 ". She was nominated for the 5th American TV Review Association Award for Best Performance in Comedy. In 2017, Wu Tianmin was selected as the "Top 100 World Figures" in Time magazine. In 2018, she was nominated for the 24th Critics Choice Award for Best Actress Comedy Film and the 76th American Film and Television Golden Globe Award for Best Actress for Best Music and Comedy Film. On September 13, 2019, the crime comedy movie "The Dancer" starring him was released.
6, Chris Pang Wu Yugang
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1984 was born in Melbourne, Australia . His representative works include "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: The Sword of the Green Underworld", "Crazy Legend" in 2018, and "Charlie's Angels" in 2019. Wu Yugang's parents opened the Wing Chun Boxing Gym in Melbourne in their early years, so he can be regarded as a martial arts family.
7, AwkwafinaOkafina Lin Jiazhen
1988 was born in New York, USA. He is a mixed-race Chinese in China and South Korea. He graduated from State University of New York, Albany Awkwafina My mother died of cancer when she was very young. Awkwafina Growing up with her grandmother. Lin Jiazhen is currently the most active Chinese actress in Hollywood, but she is controversial because of her appearance. In 2012, Lin Jiazhen filmed her first MV "My Vag", which received more than 4 million views on YouTube. In 2016, he participated in the movie "Neighbor Wars 2: The Rise of Sisters". In 2017, he won the 21st Webby Award for Best Online Film and Video Host for his personal talk show "Tawk". In 2018, he won 11 nominations including the 23rd San Diego Film Critics Association Award for Best Comedy Performance, the 28th MTV Film Award for Best Comedy Performance and the Best Breakthrough Performance for his movie "Crazy Rise". In October, he was selected as the "New York New Strength of the Year" selected by "Variety". In November 2019, it was selected as the "Top 100 Next Generation Figures" selected by Time magazine. In January 2020, she won the Best Actress in the 77th American Film and Television Golden Globe Awards for the movie " Don't Tell Her ", becoming the first Asian to win the Golden Globe Awards for the movie "" and became the first Asian to win the Best Actress Awards.
8, Simu Liu Liu Simu
1989 was born in Harbin, Heilongjiang Province, China. He is a Canadian Chinese actor. On November 6, 2019, one of the 25 new Hollywood stars selected by the Hollywood Reporter. In 2021, he played the leading role in Marvel's first Chinese-born superhero movie " Shangqi and the Legend of Ten Rings ". In his early years, his representative works include the American drama "Nikita" and "The Sky Season 3". In 2016, he became famous for his role in the American drama "Kim Convenience Store". In 2017, he participated in the American drama "Hurricane Rescue" adapted from the movie of the same name. Liu Simu is not only an actor, but also has worked as a screenwriter, producer and director.
9, Chloé WangWang Keying
992 was born in Chicago, Illinois on April 18, 1992. He is an American mixed-race Chinese actor and pop singer. His father is a Chinese and his mother is an American. In 2014, Wang Keying won a lot of popularity with the science fiction drama "Agents of SHIELD". In 2015, Wang Keying was nominated for the Best Actress in the World at Huading Awards. In February 2016, Wang Keying was nominated for the 2016 American Children's Choice Award Most Popular Female Star (Family Program). On September 27, 2019, the animated film "Abominable" participated in the dubbing was released. The live-action version of "Powerce Girl" in July 2021 was exposed.
0, Yoson AnAnyouxin
1 born on June 23, 2008, his ancestral home is Macau, China. In 2015, he collaborated with Donnie Yen and Michelle Yeoh in the action movie "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Qingming Sword". On August 10, 2018, the action science fiction adventure film " Megdolite " he participated in was released; in June of the same year, he was confirmed to star in the Disney live-action film "Mulan", playing the male lead Chen Honghui. On December 14, the science fiction film "Preat City: The Deadly Engine" he participated in was released in the United States.
From supporting roles to mainstream protagonists, More and more Chinese actors appear in Hollywood's vision. This transformation of racial culture equality is not only the efforts of Chinese actors, but also the efforts of Chinese directors and more behind-the-scenes creators. Paving the way for younger generations of Chinese actors in the European and American film industry.