Yu Nan
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| Chinese name | 余男 (Simplified) | ||||||||
| Born | September 5, 1978 Dalian, China |
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| 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.
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[edit] Film career
[edit] 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]
[edit] 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.
[edit] 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
[edit] 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 |
| 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[disambiguation needed  ] |
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 |
[edit] References
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Yu Nan |
- ^ "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.
[edit] External links
- Yu Nan at the Internet Movie Database
- Yu Nan at the Chinese Movie database
- Yu Nan at AllRovi
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