Grace Huang
Grace Huang | |
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 Grace Huang at the 2014 AACTA Awards | |
| Born | 26 January 1983 |
| Occupation(s) | Model, Actress |
| Years active | 2006–present |
Grace Huang (Chinese: 黃芝琪; pinyin: Huáng Zhīqí) is a Taiwanese-Australian actress of Cantonese descent,[1] best known for her role as the Gemini Female in the RZA directed martial arts film, The Man with the Iron Fists.[2][3]
Career[edit]
Huang starred as Mei Chen in the pilot for the 2013 CBS TV series Intelligence, and plays May in the Hong Kong action film Cold War starring Aaron Kwok, Andy Lau and Tony Leung Ka-fai.[4] She is also starring as Bunny in the Hong Kong comedy-romance film Love in Space, and as Jenny in the Hong Kong Action film Overheard alongside Daniel Wu, Michael Wong, Sean Lau, which is directed by Felix Chong and Alan Mak.[5]
Huang won a Best Actress award at the HollyShorts Film Festival for her portrayal of the character Ava Chen in Jennifer Thym's vampire-and-angel action short film, Bloodtraffick.[6][7][8] A frequent collaborator with Thym on several other projects, she is involved in the Hong Kong-set feature film Jasmine in which Huang stars in alongside Byron Mann, Jason Tobin, Brian Yang, Sarah Lian, and Eugenia Yuan and in which Thym produced and Dax Phelan directed.[9] In 2013, she played the role of a love interest to Sean Faris in Lost for Words.[10]
Apart from being active in Australian and Hong Kong cinema, Huang has also appeared in the Taiwanese Golden Bell Award-winning television drama "Friends". She frequently appears in print and TV ad campaigns for Vidal Sassoon, Neutrogena, Canon, HSBC and the Australian Tourism Board, and has been featured on the covers of magazines such as Vogue, Harper's Bazaar, FHM, Oyster, Elle, and Marie Claire.[11]
Filmography[edit]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2009 | Overheard | Jenny | |
| 2010 | Red Earth | Short film | |
| 2011 | Bloodtraffick | Ava Chen | Short film |
| Love in Space | Bunny | ||
| 2012 | The Man with the Iron Fists | Gemini Female | |
| Cold War | May Cheung | ||
| 2013 | Badges of Fury | ||
| Lost for Words | Anna | ||
| 2014 | Jasmine | Jasmine To | |
| 2015 | Infini | Claire Grenich | |
| The Man with the Iron Fists 2 | Gemini Female | ||
| 2016 | Independence Day: Resurgence | Lin Tang | |
| Science Fiction Volume One: The Osiris Child | Jandi | ||
| 2018 | In Like Flynn | Achun |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Strangers 6 | Fei Fei | |
| 2014 | Intelligence | Mei Chen | 1 episode: "Pilot" |
| 2015 | Hiding | Cindy | 1 episode |
| Paranormal Mind | Madam O |
References[edit]
- ^ "thegracehuang | ABOUT". Official site of Grace Huang, Actor. Retrieved 21 December 2018.
- ^ Codi Hauka, Schema Magazine, Grace Huang | A Force to be Reckoned With, "Grace Huang | A Force to be Reckoned with - Schema Magazine - Indepth". Archived from the original on 3 October 2012. Retrieved 27 October 2012.
- ^ The Man with the Iron Fists Premiere: Grace Huang, Trailer Addict, http://www.traileraddict.com/trailer/the-man-iron-fists/premiere-grace-huang
- ^ James Marsh, Twitch Film, Tensions Overheat in New Cold War Trailer, http://twitchfilm.com/2012/08/tensions-overheat-in-new-cold-war-trailer.html
- ^ Grace in Overheard Movie with Daniel Wu, http://www.alivenotdead.com/gracehuang/Grace-in-Overheard-Movie-with-Daniel-Wu--profile-713580.html
- ^ Jasmin Nevada, Interview with Winner Grace Huang Best Actress 'Bloodtraffick' Jennifer Thym Director & Gerrit Wunder, Film Composer, http://hollyshortsfilmfestival.blogspot.com/2011/08/interview-with-winner-grace-huang-best.html
- ^ FilmSlate, Hollyshorts 2011 Comes to a Close, "HollyShorts 2011 Comes to a Close | FilmSlateMagazine.com". Archived from the original on 21 November 2011. Retrieved 27 October 2012.
- ^ Todd Brown, Twitch, First Teaser from Hong Kong Action Fantasy Bloodtraffick, http://twitchfilm.com/2011/08/first-shot-from-hong-kong-action-fantasy-blood-traffick.html Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Asians on Film, Grace Huang, http://www.asiansonfilm.com/tag/grace-huang/
- ^ Patricia Frater, Film Business Asia, Lost For Words speaks English in HK, http://www.filmbiz.asia/news/lost-for-words-speaks-english-in-hk
- ^ Grace Huang Bio, IMDb, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3876431/bio
External links[edit]
- Grace Huang at IMDb
- Grace Huang's Official Page
- Grace Huang on AlivenotDead
- Grace Huang on Twitter
- Schema Magazine: Grace Huang | A Force to be Reckoned With (Interview)
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