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In this Chinese name, the family name is Szeto.
JuJu Chan Szeto
File:Jujuchanszeto2021.jpg
Born (1989-02-02) 2 February 1989 (age 35) [1][unreliable source?]
Hong Kong
Alma materUniversity of San Francisco,
New York University (Tisch School of the Arts)
Occupation(s)Actress, martial artist, model, singer, writer
Years active2008–present
SpouseAntony Szeto (m. 2019)
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese司徒鈺芸
Simplified Chinese司徒钰芸
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinSītú Yùyún
Yue: Cantonese
JyutpingSito Juk6-wan4
Musical career
Instrument(s)Piano
Websitewww.jujuchanszeto.com

Juliana Chan Szeto[2][3] (Chinese: 司徒鈺芸; born 2 February 1989[1][unreliable source?]), 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][unreliable source?] 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.[3] She followed it up with a master's degree from the Interactive Telecommunications Program at NYU Tisch School of the Arts in 2007.[2]

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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.[12]

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.[13][14]

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.[15]

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.[16][17]

Chan is the lead actress in Savage Dog[18] 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 casted as a recurring character on the Netflix series, Wu Assassins (2019). She played Triad lieutenant Zan Hui.[19] It was announced in February 2021 that she will reprise her role in the sequel film, Wu Assassins: Fistful of Vengeance.[20]

In June 2019, Chan joined Dimitri Logothetis's martial arts thriller Jiu Jitsu (2020).[21]

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.[22]
  • 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.[23]

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：

  1. 那些年的我們
  2. 好勝
  3. 瞬間救地球
  4. 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.[24] 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.[25]

Personal life

She has a twin sister.[5]

On October 1, 2019, Chan married frequent collaborator Antony Szeto in Los Angeles.[26]

Filmography

Year Title Alternative title Role Notes Ref.
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 [11]
Palace of the Damned (Horror) Ping Wei (Main Cast) Produced by Roger Corman, Directed by Antony Szeto, Credited as JuJu Chan [11]
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 [11]
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 [27]
2019 The Invincible Dragon Ms. Lady Produced by Pegasus Motion Pictures, Directed by Fruit Chan, Credited as JuJu Chan 陳鈺芸 [27]
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.
2009 Lumina Lumina Wong (Lead role) Credited as JuJu Chan [11]
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 [11]
2014 Kung Fu Quest 3 《功夫傳奇 3》 Main RTHK Directed by Lee Chun, Credited as JuJu Chan 陳鈺芸 [11]
2019 Wu Assassins Zan Hui Netflix Credited as JuJu Chan 陳鈺芸 [21]

Bibliography

Year Title Alternative Publisher Notes
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

  1. ^ a b "29岁全美华埠小姐新戏与前TVB花旦老公激战 曾主演多部美国电影". Sohu. Retrieved 15 December 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. ^ a b "JULIANA CHAN". New York University Tisch School of the Arts.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. ^ a b "JuJu Chan Szeto: My Journey To Becoming a Martial Arts Actress". Vogue Hong Kong. Retrieved 15 December 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. ^ Juju Chan Szeto [@jujuchanszeto] (4 February 2020). "Thanks for celebrating 02022020 my Palindrome Birthday ❤️🎈💋🌹🍷🧧" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
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  6. ^ SCMP Style (21 November 2019). STYLE Interviews: the 'female Bruce Lee' and Wu Assassins star JuJu Chan (YouTube video). South China Morning Post.
  7. ^ Carpenter, Ed (22 February 2016). "Alumna Soars in Sequel to Crouching Tiger Movie". University of San Francisco. Retrieved 24 May 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
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  9. ^ "JuJu". www.ju-ju.hk. Archived from the original on 24 September 2013. Retrieved 28 April 2017.
  10. ^ "Lumina Wong (JuJu Chan) - LUMINA - The Official Web Series Site". Archived from the original on 8 May 2010. Retrieved 3 August 2010.
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  16. ^ "Crouching, Hidden... and Streaming?". Impact Magazine. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 5 October 2014.
  17. ^ "Crouching Tiger's JuJu Chan on why more Hong Kong women do muay Thai". scmp.com. Archived from the original on 7 September 2017. Retrieved 26 July 2018.
  18. ^ "Savage Dog: Interview with JuJu Chan". Mike Fury. Archived from the original on 3 July 2017. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
  19. ^ Petski, Denise (15 August 2018). "'Wu Assassins': JuJu Chan & Mark Dacascos To Recur In Netflix Martial Arts Drama". Deadline. Retrieved 29 September 2018.
  20. ^ Petski, Denise (26 February 2021). "'Wu Assassins' Standalone Movie Set At Netflix". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 27 February 2021.
  21. ^ a b Petski, Denise (17 August 2019). "' Tony Jaa, Frank Grillo, JuJu Chan join Nicolas Cage martial arts thriller 'Jiu Jitsu'". Screen Daily. Retrieved 7 August 2019.
  22. ^ "Juju Chan to compete in Taekwondo competition". Yahoo! Newsroom. Retrieved 9 September 2013. {{cite web}}: Check |archive-url= value (help)CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  23. ^ AsianWeek Staff (31 July 2009). "Four Asians Crowned in U.N. International Pageant". AsianWeek. Archived from the original on 8 April 2011.
  24. ^ "Heroes2 Appoints JuJu Chan As Goodwill Ambassador - HeroesToo - ECOfriendly habits for a better tomorrow". heroestoo.org. Archived from the original on 26 July 2018. Retrieved 26 July 2018.
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  27. ^ a b JuJu Chan at hkmdb.com
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