Chen Shu (actress)

In this Chinese name, the family name is Chen.

Chen Shu (born 3 September 1977) is a Chinese singer and actress.^{[1][2][3][4][5]}

Chen Shu
陈数
Chen in 2009
Born	Chen Shu (陈澍) (1977-03-09) March 9, 1977 (age 48) Huangshi, Hubei, China
Alma mater	Medium Dance School affiliated to Beijing Dance Academy Central Academy of Drama
Occupation	Actress
Years active	2000–present
Agent	Bravo Stars
Spouse	Zhao Yinyin ​ (m. 2011)​
Parent	Chen Zongshan (father)
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	陳數
Simplified Chinese	陈数
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Chén Shù
Chen Shu
Traditional Chinese	陳澍
Simplified Chinese	陈澍
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Chén Shù

Early life and education

Chen was born Chen Shu (Chinese: 陈澍) in Huangshi, Hubei, in a musical family, the daughter of Chen Zongshan (Chinese: 陈宗善), a dancer in Huangshi. Her maternal grandparents were professors at Hubei University.^{[citation needed]}

Chen studied at Medium Dance School affiliated to Beijing Dance Academy and worked as an actress in China Song and Dance Ensemble from 1992 to 1999. Chen graduated from Central Academy of Drama in 2001, where she majored in acting.^[6]

Career

After graduation, Chen joined the National Theatre Company of China.^[6]

Chen made her acting debut in Urban Sky (2000), playing Mao Xiaoqi. Chen's first film role was uncredited appearance in the film Vast Sky (2002).

In 2008, Chen starred as Bai Liusu in the romantic comedy television series Love in a Fallen City, adapted from Eileen Chang's novel of the same title.^[7] That same year, she had a cameo appearance in The Founding of a Republic, a historical film.^[8]

Chen won the Golden Eagle Award for Best Actress for her performance in Iron Pear (2010).

In 2012, Chen starred as Amy in the suspense film The Second Woman.^[9]

Personal life

On 16 September 2011, Chen married Chinese-Australian musician Zhao Yinyin (Chinese: 赵胤胤), a graduate of the Sydney Conservatorium of Music and The Juilliard School.^{[citation needed]}

Filmography

Film

Year	English title	Chinese title	Role	Notes
2002	Vast Sky	声震长空	Zheng Zhiyu
2009	The Founding of a Republic	建国大业
2012	The Second Woman	情谜
2015	The Martian	火星救援	Zhu Tao, Deputy Chief Scientist of the CNSA	[10]
2015	Fall in Love Like a Star	怦然星动	Manager	[11]
2019	Hunt Down	长安道		[12]
2019	The Captain	中国机长	cameo	[13]
2020	My People My Hometown	我和我的家乡	Principal Jiang	[14]
2021	Cloudy Mountain	峰爆	Ding, Yajun

Television series

Year	English title	Chinese title	Role	Notes
2000	Urban Sky	城市上空的惊鸟	Ma Xiaoqi
2001	Empty Mirror	空镜子	Li Qing
		危险进程	Xia Xiaoyu
	Traveler's Story	旅人的故事	Zhu Mei
2002		铿锵玫瑰	Zhang Zihui	[15]
2003		伊田事件	Lu Shan
	Don't Abandon This Life	不弃今生	Xin Qi
		无愧苍生	Lu Bingbing
	Public Security Bureau Chief 3	公安局长3幻灭	Feng Yunu	[16]
2004		古城谍影	Ge Yinhong	[17][18]
	Besieged City	穿越围城	Ai Xin	[19]
2005	Medical Record	病案追踪	Song Qian
		聂耳	Feng Yunyan	[20]
	Plot Against	暗算	Huang Yiyi	[21]
2006	Shanghai Bund	新上海滩	Fang Yanyun	[22]
2007		食人鱼事件	Shen Ou	[23]
2008	A Poem for the Oak	相思树	Shang Jie	[24]
2009	Love in a Fallen City	倾城之恋	Bai Liusu
2010	Iron Pear	铁梨花	Tie Lihua	[25][26]
2011	General	将·军	Shen Hongyu	[27]
2012	Husband and Wife Those Matters	夫妻那些事	Lin Jun	[28]
		正者无敌	Shen Hong	[29]
2013	Naive Faces Reality	天真遇到现实	Yang Tianzhen	[30]
2014	Theater	剧场	Yu Zhu	[31]
	Generation of Dignity	一代枭雄	Cheng Lixue	[32]
	Honey Bee Man	我爱男闺蜜	Ye Shan	[33]
	Old City Past Events	古城往事	Huang Anqi	[34]
	Negotiations Sweetheart	谈判冤家	Qiao Chu	[35]
2016	A Love for Separation	小别离	Chen Jie	Cameo[36]
2017	Fighter of the Destiny	择天记	Queen of Sheng	[37]
2018	Peace Hotel	和平饭店	Chen Shengying	[38]
2019	Behind The Scenes	幕后之王	You Hailun	Special appearance[39]
2020	Perfect Partner	完美关系	Si Jiaola	[40]
	Wrinkle, Women, Wonderful?			GQ web series[41]
	Get Married Or Not	谁说我结不了婚		[42]
	Heroes in Harm’s Way	最美逆行者		[43]
	Together	在一起		[44]
TBA	Zhaoge	朝歌	Nüwa	[45]

Theater

Year	English title	Chinese title	Role	Notes
1998	The Sound Of Music	音乐之声	The daughter	[46]
2001	Breakthrough	突出重围	Fang Yi	[47]
2008	The Sun Rises	日出	Chen Bailu	[48]
2009	Jane Eyre	简·爱	Jane Eyre	[49]
2017	The Lady from the Sea	海上夫人	Ai Lida	[50]

Awards and nominations

Year	Nominated work	Award	Category	Result	Notes
2010	Love in a Fallen City	4th Huading Awards	Best Actress (Romance series)	Won	[51]
2011	Iron Pear	17th Shanghai Television Festival	Best Actress	Won	[52]
		6th Huading Awards	Best Actress	Won	[53]
2012		26th China TV Golden Eagle Award	Best Actress	Won	[54]
2013	Invincible	19th Shanghai Television Festival	Best Actress	Nominated
2018	Peace Hotel	24th Huading Awards	Best Actress	Won	[55]
2019		6th The Actors of China Award Ceremony	Best Actress (Sapphire)	Nominated	[56]
	Hunt Down	11th Macau International Movie Festival	Best Supporting Actress	Won	[57]
2020	—	7th The Actors of China Award Ceremony	Best Actress (Sapphire)	Won	[58]