Grace Huang
{{Short description|Taiwanese-Australian actress}}
{{about|the actress|the woman convicted of wrongful death|2013 Huang Case in Qatar}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2020}}
{{Use Australian English|date=May 2014}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Grace Huang
| image = Grace Huang on 2014 AACTA Awards red carpet.jpg
| image caption = Grace Huang at the 2014 AACTA Awards
| birth_name =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1983|1|26}}
| birth_place = Taiwan
| occupation = Model, Actress
| years_active = 2006–present
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Grace Huang ({{zh|c=黃芝琪|p=Huáng Zhīqí}}) is a Taiwanese-Australian actress of Cantonese descent,{{Cite web|url=https://www.thegracehuang.com/about|title=thegracehuang {{!}} ABOUT|website=Official site of Grace Huang, Actor|language=en|access-date=2018-12-21}} best known for her role as the Gemini Female in the RZA directed martial arts film, The Man with the Iron Fists.Codi Hauka, Schema Magazine, Grace Huang | A Force to be Reckoned With, {{cite web |url=http://www.schemamag.ca/indepth/2012/07/p2w-grace-huang-a-force-to-be-reckoned-with.php |title=Grace Huang | A Force to be Reckoned with - Schema Magazine - Indepth |accessdate=2012-10-27 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121003020737/http://www.schemamag.ca/indepth/2012/07/p2w-grace-huang-a-force-to-be-reckoned-with.php |archivedate=3 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
Career
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.James Marsh, Twitch Film, Tensions Overheat in New Cold War Trailer, http://twitchfilm.com/2012/08/tensions-overheat-in-new-cold-war-trailer.html 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.Grace in Overheard Movie with Daniel Wu, http://www.alivenotdead.com/gracehuang/Grace-in-Overheard-Movie-with-Daniel-Wu--profile-713580.html {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120829163135/http://www.alivenotdead.com/gracehuang/Grace-in-Overheard-Movie-with-Daniel-Wu--profile-713580.html |date=29 August 2012 }}
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.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.htmlFilmSlate, Hollyshorts 2011 Comes to a Close, {{cite web |url=http://www.filmslatemagazine.com/news/hollyshorts-2011-closes |title=HollyShorts 2011 Comes to a Close | FilmSlateMagazine.com |accessdate=2012-10-27 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111121034609/http://www.filmslatemagazine.com/news/hollyshorts-2011-closes |archivedate=21 November 2011}}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 {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304055933/http://twitchfilm.com/2011/08/first-shot-from-hong-kong-action-fantasy-blood-traffick.html |date=4 March 2016 }} 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.Asians on Film, Grace Huang, http://www.asiansonfilm.com/tag/grace-huang/ In 2013, she played the role of a love interest to Sean Faris in Lost for Words.Patricia Frater, Film Business Asia, Lost For Words speaks English in HK, http://www.filmbiz.asia/news/lost-for-words-speaks-english-in-hk
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.Grace Huang Bio, IMDb, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3876431/bio
Filmography
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|+ Film | |||
| Year
! Title ! Role ! Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Overheard | Jenny | |
| 2010 | Red Earth | Short film | |
| rowspan=2|2011 | Bloodtraffick | Ava Chen | Short film |
| Love in Space | Bunny | ||
| rowspan=2|2012 | The Man with the Iron Fists | Gemini Female | |
| Cold War | May Cheung | ||
| rowspan=2| 2013 | Badges of Fury | ||
| Lost for Words | Anna | ||
| 2014 | Jasmine | Jasmine To | |
| rowspan=2| 2015 | Infini | Claire Grenich | |
| The Man with the Iron Fists 2 | Gemini Female | ||
| rowspan=2| 2016 | Independence Day: Resurgence | Lin Tang | |
| Science Fiction Volume One: The Osiris Child | Jandi | ||
| 2018
|Achun | |
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|+ Television | |||
| Year
! Title ! Role ! Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Strangers 6 | Fei Fei | |
| 2014 | Intelligence | Mei Chen | 1 episode: "Pilot" |
| rowspan=2| 2015 | Hiding | Cindy | 1 episode |
| Paranormal Mind | Madam O |
References
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External links
{{commons category|Grace Huang}}
- {{IMDb name|3876431}}
- [http://www.thegracehuang.com/ Grace Huang's Official Page]
- [http://www.alivenotdead.com/gracehuang Grace Huang on AlivenotDead]
- [https://twitter.com/thegracehuang Grace Huang on Twitter]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20121003020737/http://www.schemamag.ca/indepth/2012/07/p2w-grace-huang-a-force-to-be-reckoned-with.php Schema Magazine: Grace Huang | A Force to be Reckoned With (Interview)]
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Category:Australian film actresses
Category:Australian expatriates in Hong Kong
Category:21st-century Australian actresses
Category:Actresses from Sydney
Category:Australian television actresses