Jade Xu
{{Short description|Chinese-American actress and wushu taolu athlete}}
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| birth_name = Xu Huihui
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| birth_place = Shanghai, China
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| hometown = Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
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| occupation = Martial artist, athlete, actress, coach
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| event = Changquan, Daoshu, Gunshu
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| team = Italy Wushu Team (2003-2009)
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| coach = Xu Guan Guan
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{{MedalSport|Women's Wushu Taolu}}
{{MedalCompetition | Olympic Games (unofficial) }}
{{MedalSilver | 2008 Beijing | Daoshu+Gunshu }}
{{MedalCompetition | World Championships }}
{{MedalGold | 2005 Hanoi | Daoshu }}
{{MedalGold | 2007 Beijing | Daoshu }}
{{MedalGold | 2009 Toronto | Gunshu }}
{{MedalSilver | 2003 Macau | Daoshu }}
{{MedalSilver | 2005 Hanoi | Changquan }}
{{MedalSilver | 2009 Toronto | Daoshu }}
{{MedalBronze | 2005 Hanoi | Gunshu }}
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Jade Xu Hui-hui ({{Lang-zh|c=徐慧慧|p=Xú Huìhuì}}; born February 9, 1986) is a Chinese-born martial artist, actress, stunt performer, and former wushu taolu competitor, who has resided and competed in Italy and the United States.{{Cite web |title=THE ACTRESS |url=https://www.jadexu.com/the-actress |access-date=2024-05-17 |website=jade-xu-official |language=en}} She is a three-time world champion and is one of the most renowned athletes to represent a European country at the World Wushu Championships.
In her acting career, she is best known for portraying Helen Takahama / Widow in the Marvel Cinematic Universe films Black Widow and Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (both 2021).{{Cite web |last=Hood |first=Cooper |date=October 29, 2020 |title=Shang-Chi Stunt Jackets Might Tease Marvel Villain Fin Fang Foom |url=https://screenrant.com/shang-chi-movie-villain-fin-fang-foom-tease/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201108101925/https://screenrant.com/shang-chi-movie-villain-fin-fang-foom-tease/ |archive-date=November 8, 2020 |access-date=July 21, 2021 |website=Screen Rant}}{{Cite web|title=News {{!}} jade-xu-official|url=https://www.jadexu.com/news|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210124000202/https://www.jadexu.com/news|archive-date=January 24, 2021|access-date=July 21, 2021|website=Jadexu.com}}{{Cite web|last=Chichizola|first=Corey|date=July 20, 2021|title=Kevin Feige Live-Tweeted Black Widow, And Dropped Some Cool Behind-The-Scenes Stories |url=https://www.cinemablend.com/previews/2570686/kevin-feige-live-tweeted-black-widow-behind-scenes-yelena|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210721001021/https://www.cinemablend.com/previews/2570686/kevin-feige-live-tweeted-black-widow-behind-scenes-yelena|archive-date=July 21, 2021|access-date=July 21, 2021|website=CinemaBlend}}
Early life
On February 9, 1986, Xu was born in Shanghai, China. Xu's mother was Xu Guan-guan who also served as her coach.{{Cite web|title=Il Kung Fu è donna. Jade Xu|trans-title=Kung Fu is a woman. Jade Xu|url=https://www.kungfulife.net/il-kung-fu-e-donna-jade-xu/|access-date=2021-08-09|website=kungfulife.net|language=it}}Steve Bornfeld, "[http://vegasseven.com/2013/08/21/jade-usa-2/ Jade in the USA: Martial arts champ Jade Xu brings her moves to Las Vegas in Michael Jackson ONE] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181004225906/http://vegasseven.com/2013/08/21/jade-usa-2/ |date=2018-10-04 }}", Vegas Seven Fall Arts Preview (August 21, 2013). Xu moved with her family to Italy at the age of nine.[http://asianmoviepulse.com/2012/11/an-interview-with-rising-female-star-xu-huihui-jade/ King Of Kung Fu: An interview with rising female star Xu Huihui (Jade)] (November 19, 2012).
Career
= Competitive Wushu =
At the age of six, Xu started practicing wushu. Representing Italy, Xu's international debut was at the 2003 World Wushu Championships in Macau, where she won a silver medal in daoshu.{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=7th World Wushu Championships, 2003, Macau, China, Results|url=http://www.iwuf.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/7th-World-Wushu-Championships-2003-Macau-China-Results.pdf|access-date=2021-07-23|website=International Wushu Federation}} Two years later, she was a triple medalist in the 2005 World Wushu Championships in Hanoi, Vietnam, becoming the world champion in daoshu.{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=8th World Wushu Championships, 2005, Results|url=http://www.iwuf.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/8th-World-Wushu-Championships-2005_results.pdf|access-date=2021-07-23|website=International Wushu Federation}} She was the world champion in the same event two years later at the 2007 World Wushu Championships in Beijing, China.{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=2007-11-16|title=9th World Wushu Championships, 2007, Beijing, China, Results|url=http://www.iwuf.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/9th-World-Wushu-Championships-2007-Beijing-China-Results.pdf|access-date=2021-07-23|website=International Wushu Federation}} This qualified her for the women's daoshu and gunshu combined event in the 2008 Beijing Wushu Tournament where she won the silver medal.{{Cite web|date=2008-08-23|title=C14AP_Two Events Combined Results_Women's Daoshu & Gunshu|url=http://results.beijing2008.cn/WRM/ENG/BCK/WS/85002.shtml|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080922183850/http://results.beijing2008.cn/WRM/ENG/BCK/WS/85002.shtml|archive-date=2008-09-22|access-date=2021-07-23|website=The official website of the BEIJING 2008 Olympic Games}} Her last major international competition was at the 2009 World Wushu Championships in Toronto, Canada, where she was the world champion in gunshu and also won a silver medal in daoshu.{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=2009-10-30|title=10th World Wushu Championships, 2009, Toronto, Canada, Results|url=http://www.iwuf.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/10th-World-Wushu-Championships-2009-Toronto-Canada-Results.pdf|access-date=2021-07-23|website=International Wushu Federation}}
= Acting =
After retiring from competitive wushu, Xu transitioned to acting. She first starred as Sister Mahjong in Tai Chi 0 and Tai Chi Hero, and in the title role in the Chinese TV series The Legend of Wing Chun. In 2012, Xu was recruited to perform in Cirque du Soleil's Michael Jackson: One show, in which she plays one of the four central characters. In 2021, she played a Black Widow named Helen in Marvel Studios' Black Widow and reprised her role in Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, credited simply as "Widow".{{Cite web |last=Bonomolo |first=Cameron |date=September 4, 2021 |title=Marvel's Shang-Chi Clip Reveals a Black Widow Cameo |url=https://comicbook.com/movies/news/marvel-shang-chi-spoilers-clip-black-widow-cameo-helen-jade-xu/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210904074521/https://comicbook.com/movies/news/marvel-shang-chi-spoilers-clip-black-widow-cameo-helen-jade-xu/ |archive-date=September 4, 2021 |access-date=September 4, 2021 |website=ComicBook.com}}
Personal life
Xu is married to David Torok, a fellow wushu competitor. They both reside in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Filmography
= Film =
- Tai Chi 0 (2012) - Sister Mahjong
- Tai Chi Hero (2012) - Sister Mahjong
- Black Widow (2021) - Helen Takahama / Widow (also stunt performer)
- Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (2021) - Helen Takahama / Widow (also stunt performer)
- The Marvels (2023) - Stunt performer
- Captain America: Brave New World (2025) - Stunt performer
= Video game =
- Mortal Kombat 1 (2023) - Motion capture performer
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|4978635|Jade Xu}}
- [https://www.youtube.com/user/JADEOfficialChannel Jade Xu] on YouTube
- [http://www.jadexu.com/ Jade Xu's Official Website]
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{{Footer World Champions Women's Daoshu}}
{{Footer World Champions Women's Gunshu}}
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Category:Chinese wushu practitioners
Category:Sportspeople from Shanghai
Category:Italian expatriate actresses in the United States
Category:Cirque du Soleil performers
Category:21st-century Chinese actresses
Category:Actresses from Shanghai
Category:Competitors at the 2008 Beijing Wushu Tournament
Category:Italian wushu practitioners
Category:Chinese expatriates in the United States