Michelle Hu
{{short description|Chinese actress}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2024}}
{{Infobox person
| image = Michellehu.png
| caption = Hu in October 2013
| native_name = 胡然
| native_name_lang = zh
| birth_name = Hu Ran
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1990|1|15|df=y}}
| birth_place = Tianjin, China
| education = {{ubl|Communication University of China (BEng)}}
| othername =
| alma_mater =
| occupation = Actress
| yearsactive = 2011–present
}}
Michelle Hu Ran ({{zh|t=胡然}}; born 15 January 1990) is a Chinese actress best known for her roles in the crime film series From Vegas to Macau trilogy (2014-2016) and sci-fi series The Great Adventurer Wesley (2018). She frequently collaborates with director Wong Jing.
Biography
Hu was born on 15 January 1990, in a well-off family in Tianjin.{{Cite web |url=https://tw.news.yahoo.com/%E5%A8%9B%E6%A8%82%E6%98%9F%E6%AD%A3%E5%A6%B9-%E6%80%A7%E6%84%9F%E8%B6%85%E8%BE%A3%E7%9A%84%E6%96%B0%E4%BB%BB%E6%99%B6%E5%A5%B3%E9%83%8E-%E8%83%A1%E7%84%B6-174410330.html |title=【娛樂星正妹】性感超辣的新任晶女郎 / 胡然 |date=11 June 2015 |website=Yahoo! News |access-date=17 February 2024 |language=zh}}{{Cite web |url=https://orientaldaily.on.cc/cnt/entertainment/20180614/mobile/odn-20180614-0614_00282_010.html |title=胡然捱窮食烚菜演白素彈起 |date=14 June 2018 |website=Oriental Daily News |access-date=17 February 2024 |language=zh |archive-date=28 January 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190128152730/http://orientaldaily.on.cc/cnt/entertainment/20180614/mobile/odn-20180614-0614_00282_010.html |url-status=live }} Her father is a teacher and cultivated her from an early age. She learnt singing, violin and swimming, and had thought of becoming a singer when she was young. She later attended the Communication University of China to study information engineering and graduated with a Bachelor of Engineering.{{Cite web |url=https://www1.hkej.com/features/article?q=%23%E7%84%A6%E9%BB%9E%E4%BA%BA%E7%89%A9%23&suid=497427221 |title=胡然解說自己名字 有「辯證統一」意味 |date=3 May 2018 |website=Hong Kong Economic Journal |author=林艷虹 |access-date=17 February 2024 |language=zh |archive-date=28 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220128215655/http://www1.hkej.com/features/article?q=%23%E7%84%A6%E9%BB%9E%E4%BA%BA%E7%89%A9%23&suid=497427221 |url-status=live }} After graduation, she temporarily worked as a technician. Hu was later introduced to director Wong Jing through an acquaintance from Wong's production company in 2010.{{Cite web |url=https://www.etnet.com.hk/www/tc/lifestyle/internationalaffairs/entertainment/53999 |title=胡然 一萬種白素 |date=5 June 2018 |website=ETNet |access-date=17 February 2024 |language=zh}} Wong recognized Hu's acting potential for acting and signed her as an actress. She became one of Wong's frequent collaborators collectively known as "Jing girl" (Chinese: 晶女郎). Hu featured in Wong's 2011 wuxia television series Twin of Brothers and 2012 romance comedy film Mr. and Mrs. Gambler. In 2014, Hu was cast in a supporting lead role as an antagonistic assassin in Wong's crime comedy film From Vegas to Macau.{{Cite web |url=https://orientaldaily.on.cc/cnt/entertainment/20150217/00282_035.html |title=胡然做「晶女郎」施髮術殺入賭城 |date=17 February 2015 |website=Oriental Daily News |access-date=17 February 2024 |language=zh |archive-date=10 July 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180710051045/http://orientaldaily.on.cc/cnt/entertainment/20150217/00282_035.html |url-status=live }} She reprised her role in the sequels From Vegas to Macau II and From Vegas to Macau III. Hu also co-led the 2016 action thriller film Mission Milano alongside Andy Lau and starred in a main role in 2017 crime thriller film Chasing the Dragon.{{Cite web |url=https://www.scmp.com/culture/film-tv/article/2023692/film-review-mission-milano-andy-lau-derivative-action-comedy |title=Film review: Mission Milano - Andy Lau in derivative action comedy |date=29 September 2016 |website=South China Morning Post |last=Lee |first=Edmund |access-date=17 February 2024 |archive-date=30 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230530113130/https://www.scmp.com/culture/film-tv/article/2023692/film-review-mission-milano-andy-lau-derivative-action-comedy |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |url=https://hk.on.cc/hk/bkn/cnt/entertainment/20160928/bkn-20160928143415506-0928_00862_001.html |title=清純太太胡然VS艷爆養女徐冬冬 |date=28 September 2016 |website=Oriental Daily News |access-date=17 February 2024 |language=zh}}
In 2018, Hu was cast as {{ill|Bai Su|zh|白素}}, the female protagonist of the sci-fi series {{ill|The Great Adventurer Wesley|zh|冒險王衛斯理}}, and garnered public recognition.{{Cite web |url=https://www.hk01.com/%E5%8D%B3%E6%99%82%E5%A8%9B%E6%A8%82/183601/%E5%86%92%E9%9A%AA%E7%8E%8B%E8%A1%9B%E6%96%AF%E7%90%86-%E8%83%A1%E7%84%B6%E6%BC%94%E7%99%BD%E7%B4%A0%E8%BA%AB%E6%9D%90%E8%B6%85%E8%AA%87%E5%BC%B5-%E7%8E%8B%E6%99%B6%E5%BE%A1%E7%94%A8%E5%A5%B3%E9%83%8E%E6%80%A7%E6%84%9F%E6%98%AF%E5%B8%B8%E8%AD%98 |title=【冒險王衛斯理】胡然演白素身材超誇張 王晶御用女郎性感是常識 |date=6 May 2018 |website=HK01 |author=鄺鈺瑩 |access-date=17 February 2024 |language=zh |archive-date=8 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230208025945/https://www.hk01.com/%E5%8D%B3%E6%99%82%E5%A8%9B%E6%A8%82/183601/%E5%86%92%E9%9A%AA%E7%8E%8B%E8%A1%9B%E6%96%AF%E7%90%86-%E8%83%A1%E7%84%B6%E6%BC%94%E7%99%BD%E7%B4%A0%E8%BA%AB%E6%9D%90%E8%B6%85%E8%AA%87%E5%BC%B5-%E7%8E%8B%E6%99%B6%E5%BE%A1%E7%94%A8%E5%A5%B3%E9%83%8E%E6%80%A7%E6%84%9F%E6%98%AF%E5%B8%B8%E8%AD%98 |url-status=live }} She had a lead role in the 2021 crime thriller film Once Upon a Time in Hong Kong and appeared in the 2023 action thriller film Sakra.{{Cite web |url=https://www.hk01.com/%E9%9B%BB%E5%BD%B1/607276/%E7%8E%8B%E6%99%B6-%E9%87%91%E9%8C%A2%E5%B8%9D%E5%9C%8B2-%E5%AE%9A%E5%90%8D%E7%82%BA-%E8%BF%BD%E8%99%8E%E6%93%92%E9%BE%8D-%E5%85%AC%E9%96%8B%E5%9B%9B%E5%A4%A7%E5%BD%B1%E5%B8%9D%E6%9C%80%E6%96%B0%E6%B5%B7%E5%A0%B1 |title=王晶《金錢帝國2》定名為《追虎擒龍》 公開四大影帝最新海報 |date=2 April 2021 |website=HK01 |author=沈洛嘉 |access-date=17 February 2024 |language=zh |archive-date=13 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220913092205/https://www.hk01.com/%E9%9B%BB%E5%BD%B1/607276/%E7%8E%8B%E6%99%B6-%E9%87%91%E9%8C%A2%E5%B8%9D%E5%9C%8B2-%E5%AE%9A%E5%90%8D%E7%82%BA-%E8%BF%BD%E8%99%8E%E6%93%92%E9%BE%8D-%E5%85%AC%E9%96%8B%E5%9B%9B%E5%A4%A7%E5%BD%B1%E5%B8%9D%E6%9C%80%E6%96%B0%E6%B5%B7%E5%A0%B1 |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |url=http://big5.news.cn/gate/big5/www.xinhuanet.com/ent/20230105/816ee09e83fd4d079e3b704bbb582b1e/c.html |title=甄子丹自導自演《天龍八部之喬峰傳》發"英雄"版預告，今年上線 |date=5 January 2023 |website=Xinhua News Agency |author=唐巍 |access-date=17 February 2024 |language=zh}}
Filmography
= Film =
= Television =
| class="wikitable" |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! Notes |
|---|
| 2011
| Shang Xiu Xun (商秀珣) |
| 2018
| {{ill|The Great Adventurer Wesley|zh|冒險王衛斯理}} | {{ill|Bai Su|zh|白素}} |
| rowspan="3" |2023
| Queen Yingzhao (沉淵王后) | Main role{{Cite web |url=https://m.163.com/dy/article/HVBLFTD30552RGJF.html?spss=adap_pc |title=《星落凝成糖》胡然以高颜值、傲人身材出圈，背景还不简单 |date=9 March 2023 |website=163.com |access-date=17 February 2024 |language=zh}} |
| Story of Kunning Palace
| Yan Min (燕敏) | Cameo{{Cite web |url=https://m.163.com/dy/article/IJM9RAIH0552RGJF.html?spss=adap_pc |title=《宁安如梦》有4位演员演过《星落凝成糖》，还都和张凌赫有关 |date=16 November 2023 |website=163.com |access-date=17 February 2024 |language=zh}} |
References
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