Zhang Huiwen

Zhang Huiwen was born on 13 September 1993 in Yingtan City, Jiangxi Province, China. From 2007–2010, she studied at the No.1 Middle School in Yingtan.{{cite news|title=新任"谋女郎"张慧雯是鹰潭"美眉"|url=http://jxyt.jxnews.com.cn/system/2014/03/27/013013536.shtml|accessdate=2014-05-25|newspaper=大江网|date=2014-03-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140525200349/http://jxyt.jxnews.com.cn/system/2014/03/27/013013536.shtml|archive-date=2014-05-25|url-status=dead}} In 2010, Zhang was admitted to the prestigious Beijing Dance Academy, China's leading dance institution, and graduated in 2014 with a degree in folk dance.

In March 2013, while a student at the Beijing Dance Academy, Zhang was discovered by renowned film director Zhang Yimou, who hand-picked her for the role of "Dan Dan" in Coming Home due to her excellent dancing skills.{{cite web|url=http://ent.sina.com.cn/zl/bagua/blog/2014-06-04/16041716/1881062327/701ebbb70101jyid.shtml|title=谋女郎张慧雯：张导吓我巩俐夸我|work=Sina|language=zh|date=June 4, 2014}} Before the official filming, Zhang went to the National Ballet of China to receive special ballet training for two months, and her dance performance was also affirmed by the media.{{cite news|title="谋女郎"张慧雯揭秘海选：七八轮 比艺考还难|url=http://ent.qq.com/a/20140508/002083.htm|accessdate=2014-05-25|newspaper=腾讯网|date=2014-05-08}}

On May 16, 2014, the film Coming Home was released nationwide. On the first day it was released, it broke the box office record for the first day of a literary film with a record of 30 million yuan.[https://web.archive.org/web/20140605192811/http://news.xinhuanet.com/ent/2014-05/19/c_126517847.htm 《归来》破纪录 张慧雯国际首秀亮相戛纳(图)] In the end, the film received nearly 300 million yuan in mainland China, breaking the box office record for Chinese domestic literary films on the release day, the speed of breaking 100 million yuan, the total number of days of release, and the total number of box offices.{{cite web |url=http://ent.people.com.cn/n/2014/0624/c1012-25193044.html |title=张艺谋力作《[[归来 (电影){{!}}归来]]》票房近3亿 刷多项纪录树文艺片新标杆 |access-date=2014-11-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304114942/http://ent.people.com.cn/n/2014/0624/c1012-25193044.html |archive-date=2016-03-04 |url-status=dead }} Zhang was highly praised for her performance and received four Best Newcomer awards at the 9th Asian Film Awards, 6th Macau International Film Festival, 22nd Beijing College Student Film Festival, and 9th Chinese Youth Video Forum.{{cite web|url=http://english.cri.cn/6666/2014/04/11/102s821657.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171112131856/http://english.cri.cn/6666/2014/04/11/102s821657.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=November 12, 2017|title=Zhang Yimou Praises Highly Lead Star Gong Li and Chen Daoming in His New Film|work=China Radio International|date=April 11, 2014}}{{cite web|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/asian-film-awards-chinas-gone-784260|title=Asian Film Awards: China's 'Gone With the Bullets' Nabs Three Wins|work=The Hollywood Reporter|date=March 25, 2015}}{{cite news |title=张艺谋澳门影节获杰出贡献 《归来》四奖 |url=http://ent.sina.com.cn/m/c/2014-12-31/16394266517.shtml |publisher=新浪娱乐 |date=2014-12-31 |access-date=2015-01-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150101091711/http://ent.sina.com.cn/m/c/2014-12-31/16394266517.shtml |archive-date=2015-01-01 |url-status=dead }}{{cite web|url=http://english.sina.com/entertainment/p/2015/0511/809687.html|title=Peter Chan's Dearest named best film by college students|work=Sina|date=May 11, 2015}} Following the success of Coming Home, Zhang (Yimou girl) frequently appeared in major fashion magazines and fashion events, becoming the new darling of the fashion industry.[http://www.ah.xinhuanet.com/2014-09/05/c_1112379410.htm “谋女郎”张慧雯撞色搭配亮相曝光 与范冰冰同台媲美] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141104100606/http://www.ah.xinhuanet.com/2014-09/05/c_1112379410.htm |date=2014-11-04 }}

In 2015, Zhang starred in the coming-of-age youth film Forever Young by He Jiong in his directorial debut.{{cite web|url=http://ent.sina.com.cn/m/c/2015-07-09/doc-ifxewnia8669375.shtml|title=张慧雯解读《栀子》：青春不是用来回忆的|date=July 9, 2015|website=Sina|language=zh}} The film made US$38.5 million in its three-day opening weekend in China, debuting at first place at the Chinese box office and third worldwide behind Minions and Terminator Genisys.{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2015/07/international-box-office-terminator-genisys-minions-inside-out-baahubali-results-1201474737/|title='Minions' Henchmen Nab $124M & No. 1 In 4th Frame; 'Terminator' Generates $47M – Intl Box Office|author=Nancy Tartaglione|work=Deadline Hollywood|publisher=(Penske Media Corporation)|date=July 12, 2015|accessdate=July 13, 2015}}

In 2016, Zhang appeared in the Hong Kong police film Line Walker.{{cite web|url=http://ent.sina.com.cn/m/c/2016-08-17/doc-ifxuxnak0463706.shtml|title=《使徒行者》张慧雯挑战动作戏 演技转型|date=August 17, 2016|website=Sina|language=zh}} The same year, Zhang starred in the youth romance film Crying Out in Love, based on Kyoichi Katayama's 2004 novel Socrates in Love.{{cite web|url=http://news.mtime.com/2015/09/21/1547144.html|title=《在世界中心呼唤爱》曝主演定妆照 张慧雯&欧豪复古校服重回90年代|date=September 21, 2015|website=Mtime|language=zh}}

In 2017, Zhang made her small-screen debut in the historical wuxia drama Nirvana in Fire 2, the sequel to the critically acclaimed drama Nirvana in Fire.{{cite web|url=http://ent.ifeng.com/a/20180313/43034556_0.shtml|title=《琅琊榜之风起长林》张慧雯归来 灵魂拷问"谋女郎"|date=March 13, 2018|website=ifeng|language=zh}} The series earned a Douban score of 8.5 from more than 144,766 user reviews and led to increased recognition for Zhang.{{Cite web|title=琅琊榜之风起长林 (豆瓣)|url=https://movie.douban.com/subject/26665065/|access-date=2020-06-09|website=movie.douban.com}}

In 2019, Zhang starred in the fantasy detective film The Great Detective and was included as one of the 32 actors in the China Movie Channel Young Actors Project.{{cite web|url=http://news.mtime.com/2018/12/24/1587484.html|title=华人第一探"大侦探霍桑"定档1月18日 韩庚郭晓冬张慧雯领衔 全阵容摩登亮相|date=December 24, 2018|website=Mtime|language=zh}}{{cite web|url=https://www.1905.com/news/20191119/1421167.shtml|title=32位演员！电影频道青年演员计划MV录制现场|date=November 11, 2019|website=1905.com|language=zh}}

In 2020, Zhang starred in the wuxia romance drama Love a Lifetime and gained attention for her supporting role in the wuxia drama Legend of Fei.{{cite web|url=https://ent.163.com/19/1031/15/ESQV8QIL00038793.html |title=《有翡》首曝定妆照 张慧雯古装造型胜过了她？|date=October 31, 2019|website=Netease|language=zh}}

In 2021, Zhang starred in the comedy film Overall Planning, followed by the commemoration anthology series Faith Makes Great.{{cite web|url=http://news.mtime.com/2018/09/19/1584390.html|title=国产喜剧"日不落酒店"定档大年初一 黄才伦搭档"谋女郎"张慧雯 笑果拔群！|date=September 19, 2018|website=Mtime|language=zh}}{{cite web|url=https://m.weibo.cn/u/7533011369|title=电视剧理想照耀中国|website=Weibo.com|language=zh}}

The same year, Zhang starred in the emergency rescue drama The Flaming Heart, historical slice of life drama Marvelous Women, and detective romance drama Heart of Loyalty.{{cite web|url=https://weibo.com/u/7511984350|title=网剧你好火焰蓝|website=Weibo|language=zh}}{{cite web|url=https://weibo.com/u/7494869543|title=电视剧当家主母|website=Weibo|language=zh}}{{cite web|url=http://slide.ent.sina.com.cn/slide_4_704_339548.html#p=1|title=《锦衣之下》原著作者新剧开机 张慧雯吴希泽搭档探案|date=May 30, 2020|website=Sina|language=zh}}

On May 21, 2014, Zhang joined the charity "Dandelion" project at the 67th Cannes International Film Festival's media meeting ceremony, signed on the spot to support the "Dandelion" Poor Girl Dream Project, and recorded a video call to call on more people to pay attention to the education of children in poverty.

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