Zhou Dongyu
{{short description|Chinese actress}}
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| birth_place = Shijiazhuang, Hebei, China
| nationality = Chinese
| alma_mater = Beijing Film Academy
| occupation = Actress
| years_active = 2010–present
| agent = Zhou Dongyu Studio
| notable_works = Better Days
Under the Light
My People, My Country
| awards = Hong Kong Film Award for Best Actress - Better Days (2020)
Golden Rooster Award for Best Leading Actress - Soul Mate (2016 film)
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Zhou Dongyu ({{lang-zh|c=周冬雨}}; born 31 January 1992) is a Chinese actress. She first gained recognition after appearing in Zhang Yimou's film Under the Hawthorn Tree (2010)earned her the Huabiao Award for Outstanding New Actress and Valladolid International Film Festival Best Actress She was also chosen by Southern Metropolis Daily as one of the "Four Dan actresses of the post-90s Generation", along with Zheng Shuang,
Guan Xiaotong, and Yang Zi.{{cite web|url=http://ent.sina.com.cn/s/m/2016-09-06/doc-ifxvqcts9629200.shtml|script-title=zh:90后四小花旦评选出炉|website=Sina|date=September 6, 2016|language=zh}}Zhou's critically acclaimed role in Soul Mate (2016) earned her the Golden Horse Award for Best Leading Actress.{{cite web |date=November 6, 2018 |title=How Chinese actress Zhou Dongyu rose from rookie to starlet – and misses time with her family |url=https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/watches-jewellery/article/2171739/how-chinese-actress-zhou-dongyu-rose-rookie |website=South China Morning Post |language=en}} She followed up with roles in Us and Them (2018) and Better Days (2019), the latter earning her both the Hundred Flowers Awards for Best Actress Hong Kong Film Award for Best Actress and Golden Rooster Award for Best Actress.{{Cite web |title="幸运少女"到"金马最佳女主" 《山楂树》后周冬雨经历了什么?[2]- 中国日报网 |url=https://ent.chinadaily.com.cn/2016-12/02/content_27549163_2.htm |access-date=2024-11-26 |website=ent.chinadaily.com.cn}}
Honours
Jury member at he 2021 Shanghai International Film Festival for its main compeetition section’Golden Goblet’.
Jury member at he 2023 Beijing International Film Festival for its main compeetition section’Tiantan Award’.
Jury member at the 2024 Busan International Film Festival for its main competition section 'New Currents Award'.
Zhou ranked 71st on Forbes China Celebrity 100 list in 2017, 7th in 2019, and 3rd in 2020.
Early life and education
Zhou was born in Shijiazhuang, Hebei to an ordinary working family. When she was in the third grade of primary school, her father died in a car accident, and her mother later remarried. She practiced gymnastics as a child and joined the Shijiazhuang gymnastics team at the age of 12.{{cite journal |language=zh |author1=Si Xi ({{lang|zh|四夕}})|script-title=zh:“三金影后”周冬雨：演电影就是表演团队体操 |trans-title=the "Best Actress" Zhou Dongyu: Acting in a movie is like performing team gymnastics |volume=460 |pages=6–8 |year=2023 |journal=Bosom Friend |location=Wuhan, Hubei |publisher=Hubei Zhiyin Media Group Co., Ltd. |issn=1007-502X}}{{cite web |last=Jing |first=Yang |date=March 22, 2011 |title="Hawthorn Tree" starring Zhou Dongyu's childhood gymnastics experience, pure photos exposed |url=http://sports.gmw.cn/2011-03/22/content_1744029.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151110012056/http://sports.gmw.cn/2011-03/22/content_1744029.htm |archive-date=November 10, 2015 |access-date=October 6, 2022 |website=Guangming Online}} In middle school, she studied in Shijiazhuang No. 27 Middle School Class 9 in 2004 and Shijiazhuang No. 12 Middle School in Class 2007.{{cn|date=February 2025}}
Career
=2010–2015: Rising recognition=
File:Opening Film "Under the Hawthorn Tree".jpg at Busan International Film Festival 2010, South Korea]]
File:Zhou Dongyu2013042301.jpg in 2013]]
In 2010, Zhou was picked by Zhang Yimou to star in his film Under the Hawthorn Tree, despite having no acting experience prior to taking on the role.{{cite web | url=http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/life/2010-08/13/content_11148660.htm | title=Age of innocence |author=Liu, Wei | date=August 13, 2010 | website=China Daily}} She rose to fame for her appearance in the film and won several awards, including the Best Actress at the 56th Valladolid International Film Spain Festival, Outstanding New Actress at the 14th Huabiao Award and Best New Performer at the 20th Shanghai Film Critics Awards.{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2011/film/news/come-as-you-are-tops-valladolid-1118045271/|title='Come As You Are' tops Valladolid|date=October 9, 2011|work=Variety}}{{cite web|url=http://english.cntv.cn/program/cultureexpress/20110830/104450.shtml|title=Huabiao awards winners announced|date=August 30, 2011|work=CCTV.com}}{{cite web|url=http://henan.sina.com.cn/ent/mov/2011-06-16/235-11485.html|script-title=zh:20届上海影评人奖揭晓 第五代导演新作悉数上榜|website=Sina|date=June 16, 2011|language=zh}}
In 2011, she starred in Barbara Wong's romance film The Allure of Tears; and also featured in war film The Road Of Exploring, playing Yang Kaihui, the wife of political leader Mao Zedong.{{cite web|url=http://www.china.org.cn/arts/2011-11/08/content_23858173.htm|title=Zhou Dongyu cries for 'The Allure'|date=November 8, 2011|work=China.org.cn}}{{cite web|url=http://cpcchina.chinadaily.com.cn/special/tfoap/2011-06/16/content_12709093.htm|title=Zhou Dongyu Plays Mao Zedong's Wife|date=June 16, 2011|work=China Daily|publisher=Chinese Films}}
In 2013, she starred in historical romance film The Palace, the fourth installment of the Gong series by Yu Zheng.{{cite web|url=http://news.mtime.com/2013/06/17/1513362.html|script-title=zh:周冬雨出席"宫锁沉香"发布会 演绎清宫灰姑娘|date=June 17, 2013|website=Mtime|language=zh}} Variety praised her performance saying, "Zhou holds the screen very well, turning an initially daft personality into an angsty but stoical heroine".{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2013/film/reviews/film-review-the-palace-1200590489/|title=Film Review: 'The Palace'|website=Variety|date=August 28, 2013}}
In 2014, she starred alongside Lin Gengxin in youth romance film My Old Classmate.{{cite web|url=http://www.szdaily.com/content/2014-03/26/content_9268677.htm|title=Zhou Dongyu returns to school days|date=March 26, 2014|work=Shenzhen Daily}} The film topped China's box office and Zhou was praised for her "acting breakthrough".{{cite web|url=http://english.sina.com/entertainment/2014/0429/696097.html|title=Chinese love story tops weekly box office|website=Sina English|date=April 29, 2014}}{{cite web|url=http://news.xinhuanet.com/ent/2014-04/28/c_126441208.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170304035241/http://news.xinhuanet.com/ent/2014-04/28/c_126441208.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=March 4, 2017|script-title=zh:《同桌的妳》首周末票房破亿 周冬雨被赞突破大|website=Xinhua News Agency|date=April 28, 2014|language=zh}} The same year, she featured in comedy Breakup Buddies. Opposite to her usual pure and fresh image, Zhou challenged the role of a "Smart"{{cite web|url=http://www.szdaily.com/content/2013-09/17/content_8535500.htm |script-title=zh:杀马特|website=Shenzhen Daily}} in the film.{{cite web|url=http://www.js.xinhuanet.com/2014-07/20/c_1111703163.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170303201543/http://www.js.xinhuanet.com/2014-07/20/c_1111703163.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=March 3, 2017|script-title=zh:周冬雨突破清纯挑战杀马特 金色爆炸头雷人曝光"洗剪吹"造型"亮瞎眼"|website=Xinhua News Agency|date=July 20, 2014|language=zh}} Breakup Buddies became one of the highest-grossing films of all time in China.{{cite web|url=http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/envelope/cotown/la-et-ct-breakup-buddies-guardians-china-box-office-20141014-story.html|title='Breakup Buddies' tops $150 million in China|date=October 14, 2014|work=Los Angeles Times}}
In 2015, she starred opposite Ethan Juan in suspense film The Unbearable Lightness of Inspector Fan and youth drama The Ark of Mr. Chow alongside Sun Honglei.{{cite web|url=http://www.china.org.cn/arts/2015-01/13/content_34545636.htm|title='Unbearable Lightness of Inspector Fan' premieres|website=China Internet Information Center|date=January 15, 2015}}{{cite web|url=http://ent.qq.com/a/20150617/003538.htm#p=1|script-title=zh:《少年班》首映发布会 周冬雨遭调侃不拉窗帘|website=Tencent|date=June 17, 2015|language=zh}}{{cite web|url=http://m.chinadaily.com.cn/en/2015-03/29/content_19941047.htm|title=Puberty blues for young Einsteins|date=March 29, 2015|work=China Daily}}
=2016–present: Critical acclaim=
File:看完中餐厅好感up 很可爱的小女生 (周冬雨 微博电影之夜) (2).jpg Movie Night" in June 2017]]
Zhou achieved breakthrough with her performance in the film Soul Mate, based on the novel of the same name by Anni Baobei.{{cite web|url=http://ent.163.com/15/1208/07/BAA27DIE000300B1.html|script-title=zh:安妮宝贝"七月与安生"登银幕 周冬雨马思纯主演|website=NetEase|date=December 8, 2015|language=zh }} Zhou received the Best Actress award at the 53rd Golden Horse Awards together with her Soul Mate co-star Sandra Ma,{{cite web|url=https://apnews.com/ca8fbe01ea244715b61a8b205f4e90b3/Feng-Xiaogang-wins-Golden-Horse-for-'I-Am-Not-Madame-Bovary'|title=Feng Xiaogang wins Golden Horse for 'I Am Not Madame Bovary'|website=Asia Pacific News|date=November 27, 2016}} and also won Best Actress at the 28th Hong Kong Film Critics Society Award.{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2017/film/asia/trivisa-best-film-hong-kong-critics-1201960987/|title='Trivisa' Named Best Film by Hong Kong Critics|date=January 17, 2016|work=Variety}} The same year, she won the Best Actress award at the 8th Macau International Movie Festival for her performance in the South Korean-Chinese romance film Never Said Goodbye. Zhou also starred in her first television series, spy war drama Sparrow. The series was commercially successful, and became the highest rated war drama to date with a peak rating of 2.46 and 11 billion online views. Zhou was praised by both the audience and director for successfully tackling a challenging role.{{cite web|url=http://www.hq.xinhuanet.com/news/2016-10/08/c_1119674818.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161009163353/http://www.hq.xinhuanet.com/news/2016-10/08/c_1119674818.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=October 9, 2016|script-title=zh:《麻雀》收视持续破2 周冬雨上演逆袭扭转争议|date=October 8, 2016|work=Xinhua News Agency|language=zh}}{{cite web|url=http://yule.sohu.com/20160909/n468062769.shtml|script-title=zh:《麻雀》位居收视第一 周冬雨演技细腻好评不断|date=September 9, 2016|work=Sohu|language=zh}}{{cite web|url=http://yule.sohu.com/20161026/n471375339.shtml|script-title=zh:热播剧《麻雀》守正出奇 周之光解构主旋律表达|website=Sohu|access-date=February 15, 2015|language=zh}}
In 2017, Zhou starred alongside Takeshi Kaneshiro in the romantic comedy This Is Not What I Expected.{{cite web|url=http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/culture/2017-04/10/content_28859088.htm|title=For the love of food|date=April 10, 2017|website=China Daily}} The film grossed over 100 million yuan and received an 8.9 out of 10 score on Maoyan. Along with the success of Soul Mate, Zhou was coined the representative of Chinese chick flicks.{{cite web|url=http://chinaplus.cri.cn/news/showbiz/14/20170503/3944.html|title=Chick flick starring Zhou Dongyu makes 100 mln yuan in box office|date=May 3, 2015|work=China Plus|publisher=China Radio International}} The same year, she starred in the coming-of-age romance drama Shall I Compare You to a Spring Day alongside Zhang Yishan;{{cite web|url=http://ent.ifeng.com/a/20160906/42679360_0.shtml|script-title=zh:冯唐《春风十里不如你》改编新剧 周冬雨张一山出演|work=ifeng|date=September 6, 2016|language=zh}} and featured in science fiction wuxia film The Thousand Faces of Dunjia directed by Tsui Hark.{{cite web|url=http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/culture/2017-10/13/content_33208897.htm|title=Tsui Hark's new film to be screened in December|date=October 13, 2017|website=China Daily}}
In 2018, Zhou starred in Rene Liu's romance film Us and Them alongside Jing Boran.{{cite web|url=http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/201804/25/WS5adfeb49a3105cdcf651a620.html|title='Us and Them' brings young love, dreams to the movies|date=April 25, 2018|website=China Daily}} It was a hit in China, earning $191 million over its first two weekends.{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/cannes-netflix-takes-chinese-blockbuster-us-them-world-1109132|title=Cannes: Netflix Takes Chinese Blockbuster 'Us and Them' for the World (Exclusive)|date=July 5, 2018|website=The Hollywood Reporter}}
In 2019, Zhou starred in the youth film Better Days helmed by Soul Mate director Derek Tsang, that tackles school bullying.{{cite web|url=http://news.mtime.com/2018/07/23/1582625.html|script-title=zh:"七月与安生"团队集结打造《少年的你》周冬雨&易烊千玺主演 曾国祥执导明年上映|date=July 23, 2018|website=Mtime|language=zh}} The film topped box office and received positive reviews.{{cite web|url=https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/arts-culture/article/3037888/film-about-school-bullying-better-days-moves-cinema-goers|title=Film about school bullying, Better Days, moves cinema-goers to tears in China, and becomes box office hit after censors finally allowed it to be screened|date=November 15, 2019|website=South China Morning Post}} Zhou won the Best Actress at the 39th Hong Kong Film Awards for her performance. The same year, she featured in the drama film On The Balcony which she serves as one of the co-producers.{{cite web|url=http://news.mtime.com/2018/04/17/1579809.html|script-title=zh:周冬雨合作张猛新片《阳台上》定档6.1|date=April 17, 2018|website=Mtime|language=zh}} Zhou ranked seventh on Forbes China Celebrity 100 list in 2019, the highest for female celebrities.{{cite web|url=https://ent.sina.com.cn/s/m/2019-08-20/doc-ihytcitn0545378.shtml |script-title=zh:福布斯中国发布100名人榜 吴京黄渤胡歌位列前三|website=Sina|date=August 20, 2019|language=zh}}
In 2021, Zhou starred alongside Xu Kai in the series Ancient Love Poetry.
In 2023, Zhou starred in the film The Breaking Ice by Singaporean director Anthony Chen, which premiered at the 2023 Cannes Film Festival and competed as part of the Un Certain Regard.
Personal life
Zhou was born in Shijiazhuang, Hebei. She graduated from the Beijing Film Academy.{{cite web|url=http://www.chinapictorial.com.cn/en/people/txt/2017-01/11/content_733742.htm|title=Zhou Dongyu: Forever Young|website=China Pictorial|date=January 11, 2017}}{{cite web|url=http://english.cri.cn/6666/2011/07/07/1261s646930.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110711042413/http://english.cri.cn/6666/2011/07/07/1261s646930.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 11, 2011|title=Zhou Dongyu Admitted to Beijing Film Academy|website=China Radio International|date=July 7, 2011}}
At the 2010 Hawaii International Film Festival, she apologized in Mandarin that she spoke no English (unlike her co-star Shawn Dou who interpreted for her).{{cite web | url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KmhruLmUW8k&t=300s | title=Zhang Yimou at HIFF Press Conference | website=YouTube }} At the 2019 Cannes Film Festival, however, she was able to talk in fluent English.{{cite web | url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AvoObZZutvs&t=1338s | title=Zhou Dongyu Interview at the Cannes Film Festival | website=YouTube }}
Political views
In March 2021, Zhou terminated her contract with Burberry as brand ambassador after the company announced that they would discontinue cotton purchases from the Chinese autonomous region of Xinjiang amidst allegations of forced labor, human rights violations and persecution of the Uyghur ethnic minority population in China by the US State Department. Widely seen as a pro-nationalist move, her actions were mimicked by other Chinese celebrities.{{cite web|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-xinjiang-burberry/burberry-becomes-first-luxury-brand-to-suffer-chinese-backlash-over-xinjiang-idUSKBN2BI0EI|title=Burberry becomes first luxury brand to suffer Chinese backlash over Xinjiang|first=Ryan|last=Woo|website=Reuters|date=2021-03-26|access-date=July 13, 2022}}{{cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/isabeltogoh/2021/03/26/as-burberry-faces-backlash-in-china-over-xinjiang-cotton-other-luxury-brands-could-face-boycott/?sh=4c4b53043f9a|title=As Burberry Faces Backlash In China Over Xinjiang Cotton, Other Luxury Brands Could Face Boycott|first=Isabel|last=Togoh|website=Forbes|date=2021-03-26|access-date=July 13, 2022}}
Filmography
=Film=
=Television series=
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| Year
! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes ! class="unsortable" | {{Abbr|Ref.|Reference(s)}} | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| rowspan=1|2016
| Sparrow | Xu Bicheng | | | |||
| rowspan=3|2017
| Love & Life & Lie | Liu Xintong | | |||
| Mo Du Feng Yun
|Xiao Yao | | |||
| Shall I Compare You to a Spring Day
|Xiao Hong |Also producer | | |||
| 2019 | Behind The Scenes | Bu Xiaogu | | {{cite web|url=http://ent.sina.com.cn/v/m/2017-12-18/doc-ifypsqka7540350.shtml|script-title=zh:周冬雨罗晋搭档《幕后之王》 黄宗泽一人分饰两角|date=December 18, 2017|website=Sina|language=zh}} |
| 2020 | New World | Jia Xiaoduo | Cameo |
| 2021 | | Ancient Love Poetry | Shang Gu / Hou Chi | | {{cite web|url=http://www.sc.chinanews.com/ylss/2020-05-19/128273.html|title=《千古玦尘》官宣主演阵容 周冬雨搭档许凯|date=May 19, 2020|website=China News|language=zh}} |
=Variety show=
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|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | We Are In Love | rowspan=2|Cast member | with Shawn Yue{{cite web|url=http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/micro-reading/dzh/2016-03-18/content_14613125.html|script-title=zh:《我们相爱吧2》首播 周冬雨恋爱综艺初首秀受瞩目|date=March 18, 2016|website=China Daily|language=zh |title=China Daily Website - Connecting China Connecting the World }} |
| 2017 | Chinese Restaurant | {{cite web|url=http://ent.sina.com.cn/music/zy/2017-07-04/doc-ifyhrxsk1716616.shtml|script-title=zh:《中餐厅》周冬雨加盟 鬼马"吃货"面临开店挑战|date=July 4, 2017|website=Sina|language=zh}} | |
| 2018
|I Actor |Mentor | |||
| 2019
|The Protectors | Cast member |
Discography
=Singles=
Awards and nominations
=''Forbes'' China Celebrity 100=
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| Year
!Rank !class="unsortable" | Ref. |
|---|
| 2017
|71st |
| 2019
|7th | |
| 2020
|3rd |
=Honours=
- Jury member at the 2024 Busan International Film Festival for its main competition section 'New Currents Award'.{{Cite web|url=https://www.biff.kr/eng/addon/10000001/page.asp?page_num=8380 |title= The 29th Busan International Film Festival: New Currents Juries |website=Busan International Film Festival|date=September 3, 2024|access-date=September 4, 2024|language=en}}
Notes
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References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|4082296}}
- {{Sinaweibo|1916655407}}
- {{Instagram|zhoudongyu}}
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