Zhu Zhu 朱珠

ABOUT

Zhu Zhu 朱珠 is a singer and actress born in Beijing, and the granddaughter of revolutionary hero Zhu Xu Zhi, a Red Army Major General of the People's Liberation Army who participated in the Long March during the 1930s.
Zhu Zhu graduated from Beijing Technology and Business University with a major in electronics and information engineering. She then entered Parson's School of Design in New York. After graduation, she returned to China and began working for MTV China in 2005 where she got her start in the industry as a VJ. She signed with MBOX in 2007 and released an album in 2009. Zhu Zhu is known for her work as an actress in both the American film industry and in China. Her American filmography includes such films as Shanghai Calling starring Daniel Henney, Cloud Atlas, The Man With The Iron Fists, and the Netflix TV series Marco Polo.
Zhu briefly dated Lapo Elkann, heir to the Agnelli family empire which owns Fiat Automobiles and Italian football club Juventus, from 2012 to 2013.

PROFILE

• Name: Zhu Zhu 朱珠
• Birthdate: 1984-Jul-19 (age 38)
• Birthplace: Beijing, China
• Height: 166cm
• Star sign: Cancer
• Chinese zodiac: Rat
• Blood type: O
• Family: Grandfather/PLA general Zhu Xu Zhi, father/entrepreneur Zhu Han Bin, husband/entrepreneur Wang Yun Jia and son (b. 2021-Sep-02 
• Education: Beijing Technology and Business University
• Profession: Actress
• Talent agency: Creative Artists Agency (CAA), Winner Entertainment

FILMOGRAPHY

TV Series

• Sunshine With Me (2023) as Liang Shanshan
• The Road to Ordinary (2023) as Yi Fan
• Turn On the Right Way of Life (2023) as Dong Xiao
• In Spite of the Strong Wind (2023) as Classmate (guest role)
• The Bond (2021) as Ma Qinqin
• Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils (2021) as Kang Min
• The Rebel (2021) as Lan Xinjie
• Breath of Destiny (2021) as Liang Kaili
• My Heroic Husband (2021) as Lou Shuwan
• Douluo Continent (2021) as Bi Bidong
• My Best Friend's Story (2020) as Customer (guest role)
• Qin Dynasty Epic (2020) as Zhao Ji
• The Deer and the Cauldron (2020) as Su Quan
• The Best Partner (2019) as Jia Na
• City of Desire (2018, post-production) as Qiao Na
• Running After The Love (2015) as Xiao Qiao

Movies

• Confetti (2020)
• Two/One (2019)
• Edge of Fear (2018)
• A or B (2018)
• Tubelight (2017)
• Kung Fu Panda 3 (2016) voice actress
• The Apparition (2016)
• Doomed Disaster (2015)
• Tales of Mystery (2015)
• The Man with the Iron Fists: Sting of the Scorpion (2015)
• Secret Sharer (2014)
• A Bed Affair 2 (2014)
• Last Flight (2014)
• The Old Cinderella (2014)
• The Man with the Iron Fists (2012)
• Cloud Atlas (2012)
• Shanghai Calling (2012)
• What Women Want (2011)

Recognitions

• 2020 7th Hengdian Film and TV Festival of China (Wenrong Awards): Best Supporting Actress (The Best Partner)