Photo: Viloveshero / CC BY 3.0 (source: Wikimedia Commons)

Du Juan

ドゥ・ジュアン　/　どぅ・じゅあん

Actor from People's Republic of China

September 15, 1982 (age 43)　・　Shanghai, People's Republic of China

actor
ballet dancer
model

My Take

Du Juan is one of those figures whose backstory explains everything. She trained as a ballet dancer before modeling, and you can read it in her bearing, the discipline and line that a camera adores. Becoming the first East Asian model on the cover of Vogue Paris, and gracing Vogue China a record eighteen times, is not just a beauty story; it is a quiet act of representation at the top of an industry slow to make room. What I admire most is that she moved on into acting without losing that composure. She does not shout for attention, yet she commands the frame.

Overview

Du Juan (simplified Chinese: 杜鹃; traditional Chinese: 杜鵑; pinyin: Dù Juān; born September 15, 1982, in Shanghai, China) is a Chinese actress, model, and former ballet dancer. She was the first East Asian model to be on the cover of Vogue Paris and has appeared on the cover of Vogue China a record 18 times, more than any other model or celebrity.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Du Juan
Name (Japanese): ドゥ・ジュアン
Reading: どぅ・じゅあん
Born: September 15, 1982 (age 43)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Virgo / Dog
Origin: Shanghai, People's Republic of China
Blood type: Private
Height: 181 cm
Agency: Private
Occupation: actor / ballet dancer / model

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: Private

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

6. Links

Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%89%E3%82%A5%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B8%E3%83%A5%E3%82%A2%E3%83%B3

Actor — see all →　·　Ballet dancer — see all →　·　More people from People's Republic of China →