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Gao Yuanyuan

高圓圓　/　かお・ゆあんゆあん

Actor from People's Republic of China

October 5, 1979 (age 46)　・　Fengtai District, People's Republic of China

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My Take

Gao Yuanyuan is one of those Chinese actresses with a luminous, classical screen presence that the camera simply adores. Funny that she broke through partly via a lozenge commercial in 2000 before The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber made her a name. For me she does her best work in restrained, romantic dramas where her warmth and stillness carry scenes that lesser actors would oversell. She has never chased the loudest blockbusters, favoring quality over volume. There is an unforced elegance to her that feels increasingly rare. A reliably graceful performer who lets the work speak rather than the spectacle around it.

Overview

Gao Yuanyuan (Chinese: 高圆圆; pinyin: Gāo yuányuán, born 5 October 1979) is a Chinese actress. She gained attention in 2000 for appearing in a lozenge commercial and achieved her early success with the role of Zhou Zhiruo in the wuxia series The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber (2003).

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

1. Profile

Name (English): Gao Yuanyuan
Name (Japanese): 高圓圓
Reading: かお・ゆあんゆあん
Born: October 5, 1979 (age 46)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Libra / Goat
Origin: Fengtai District, People's Republic of China
Blood type: Private
Height: Private
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Occupation: actor

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
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3. Relationships

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Children: Private
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4. Personality

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6. Links

Official sitehttp://www.gao00.com/
Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E9%AB%98%E5%9C%93%E5%9C%93

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