Shu Qi

Shu Qi is one of those performers who makes you forget you're watching acting — she just exists on screen with this magnetic, effortless quality that most people spend careers chasing. Born Lin Li-hui in Taiwan, she reinvented herself so completely that "Shu Qi" became its own phenomenon across Hong Kong cinema and beyond. Her Golden Horse win for "The Assassin" and later the Asian Film Award confirmed what her fans already knew, but honestly the awards undersell it — watching her in Hou Hsiao-hsien's films, or holding her own opposite A-listers in Hollywood crossovers, is its own argument. The fact that she also served on the juries at Cannes, Venice, and Berlin is a quiet flex that speaks to how seriously the global film world takes her. A genuinely rare talent.

Name (English)

Shu Qi

Name (Japanese)

スー・チー

Reading

すー・ちー

Born

April 16, 1976 (age 50)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Aries / Dragon

Origin

Xindian District, Taiwan

Height

168 cm

Occupation

actor / singer / model / film actor / television actor

Awards & achievements

• 2005 Golden Horse Award for Best Leading Actress
• 2016 Asian Film Award for Best Actress

Motto

Private

• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/sqwhat/
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B9%E3%83%BC%E3%83%BB%E3%83%81%E3%83%BC

Tags

• actor
• singer
• model

Last updated

2026-06-02

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.