Zhou Dongyu

Zhou Dongyu is one of the most emotionally fearless actors of her generation, and that is what draws me to her. Discovered by Zhang Yimou and now decorated with the Golden Horse, Hong Kong Film, and Golden Rooster awards, she has earned every accolade by going somewhere genuinely raw. What fascinates me is her range: she can be luminous and girlish one moment, then plunge into bruised, almost unbearable feeling the next. Small in stature, she dominates the frame anyway. For me she is proof that Chinese cinema's future is in very capable, very brave hands.

Name (English)

Zhou Dongyu

Name (Japanese)

周冬雨

Reading

ちょう・どんゆい

Born

January 31, 1992 (age 34)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Aquarius / Monkey

Origin

Shijiazhuang, People's Republic of China

Occupation

actor / model / film actor

Awards & achievements

• 2016 Golden Horse Award for Best Leading Actress

• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/zhoudongyu/
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zhou%20Dongyu
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%91%A8%E5%86%AC%E9%9B%A8
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1074995

Tags

• actor
• model
• film actor

Last updated

2026-06-21

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