JuJu Chan Szeto[2] (Chinese: 司徒鈺芸; born 2 February[lower-alpha 1]) also known as JuJu Chan (Chinese: 陳鈺芸), is a Hong Kong-born American actress, martial artist, singer, and writer.
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JuJu Chan Szeto | |||||||||||
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Born | 2 February[lower-alpha 1] British Hong Kong | ||||||||||
Alma mater | University of San Francisco (BS) New York University, Tisch School of the Arts (MA) | ||||||||||
Occupation | Actress, martial artist, model, singer, writer | ||||||||||
Years active | 2008–present | ||||||||||
Spouse | Antony Szeto (m. 2019) | ||||||||||
Chinese name | |||||||||||
Traditional Chinese | 司徒鈺芸 | ||||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 司徒钰芸 | ||||||||||
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Musical career | |||||||||||
Instrument(s) | Piano | ||||||||||
Musical artist | |||||||||||
Website | www.jujuchanszeto.com |
Chan pursued martial arts at a young age, an interest she kept up with into adulthood. She started modeling when she was a teenager, released her first album in 2011, and entered the film industry after receiving her master's degree from NYU Tisch School of the Arts. After competing with the Hong Kong Taekwondo Team, winning medals in international championships, and gone on to fight and won in Thai Boxing championships, she began receiving more action-related roles.[3] Chan received wider recognition as Silver Dart Shi in Netflix's Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Sword of Destiny (2016). She later returned to Netflix as Zan in Wu Assassins (2019).
Chan was born in Hong Kong. At the age of three, she moved to the United States and settled in San Francisco.[4]
She began to learn martial arts at the age of 10. She first started in judo, as that was the closest school at the time, and went on to learn Shotokan karate, wushu, Hung Ga, Wing Chun, ITF Taekwondo, nunchaku, and muay Thai.[5][4]
Chan graduated cum laude from the University of San Francisco with a bachelor's degree in Computer Science and a minor in mathematics[6] and dance.[2] She followed it up with a master's degree from NYU Tisch School of the Arts.[7]
In August 2009, Chan participated in the RTHK reality series Rich Mate Poor Mate (窮富翁大作戰), where four participants from wealthy backgrounds experience the lives of the not so fortunate. During the 120-hour experience, Chan (nicknamed "The Beauty Queen") has to live the life of a single immigrant mother in Hong Kong while taking care of her eight-year-old boy.[8]
Chan starred in Lumina as the title character in 2009. Lumina started as a web series written and directed by Jennifer Thym. The nine-part web series is a dark fantasy.[9][10]
Her fans sometime refer to her as the "female Bruce Lee".[4]
She has one of the lead roles, Ping Wei, the head concubine, in Roger Corman's Hollywood thriller Palace of the Damned (previously named The Living Dead) in 2012. Chan also played the lead actress, Pixie Ho, in an Australian-Chinese Production, Hit Girls, an action comedy short film.[11]
Chan starred as Silver Dart Shi in Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Sword of Destiny directed by Yuen Woo Ping.[12][13]
Chan is the lead actress in Savage Dog[14] released in July 2017.
In August 2018, it was announced that Chan was cast as a recurring character on the Netflix series, Wu Assassins (2019). She played Triad lieutenant Zan Hui.[15] It was announced in February 2021 that she would reprise her role in the sequel film, Fistful of Vengeance.[16] It was later released on February 17, 2022.[17]
In June 2019, Chan joined Dimitri Logothetis's martial arts thriller Jiu Jitsu (2020).[18]
In July 2009, she participated in the United Nations Pageants International in Jamaica, where she won Miss Congeniality and Miss United Nation International Ambassador.[20]
Release date: 5 December 2011
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In 2010, Chan became the spokesperson and ambassador of Heroes2, a charity organization which focuses on reforestation throughout the areas of rural China.[21]
Chan has also written her first semi-autobiographyTo Live a Beautiful Life, releasing it in June 2010.[22]
She has a twin sister.[4]
On October 1, 2019, Chan married frequent collaborator Antony Szeto in Los Angeles.[23]
Year | Title | Alternative title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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2008 | The Other End of the Gun | Sabrina (Supporting role) | [citation needed] | ||
2009 | Found and Lost (short) | Eva (Lead role) | [citation needed] | ||
Gong Neui! (short) | 港女! | Princess (lead role) | Also producer | [citation needed] | |
2010 | Joggers | JuJu (Supporting role) | [citation needed] | ||
Unconditional Love (action) | Julie (Supporting role) | Chinese Kung Fu Fighter | [citation needed] | ||
Vela 724 (sci-fi action promo) | Princess (Lead role) | [citation needed] | |||
2012 | The Young Boxer (action) | 《詠春小龍》 | Bruce Lee's Sister | [citation needed] | |
Palace of the Damned (Horror) | Ping Wei (Main Cast) | [citation needed] | |||
Hit Girls (Action Comedy) | 《职业女杀手》 | Pixie Ho (Lead role) | |||
2013 | Fist of the Dragon (Action) | 《猛龍追擊8小時》 | Meili (Lead actress) | ||
2014 | Sports Like No Other | 《別有動天 第 14 集 演員與跆拳道運動員之間的矛盾》 | Main | Credited as JuJu Chan 陳鈺芸 | [citation needed] |
2016 | Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Sword of Destiny | 《臥虎藏龍2》 | Silver Dart Shi | Credited as JuJu Chan 陳鈺芸 | |
2017 | Savage Dog | Isabelle | Credited as JuJu Chan 陳鈺芸 | ||
2018 | Lucid Dreams | Credited as JuJu Chan 陳鈺芸 | [24] | ||
2019 | The Invincible Dragon | Ms. Lady | Credited as JuJu Chan 陳鈺芸 | [24] | |
Hollow Point | Amanda Ray | Credited as JuJu Chan 陳鈺芸 | |||
Iron Fists and Kung Fu Kicks | Herself | [citation needed] | |||
2020 | Jiu Jitsu | Carmen | |||
2022 | Fistful of Vengeance | Zan Hui | Credited as JuJu Chan | ||
2023 | Lights Out | [25] |
Year | Title | Alternative Title | Role | Network | Notes | Ref. |
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2009 | Lumina | Lumina Wong (Lead role) | ||||
2009 | Rich Mate Poor Mate | 窮富翁大作戰 | JuJu (Herself, 選美天后) | RTHK | Documentary, Credited as JuJu Chan 陳鈺芸 | |
2014 | Kung Fu Quest 3 | 《功夫傳奇 3》 | Main | RTHK | Credited as JuJu Chan 陳鈺芸 | |
2019 | Wu Assassins | Zan Hui | Netflix | Credited as JuJu Chan 陳鈺芸 | [18] |
Year | Title | Alternative Title | Role | Network | Notes | Ref. |
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2019 | Noches con Platanito | HERSELF | Estrella TV (Spanish) | [citation needed] | ||
2021 | Fight'n Chance (TV Series) | HOST | [citation needed] |
Year | Title | Alternative | Publisher | Notes |
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2010 | To Live a Beautiful Life | 美麗是活出來的 | 青馬 | Semi-autobiography, Rich Mate Poor Mate, as JuJu Chan 陳鈺芸 |
2011 | Rich Mate Poor Mate | 窮滋味 | Enrich Publishing | Book on Rich Mate Poor Mate, as JuJu Chan 陳鈺芸 |
2013 | Food & Ordering at a Restaurant | 點菜英文 | Red Publish | Western Dining Tool Book, as JuJu Chan 陳鈺芸 |
JuJu話過咗20歲之後,就唔再公開年齡