Yu Nan
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- This is a Chinese name; the family name is Yu.
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| Chinese name | 余男 (Traditional) | |||||||||
| Chinese name | 余男 (Simplified) | |||||||||
| Born | September 5, 1978 Dalian, China |
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| Years active | 1990s - present | |||||||||
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Yu Nan (Chinese: 余男) (born September 5, 1978) is a Chinese actress best known for her collaboration with director Wang Quan'an. Born in Dalian, Yu Nan studied at the Beijing Film Academy, where she graduated in 1999. Her feature debut, in Wang Quan'an's Lunar Eclipse (1999) kick-started her career, that has spanned both domestic Chinese and Taiwanese films, and films in Europe, helped in part by her fluency in both Mandarin and French.[1]
She played a small role in the Wachowski brothers' live-action adaptation of Speed Racer. It was Yu Nan's American debut.
[edit] Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Director |
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| 1999 | Lunar Eclipse | Ya Nan | Wang Quan'an |
| 2003 | Fureur | Chinh | Karim Dridi |
| 2005 | Jingzhe | Ermei | Wang Quan'an |
| 2006 | Tuya's Marriage | Tuya | Wang Quan'an |
| 2007 | My DNA Says I Love You | Marlene | Yun Chan Lee |
| 2007 | Diamond Dogs | Anika | Shimon Dotan |
| 2007 | In Love We Trust | Dong Fan | Wang Xiaoshuai |
| 2008 | Speed Racer | Haruko Togakhan | Wachowski brothers |
[edit] References
- ^ Landreth, Jonathon (2007-09-28). Four stars on the brink of global success. The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved on 2007-12-08.
[edit] External links
- Yu Nan at the Internet Movie Database
- Yu Nan at the Chinese Movie database
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