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Ha Ji Won
Film & TV · Republic of Korea
Jeon Hae Rim (Korean: Jeon Hae-rim, June 28, 1978 -), whose stage name is Ha Ji Won (Korean: Ha Ji-won/river Ji Won, romanized: Ha Ji-Won), is a South Korean actress and singer. Ha Ji-won is known as the "chameleon". She can perfectly digest every role, whether it is an innocent girl, a money-worshiping girl, a fighting girl, a prostitute, a queen, an athlete or a doctor. She is one of the few award-winning actors who can freely change various images in movies and TV series. In addition, she is also known as the movie box office queen and the TV ratings queen.
Ha Jung Woo
Film & TV · Republic of Korea
Ha Jung-woo (Korean: Ha Jung-woo, born March 11, 1978), whose real name is Kim Sung-hun, is a South Korean actor.
Ha Lixiu
Film & TV · Republic of Korea
Ha Ri-soo (Korean: Harisu, Romanized: Harisu, February 17, 1975 -), whose real name is Lee Kyung-eun (Korean: Kyeong-eun Lee, Romanized: Lee Kyung-eun), is a Korean transgender actress and singer who is active in South Korea, Japan, Mainland China and Taiwan as a model, singer and actor. Ha Lixiu was born in Seongnam City, near Seoul. From 1997 to 1998, he went to Japan and took a hairstylist course, as well as singing in local clubs. Surgery was performed in the meantime. In 1999, she was favored by an entertainment company and shot an advertisement for the Korean cosmetics company DoDo. This advertisement made Ha Rixiu famous. In 2001, the Incheon Police Department in South Korea approved changing her legal gender to female and changing her name to Lee Kyung-eun.
Tomomi Kasai
Film & TV · Japan
Kawashi Tomomi (Japanese: Kasai Tomomi, November 16, 1991 -) is a Japanese female artist and actress, and a former member of the female idol group AKB48. Born in Tokyo, belongs to Hori Production Co., Ltd. Debuted as a second-generation member of AKB48 in 2006. Graduated from AKB48 on May 3, 2013.
Aristotelis "Telly" Savalas (English: Aristotelis "Telly" Savalas, Greek: Αριστοτέλης Σαβάλας, January 21, 1922 - January 22, 1994) was an American television and film actor, singer, comedian, and action film actor. He is famous for his bald head style and is also an American TV Emmy Award winner. His colorful acting career can be divided into four stages: the most well-known is the 1973 American TV series "Kojak" as the detective protagonist who likes to chew lollipops, and was nominated for the "Best Supporting Actor" at the 1962 Academy Awards; he also played the role of the villain leader Ernst Stavro in a Chinese tunic suit, chewing a fat cigar and hugging a cat in the 007 Episode 6 movie "On Her Majesty's Secret Service" Blofeld opposed 007; but in the famous 1966 war film "Tank Showdown", he played a humorous American soldier who opened a snack vendor shop on the front line of the battle with the German army. Like many Canadian and American comedians, Chavara started his career on the American comedy variety show "Saturday Night Live". Unfortunately, he later died of lung cancer due to excessive smoking.
Taylor Lautner
Film & TV · United States
Taylor Daniel Lautner (English: Taylor Daniel Lautner, /ˈlaʊtnər/, LOWT-ner, February 11, 1992 -), is an American actor and model. He began his silver career as a martial arts actor in Michigan and the Netherlands when he was young, and ranked first in his category in the American Karate Sports Association. He is best known for his role as Jacob Blake in the Twilight film adaptations of Stephenie Meyer's novel of the same name.
Teddy Robin
Film & TV · People's Republic of China
Teddy Robin (English: Teddy Robin, March 20, 1945-), formerly known as Kwan Wai-pang, is a Hong Kong male singer, songwriter, filmmaker, and actor. In the mid-1960s, Teddy, who loved music, formed a band with his friends and participated in the famous disc jockey Uncle Ray's radio show. After that, he was admired by Diamond Records. He became the lead singer and guitarist of Hong Kong's first all-Chinese rock band Teddy Robin and the Playboys, which became popular among Hong Kong music fans at that time. Later she acted in her first movie "The Price of Love". Also studying filmmaking. Teddy Robin engaged in film production in the late 1970s. In 1979, Teddy Robin supervised the production of his first film "Point to the Soldiers", which received very good reputation and box office. He successively served as an important official of Zhucheng Film Company and New Art City Film Company; and then became one of the bosses of Good Friends Film Company, Youhe Film Company, and Taiyingxuan Film Company. But he still doesn't forget music and often participates in records and film soundtracks. He has produced more than 20 films, directed five and one-third of films, and occasionally participated in performances and film scores. He has won numerous awards in the music and film circles, including major awards: the CASH Music Achievement Award of the Hong Kong Composers and Lyricists Society in 2011, the 30th Hong Kong Film Awards for Best Original Film Score, Best Supporting Actor, the 17th Hong Kong Film Critics Society Award for Best Actor, and the 2012 Australian International Chinese Film Festival for Best Actor. In addition to his passion for acting, Teddy Robin is also involved in many industry promotions. He is one of the founders of the Hong Kong Film Directors Guild and the permanent honorary director of the Hong Kong Performing Artists Guild.
Xavier Dolan
Film & TV · Canada
Xavier Dolan (English: Xavier Dolan, born March 20, 1989) is a Canadian film director, screenwriter, producer, actor, and voiceover. At the age of 19, he won three awards at the Cannes Film Festival with his directorial debut "Kill My Mom". After that, his five directorial works were favored by major international film festivals such as Cannes and Venice.
Jessie Mae Lee
Film & TV · U.K.
Jessica Mei Li (English: Jessica Mei Li, August 27, 1995 -) is a British actress. She is best known for her work on the Netflix series "The Sun Calls."
Hong Changxiu
Film & TV · Republic of Korea
Hong Sang-soo (Korean: Hong Sang-soo/Hong Sang-soo, Romanized: Hong Sang-soo, October 25, 1960 -), South Korean film director. Hong Sang-soo was born in the independent filmmaking movement in South Korea. He is currently the most experimental independent film director in South Korea. He is also the first generation of Korean directors who studied abroad and is good at integrating the experimental film spirit learned abroad into Korean films.
H Hong Tao Film & TV · People's Republic of ChinaHong Tao (April 24, 1965 -), whose real name is He Hong, is a native of Zhuzhou, Hunan, a media person in mainland China, a senior variety show director, and currently a member of the Art Committee of Hunan Radio, Film and Television Group (Hunan Radio and Television). He has long served as the director, chief producer and program supervisor of the "I Am a Singer" and "Singer" series.
Hong Shihan
Film & TV · Republic of China
Angel Hong (English: Angel Hong, January 7, 1988 -), whose stage name is Hong Shi, is a Taiwanese female artist. She is a member of the girl group Wednesday. In the past, she was a member of Popu Lady and I Love Black Club. The fan's name is Little Lion. He once appeared in the variety show "I Love Darkness" and became famous. Currently, he is involved in the catering industry and operates the salty crispy chicken izakaya "Yuanhuo Zhachu". Her husband is actor Li Yunqing.
Sammo Hung
Film & TV · People's Republic of China
Sammo Hung Kam-po (English: Sammo Hung Kam-po, January 7, 1952 -), formerly known by his stage name Zhu Yuanlong and Yuanlong, is a Hong Kong actor, action director, film director and producer. He was the "big brother" and "miscellaneous boy" in the Hong Kong film industry in the 1980s.
Hailee Steinfeld
Film & TV · United States
Hailee Steinfeld (English: Hailee Steinfeld, December 11, 1996 -), American actress and singer. She achieved her career breakthrough with her performance in the western film "True Grit" (2010), for which she won many awards, including nominations for an Academy Award and a BAFTA Award. Later, he was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for the youth coming-of-age film "The Edge" (2016). Other well-known works include the movies "Manhattan Love Study" (2013), "Ender's Game" (2013), the "Song of Music" series of movies (2015 to 2017), "Bumblebee" (2 2018), "Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse" (2018), "Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse" (2023), and the TV series "Dickinson's Verse" (2019-2021). Steinfeld has played Kate Bishop/Hawkeye in the Marvel Cinematic Universe since the Disney+ miniseries "Hawkeye" (2021). Steinfeld gained recognition from the music industry after singing "Light of Hope" in "Song of Hope" (2015). Later, he signed a contract with Lianzhong Records and released his first single "Love Myself", and released his first EP "Haiz" in 2015. Other critically acclaimed singles include "Starved", "Most Girls" and "Let Me Go". In 2020, she released her second EP "The Half-Written Story".
Ken Watanabe
Film & TV · Japan
Ken Watanabe (Japanese: Watanabe Ken, pseudonym: Watanabe sword, English: Ken Watanabe, October 21, 1959 -) is a Japanese actor. Born in Koide Town, Kita Uonuma County, Niigata Prefecture (today's Uonuma City). Ken Watanabe debuted in TV dramas and later became a film actor. His representative works include the NHK Taiga drama "One-Eyed Dragon Masamune" and the movie "The Last Samurai". He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor in 2004 for "The Last Samurai", which made him well-known in the international film industry. Since then, he has collaborated with Hollywood directors many times, starring in "Letter from Iwo Jima" (2006) directed by Clint Eastwood, and "Batman Begins" (2005) and "Full Initiation" (2010) directed by Christopher Nolan.
James Wan
Film & TV · Malaysia
James Wan (English: James Wan, born February 26, 1977), is an Australian male director, producer and screenwriter, known for making horror films. Famous works include "Saw" (2004), "Dead Silence" (2007), "The House of Hell" series of movies (2011 to present), "The House of Hell" series of movies (2013 to present), "Furious 7" (2015) and "Aquaman" (2018), etc.
Kenji Mizoguchi
Film & TV · Japan
Mizoguchi Kenji (May 16, 1898 - August 24, 1956) was one of the most important directors and screenwriters in the history of Japanese film. He was born in Tokyo. Mizoguchi Kenji is world-famous for his long shots and scene management. His panoramic long shot aesthetics like scroll paintings and his "one scene, one shot" technique inspired French New Wave directors such as Jean-Loup Gouda and Jacques Hivert. His works are good at describing women, with strong neo-realism and feminist overtones, showing women's pain and tenderness through the lens. His book "Ugetsu Monogatari" (1953) is considered one of the most outstanding film works in history. It won the Silver Lion Award at the 14th Venice Film Festival and has long been ranked in the top ten of the "Top 10 Greatest Films in Film History" by the authoritative British magazine "Sight and Sound". Mizoguchi Kenji's other masterpieces include "The Story of the Broken Chrysanthemum" (1939), "Saikaru's Girl" (1952) and "Sansho Doctor" (1954).
W Wen Zhaolun Film & TV · People's Republic of ChinaWan Siu-lun (real name Wan Siu-lun, nicknamed Wan Sir, English: Deric Wan Siu-lun, November 18, 1964 -) is a Hong Kong male singer and actor. He was TVB's leading niche player from the late 1980s to the mid-1990s. He is best known for his roles as Ding Youkang in the TV series "Intolerance" and Qi Hao in "I'm Kind". He has now moved to mainland China to develop his acting career and has faded out of the Hong Kong film and television industry.
Warm Storm
Film & TV · Republic of China
Yungai Hayung (Atayal: Yungai Hayung, July 16, 1979 -), whose real name is Zeng Wenlan and stage name Wenlan, is a Taiwanese female singer and actress. She is an Atayal tribe member. She was born in the qalang Llyung Mrqwang tribe in Jianshi Township, Hsinchu County. Her ethnic name "Yungai" means "monkey". In 1999, Wen Lan made her debut in the song "Rooftop" due to Wu Zongxian, which attracted much attention. Later at the end of the same year, she released her first solo album "The Sixth Sense" and officially entered the music scene. Wen Lan occupies a unique position in the Chinese pop music scene with her recognizable voice, R&B singing style and explosive stage performance, combined with the wild charm of Aboriginal descent, sexy image and dynamic energy in dance music.
T Teng Kuixing Film & TV · People's Republic of ChinaTeng Kuixing (April 29, 1973 -) is a native of Harbin, Heilongjiang. He graduated from Liaoning University of Culture and Art and is a well-known cartoon voice actor. His representative works include "Dragon Ball", "Crayon Shin-chan", "Mini Pet Star", etc.
T Teng Jinxian Film & TV · People's Republic of ChinaTeng Jinxian (May 1937 - March 7, 2022), a native of Jixian County, Hebei Province, was a Chinese director and film entrepreneur.
Island light
Film & TV · Japan
Mitsushima Hikari (Japanese: Hikari Manshima/Mitsushima Hikari, Romanized: Mitsushima Hikari, November 30, 1985 -) is a Japanese actress, born in Okinawa City, Okinawa Prefecture, and a former member of the singing group Folder5. My grandfather is French-American, and one-quarter of the island is of foreign descent.
P Pan Zhilin Film & TV · People's Republic of ChinaPan Zhilin (September 5, 1989 -), Chinese actress, former child actor, artist under Beijing Hualubaina Culture. In 2015, he graduated from Beijing Film Academy with a master's degree in acting in 2012.
P Pan Qingfu Film & TV · CanadaPan Qingfu (May 9, 1936 - June 30, 2017), male, originally from Yantai, Shandong, was born in Dalian, Liaoning, a Chinese martial artist, martial arts instructor and film actor.