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Jennifer Morrison
Film & TV · United States
Jennifer Marie Morrison (English: Jennifer Marie Morrison, April 12, 1979 -) is an American actress, model and film producer. She is best known for her on-screen role as Dr. Alison Cameroon on the House series, which she played for over six years. She also appeared in the sixth season of How I Met Your Mother. Since November 2011, she has played the lead role of Emma Swan in the ABC TV fairy tale TV series "Once Upon a Time".
James Coburn (English: James Coburn, August 31, 1928 - November 18, 2002) was a famous Hollywood action movie star. He often played soldiers (especially German soldiers), villains, and bad guys in war movies. In 1999, he won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in Affliction.
James Cameron
Film & TV · Canada
James Francis Cameron is a Canadian filmmaker and ocean explorer. As an important figure in the post-New Hollywood era, Cameron is considered one of the most innovative producers in the film industry, often promoting innovation in films by adopting new technologies.
James Corden
Film & TV · U.K.
James Kimberley Corden OBE (English: James Kimberley Corden, August 22, 1978 -), British actor, comedian, singer, producer, screenwriter and television host. On September 8, 2014, Corden was selected to succeed Craig Fergus on the CBS television show "The Late Late Show," which ended Fergus' ten-year tenure as host in March 2015. His greatest early success was co-writing and starring in the BBC drama comedy Gavin & Stacey (2007-2010), which earned him a British Academic Television Award for Best Comedy Performance. Corden also wrote the first single titled "Shout" with British singer Dilly Risk, which was used as the unofficial national anthem of the England football team at the 2010 World Cup in South Africa. In 2011, he gained attention as the starring role in the comedy "One Man, Two Guvnors", which was performed from the Royal National Theater in London's West End Theater to Broadway theaters and through the National Live Theater around the world. Corden's Broadway performance earned him the 2012 Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play.
James Mason
Film & TV · U.K.
James Mason (English: James Mason, May 15, 1909 - July 27, 1984) was born in Yorkshire, England. He graduated from the Department of Architecture at Cambridge University. A famous Hollywood movie star who often plays elegant villains. He gained international fame with "The Seventh Veil". As an actor, he has successfully performed many types of images. After World War II, he topped the British box office for three consecutive years and appeared in more than 100 movies. Representative works include "Lolita" (1962), "North by Northwest" (1959), "A Star Is Born" (1954), Georgy Girl (1967), "Odd Man Out" (1947), etc. He won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Musical or Comedy Film for "The Star" and was nominated for the Academy Award three times.
James Dean
Film & TV · United States
James Byron Dean (English: James Byron Dean, February 8, 1931 - September 30, 1955), a famous American film actor. Although he died young and only starred in three movies in his life, in 1999, he was selected by the American Film Institute as the 18th greatest actor in the past century. His mainstream image is more representative of the rebellion and romance of the youth of his era, who tried to express dissatisfaction through various rebellious social behaviors. The decadent young man played by James Dean in the 1955 movie "East of Eden" was their voice. After starring in "Family Dreams", he starred in two more movies, namely "Rebel Without a Cause" and "Giant". He loved sports car sports. On September 30, 1955, he unfortunately had a car accident near Jolem, California. He was stuck in another car and died. He died young, just like Marilyn Monroe, leaving a legendary status in the hearts of future generations.
Zhan Ziqing (formerly known as Zhan Yawen, English: Yako Chan, April 11, 1988 -) is a Taiwanese female artist with the stage name Yatou. She is active in various variety shows. Since 2013, he has become an artist under the brokerage company "Jack Communication" and "Yiyi Culture and Creation" established by host Wu Zongxian. In 2023, he left Yiyi Culture and Creation to set up his own business.
Noah Jupp
Film & TV · U.K.
Noah Casford Jupe (English: Noah Casford Jupe, February 25, 2005 -) is a British actor. His representative films are "The Night Manager" (2016) and "Wonder Boy" (2017). In 2017, Noah Jupe played Nicky Loki in "Murder in a Perfect Neighborhood". His superb acting skills were praised by director George Clooney as a "genius child actor" that is "rare to see in a century".
Xie Junhao
Film & TV · British Hong Kong
Tse Kwan Ho (English: Tse Kwan Ho, March 23, 1963 -), a Hong Kong actor, became famous for starring in the 1993 stage play "Thirteen Langs of the South China Sea" as the 1930s Cantonese opera playwright Jiang Yulu. The movie version of the play even won him the "Best Actor" award at the 34th Taiwan Golden Horse Awards in 1997. Tse Junhao has performed in more than 30 TV series and movies since his official debut in 1989. In recent years, he has moved to mainland China to develop his career, and occasionally returns to Hong Kong to perform in stage plays.
Xie Tianhua
Film & TV · People's Republic of China
Michael Tse (English: Michael Tse, July 15, 1967 -), formerly known as Xie Xinghua, is a Hong Kong actor and singer, and a former Hong Kong Radio Television (TVB) male artist and niche actor. Has been involved in the entertainment industry for more than 30 years. He won the "Best Supporting Actor" award at the "Thousands of Stars Awards Ceremony 2009" for his role as "Laughing", which was a hit at the time.
X Xie Yunshan Film & TV · People's Republic of ChinaXie Yunshan (May 5, 1990 -), whose stage name is Dingdang and Xiaodingdang, also known as Xie Bingyu, is a native of Beijing. He has played important roles in TV series and movies. Graduated from the Performance Department of Beijing Film Academy in 2009.
Xie Dongmin
Film & TV · People's Republic of China
Brian Tse Tung Man (English: Brian Tse Tung Man, December 6, 1985 -), Hong Kong actor, singer and program host. In 2010, he participated in the singing program "The Big Voice 2" and won fourth place and joined the entertainment industry. After entering the industry, he mainly focused on filming TV series; he was a contract artist for TVB manager and a singer under Star Dream Entertainment.
Xie Miao
Film & TV · People's Republic of China
Xie Miao (May 2, 1984 -), a native of Beijing, is a Chinese actor. Xie Miao debuted as a martial arts child star in his early years. He starred in many Hong Kong movies in the 1990s. After that, he faded out of the public eye. After graduating from university, he gradually returned to the entertainment industry and became active in the film industry as a professional martial arts actor.
Tse Suet-sum (English: Susan Tse Suet-sum, November 1, 1953 -), whose real name is Kung Ling-fook (English: Kung Ling-fook), known as "Sister Xin", is a Hong Kong female Cantonese opera and film and television actress. In 1962, Tse Suet-sam became a disciple of famous Cantonese opera singers Yam Kin-fai and Bai Xuexian. Later, she joined Chu Fengming Theater Company in 1964 and became a popular Cantonese opera actress in the 1990s. She was invited to participate in a Cantonese opera performance founded by Hong Kong Wah Yan College. In terms of film and television career, Xie Xuexin joined TVB in 1979 and was one of the female artists of Asia Television in the late 1990s. In 2008, she returned to TVB and became a basic artist contract artist. She won the "Best Supporting Actress" award at the "Thousands of Stars Awards Ceremony 2009" and the "Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series" award at the "Asian Television Awards 2010".
Jean-Paul Belmondo
Film & TV · France
Jean-Bo Bermont is a French film actor and action film actor. In his early years, he made many literary films. In 1960, he became famous for his role in the famous French New Wave director Jean-Loup Gouda's masterpiece "La Breath". After the 1970s, he mostly shot police and criminal films and adventure films.
Jean-Claude Carriere
Film & TV · France
Jean-Claude Carrière (French: Jean-Claude Carrière, September 17, 1931 - February 8, 2021), male, French novelist, playwright, actor, and director. Won the European Film Academy Lifetime Achievement Award.
Jean-Claude Van Damme
Film & TV · Belgium
Jean-Claude Camille François van Wallenberg, French pronunciation: [ʒɑ klod kamij fʁɑswa vɑ vaʁɑmberbɛʁɡ]; Dutch pronunciation: [vɑn ˈvarə(n)ˈbɛrx]; October 18, 1960—) or simply Jean-Claude Van Damme. and JCVD, a Belgian actor, martial artist, screenwriter, producer and director.
Jean Luc Godard
Film & TV · France
Jean-Luc Godard (French: Jean-Luc Godard, French pronunciation: [ʒɑə lyk ɡɔdaʁ]; December 3, 1930 - September 13, 2022), French and Swiss director. He is one of the founders of French New Wave cinema. Gundam's parents are French and Swiss. He was educated in Nyon, Switzerland, then attended high school in France and then attended the University of Paris. He became interested in film during his days at the Sorbonne University, and in the years after graduation he worked with young filmmakers, producers and critics to promote the New Wave of French cinema. Gundam films are often seen as challenging and competing with the shooting techniques and narrative styles of Hollywood films. He also injected his own political thoughts and views on the history of film development into his films. Reflections of existentialism and Marxist philosophy can often be found in his works.
Jean Cocteau
Film & TV · France
Jean Maurice Eugène Clément Cocteau (French pronunciation: [ʒɑ kɔkto]; July 5, 1889 – October 11, 1963) was a French poet, novelist, playwright, designer, screenwriter, artist, and director who collaborated with the Nazis. Cocteau's representative works are the novel "The Terrible Children" (1929), the film "The Blood of a Poet" (1930), "The Terrible Parents" (1948), "Beauty and the Beast" (1946) and "Orpheus" (1949). His friends included Kenneth Anger, Pablo Picasso, Jean Hugo, Jean Mallet, Henri Bernstein, Marina Dietrich, Coco Chanel, Eric Satie, Maria Félix, Edith Piaf and Raymond Hardiguet.
Jean Reno
Film & TV · France
Jean Reno (French: Jean Reno, July 30, 1948 -), formerly known as Juan Moreno Herrera-Jiménez (Spanish: Juan Moreno y Herrera-Jiménez), is a male film actor who made his debut in the French film industry. After becoming famous, he participated in many Hollywood movies. Originally Spanish, he was born and raised in Morocco. He has worked in French, English, Japanese, Spanish and Italian. The more famous works include "Blue Sea and Blue Sky" (1988), "The Surprised Stranger" (1993), "The Last Order" (1994), "Cold-Blooded Warriors" (1998), "Red Order" (2000), "The Da Vinci Code" (2006), "The Robbery" (2009), "Margaret" (2011) and "15 Ways to Find Happiness" (2014).
Xu Guanwen
Film & TV · Republic of China
Michael Hui Koon Man, JP (English: Michael Hui Koon Man; September 3, 1942 -), is a Hong Kong actor and the founding president of the Hong Kong Performing Artists Association. In 1982, he became the Best Actor at the first Hong Kong Film Awards for "Modern Bodyguard". Later, he was awarded the "2017 Honor Award" by the Hong Kong Directors Guild, the "Silver Jubilee Honor Award" by the Hong Kong Screenwriters Guild, and the Lifetime Achievement Award at the 40th Hong Kong Film Awards. In 2020, he was selected as the "Focus Filmmaker" of the 44th Hong Kong International Film Festival (HKIFF). In 2023, he won the Best Supporting Actor at the 41st Hong Kong Film Awards for "When the Wind Rises Again". From the 1970s to the 1990s, Hui Guanwen wrote, directed, and starred in a series of popular comedy films with his brothers Hui Guanying and Hui Guanjie, pioneering Cantonese comedies. Xu Guanwen is the eldest brother of the "Hui Brothers", and his younger brother Xu Guanjie started the trend of Cantonese pop songs in the 1970s and is known as the "God of Song" in Hong Kong. The works of the Hui brothers are pioneers of Cantonese pop culture.
X Xu Guanying Film & TV · Republic of ChinaRicky Hui Kwun-ying (English: Ricky Hui Kwun-ying, August 3, 1946 - November 8, 2011), a Hong Kong actor and singer-songwriter. He entered the actor training class of Shaw Brothers Co., Ltd. in 1971. In 1975, he made his first guest appearance in the Hong Kong film "The Genius and the Idiot" starring his brother Xu Guanwen and his brother Hui Guanjie. In 1976, he played the role of "Chicken Pao" in the hit movie "Half a Category", which broke the box office record and was very popular among Hong Kong audiences. Historical film masterpieces also include "The Pledge of Allegiance", "Modern Bodyguard", "Mr. Zombie", "Chicken and Duck Talk", etc.
X Xu Weilun Film & TV · Republic of ChinaXu Weilun (November 13, 1978 - January 28, 2007), Taiwanese actress. Graduated from the French Language and Literature Department of Tamkang University and the Chinese Music Department of Huagang Art School. On January 26, 2007, he was seriously injured in a car accident while rushing to Lushan, Nantou to film a drama. He died of his injuries two days later at the age of 28. Xu Weilun's unfinished legacy is the China Television eight o'clock show "Daughters of the Sun", in which she played the heroine in the first two episodes; the China Television idol drama "Want to Fly" is Xu Weilun's last complete drama work.
Xu Anhua
Film & TV · British Hong Kong
Ann Hui On-Wah, BBS, MBE (English: Ann Hui On-Wah, May 23, 1947 -), Hong Kong film director, producer, screenwriter, and actor. Born in Anshan, Liaoning, he is a representative figure of the new wave of Hong Kong films. He studied under King Wu, and his film works cover many different fields, including literary adaptations, martial arts masterpieces, semi-autobiographical works, women's issues, social phenomena, political changes, and even thriller films. He has won the Hong Kong Film Awards for Best Director six times (1983, 1996, 2009, 2012, 2015, 2018), and is the record holder for the Best Director at the Hong Kong Film Awards. Xu Anhua has won the Taiwan Film Golden Horse Award for Best Director three times (1999, 2011 and 2014), and is one of the four people with the most Golden Horse Awards for Best Director (the other three are Li Xing, Johnnie To and Hou Hsiao-hsien). Former president of the Hong Kong Directors Guild. In 2011, he won the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Asian Film Awards. In 2016, he was invited to serve as the chairman of the jury of the 53rd Golden Horse Awards. In June 2017, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced that Ann Hui would become a member of the Oscar jury. In 2020, she won the "Golden Lion Award for Lifetime Achievement" awarded by the 77th Venice Film Festival, becoming the first female director in the world to win this award. In 2022, he was invited again to serve as the chairman of the jury of the 59th Golden Horse Awards. In 2024, he was invited to serve as a judge for the 74th Berlin Film Festival. There have been only two Grand Slam works in the Hong Kong Film Awards so far (i.e. one film won the Best Film, Best Director, Best Screenplay and Best Actor and Best Actress at the same time) and both were produced by Hui Anhua. They were the 15th "Female 40" and the 31st "Sister Tao".