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Asghar Farhadi
Film & TV · Iran
Asghar Farhadi (Persian: اصغر فرهادی, Romanized: Asghar Farhadi, Persian pronunciation: [æsɣæɾ fæɾhɒːdiː], May 7, 1972 -), Iranian film director and screenwriter. Well-known works include "The Separation" in 2011 and "The Storm" in 2016, both of which won the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film.
Astaire Nelson
Film & TV · kingdom of denmark
Asta Nielsen (September 11, 1881 - May 25, 1972) was a Danish film and theater actress. Born and died in Copenhagen. She was the first star to achieve international fame in the history of cinema. Nelson was born into poverty. He began acting in theaters in 1902 and became a famous drama actor in Northern Europe in the early 20th century. In 1910, he became famous for starring in the Danish film "The Abyss" (directed by Obengate). Known as the "Duce of the North" and the "Sarah Bernhardt of Scandinavia". Soon, she applied for a job and went to Berlin. In 1932, after the Nazis came to power, Astaire Nelson retired and returned to Denmark. The films she starred in were flashy dramas about adultery, negligence, crime, forgiveness and guilt. The characters portrayed on the screen are often mysterious, doomed "sluts". Her outstanding acting skills, coupled with her strong and expressive face, deep eyes and slender body, made her a world-renowned tragedian. His major works include: "The Revenge of the Prince" (1922), "The Life of Christ" (1923, director: Robert Venet), and "Sad Street" (1925, director: George William Papst).
Alfonso Cuaron
Film & TV · Mexico
Alfonso Cuarón Orozco (Spanish: Alfonso Cuarón Orozco, pronounced: [alˈfon.so kwaˈɾon], November 28, 1961 -), born in Mexico City, Mexico, on November 28, 1961, is a Mexican film director, screenwriter, producer, editor and cinematographer. He is the first Latin American winner of the Academy Award for Best Director. Notable works include "Roma" (2018), "Gravity" (2013), "Children of Men" (2006), "Harry Potter: Prisoner of Azkaban" (2004), "You Fuck Too" (2001) and "A Little Princess" (1995). In 2014, Alfonso Cuaron won the Oscar for Best Director and Best Editing for "Gravity", becoming the first Latin American director in the history of the Academy Awards to win these awards. The autobiographical Spanish-language black-and-white film "Roma" shot in 2018 once again won the Golden Globe Award, the British Academy Film Award and the Oscar Award for Best Director, as well as the Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Language Film, the British Academy Award for Best Picture, Best Cinematography and Best Foreign Language Film, and the Oscar Award for Best Foreign Language Film and Best Cinematography; "Roma" became the first Mexican film to win the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film, and the first Oscar for Best Director outside the United States.
Abigail Breslin
Film & TV · United States
Abigail Kathleen Breslin (English: Abigail Kathleen Breslin; April 14, 1996 -), is an American actress. She is one of the youngest actresses to have been nominated for and competed for the American Academy Award. Her representative works include: "The Little Sun's Wish", "One of Three Loves", "Sister's Keeper", "Corpse Paradise", "Strong Thunder", "August Heart" and "Desperate Connection", etc. Her first commercial appearance was when she was three years old, and her first film appearance was in "The Quadrant" when she was five years old.
Amitabh Bachchan
Film & TV · India
Amitabh Bachchan (English: Amitabh Bachchan, October 11, 1942 -), also translated as Amitabh Bachchan, Amitabh Bachchan or Amitabh Bachchan, is one of the most successful actors in Bollywood and the first Indian movie star to enter Madame Tussauds. He is also a film producer and has hosted the Indian version of "Millionaire". At the age of 20, Amit Bachchan gave up his job as a shipping agent and became a formal actor. His first film was the 1969 black-and-white film "Saat Hindustani" (Saat Hindustani). To this day, he is still the most important figure in the Bollywood film industry, one of the most perfect and highest-paid actors in Indian films. He entered politics in 1984 and was elected to the Indian Parliament but eventually gave up.
Aamir Khan
Film & TV · India
Mohammed Aamir Hussain Khan (English: Mohammed Aamir Hussain Khan, pronounced: [ˈaːmɪr xaːn], March 14, 1965 -), Indian actor, producer, director, screenwriter and television personality, engaged in Bollywood (Hindi film industry) film work, known as "Mr. Perfectionist" in the media. Khan has become one of the superstars in the Indian film industry. His acting career spans more than 30 years. He has also won many awards, including the Indian National Film Award, the Indian Film Audience Award and the Australian Academy of Screen Arts Award. One of his films was nominated for an Academy Award. He was awarded the Padma Shri by the Indian government in 2003 and the Padma Shri in 2010. Khan is also popular in China and was awarded the honor of "National Treasure of India" by the authorities in 2017. Khan made his big screen debut at the age of eight in his uncle Nasir Hussain's film Parade of Memory (1973). As an adult, his first feature film was Holi (1984). He began his full-time acting career by playing the leading role in "The World of War" (1988); he won the National Film Award - Special Mention for "The World of War" and "Ashes to Ashes" (1989). In the 1990s, he starred in a number of commercially successful films, including "Love, Not Gold" (1990), "A Thread of Love" (1993), "Love" (1996) and "No Look Back" (1999). Among them, "Love" won him his first Indian Film Audience Award for Best Actor, establishing his leading role. In 1999, Khan founded Aamir Khan Production Company, and his first film, "Battle of Glory" (2001), was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. He also won the Indian National Film Award for Best Popular Film and two Indian Film Audience Awards (Best Actor and Best Film). His performance in Where the Heart Is (2001) was also appreciated. After a four-year hiatus, Han returned to starring roles, especially in "The Color of Bassati" and "Love in Ashes" (both 2006), both of which were successful. Khan next brought works that pushed his career to the top: "Bollywood Memory Puzzle" (2008), "3 Idiots" (2009)
Asa Butterfield
Film & TV · U.K.
Asa Maxwell Thornton Farr Butterfield (English: Asa Maxwell Thornton Farr Butterfield, April 1, 1997 -) is a British actor. His famous works include the 2011 children's 3D film "Hugo" directed by Martin Scorsese, the 2013 science fiction film "Ender's Game", and the 2016 fantasy film "The Orphanage" directed by Tim Burton. and Sex Education on Netflix from 2019 to 2023.
Arnold Schwarzenegger
Film & TV · Austria
Arnold Alois Schwarzenegger (German pronunciation: [ˈarnɔlt ˈaːlɔʏs ˈʃvartsn̩ˌɛɡɐ], English pronunciation: /ˈʃwɔːrtsənɛɡər/ SHWORT-sə-neg-ər; July 30, 1947), Austrian-American actor, politician and former professional bodybuilder who served as the 38th Governor of California. The more famous works he has starred in include "The Sword of Kings" (1982), "The Terminator" (1984 to 2019), "The Devil's Commander" (1985), "The Ultimate Soldier" (1987), and "The Devil" (1990), "Devil: True Lies" (1994), "Devil II" (1994), "The Last Mission" (2010 to 2014) and "Strike", "Steel Tomb" (2013). In the 2003 California governor's recall, Schwarzenegger, as one of the Republican candidates, won 48.7% of the vote and was elected governor and took office on November 17, 2003. In the gubernatorial election on November 7, 2006, Schwarzenegger once again defeated his opponent with a high vote rate of 55.9% and was re-elected. He was sworn in on January 5, 2007 and served until January 3, 2011. After leaving office, he returned to the entertainment industry, but he continued to express his opinions in public and participated in campaigns such as the fight against climate change.
A Ada Film & TV · People's Republic of ChinaAda (June 16, 1934 - February 15, 1987), formerly known as Xu Jingda, was born in Kunshan, Jiangsu Province and was born in Shanghai. He was a Chinese animator and director. Worked in Shanghai Art Film Studio for a long time. His father is Xu Zhendong and his mother is Yan Lianyun.
Hiroshi Abe
Film & TV · Japan
Abe Hiroshi (Japanese: AbeHiroshi/Hiroshi Abe, Romanized: Abe Hiroshi, June 22, 1964 -), Japanese actor and model, born in Kanagawa District, Yokohama City, Kanagawa Prefecture. Originally a model, he later transformed into an actor and won recognition from many Best Actor Awards such as the Japan Film Academy Award and the Mainichi Movie Award.
Lu Weijie
Film & TV · Unknown nationality
Lu Weijie is one of the founders of the Internet martial arts culture video content producer "Ling Yun Shuo" and an actor from mainland China. His main works include "Ling Yun Shuo: Weekly Gun Hall".
L Lu Jianyi Film & TV · People's Republic of ChinaLu Jianyi (1957-December 15, 2019), a native of Changchun, Jilin, is a Chinese voice actor, film and television actor, translation director, and employee of Changchun Film Studio. Representative dubbing works include "The Spy Who Kills", "Roman Holiday", "The Price of Conspiracy", "Transformers" series, "Pirates of the Caribbean" series, "Unstoppable High Kick!" "wait.
L Lu Xiaoguang Film & TV · Unknown nationalityLu Xiaoguang (1946-December 24, 2022) was a Chinese television director. His representative works include "Foreign Wife and Local Man".
L Lu Yi Film & TV · People's Republic of ChinaLu Yi (January 6, 1976 -), male, native of Ningbo, Zhejiang, born in Shanghai, actor in Mainland China, graduated from Shanghai Theater Academy, became famous as the 1999 TV series "Never Rest in Peace". In 2006, he married actress Bao Lei and they have two daughters. His wife Bao Lei’s brother-in-law is Guo Jingfei. In 2017, he starred in "In the Name of the People", breaking the ratings record for mainland TV series. Among Mesozoic actors, he is as famous as Chen Kun, Huang Xiaoming, Liu Ye and Deng Chao.
L Lu Yuxuan Film & TV · People's Republic of ChinaLu Yuxuan (October 26, 2008 -). Chinese child star, the daughter of actors Lu Yi and Bao Lei. In June 2014, she became popular after participating in the recording of Hunan Satellite TV's "Where Are We Going, Dad 2" program with her father Lu Yi. In February 2015, she and her parents joined hands on CCTV's "Year of the Sheep Spring Festival Gala" to sing "Happy Family", which attracted the attention of hundreds of millions of viewers.
Chen Chong
Film & TV · United States
Chen Chong (April 26, 1961 -), born in Shanghai, is a Chinese-American actress and director. His representative works include "Little Flower", "Children Abroad", "The Last Emperor" and "Yi"; his representative works as director include "Tianba" and "Autumn in New York". Chen Chong is the only filmmaker to win both the Golden Horse Award for Best Actress and the Golden Horse Award for Best Director. In 1996, he served as the main competition judge of the 46th Berlin Film Festival in Germany; in the same year in 2014, he served as the main competition judge of the 71st Venice Film Festival in Italy, and as the judge and jury chairman of the 51st Golden Horse Awards in Taiwan; in 2019, he served as the chairman of the jury of the 13th Asian Film Awards; in 2023, he served as the chairman of the jury of the 17th FIRST Youth Film Festival.
Chen Kaige
Film & TV · People's Republic of China
Chen Kaige (August 12, 1952 -), formerly known as Chen Aige, was born in Beijing and native of Changle District, Fuzhou. He is a Chinese director. With "Farewell My Concubine", he became the first Chinese director to win the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival.
C Chen Li Film & TV · People's Republic of ChinaChen Li (?—) is a Chinese film director and a first-level director of the Bayi Film Studio. His representative works include "Young Mao Zedong", "Who's in Charge", "Going North to the Xiangjiang River", "Love in the Covered Bridge", "The Four Days and Nights of Zhou Enlai", "Begonia Still", "Bloody Battle on the Xiangjiang River", "Gutian Bugle", etc. She won the Best Director Award at the 28th China Golden Rooster Awards in 2011 for her movie "The Four Days and Nights of Zhou Enlai".
Peter Chan
Film & TV · People's Republic of China
Peter Ho-sun Chan (English: Peter Ho-sun Chan, born November 28, 1962), is a Hong Kong film director, producer, and screenwriter. He was known for his love movies in the early days, and then moved north to mainland China to develop, dabbling in different themes such as song and dance, war, martial arts, and biographies. Representative works include "Sweet Honey", "Golden Branches and Jade Leaves", "If Love", etc. Peter Chan is also the first Chinese Grand Slam director to win Best Director at the Golden Horse Awards, Hong Kong Film Awards and China Film Golden Rooster Awards.
C Chen Harin Film & TV · Unknown nationalityChen Halin (August 29, 2013 -), a native of Xiamen, is a Chinese child star.
Chen Jiashang
Film & TV · People's Republic of China
Gordon Chan Ka-Seung, MH (English: Gordon Chan Ka-Seung, January 16, 1960 -), Hong Kong film director and screenwriter. He joined Shaw Brothers Film Company in 1980 and served as screenwriter for the first time in 1983. In 1988, he directed the Hong Kong film "The World of Three" for the first time, which he wrote. He won the Best Director and Best Screenplay at the 18th Hong Kong Film Awards for "Beast Detective". In 2007, he succeeded Hui On-wa as the president of the Hong Kong Film Directors Guild and was the former chairman of the board of directors of the Hong Kong Film Awards. Chen Jiashang's ex-wife is former actress Chen Huiyi. The two met while filming the movie Little Man Weekly.
C Chen Jianan Film & TV · People's Republic of ChinaChen Jianan (April 13, 1984 -), whose ancestral home is Beijing, became famous when he was a child when he played the protagonist of the TV series "Little Dragon Man".
C Chen Jianxiong Film & TV · Unknown nationalityChen Jianxiong (December 11, 1970 - October 15, 2022), a national first-class actor and the leader of the Guangzhou Crosstalk Art Troupe. Well-known works include the situation drama "Foreign Wife, Local Man" and so on.
Chen Kun
Film & TV · People's Republic of China
Chen Kun (February 4, 1976 -), a native of Chongqing, is an actor and singer from Mainland China. He graduated from the Beijing Film Academy and gained fame with TV series such as "Like Fog, Like Rain and Like Wind", "Pink Girl", and "Golden Pink Family". Note, he later won the Huabiao Award and the Hundred Flowers Award for Best Actor for his films "The Ballad of Clouds and Waters" and "Painted Skin". His other representative films include "Flying Swords of Dragon Gate", "Painted Skin", "Let the Bullets Fly", "The Secret of the Dragon", "Hot Pot Hero", etc. Chen Kun, Deng Chao, Liu Ye, and Huang Xiaoming are known as the "Four Great Middle School Students".