Meng'er Zhang

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Meng'er Zhang
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Zhang in 2021
Born
Zhang Meng'er

( 1987-04-22 ) April 22, 1987 (age 37)
Nanjing , Jiangsu , China
Education
Occupation Actress
Spouse
Yung Lee
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( m.  2021) ​
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese ???
Traditional Chinese 張夢兒

Meng'er Zhang ( Chinese : ??? ; pinyin : Zh?ng Meng'er ; born April 22, 1987) [1] is a Chinese actress best known for portraying Xu Xialing in the 2021 Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) film Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings .

Early life and education [ edit ]

Zhang is the daughter of an actor and a stage designer. She grew up heavily devoted to theatre arts in order to follow in her mother's footsteps. Prior to becoming a professional actress, she starred in stage and musical productions in Nanjing , where she was born and raised, and Shanghai . In 2009, she graduated from Nanjing University of the Arts with a bachelor's degree. [2] She attended the East 15 Acting School in Essex and the Russian Institute of Theatre Arts in Moscow . [3]

Career [ edit ]

Early career [ edit ]

In 2009, Zhang participated in China's Super Girl TV singing contest and was amongst the top 20 participants nationwide before withdrawing as her parents had arranged further schooling overseas for her. [4] [5] She later starred in numerous theatre productions. [6] In 2013, in a Chinese stage adaptation, titled Finding Destiny (??初?), of the Korean musical, Finding Mr. Destiny , Zhang played the female lead Luo Yan. [7] [8] In 2017, she starred in the Chinese musical adaptation of The Street of Dawn (黎明之街) where she played Nakanishi Akiba (仲系 秋?), [9] and in Oliver Twist where she played Dodger . [6] [10] In 2019, she was in In The Mood For Sorrow (?不停蹄的??) where she was nominated for the Best Leading Actress Award at 13th Daegu International Musical Festival. [11] [12]

Hollywood [ edit ]

Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings was her debut mainstream film role. Before being cast, she sent an audition tape for an unknown role in an unknown film for women who could speak both Mandarin Chinese and English . After being cast for Shang-Chi , she received intense martial arts stunt training. [13] During production of Shang-Chi , she took advice from co-star Ben Kingsley on the distinction between stage acting and camera acting, [14] and director Destin Daniel Cretton also coached her in on-screen acting as she had little experience working with camera framing. [6] Her casting in the film was revealed at the Disney Investor Day 2020 in December of that year. [15] Zhang joined the cast of The Witcher for its third season as a human hunter named Milva. [16]

Personal life [ edit ]

On May 10, 2021, Zhang married Yung Lee, an action designer on Shang-Chi , whom she met on the set of the film. The Shang-Chi cast and crew, including her costars Simu Liu and Awkwafina , hosted a surprise wedding reception for them at Disneyland . [17] [18] [19]

Filmography [ edit ]

Film
Year Title Role Notes Ref
2021 Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings Xu Xialing [15]
Television
Year Title Role Notes Ref
2023 The Witcher Milva Season 3; Recurring [20]
Theatre
Year Title Roles Notes Ref
2013 Finding Destiny 《??初?》 Luo Yan ?? [7]
2014 The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane [21]
2016 The Moon and Sixpence [22]
2017 The Street of Dawn 《黎明之街》 Nakanishi Akiba 仲系 秋? [9]
2017 Oliver Twist Dodger [6] [10]
2019 In The Mood For Sorrow 《?不停蹄的??》 Lin Baosheng 林?笙 Nominated for Best Leading Actress Award at 13th Daegu International Musical Festival [11] [12]

References [ edit ]

  1. ^ "漫威?影宇宙首部?人超英?影《???十??奇》曝角色海?和采?特?。" . 6 August 2021.
  2. ^ "音??《??初?》主?介?_???道_?凰?" . ent.ifeng.com . Retrieved 2021-09-05 .
  3. ^ "Marvel's Latest Heroine Meng'er Zhang Shares A Few Of Her Favourite Things With Vogue" . British Vogue . 2021-09-03 . Retrieved 2021-09-04 .
  4. ^ "漫威《??》中女主曾?加?"快?女?" " . www.bcbay.com . Retrieved 2021-09-05 .
  5. ^ ?磊 (3 December 2011). "???唐?退出20强 快女?珠?有可能被?活_?底新??" . news.ldnews.cn . Retrieved 2021-09-13 .
  6. ^ a b c d "Meng'er Zhang on pursuing a dream and becoming a part of the MCU in Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings" . The Laterals . 2021-08-24 . Retrieved 2021-09-04 .
  7. ^ a b "音??《??初?》_???道_?凰?" . ent.ifeng.com . Retrieved 2021-09-05 .
  8. ^ "《??初?》：不只第一次??才算初?- 中?日??" . covid-19.chinadaily.com.cn . Retrieved 2021-09-05 .
  9. ^ a b "??? ?野圭吾作品《黎明之街》中?唯一授?舞台?，本月底?演" . m.longyanws.com . Retrieved 2021-09-05 .
  10. ^ a b "4月1日音???《?都孤?》???名?" . www.pinlue.com . Retrieved 2021-09-05 .
  11. ^ a b "原?音??《?不停蹄的??》????音???一?「?委?大?」及五?提名_作品" . www.sohu.com . Retrieved 2021-09-05 .
  12. ^ a b "온라인上映作 | DIMF | 홈페이지" . dimf.or.kr . Retrieved 2021-09-05 .
  13. ^ Grebey, James (2021-09-03). " 'Shang-Chi' star Meng'er Zhang's favorite part of filming? 'Punching Simu in the face' " . SYFY WIRE . Retrieved 2021-09-04 .
  14. ^ " 'Asked & Answered with the Women of Marvel': Michelle Yeoh, Awkwafina, and Meng'er Zhang" . Marvel Entertainment . Retrieved 2021-09-04 .
  15. ^ a b McHenry, Jackson (2020-12-11). "All the Disney Investor Day Announcements in One Big Post" . Vulture . Retrieved 2021-09-04 .
  16. ^ Moreau, Jordan (April 14, 2022). " The Witcher Season 3 Casts Robbie Amell, Shang-Chi Star Meng'er Zhang and More" . Variety . Penske Media Corporation .
  17. ^ "Meng'er Zhang Interview: Shang-Chi" . ScreenRant . 2021-09-04 . Retrieved 2021-09-04 .
  18. ^ "Shang-Chi Star Meng'er Zhang Shares Details Of On-Set Marriage" . Game Rant . 2021-09-02 . Retrieved 2021-09-06 .
  19. ^ "Shang-Chi' Star Meng'er Zhang Shares How Simu Liu and Awkwafina Threw Her a Surprise Wedding Reception | Entertainment Tonight" . www.etonline.com . Retrieved 2021-09-06 .
  20. ^ Petski, Denise (14 April 2022). " 'The Witcher': Robbie Amell, Meng'er Zhang Among 4 Cast In Netflix Fantasy Drama" . Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved 23 April 2022 .
  21. ^ "成年人也需要童? 《?德?的奇妙之旅》上演_大申?_???" . sh.qq.com . Retrieved 2021-09-05 .
  22. ^ "在控制欲望之前，先看?欲望" (in Chinese (Macau)) . Retrieved 2021-09-05 .

External links [ edit ]

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