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Huang Shengyi

Huang Shengyi
黄圣依
Huang in 2014
Born	Huang Shengyi (1983-02-11) February 11, 1983 (age 41) Shanghai, China
Other names	Eva Huang
Alma mater	Beijing Film Academy
Occupations	Actress singer
Years active	2002–present
Agent(s)	Julishengyi Media Co., Ltd
Spouse	Yang Zi (楊子) ​ (m. 2007)​
Children	2
Musical career
Genres	Mandopop
Musical artist
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese	黄圣依
Traditional Chinese	黃聖依
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Huáng Shèngyī Yue: Cantonese Jyutping Wong4 Sing3-ji1

Huang Shengyi (Chinese: 黄圣依, born February 11, 1983),^[1] also known as Eva Huang, is a Chinese actress and singer.

Huang was born and raised in Shanghai. Her father was educated in the United States and lived there in the early 1990s, while her mother worked as an editor in a newspaper agency in Shanghai. She graduated from the Beijing Film Academy in 2001.

Eva Huang rose to fame after starring in Stephen Chow's action comedy film Kung Fu Hustle (2004).^[2] Kung Fu Hustle took a record 155 million yuan at box offices across the Chinese mainland, making it China's top-grossing film in 2004.^[3] In August the following year, she ended her contract with Chow's company after appearing in a magazine photo shoot without their consent.^[4][5] Huang then starred in Dragon Squad (2005),^[6] which received critical acclaim and was among the first films to be listed in the permanent collection by the National Museum of China.^[7]

Starting in 2006, Huang worked with China Juli Group on a number of television series, including Fairy Couple (2007) and The Shadow of Empress Wu (2007).^[8][9] Fairy Couple was the highest rated drama of the year, and led to increased recognition for Huang.^[10] She also starred in the television adaptationofLouis Cha's novel Sword Stained with Royal Blood.^[11] In 2008, Huang released her first solo album, titled Huang Shengyi.^[12] In 2009, Huang became the CEO of China Juli Group's Entertainment Media Co., Ltd, drawing a six-figure salary annually.^[13] The same year, she appeared in a minor role in the Hollywood science fiction film Race to Witch Mountain.^[14]

In 2011, Huang starred alongside Jet Li and Raymond LaminThe Sorcerer and the White Snake where she played the White Snake Demon.^{[citation needed]} She then starred in The Locked Door (2012), a film which tells about the life story of a girl from noble family, who was raped at young age.^[15] The film won the Best Feature at the Monaco Charity Film Festival.^[16] In 2013, Huang starred in the romance drama Marriage Rules.^[17] This is the first production created by Huang's own studio, and it was a commercial and ratings success.^[18] In 2014, Huang starred alongside Donnie Yen in the action comedy film Iceman, which won her the Best Actress award at the Huading Awards for her performance.^[19] In 2015, Huang was cast in the war epic film Air Strike.^[20]

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