Océane Zhu Xuan (born on April 4, 1987) is a Chinese model, former beauty queen, and actress based in Hong Kong. She joined TVB in 2009 and left in 2015 to explore a career in Mainland China.
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.jpg) Océane Zhu Xuan in 2009. | |||||||||||
| Born | 4 April 1987 | ||||||||||
| Occupation | Actress | ||||||||||
| Years active | 2008–present | ||||||||||
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Life and career edit
Early life edit
Océane was born and raised in Beijing. Growing up, she had been interested in the performing arts and longed to study it in France. Both her parents are in the Chinese Army and at seventeen, her parents gave her the option of either joining the military or study abroad; she chose to pursue her dreams. She eventually moved to Paris and studied acting at Cours Florent (a private French drama school) to hone her craft and graduated in 2010, making her fluent in Mandarin and French.[1]
2008 Miss China Europe and Miss China International edit
While studying in Paris, she was a part-time model and learned about the Miss China Europe 2008 pageant when a reporter asked her about it. Feeling she had nothing to lose, she attended and won the competition. Afterwards, she represented Paris in the Miss China International 2008 pageant in Hong Kong and also won. Like all beauty pageant winners in HK, Océane was offered a contract to act in TVB and began her acting career.[1]
Joining TVB and 2009 debut edit
While Océane joined TVB in 2009, she wouldn't make an official appearance in HK until 2010 in the drama Some Day. Usually the pageant winner is untrained in acting and go through acting school before making their debut, Océane was already trained and still went through the acting courses to refine her acting and speak Cantonese. However, she made her acting debut in the 2009 Taiwanese historical drama (later remade into a movie): the Prince of Tears. Océane would work in TVB for the next seven years. During her time with TVB though, Océane never had lead roles and only played support roles due to her limited fluency in Cantonese.
2015 TVB departure and 2018 marriage edit
By around October 2015, Océane declared she was leaving TVB. Her contract was expiring and she decided not to renew; she decided to explore her career in Mainland China.[2] She would venture into film, featured in 2016's Line Walker and 2017's The Bittersweet. By September 2018, she privately got married in Belgium to a second generation rich man from Mainland China.[3][4] As of 2020, Océane has yet to return in any dramas nor films.
Filmography edit
Film edit
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2009 | Prince of Tears | Jin Wanping | Nominated — Hong Kong Film Award for Best New Performer Nominated — Asian Film Awards for Best New Performer |
| 2010 | Perfect Wedding | Fanny | |
| 2012 | Cross | Lee's wife | |
| 2015 | Triumph in the Skies | Winnie | |
| 2016 | Line Walker | CIB Detective (cameo) | |
| 2017 | The Bittersweet |
Television dramas edit
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2010 | Some Day | Shuang | Cameo (episode 118) |
| Twilight Investigation | Nip Bing | ||
| 2011 | 7 Days in Life | Yao Dan | |
| Be Home for Dinner | Susan Nin So-shan | Sitcom regular | |
| The Life and Times of a Sentinel | Consort Tung-ngok | 2 episodes | |
| Super Snoops | Chu Ka-bik | ||
| Ad Mania | Pang Ruolin | ||
| 2012 | When Heaven Burns | Angus Sung's girlfriend | Cameo (episode 30) |
| Queens of Diamonds and Hearts | Leng Lei | Cameo (episode 22) | |
| King Maker | Lei Oi-oi | ||
| 2012-2015 | Come Home Love | Shum Shui-ching | Series recurring character |
| 2013 | Season of Love | Yoyo | Episodes 1–5: "Chapter of Spring" |
| Sergeant Tabloid | Constable Lam Oi-oi | Previously warehoused; released overseas April 2012 | |
| A Great Way to Care II | To Man-wai | ||
| Slow Boat Home | Don Man Wing-tung | ||
| A Change of Heart | Christina. J | Episode 12 | |
| Triumph in the Skies II | Kate | Episodes 1 & 2 | |
| 2014 | Shades of Life | Wong Mei-fan | Episode 2 |
| 2015 | Romantic Repertoire | To Chi-chin | |
| 2016 | Captain of Destiny | Wu So-na |
References edit
- ^ a b "Q&A: Oceane Zhu Xuan". 5 September 2009.
- ^ "Oceane Zhu confirms departure from TVB". sg.news.yahoo.com.
- ^ "Former Miss Chinese International Oceane Zhu Secretly Marries Donnie Yen Lookalike". September 19, 2018.
- ^ "[Celebrity Weddings] Oceane Zhu Got Married in Europe".