Michelle Kwan

figure skater Michelle Kwan was born on July 7th 1980 in Torrance, CA.

When Michelle Kwan was 8 years old she and her older sister Karen started to train skating. As kids they skated for 3 to 4 hours every day in the early morning. The Kwans could only afford to pay for a couch for the first two years, but Michelle Kwan and her sister where lucky in the fact that someone at the L.A figure skating club sponsored them train at the Ice Castle International Training Center.


at the age of 11 Michelle Kwan went pro when she entered the United States Figure Skating Championships in the Jr level. The year after that Michelle Kwan applied for senior level and by 94 Michelle Kwan was the winner of the 1994 Junior Championships.


That year Michelle Kwan made it on to the USA Olympic team as an alternate, though Michelle Kwan finished 2nd place in the U.S Championship she didn't get a higher spot on the 1994 Olympic team because that spot was giving to the previews years U.S championship winner Nancy Kerrigan. Oddly Tonya Harding was also on the US Olympic team that year.

Later that year Michelle Kwan was the sole American skater in the World Championship due to Kerrigan dropping out and Harding having to deal with her trial dealing with her boyfriend breaking Kerrigan's leg the year before.

In 1998 Michelle Kwan made on to the 1998 US Olympic skating team where she won the silver medal.


four years later Kwan made it onto the US Olympic team again. This time she was the lead spot on the team but this year Michelle Kwan only one the bronze medal.

even thought Michelle Kwan hasn't won gold in the Olympics it should be noted that Michelle Kwan if looking at all pro skating championships has the most medals in US skating history with 9 US Championship medals, 5 world championships and 2 Olympic medals.

In 2006 Michelle Kwan was named public diplomacy ambassador by Condoleezza Rice and the role was extended under Obama administration.

Michelle Kwan has also played herself in episodes of the Simpsons and Family Guy

Francine Dee

Francine Dee is a popular model in the import modeling, as well as internet modeling scenes



Francine Dee was born on July 21, 1978 in Hong Kong. But she was raised in the Philippines until she was 5 and Francine Dee and her family moved to America.


Francine Dee is 1/4 Chinese and 3/4 Filipina.

Francine Dee's real name is Francine Dychiuchay.



Francine Dee started Modeling in 1997 (her first job was the July 97 issue of Oriental Dolls magazine) and in 1999 she appeared in playboy

Francine Dee has also worked under the names Holly, Djhoanna Dee, Chase and Joy

Stephanie Chaves-Jacobsen

Stephanie Jacobsen is an actress who maybe best known for her rolls on Terminator: the The Sarah Connor Chronicles, Battlestar Galactica: Razor and Australian comedy show Pizza.




Stephanie Jacobsen was born in Hong Kong on June 22nd 1980. But Stephanie Jacobsen moved to Australia when she was 12.

Stephanie Chaves-Jacobsen dad is of Chinese, Norwegian and English decent and her mother is Portuguese.

Zhang Jingchu

Zhang Jingchu is Chinese actress.



Jingchu Zing was born on February 2nd 1980 in Fujian, China.




Zhang Jingchu is also credited under the names Jingchu Zhang, Zhang Jing Chu, Zhang Jing Zhu



Although Zhang JingChu is an actress she graduated from Central Academy of Drama (in Beijing, China) with a degree in directing.




Before Zhang Jing Chu graduated from the school she acted in minor roles in such films as Qing yi liang chong tian. Jingchu Zhang first lead role was in the 2005 film “Peacock” In that same year Zhang Jing Zhu starred in the film “Seven Swords”, as well as roles in “Seven Nights” and Huayao Bride in Shangrila. In 2006 she starred in the film “Jade Warrior”.



But Zhang JingChu maybe best known in America right now for her role in Rush Hour 3



Zhang Jingchu is fluent in both English and Mandarin.

zhou xun

The Chinese actress and singer Zhou Xun was born on October 18, 1976 in Quzhou, Zhejiang, China.




giving that her father worked as a projectionist in a movie theatre it isn't too shocking that young Zhou Xun grow up wanting to be on the screen. But her parents wanted her to focus on her education and go to college. After fighting over the issue Zhou Xun was able to attend Zhejiang Arts Institute.




in 91 when Zhou Xun was only 15 she was picked for a role in the film Strange Tales amongst Old and desolute Tombs.

Zhou Xun acted in such films as Hollywood Hong-Kong, Perhaps Love, The Banquet, Beijing Bicycle, The Emperor and the Assassin> and Ming Ming just to name a few




Xun Zhou also acted in such TV shows as The Legend of the Condor Heroes, April Rhapsody, Beach, Home and Business Family

Maggie Cheung

the award winning actress Maggie Cheung has appeared in many many films. she was a regular in Jackie Chan's Police Story films, she acted along side Jet Li in Hero and Flying Daggers, a druggie in Clean, just to name a few.




Maggie Cheung was born in Hong Kong on September 20th 1964 but grew up mostly in the UK. Which she thinks help her in here acting because it gave her the chance to learn different languages, where many Chinese actors at the time only spoke in Cantonese.




when she return in Hong Kong in 83 she started working in beauty pageant, a year later she would start acting. Her first film was Shi lian zhuan jia. Most of Maggie Cheung early roles where just minor eye candy parts

Olivia Munn

Olivia Munn is a model, actoress and TV host.




Olivia Munn was born in Oklahoma and raised in Shinjuku, Japan.
Olivia Munn is of Chinese, German and Irish decent.




She might be best know for her work for the cable TV channel G4TV, where she host 2 shows (Formula D and Attack of the Show) and a podcast (the daily nut).




some times she works under the name Lisa Munn

Shu Qi

Shu Qi (sometimes credited as Qi Shu, Hsu Chi, Hsu Qi, Shu Qui and Shu Kei) is a Taiwanese model and actress.



Shu Qi started her career modeling for adult magazines.

Qi Shu broke into acting when she was discovered by producer/director/writer/actor Manfred Wong. Who is her manager.




Shu Qi first acting role was in the adult film, Sex & Zen 2 (Yu po tuan er zhi yu nu xia jing).



Shu Qi starred in Category III movies (Chinese adult film's) for about 2 years before breaking into the mainstream.




Shu Qi has started in such moves as The Transpoter, The Eye 2, The Storm Riders, Young and Dangerous V and So Close.


Shu Qui is known as "the face that launched a thousand products" because she has been in so many ads for products selling across Asia. In fact she turned down a role in Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon to do a commerical in Japan.