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Chinese name 黎姿 (Traditional)
Chinese name 黎姿 (Simplified)
Pinyin Li2 Zi1 (Mandarin)
Jyutping Lai4 Zi1 (Cantonese)
Ancestry Xinhui, Guangdong
Born 1 October 1971 (1971-10-01) (age 38)
Hong Kong
Occupation Actress, singer
Genre(s) Cantopop
Voice type(s) Soprano

Years active 1985-2009

Biography

She is the granddaughter of Mr. Lai Man-Wai, who was a key figure of the first generation filmmakers, and has been referred to as “Father of Hong Kong Cinema”. Gigi’s father was born deaf and when her family went bankrupt, she entered the entertainment industry at the age of 14 to earn money to support the whole family.

Gigi is very well known for her beautiful image and her love of beauty, the Hong Kong media has given her the nickname “Goddess of Beauty” (愛美神). In the past, Gigi would turn down roles if they affected her appearance on screen. However, later in her career, Gigi had overcome her self-claimed “superficial and childish image” and began to embrace many critically acclaimed roles. She has since won a Best Actress award.

After entering the entertainment industry, Gigi first started out as a singer, she released many albums during the 1990s, in both Cantonese and Mandarin. Gigi has made several box office hits, especially for her role as the innocent and stuttering “Smartie” in the popular Young and Dangerous movie series.

She won the TVB’s Most Popular Actress Award in 2004 defeating the hot favourite Sheren Tang. She portrayed a scheming and conniving concubine in the hit series “War and Beauty”. Gigi has since become very popular with fans from Hong Kong and mainland China and many overseas countries.

At the premiere event of The Gem of Life, Gigi made a surprise announcement that she will be retiring from showbiz so that she can concentrate on looking after her brother’s business after he was seriously injured in a car accident in 2007
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Biography
Jun was born in Seoul, and studied in the Department of Theater and Film at Dongguk University. She began her career as a model in 1997, and after appearing in a number of TV sitcoms, her movie debut came in White Valentine (1999). This was followed by a role in Il Mare (2000), which proved to be a success. An American remake of Il Mare, The Lake House, was released June 14, 2006. Her biggest breakthrough was in My Sassy Girl (2001), a romantic comedy that won her the Best Actress award at the Daejong Film Festival in 2002. In 2004, Jun starred in Windstruck (내 여자친구를 소개합니다), a 2004 South Korean fantasy-romantic comedy directed by Kwak Jae-yong. The film was a major success, ranking as the 8th-highest grossing Korean film of 2004. In 2006, she starred in Daisy.

Since her debut as a model for Echo, Jun has modeled for many fashion companies and more recently, in advertisements for mobile phones and cosmetics. Some of her more popular product endorsements include Giordano, Laneige, and Samsung Anycall.

In 2005, she became the first Korean artist to feature on the cover for the famous fashion magazine ELLE.

Jun will play the lead role of Saya in the live-action version of Blood: The Last Vampire, which is to start filming in China and Argentina in March 2007. It is slated for a Spring 2008 release.

Filmography
 Film
White Valentine (1999) (Hwaiteu ballentain – 화이트 발렌타인)
Il Mare (2000) (Siworae – 시월애)
My Sassy Girl (2001) (Yeopgijeogin geunyeo – 엽기적인 그녀)
The Uninvited (2003) (4(sa) Inyong siktak – 4인용 식탁)
Windstruck (2004) (Nae yeojachingureul sogaehamnida – 내 여자친구를 소개합니다)
Daisy (2006) (Deiji – 데이지)
Blood: The Last Vampire Live Action (2008) (Saya)
 Drama
1999 Happy Together
1998 Fascinate My Heart
1997 The Season of Puberty

Kim Tae Hee (born March 29, 1980) is a South Korean actress from Ulsan. Kim, who studied fashion design at the Seoul National University, rose to stardom via her portrayal of the evil stepsister in the popular SBS TV series Stairway to Heaven. Her recent TV projects include the supernatural KBS series Forbidden Love and the SBS campus romance Love Story in Harvard. Both series were successful. For her performance in Forbidden Love, Kim was honored with the Best Female Newcomer award. Her younger brother is Lee Wan, who is quietly making a name for himself as well in the entertainment industry.


Music Videos
Don’t Go Away by Park Yong-ha (2004)
Only by The Jun (2003)
Letter by G.O.D. (2002)
Zoy Project

Drama
2004-2005: Love Story in Harvard (SBS)
2004: Forbidden Love (KBS)
2003-2004: Stairway to Heaven (SBS)
2003-2004: A Problem At My Younger Brother’s House (SBS)
2003: Screen (SBS)
2002: Let’s Go (SBS)

Film
2007: Ssawoom (Quarrel)
2006: The Restless
2002: New Citizen (short film)
2001: Last Present (short appearance)

Awards
2009 : Korea’s most beautiful woman in a recent KBS survey with 15,222 respondents.
2007 Daejong Film Awards: Overseas Popularity Award-Female (The Restless)
2007 Paeksang Arts Awards: Movie section Popularity Award-Actress (The Restless)
2005 Paeksang Arts Awards: TV section Popularity Award (Love Story in Harvard)
2004 SBS: Highest Popularity Award for actress (Love Story in Harvard)
2004 SBS: 10 Stars Award
2004 KBS: New Actress Award (Forbidden Love)
2003 SBS: New Star Award (Screen & Stairway to Heaven)
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