| Intro | English actress and model | ||||
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Actor Model |
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United Kingdom United States of America |
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Fashion Film, TV, Stage & Radio |
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| Gender | female | ||||
| Birth | 1 April 1974, London | ||||
| Age: | 46 years | ||||
| Star sign | Aries | ||||
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China Chow (Chinese: 周佳納, born April 1974) is an English actress and model of Chinese, German, and Japanese ancestry.
Early life
Chow was born in London to restaurateur Michael Chow and his wife, the late model/designer Tina Chow; China Chow is the granddaughter of the Beijing Opera’s Zhou Xinfang. Her parents left London for New York when she was 5 years old.
Her father is Chinese and her mother, who was born in Ohio, was of German and Japanese ancestry. She has a brother, Max, three years younger. Her aunt is actress and former “Bond girl” Tsai Chin.
Education
Chow graduated with a Psychology degree from Scripps College. Chow was the first college graduate in her family.
Career
In modeling, Chow was discovered by Roger Museenden. Chow spent several years following in her mother’s footsteps working as a model for Shiseido cosmetics, Tommy Hilfiger and Calvin Klein. Her modeling led to her being named one of Harper’s Bazaar’s “It Girls” in 1996 and an appearance in the December 1996 edition of Vogue‘s “The Next Best-Dressed List”.
In 2000, she posed for Maxim and was featured in their gallery, Girls of Maxim. She was ranked No. 22 and No. 54 on the Maxim Hot 100 Women (2000 and 2001, respectively).
Chow made her acting debut in 1998, starring opposite Mark Wahlberg in The Big Hit. In 2004, she was shot by a house in Frankenfish. In 2007, Chow appeared on USA Network’s first season of Burn Notice. She is the host and a judge of Bravo’s Work of Art: The Next Great Artist, which premiered on 9 June 2010.
Chow provided the voice of Katie Zhan in Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas.
Personal
Chow has dated famous actors such as Steve Coogan and Mark Wahlberg. As of 2011, Chow is single.
In 1990, Chow’s parents divorced. In 1992, Chow’s mother died. In 1992, Chow’s father married Eva Chun and eventually she gained a half-sister, Asia Chow.
Filmography
- The Big Hit (1998)
- Head Over Heels (2001)
- Spun (2002)
- “The Big Hit (1998) imdb.com”. Retrieved Dec 30, 2016.
- “Head over Heels (2001) imdb.com”. Retrieved Dec 30, 2016.
- “Spun (2002) imdb.com”. Retrieved Dec 30, 2016.