Xu Dongdong (Chinese: 徐冬冬; pinyin: Xú Dōngdōng; born 16 February 1990) is a Chinese actress, singer and model.[1][2]

Xu Dongdong
徐冬冬
Born (1990-02-16) February 16, 1990 (age 34)
Other namesRaquel Xu
Alma materPeople's Liberation Army Academy of Art
Occupation(s)Actress, singer, model
Years active2007–present
AgentXu Dongdong Studio
Musical career
GenresMandapop

Xu first rose to prominence in 2016 for playing Shen Jiawen, a drug trafficker, in the television series Yu Zui, which attracted more than 100 million views on iQiyi within days of its premiere, making it one of the most popular TV series tailored for the online platform.[3]

Early life and education

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Xu was born in Harbin, Heilongjiang on February 16, 1990. At the age of 7, she moved to Beijing.[4] She graduated from the People's Liberation Army Academy of Art.

Career

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Xu had her first experience in front of the camera in 2007, and she was chosen to act as a support actor in Tears in the Red City, a television series starring Cao Lan and Li Dongbei. And she subsequently appearing on Oriental King Lion.

Xu had a minor role as Yue Rong in Chen Xiang (2010), which starred Li Yapeng, Tommy Tam, Wu Mian, and Xu Huanshan.

Xu's first film role was a policewoman uncredited appearance in the romance film Eternal Moment (2011). It stars Li Yapeng, Xu Jinglei, Wang Xuebing, and Je Jie. The film grossed ¥200 million on a budget of only ¥10 million.[5]

In 2012, Xu appeared in television series, such as Master Lin in Seoul, The Sent-down Youth and Angry Photographer. She was cast in the gangster television series Skynet 2012. Other cast members are Du Zhiguo, Du Chun, Dai Jiaoqian, and Wu Ma. She participated in Jin Tailang's Happy Life, a romance television series starring Song Dandan, Li Xiaolu and Wang Lei.

Xu appeared as Na Na, a beautiful girl who appeared in the bar, in the thriller film Flash Play (2013). It stars Alex Fong, Zhang Xinyu, Chrissie Chau, Lee Wei, and Timmy Hung. She starred with Purba Rgyal in Letter of Tour. That same year, she starred in the romantic comedy television series Gorgeous Workers, alongside Hans Zhang, Choo Ja-hyun, Ken Chu, and Wu Peirou.[6]

In 2014, Xu played the lead role in the suspense horror thriller mystery film Closed Doors Village.[7] She had a cameo appearance in Lord of Shanghai, an action film starring Hu Jun, Yu Nan, Rhydian Vaughan, and Qin Hao. That same year, she played the drillmaster Meng Xue, the lead role in The First Paratrooper Team, costarring Purba Rgyal and Shao Bing.[8]

Xu had a minor role as Jenni in Love Contractually (2015), which starred Sammi Cheng and Joseph Chang.

In 2016, Xu had key supporting role in the Yu Zui, created by iQiyi. She was praised for her role. After Yu Zui was broadcast, it enjoyed the highest ratings in China and she quickly rose to prominence. She made a guest appearance on Wong Jing's Mission Milano, a Chinese-Hong Kong action adventure comedy film starring Andy Lau, Huang Xiaoming, Shen Teng, Wong Cho-lam, Michelle Hu and Ouyang Nana. She also appeared in Wong Jing and Andrew Lau's From Vegas to Macau III, an action film starring Chow Yun-fat, Andy Lau, Nick Cheung and Li Yuchun.[9] She played Shi Ying in the historical romance drama film Chinese Wine, opposite Van Fan and Huang Yi.[10]

Xu appeared in Chasing the Dragon, an action crime drama film directed by Wong Jing and Jason Kwan. The film stars Andy Lau reprising his role as Lee Rock from the film series of the same name, Donnie Yen as Crippled Ho, based on real life gangster Ng Sik-ho.[11]

Filmography

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Film

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Year English title Chinese title Role Notes
2011 Eternal Moment 将爱情进行到底 Policewoman
2013 Flash Play 致命闪玩 Na Na
The Password of Dream 梦的密码 Female lead
Letter of Tour 信之旅 Ou Shiman
2014 Closed Doors Village 封门村 Nina
70 80 90 恋爱789 Deng Jianing
Lord of Shanghai 上海王 Lu Xianglan
2015 Love Contractually 合约男女 Jenni
2016 男神训练营
A Test of Love Adventure A测试 Sister S
Mission Milano 王牌逗王牌 Xue Ji (Snow)
From Vegas to Macau III 澳门风云3 Female God of Gamblers
Little Lucky 玛格丽特的春天 Bao Hong
Chinese Wine 国酒 Shi Ying
2017 原罪 Zuo Lan
Chasing the Dragon 追龙 Rose (A Hua)
2019 A Test of Love Adventure
Mr. Loser
The Sexy Guys
Invisible Tattoo
The Sword Legend

TV series

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Year English title Chinese title Role Notes
2007 Oriental King Lion 东方狮王 Wu Ming
Tears in the Red City 泪洒红城
2010 Chen Xiang 血色沉香 Yue Rong
2012 Master Lin in Seoul 林师傅在首尔 Cui Chun'ai
The Sent-down Youth 知青 Lin Li
Jin Tailang's Happy Life 金太郎的幸福生活 Xiao Yu
Ordinary Time 平凡的岁月 Xu Danxia
Skynet 2012 天网2012 Zhu Xiao
Angry Photographer 愤怒的摄影师 Lin Yaohua
2013 Gorgeous Workers 华丽上班族 Qin Jialing
Rapture and Found 欢天喜地俏冤家 Chu Yue
2014 The Happy Life of Housewife 煮妇的幸福生活 Meng Nan
The First Paratrooper Team 第一伞兵队 Meng Xue
2016 Yu Zui 余罪 Shen Jiawen
2018 Guardian Angel 2018 Web Drama Cici Baby
Year English title Chinese title Singer Notes
2008 Half of Love 半个爱情 Li Jian
Promotional Copy 路一直都在 Eason Chan

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Music

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Year English title Chinese title Notes
2013 Love You So Much 爱你那么多

References

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  1. ^ "Xu Dongdong is very sexy, but the mineral water bottle to P crooked". bestchinanews. 2017-05-03. Retrieved 5 April 2018.
  2. ^ Heidi Hsia (2015-06-29). "Xu Dongdong denies dating Jeremy Lin". Yahoo. Retrieved 5 April 2018.
  3. ^ "Crime thriller series 'Yu Zui' sees good response". China Daily. 2016-05-27.
  4. ^ 《王牌》破亿 徐冬冬不愿走捷径依靠的只有自己. 163.com (in Chinese). 2016-10-07.
  5. ^ Chen Yingqun (2013-01-18). "Easy on the eye". chinadaily.com.cn.
  6. ^ 徐冬冬拍新戏《华丽上班族》 挑战陈好“万人迷”. 163.com (in Chinese). 2013-07-26.
  7. ^ 《封门村》心鬼折磨夫妻 徐冬冬感慨惊悚压激情. 163.com (in Chinese). 2014-04-29.
  8. ^ 《第一伞兵队》杀青 徐冬冬曝曾遭母校非议. 163.com (in Chinese). 2014-02-19.
  9. ^ 徐冬冬出演《澳门风云3》 与周润发刘嘉玲飙戏. Sohu (in Chinese). 2015-08-03.
  10. ^ 《国酒》首映礼在京举行 徐冬冬挑战红军女汉子. Sohu (in Chinese). 2015-12-16.
  11. ^ 《追龙》票房破5亿 徐冬冬戏里戏外如真实人生. Tencent (in Chinese). 2017-10-16.
  12. ^ Xu Dongdong at hkmdb.com
  13. ^ Xu Dongdong at chinesemov.com
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