Athena Chu

Chinese Actress, Model and Singer

Profile
Popular name          Athena Chu 朱茵
Birth name               Zhu Yin
Other name             Chu Yan
Birth date                 October 25, 1971
Birth place               Hong Kong
Height                     5' 1¾" (1.57 m)
Weight                     43kg
Occupation              Actress, Model, Singer
Star sign                  Scorpio
Chinese zodiac        Pig
Blood type              AB


Biography
Chu attended The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts from 1990 to 1992, during which time she hosted children's shows on the television station TVB. After graduating in 1992, she started working on films, and dated actor Stephen Chow for several years, co-starring with him in A Chinese Odyssey. Her roles with Chow kick-started her film career, and she is considered one of the Sing girls. Later, she moved on to work on television dramas produced by TVB. After leaving TVB, Chu worked as a model and continued acting in films during the 1990s. In 2000, she started working on Mainland Chinese and Taiwanese television series. She has been dating Paul Wong from the rock band Beyond for many years.