JuJu Chan

JuJu Chan Szeto 司徒鈺芸 (Formerly JuJu Chan 陳鈺芸) is a Hong Kong-born American actress, martial artist, model, singer, and writer. She is also a winner in the Miss Chinatown USA 2009 pageant, and has been called the "Female Bruce Lee" by fans and media. She received her master's degree in Film and Television from New York University. Chan is best known for her role as Silver Dart Shi in the latest "" (Released on 26 February 2016), and her role as Zan in Netflix Series "Wu Assassins" (Released on 8 August 2019).
Early life.
JuJu Chan Szeto was born in Hong Kong on February 2, 1989. When she was a child, she was a fan of action films starring Jackie Chan, Jet Li, Donnie Yen and Bruce Lee, which inspired her to begin martial arts at the age of 10. She first started in Judo, as that was the closest school at the time. She then went on to learn Shotokan karate, Wushu, Hung Ga, Wing Chun, Nunchaku, ITF Taekwondo (in which she became a member the Hong Kong National Team) and Muay Thai.
Entertainment career.
In August 2009, Chan participated in the RTHK reality series "Rich Mate Poor Mate" (窮富翁大作戰), where four participants from wealthy backgrounds experience the lives of the not so fortunate. During the 120-hour experience, Chan (nicknamed "The Beauty Queen") has to live the life of a single immigrant mother in Hong Kong while taking care of her eight-year-old boy.""
2009- Chan starred in "Lumina" as the title character. "Lumina" started as a web series written and directed by Jennifer Thym. The nine-part web series is a dark fantasy.
2011- Chan played Bruce Lee's kung fu sister in "The Young Boxer" (詠春小龍), her first action film directed by Antony Szeto, also named as Female Bruce Lee by the Hong Kong Press and the only female actress in Hong Kong who has mastered the nunchuckus, including double nunchuchkus.
2012- She has one of the lead roles, Ping Wei, the head concubine, in Roger Corman's Hollywood thriller "Palace of the Damned" (previously named "The Living Dead"). Chan also played the lead actress, Pixie Ho, in an Australian-Chinese Production, "Hit Girls", an action comedy short film.
2013 Winner of Breakout Female Action Star in Action at Films International Film Festival 2013 for "Hit Girls" (short) *Award shared with actress Maria Tran*.
Chan was the associate producer on Antony Szeto's "Fist of the Dragon", where she also played Meili.
Chan starred as Silver Dart Shi in "" directed by Yuen Woo Ping.
2017 - Chan is the lead actress in "Savage Dog" released in July 2017, and she received an acting award, Best Actress in a Feature Film at Widescreen Film and Music Video Festival, Miami, US for her role in "Fist of the Dragon".
In August 2018, it was announced that Chan would be starring in the role of Zan on the Netflix series, "Wu Assassins".
2019 - 30 April, "Invincible Dragon" was released, starring Chinese action star Max Zhang, MMA legend Anderson Silva and Chan. Directed by Fruit Chan.
2019 - August 8, "Wu Assassins" was released. Chan is one of the main characters in the show, and is in 9 out of 10 episodes playing Zan. She will reprise her role in the sequel film, titled "Wu Assassins: Fistful of Vengeance".
Tony Jaa, Frank Grillo, Chan joined the Nicolas Cage martial arts thriller "Jiu Jitsu."
Pageant career.
Chan participated in the Miss Chinatown USA pageant in January 2009 in San Francisco, where she won the TVB People's Choice Award. She has also participated at the United Nations Pageants International in July 2009 in Jamaica, where she has won Miss Congeniality, Miss United Nations China, Miss Photogenic, and Miss International Ambassador 2009. She was also a semi-finalist in Miss Hong Kong 2010 but withdrew from the contest for personal reasons.
Album.
Release date: 2011, 5 December<br>
Songs：
Other work.
Since Chan's involvement with "Rich Mate Poor Mate" she has enrolled in a local organization that works with children. She is part of the organization's mentorship program that helps children in need.
In 2010, Chan became the spokesperson and ambassador of Heroes2, a charity organization which focuses on reforestation throughout the areas of rural China. In August, she headlines the Heroes2 event "Be the Heroes2 Environmental Superstars" contest, where the charity searches for rising environmental stars.
Chan has also written her first semi-autobiography"To Live a Beautiful Life," releasing it in June 2010. In the book, Chan discusses her feelings about life, ideas about charity, her charitable mission, and her experiences on "Millionaires Fight Poverty".
Personal life.
Chan studied at the University of San Francisco and graduated with a bachelor's degree with honors in Computer Science and Mathematics and followed it up with a master's degree from the Tisch School of the Arts TV and film School. She emigrated to the United States with her parents at the age of 3 and settled in San Francisco. She has a twin sister.
On October 1, 2019, Chan married "Fist of the Dragon" director, Antony Szeto, in Los Angeles.