Jessica Hsuan
| Jessica Hsuan | |||||||||
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| Chinese name | 宣萱 | ||||||||
| Pinyin | Xuān Xuān (Mandarin) | ||||||||
| Birth name | Jessica Hester Hsuan | ||||||||
| Born |
18 August 1970 Hong Kong | ||||||||
| Occupation | Actress | ||||||||
| Years active | 1993—present | ||||||||
| Ancestry | Shanghai, China | ||||||||
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Jessica Hester Hsuan (Chinese: 宣萱; pinyin: Xuān Xuān; [IPA: syn hyn]; born 18 August 1970), also known as Suen Huen, is a Hong Kong actress.
Early life
Hsuan's father gave her the name 'Jessica', while her mother gave her the name 'Hester', which gave her full name Jessica Hester Hsuan. She was educated at Hong Kong's Maryknoll Convent School for primary education, and then at Pooi To Middle School. She later boarded at Roedean School in Britain.
Hsuan graduated with a bachelor's degree in Materials Science and Engineering from Imperial College London in 1992.[1]
Career
Hsuan started her career in late 1992 and early 1993. Along with Maggie Cheung Ho Yee, Ada Choi, Flora Chan and Kenix Kwok, she is known as one of the Top 5 "Fa Dans" (term used for actresses with high popularity) of TVB from the mid-1990s to mid-2000s. She has collaborated with many TVB leading actors including Louis Koo, Wong He, Chilam Cheung, Nick Cheung, Gallen Lo, Roger Kwok, Sunny Chan, Joe Ma, Bobby Au-yeung, etc. she won the 1999 Best Actress for her role in Detective Investigation Files IV.
She changed her contract to a "per-series" as of late 2006, after it was disclosed that she did not renew her current contract.
Filmography
Awards
References
External links
- Jessica Hsuan on Sina Weibo
- Jessica Hester Hsuan at the Internet Movie Database
- Jessica Hester at the Hong Kong Movie DataBase
| Awards and achievements | ||
|---|---|---|
| TVB Anniversary Awards | ||
| Preceded by Ada Choi for Secret of the Heart |
Best Actress 1999 for Detective Investigation Files IV |
Succeeded by Carol Cheng for War of the Genders |
| Power Academy Awards | ||
| Preceded by Andy Lau |
Performance Power Award 2002 for Burning Flame II |
Succeeded by herself |
| Preceded by herself and Shing Ka-ying for Burning Flame II |
Performance Power Award 2003 for Square Pegs |
Succeeded by Leo Ku |
| Preceded by Flora Chan for A Case of Misadventure |
Outstanding Actress in Television 2003 for Square Pegs |
Succeeded by Sheren Tang for War and Beauty |
| Preceded by vacant |
Performance Power Award 2007 for The Drive of Life |
Succeeded by Tavia Yeung for Moonlight Resonance |