Jessica Hsuan

Hong Kong actress (born 1970) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Jessica Hester Hsuan (Chinese: 宣萱; Jyutping: Syun1 Hyun1; born 18 August 1970), also known as Suen Huen, is a Hong Kong actress.

Born (1970-08-18) 18 August 1970 (age 55)[1]
British Hong Kong
OthernamesSuen Huen
CitizenshipHong Kong
United Kingdom
AlmamaterImperial College London (BSc)[2]
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Jessica Hsuan
Hsuan in 2021
Born (1970-08-18) 18 August 1970 (age 55)[1]
British Hong Kong
Other namesSuen Huen
CitizenshipHong Kong
United Kingdom
Alma materImperial College London (BSc)[2]
OccupationActress
Years active1993—present
AwardsFull list
Chinese name
Chinese宣萱
Hanyu PinyinXuān Xuān
JyutpingSyun1 Hyun1
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Early life

Hsuan's father gave her the name Jessica, while her mother gave her the middle name Hester. She was educated in Hong Kong at Maryknoll Convent School for primary education and at Pooi To Middle School. She later boarded at Roedean School in Britain.[2]

Hsuan graduated with a bachelor's degree in materials science and engineering from Imperial College London in 1992.[2]

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 was known as one of the top five "Fa Dans" (a term borrowed from Peking Opera for roles depicting young maidens, and 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 and Bobby Au-yeung. She won the 1999 TVB Anniversary Award for Best Actress for her role in Detective Investigation Files IV.

She changed her contract to a "per-series" in late 2006, after it was disclosed that she had not renewed her current contract.

In 2017, Hsuan played a leading role in TVB series My Unfair Lady (Chinese: 不懂撒嬌的女人). She won the My Favorite TVB Actress (also known as Malaysia's TV Queen) at the TVB Star Awards in Malaysia in 2017 for her performance in this series, her first leading actress award since 1999.

Louis Koo's film production company, One Cool Film Production, was able to acquire the rights of the series A Step into the Past in 2015 and adapt to the big screen - Back to the Past. Production for the film officially wrapped on 7 July 2019. Hsuan will play a role in the movie.[3]

Hsuan also played the role of Leslie Lam in Hong Kong Disneyland's theme ride Ant-Man and The Wasp: Nano Battle!.[4]

Frequently acting as hostage in television series and films

Among the TV drama and films Hsuan starred in, she was frequently "kidnapped" in the stories. This has drawn the attention of internet users in Hong Kong. Occasionally she was known as the "Queen of hostage" (人質王). Nevertheless, she always survived in the end.[5]

Filmography

Main article: Jessica Hsuan filmography

Awards and nominations

Hsuan is one of the most honored actresses in Hong Kong, with 13 Best Actress awards.

More information Year, Organisation ...
Year Organisation Category Nominated work Result Ref
1995 Next Magazine TV Award Top 10 Artists N/a 8th
1999 TVB Anniversary Awards My Favorite Actress In A Leading Role Detective Investigation Files IV (as Quin Mo Chiu Kwan) Won [6]
2000 TVB Anniversary Awards My Top 10 Favorite Television Characters A Matter of Customs (as Moon Fung Moon-fan) 8th
Next Magazine TV Award Top 10 Artists N/a 2nd
2001 TVB Anniversary Awards My Top 13 Favorite Television Characters A Step into the Past (as Wu Ting-fong) 9th [7]
2002 TVB Anniversary Awards My Top 12 Favorite Television Characters Golden Faith (as Rachel Ching) 2nd
Next Magazine TV Award Top 10 Artists N/a 2nd
2025 Star Awards Best Actress Kill Sera Sera (as Shao Ruoyun) Won [8]
Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes N/a Nominated [9]
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