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{{short description|Hong Kong actress (born 1971)}}
{{family name hatnote|[[Zhu (surname)|Chu]]|lang=Chinese}}

{{infobox person
| name = Athena Chu
| image = Athena Chu.jpg
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| caption = Chu in 2008
| birth_name = Chu Yan
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1971|10|25}}
| birth_place = [[British Hong Kong]]
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| occupation = {{hlist|Actress|singer}}
| years_active = 1992–present
| spouse = {{marriage|[[Paul Wong (musician)|Paul Wong]]|2012}}
| children = 1
| module = {{Infobox Chinese |child= yes|hide= no |headercolor=lightblue
| c = 朱茵
| p = Zhū Yīn
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'''Athena Chu''' (born '''Chu Yan'''; 25 October 1971)<ref name="scmp"/> is a [[Hong Kong people|Hong Kong]] actress and singer. She is best known for her role as Zixia Fairy in ''[[A Chinese Odyssey]]'' (1995).

== Early life and education ==
On 25 October 1971, Chu was born in [[Kowloon]], [[British Hong Kong|Hong Kong]]. Her father was a mathematics teacher who later started a business with her mother.<ref name="scmp">{{cite web|url=http://www.scmp.com/article/983308/sitting-pretty |title=Sitting pretty |newspaper=[[South China Morning Post]] |date=30 October 2011|access-date=2016-07-24}}</ref>

Chu attended [[The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts]] from 1990 to 1992, during which she hosted children's shows on the television station [[Television Broadcasts Limited|TVB]].<ref name="lovehkfilm">{{cite web|url=http://www.lovehkfilm.com/people/chu_athena.htm|title=Athena Chu Yan|work=LoveHKFilm.com|access-date=2008-10-03}}</ref><ref name=extra />

== Career ==
After graduating in 1992, Chu made her film debut in ''[[Fight Back to School II]]'' (1992), which earned her a nomination at the [[Hong Kong Film Award for Best New Performer]].<ref name="lovehkfilm"/> Chu started to attract public attention with her interpretation of Huang Rong in the remake of Wuxia drama ''[[The Legend of the Condor Heroes (1994 TV series)|The Legend of the Condor Heroes]]'' (1994).<ref name=extra>{{cite web|url=http://www.cctv.com/program/cultureexpress/20070528/102830_1.shtml|title=Fairy lady -- Athena Chu|date=28 May 2007|work=CCTV.com}}</ref>

Chu worked again with [[Stephen Chow]] in ''[[A Chinese Odyssey Part One: Pandora's Box|A Chinese Odyssey]]'' (1995). The role of Zi Xia (also known as Daisy Fairy) shot Chu to widespread fame in Hong Kong and parts of Asia.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/culture/2017-03/20/content_28619010.htm|title=Welcoming back, Zixia Fairy|date=20 March 2017|work=China Daily}}</ref><ref name=extra /> Another one of Chu's most notable films is ''The Boss Up There'' (1999). Her portrayal of a drug addict who finds God earned her a nomination for Best Actress at the [[Golden Horse Film Awards]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.media.org.hk/catalog/index.php/product/the-boss-up-there-1999/?lang=en|title=《THE BOSS UP THERE》(1999) 100′|work=Media.org.hk}}</ref><ref name="lovehkfilm"/>

Regarded by many as a sex symbol,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.china.org.cn/english/NM-e/109333.htm|title=HK Selects Its Sexiest Stars|date=13 October 2004|work=China.org.cn}}</ref> Chu has generally been cast in flower vase roles. She even made two appearances in Wong Jing’s ''Raped by an Angel'' series.<ref name=lovehkfilm /><ref name=scmp /> However, her role in ''[[Whispers and Moans (film)|Whispers and Moans]]'' (2007) won her recognition, despite not being nominated for any award.<ref name=daily>{{cite web|url=http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/culture/2014-04/11/content_17427284_18.htm|title=Stars who brushed shoulders with HK Film Awards|date=11 April 2014|work=China Daily}}</ref>

Chu was the first Hong Kong actress to be nominated at the [[International Emmy Award for Best Actress]], for her role as a disabled but inspirational women who overcomes all odds in the television series ''Wall-less World'' (2010).<ref name="scmp"/>

After a five years hiatus from the entertainment industry since 2011, Chu announced her comeback in 2016 with three upcoming films.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://sg.style.yahoo.com/athena-chu-happy-back-showbiz-160900355.html|title=Athena Chu happy to be back in showbiz|date=15 January 2016|work=Yahoo News}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Chu began dating singer and actor Paul Wong of [[Beyond (band)|Beyond]] in 1998, and married him in 2012. Chu and Wong have a daughter, Debbie (b. 2012).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ent.163.com/12/1025/03/8EKP6EQI00032KMI.html|title=黄贯中复工报喜：已与朱茵注册结婚女儿重6斤|date=25 October 2012|work=NetEase|language=zh}}</ref>

==Filmography==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+Film
|-
! Year
! Title
! class="unsortable" |Chinese title
! class="unsortable" |Role
! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
| rowspan=3|1992
| ''To Miss with Love''
| 逃學外傳
| Lai Man-si ||
|-
| ''Super Lady Cop''
| 超级女警
| Yoki
|
|-
| ''[[Fight Back to School II]]''
| 逃學威龍2
| Sandy
|Nominated-12th [[Hong Kong Film Award for Best New Performer]]
|-
| 1993
| ''[[Once a Cop]]''
| 超級計劃
| Annie Lee
|
|-
| rowspan=3|1993
| ''Taxi Hunter''
| 的士判官
| Yan
|
|-
| ''[[Tom, Dick and Hairy]]''
| 風塵三俠
| Pearl Chan
|
|-
| ''Vampire Family''
| 一屋哨牙鬼
| Chu Lee-mei
|
|-
| rowspan=2|1994
| ''Lantern''
| 燈籠
| Fong ||
|-
| ''Easy Money''
| 先洗未來錢
| Sisi Li
|
|-
| rowspan=6|1995
| ''Shaolin Kung Fu Kids''
| 笑林老祖
| Sister Lam
|
|-
|''Trouble Maker''
| 蠟筆小小生
|
|
|-
|''Remember M, Remember E''
| 那有一天不想你
| Chui Ching
|
|-
|''[[Cupid Love]]''
| 七月俏佳人
| Ching-ching
|
|-
| ''{{sortname|A|Chinese Odyssey Part One: Pandora's Box|A Chinese Odyssey}}''
| 西遊記第壹佰零壹回之月光寶盒
| Purple / Lin Zixia
|
|-
| ''{{sortname|A|Chinese Odyssey Part Two: Cinderella|nolink=1}}''
| 西遊記大結局之仙履奇緣
| Lin Zixia
|
|-
| rowspan=2|1996
| ''{{sortname|The|Feeling of Love|nolink=1}}''
| 重慶愛情感覺
| Ah Yin
|
|-
| ''Hero of Swallow''
| 神偷燕子李三
| Chinny
|
|-
| 1997
| ''Ah Fai the Dumb''
| 天才與白痴
| Man-man
|
|-
| rowspan=8|1998
| ''Temptress of a Thousand Face''
| 千面嬌娃
| Sherry Wong
|
|-
| ''Tricky King''
| 超級整蠱霸王
| DKNY / Yandy
|
|-
| ''Step into the Dark''
| 夜半無人屍語時
| Faith Ching
|
|-
| ''[[Shanghai Affairs]]''
| 新唐山大兄
| Sin
|
|-
| ''{{sortname|The|Love and Sex of the Eastern Hollywood|nolink=1}}''
| 愛在娛樂圈的日子
| Yue
|
|-
| ''Take Five''
| 對不起，幹掉你
|
|
|-
| ''[[Raped by an Angel 2: The Uniform Fan]]''
| 強姦2 制服誘惑
| Po-man
|
|-
| ''[[The Conman]]''
| 賭俠1999
| Ching
|
|-
| rowspan=4|1999
| ''{{sortname|The|H.K. Triad|nolink=1}}''
| O記三合會檔案
|
|
|-
| ''{{sortname|The|Boss Up There|nolink=1}}''
| 生命楂Fit人
| Fong Hei-tung
|Nominated- 36th [[Golden Horse Award for Best Leading Actress]]
|-
| ''Raped by an Angel 4: The Raper's Union''
| 強姦終極篇之最後羔羊
| Po-man
|
|-
| ''Horoscope 1: The Voice from Hell''
| 生人勿近之問米
| Jojo
|
|-
| rowspan=2|2000
| ''Love Correction''
| 緣份有Take 2
| Emma Lau
|
|-
| ''[[Conman in Tokyo]]''
| 中華賭俠
| Karen
|
|-
| rowspan=2|2001
| ''[[Stowaway (2001 film)|Stowaway]]''
| 驚天大逃亡
| Kam Lan
|
|-
| ''Never Say Goodbye''
| 有人說愛我
| Jean
|
|-
| rowspan=2|2002
| ''[[Chinese Odyssey 2002]]''
| 天下無雙
| Amour Amour
| guest star
|-
| ''Time 4 Hope''
| 二人三足
| Cindy
|
|-
| rowspan=1|2003
| ''Shiver''
| 心寒
| Sammi Mok Sum-yi
|
|-
| rowspan=2|2004
| ''Sex and the Beauties''
| 性感都市
| Kwan Tak-han
|
|-
| ''[[Love Is a Many Stupid Thing]]''
| 精裝追女仔2004
| Chu Yan
| guest star
|-
| 2007
| ''[[Whispers and Moans (film)|Whispers and Moans]]''
| 性工作者十日談
| Coco
|
|-
| rowspan=3|2010
| ''[[Just Another Pandora's Box]]''
| 越光寶盒
| Purple Cloud
| guest star
|-
| ''{{sortname|The|Aroma City|nolink=1}}''
| 芳香之城傳奇
| So Ling-fong
|
|-
| ''Let Love Come Back''
| 讓愛回家
| Ng Fan
|
|-
| 2011
| ''Scary Market''
| 嘿店
| Hui Zi
|
|-
|2017
|''Once Again''
|二次初恋
|Ye Lan
|
|-
|2018
|''The Lingering''
|古宅
|
|
|-
|TBA
|''Ambans''
| 驻藏大臣
|Dawa Yingzong
|
|}

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+Television
|-
! Year
! Title
! class="unsortable" |Chinese title
! class="unsortable" |Role
! class="unsortable" |Network
! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
| rowspan=4|1993
| ''Romance Beyond''
| 都市的童話
| Ding Dang
| [[Television Broadcasts Limited|TVB]] ||
|-
| ''{{sortname|The|Chord to Victory|nolink=1}}''
| 少年五虎
| Yeung Suet-lai
| TVB
|
|-
| ''{{sortname|The|Legendary Ranger}}''
| 原振俠
| Wan-choi
| TVB
|
|-
| ''{{sortname|The|Edge of Righteousness|nolink=1}}''
| 龍兄鼠弟 / 追日者
| Suen Ho-ho
| TVB
|
|-
| 1994
| ''{{sortname|The|Legend of the Condor Heroes|The Legend of the Condor Heroes (1994 TV series)}}''
| 射鵰英雄傳
| [[Huang Rong|Wong Yung]]
| TVB
|
|-
| rowspan=2|1997
| ''Wars of Bribery''
| 廉政行動組
| Chiu Wing-yee
| TVB
|
|-
| ''Tears in Heaven''
| 蒼天有淚
| Xiao Yujuan
|
|
|-
| rowspan=3|2000
| ''{{sortname|The|New Shaolin Temple|nolink=1}}''
| 新少林寺
| Princess Haotai
|
|
|-
| ''Kaixin Jiuhao''
| 開心就好
| Susie
|
|
|-
| ''{{sortname|The|Duke of Mount Deer|The Duke of Mount Deer (2000 TV series)}}''
| 小寶與康熙
| [[List of The Deer and the Cauldron characters|A'ke]] / [[Chen Yuanyuan]]
| TVB
|
|-
|rowspan=2| 2002
| ''Xiao Shiyilang''
| 蕭十一郎
| Shen Bijun
| [[China Television|CTV]]
|
|-
| ''Palm of Ru Lai'
|| 如來神掌
| Tu Xuehua / Sun Biyun / Sun Jinling
| [[Asia Television|ATV]]
|
|-
| 2003
| ''Nannü Zidian''
| 男女字典
| Kelly
| PCCW
| Network drama
|-
| 2005
| ''Eonian Hero''
| 逐日英雄
| Xiang Wanting
|
|
|-
| 2006
| ''[[Fox Volant of the Snowy Mountain (2006 TV series)|Fox Volant of the Snowy Mountain]]''
| 雪山飛狐
| Yuan Ziyi
| ATV
|
|-
| 2007
| ''Baoxue Lihua''
| 暴雨梨花
| Lu Huanong
|
|
|-
| rowspan=2|2008
| ''Gorgeous Adventure''
| 華麗冒險
| Amy
|
|
|-
| ''Yiqian Di Yanlei''
| 一千滴眼淚
| Shen Xinyi
|
|
|-
| 2010
| ''{{sortname|A|World Without Walls|nolink=1}}''
| 沒有牆的世界
| Tai Mung
| [[Radio Television Hong Kong|RTHK]]
| television film , Nominated [[International Emmy Award for Best Actress]]
|-
| 2011
| ''[[Twin of Brothers (2011 TV series)|Twin of Brothers]]''
| 大唐雙龍傳之長生訣
| Fu Junzhuo / Fu Junyu
|
|
|}

Source: <ref name="one">{{Cite web |url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0160803/ |title=Athena Chu
|access-date=2010-03-16|publisher=imdb.com}}</ref><ref name="two">{{Cite web |url=http://chinesemov.com/actors/Athena%20Chu.html |title=Athena Chu |access-date=2010-03-16 |publisher=chinesemov.com| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100330004937/http://chinesemov.com/actors/Athena%20Chu.html| archive-date= 30 March 2010 | url-status= live}}</ref>

==Discography==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year !! Title !! Chinese Title
|-
|1996 || ''Earthquake'' ||地震
|-
|1997 || ''Glass'' || 玻璃
|-
|1998 || ''Ti Ti Ta'' ||踢踢踏
|-
| 2002 || ''Let's Jump'' ||跳起来
|-
|2003 || ''Possession'' || 迷恋
|-
|2004 || colspan=2|Attitude
|-
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb name|0160803}}
* {{Hkmdb name|9467}}
* [http://www.hkcinemagic.com/en/people.asp?id=247 HK Cinemagic entry]

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[[Category:Hong Kong television actresses]]
[[Category:Hong Kong film actresses]]
[[Category:Alumni of the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts]]
[[Category:21st-century Hong Kong women singers]]
[[Category:20th-century Hong Kong actresses]]
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