Celina Jade Biography

Celina Jade (born June 10, 1985), is a Chinese American actress, model, martial artist and singer who worked in Hollywood films.

Personal life

Jade was born in Hong Kong to American kung fu star Roy Horan (who shared the big screen with the legendary Bruce Lee and Jackie Chan), and is of Chinese, Spanish, French, English, and American Indian decent; and is fully fluent in spoken and written English, Cantonese, and Mandarin. She has a sister.

In 2003, Jade decided to pursue a degree in Management from the London School of Economics and graduated at the top of her class with First Class Honors.

Career

Jade played the lead role in her first film, Legendary Assassin. She also starred in Love Connected, and All's Well Ends Well; TV shows like Dolce Vita, Jade Solid Gold; and, regular appearances across TV channels in China including CCTV, Hunan TV, and CETV. There after, she landed her first role in a U.S. movie, The Man with the Iron Fists, as directed by the RZA. She also began filming her first web series, Wish Upon a Star, as lead actress alongside Asian superstar Peter Ho. This coincided with her first role in the CW network series Arrow, where she plays the role of Shado. She will be continuing her role in Arrow all through 2013.

Singing career

At age 14, Jade won an Asia-wide singing competition, which led to a record deal with Japanese producer, Tetsuya Komuro. Together, they released two EPs, Good News Bad News and 'Kwong Ying Zi Gan'. In July, 2000, she performed alongside Namie Amuro at the G8 Summit in Okinawa, Japan for the World Leaders. At age 15, she had her first No. 1 hit with the song, "Kwong Ying Zi Gan" in Taiwan. She has since then been featured in multiple ad campaigns for Marks & Spencer, Cathay Pacific, Motorola and Ponds globally.

Jade signed with music mogul Paco Wong (EMI) in 2007. She also sang the theme song for Legendary Assassin, "Ceng Jing Xin Teng", which was performed live on TV and radio stations across Asia. In 2009, she left Golden Typhoon (EMI) and signed with Terry McBride, CEO of Nettwerk Music Group (the force behind Avril Lavigne, Sarah McLachlan, Dido). In late 2012, Jade independently released her first self-written album across the internet.

Filmography

Television series

• Wish Upon a Star (2011) - Xiao Hui
• Mister French Taste (2012) - Angie Clarke
• Arrow (2013-) - Shado

Film

• Legendary Assassin (2008) - Hiu Wor
• All's Well, Ends Well 2009 (2009) - Mandy's party guest
• Love Connected (2009) - Mary
• I See You (2012) - Melissa
• Kung Fu Vettel: Drive of the Dragon (2012) - Herself
• The Man with the Iron Fists (2012) - Dragon Inn Singer
• Zombie Guillotines (2012) - Nun
• Tomorrow Comes Today (2013) - Chin-Chin/ Ting-Ting (post-production)

Video games

• Sleeping Dogs (2012) - Not Ping
• Nightmare in North Point (2012) - Not Ping