Huang Shengyi

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Chinese name 黃聖依 (Traditional)

Chinese name 黄圣依 (Simplified)

Pinyin Huáng Shèngyī (Mandarin)

Jyutping Wong4 Sing3 Ji1 (Cantonese)

Born February 11, 1983 (1983-02-11) (age 28)

Shanghai, China

Other name(s) Eva Huang

Occupation Actress, Singer

Years active 2002 - present

Huang was born and raised in Shanghai. Her father was educated in the United States and lived there in the early 1990s, while her mother worked as an editor in a newspaper agency in Shanghai. She graduated from the Beijing Film Academy in 2005.

In 2004, Huang signed a contract with Stephen Chow to play the female lead character, Fong, in his action-comedy film film Kung Fu Hustle. In August the following year, she ended her contract with Chow's company after appearing in a magazine photo shoot without their consent.
Both sides became involved in legal suits in Hong Kong and Shanghai until 2007.

Starting in 2006, Huang worked with China Juli Group on a number of television series, including Tianxian Pei (2007), Riyue Lingkong (2007) and Guangfu Taiji Chuanqi (2010). She joined Emperor Entertainment Group in 2008. In 2009, Huang became the CEO of China Juli Group's Entertainment Media Co., Ltd, drawing a six-figure salary annually.