Celina Jade: Difference between revisions

| occupation = Actress, singer, model▼

| years_active = 2008–present ▼

'''Celina Horan''' (born June 10, 1990), professionally known as '''Celina Jade''', is a [[Chinese people|Chinese]] American actress, model, singer/songwriter and martial artist most known for her work as Shado in the [[The CW|CW]] series “[[Arrow (TV series)|Arrow]]”.<ref name="celinajade">{{cite news|last1=Lo|first1=Andrea|title=Celina Jade|url=http://hk-magazine.com/city-living/article/celine-jade|accessdate=19 December 2014|work=Hong Kong Magazine|date=13 February 2014}}</ref><ref name=SCMP141912>{{cite news|title=My life: Celina Jade|url=http://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/article/1238855/my-life-celina-jade|accessdate=19 December 2014|work=South China Morning Post}}</ref>▼

== Personal life ==▼

Jade was born in Hong Kong to American Kung Fu star [[Roy Horan]] and Chinese mother Christina Hui.<ref name="celinajade" /><ref name="SCMP141912"/> She was educated in a local Chinese school from kindergarten till high school and is fluent in written & spoken Cantonese, Mandarin & English. She learned archery, shooting & Tae Kwan Do from her father growing up. At 14, she left Hong Kong for New Jersey<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.c-heads.com/2016/08/18/love-from-hong-kong-actress-and-restauranteur-celina-jade/|title=Love from Hong Kong: Actress and restauranteur Celina Jade|date=2016-08-18|website=C-Heads Magazine|access-date=2016-11-30}}</ref> but returned shortly after to her hometown where she switched from a local Chinese school to Island School ([[English Schools Foundation]]). It was her education at Island School that helped pave her way to London where she later attended university at the [[London School of Economics]]. She graduated top of her class with First Class Honours in BSc Management.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=http://www.celinajade.com/about|title=Celina Jade Official Website|website=Celina Jade Official Website|access-date=2016-11-30}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.lse.ac.uk/aboutLSE/keyFacts/LSEDigest/pdf/LSEDigest2005-06.pdf|title=LSE Digest 2005-2006|last=|first=|date=|website=|publisher=|access-date=}}</ref> Outside of being an actress, Jade is a vegetarian, a daily meditator & a healthy eating advocate for battling climate change. Inspired by a serious burn accident in 2012,<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/article/1238855/my-life-celina-jade|title=My life: Celina Jade|newspaper=South China Morning Post|access-date=2016-11-30}}</ref> Jade began her journey as a vegetarian and in 2016, worked hand-in-hand with her fiancé Christian Gerard Mongendre in opening a 2 floor plant-based restaurant in Hong Kong called HOME - Eat to Live under ZS Hospitality Group to promote sustainable living & healthier lifestyles.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://hashtaglegend.com/post/power-couple-christian-mongendre-celina-jade-home-eat-to-live-chain-restaurant|title=Power Couple Christian Mongendre and Celina Jade are Out to Build a Chain of Fast but Healthy Restaurants - Hashtag Legend|website=hashtaglegend.com|access-date=2016-11-30}}</ref>▼

==Acting career==▼

Jade's acting career started in Hong Kong & China in 2007. She was cast as the leading lady in her first film, ''[[Legendary Assassin]]'' alongside [[Wu Jing (actor)|Wu Jing]]. She also starred in Chinese Films ''Love Connected'', and ''All's Well Ends Well''; appearing on TV shows like ''[[Dolce Vita (TV programme)|Dolce Vita]]'', ''[[Jade Solid Gold Best Ten Music Awards Presentation|Jade Solid Gold]]''; with regular appearances across TV channels in China including [[TVB]], [[China Central Television|CCTV]] and [[Hunan Television|Hunan TV]]. In 2012, she landed her first role in a US film by [[Universal Studios|Universal Pictures]], ''[[The Man with the Iron Fists]]'', as directed by the [[RZA]] starring [[Russell Crowe]] & [[Lucy Liu]]. During the same year, she lent her voice as the character, Not Ping, in the Square Enix game ''[[Sleeping Dogs (video game)|Sleeping Dogs]]''. She also began filming her first web series, ''Wish Upon a Star'', as lead actress alongside Asian actor [[Peter Ho]]. Later in 2012, Jade was cast to play the recurring role of [[Shado (comics)|Shado]] (Oliver Queen's martial arts teacher & girlfriend) in [[The CW]] series ''[[Arrow (TV series)|Arrow]]'',<ref name=TDQ130411/><ref>{{cite news|last1=Abrams|first1=Natalie|title=Arrow Exclusive: Celina Jade on Shado's New Partnership with Oliver|url=http://www.tvguide.com/news/arrow-celina-jade-shado-oliver-spoilers-1062249.aspx|accessdate=19 December 2014|work=TV Guide|date=5 March 2013}}</ref> a TV Show based on the [[DC Comics]] [[Green Arrow]]. She appeared in eighteen episodes over the first two seasons, before reappearing as Shado's twin sister Mei for two episodes of season three and 1 episode in season 4. In 2015, Jade starred opposite Asian action star [[Tony Jaa]], [[Dolph Lundgren]] and [[Ron Perlman]] in “[[Skin Trade (film)|Skin Trade]]” as the leading lady. Shortly after, she was cast to play the character April in Indie film "April Flowers".<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://variety.com/2015/film/asia/celina-jade-in-april-flowers-1201484368/|title=Celina Jade To Star in ‘April Flowers’ (EXCLUSIVE)|last=Frater|first=Patrick|date=2015-04-30|newspaper=Variety|language=en-US|access-date=2016-11-30}}</ref> In 2016, Jade rejoins [[Wu Jing (actor)|Wu Jing]] to play the lead actress in the sequel of Chinese Franchise [[Wolf Warriors|Wolf Warrior]] alongside China's Zhang Han & [[Frank Grillo]] ([[Captain America: The Winter Soldier|Captain America]]). Distributors have guaranteed a minimum box office of $120 million (RMB800 million) from mainland Chinese theaters, when it releases in August next year.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://variety.com/2016/film/asia/celina-jade-joins-wolf-warriors-2-1201926252/|title=Celina Jade Joins Jacky Wu’s ‘Wolf Warriors 2’ (EXCLUSIVE)|last=Frater|first=Patrick|date=2016-11-24|newspaper=Variety|language=en-US|access-date=2016-11-30}}</ref>▼

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]] in front of [[Bill Clinton|President Bill Clinton]] & other world leaders at the [[26th G8 summit|G8 Summit]] in Okinawa, Japan. 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]]s, [[Cathay Pacific]], [[Motorola]] and [[Ponds Cream|Ponds]] globally.<ref name=":0" />▼

Jade signed with music mogul [[Paco Wong]] under [[Gold Typhoon]] ([[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 China. In 2009, she left GoldTyphoon (EMI) and signed with [[Terry McBride (CEO)|Terry McBride]], CEO of [[Nettwerk Music Group]] (the force behind [[Avril Lavigne]], [[Sarah McLachlan]], [[Dido (singer)|Dido]]). In 2011, Jade wrote & sang the Mandarin single "Xun Zhao (The Find)" for the web series Wish Upon A Star & sang the theme song "Shi Zhong" with The Wheels. In late 2012, Jade independently released her first self-written album across the internet, Celina.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/au/album/celina/id577147800|title=Celina by Celina Jade on iTunes|website=iTunes|access-date=2016-11-30}}</ref> In 2013, Jade was cast as the leading lady in the musical Good Morning Hong Kong which played at the Lyric Theatre in the Academy of Performing Arts.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.threeifbyspace.net/2013/12/interview-with-arrows-celina-jade/|title=Interview with Arrow's Celina Jade {{!}} Three If By Space|date=2013-12-10|newspaper=Three If By Space|language=en-US|access-date=2016-11-30}}</ref> In 2014, Jade recorded a duet "迷彩 Fighting For" which hit No.1 on the TVB8 Chart and won the TVB8 Best Song Awards. The "Fighting For" Music Movie was selected by the Hanoi International Film Festival 2014 to premiere in Asia, and was the only Hong Kong short film to be in competition with 30 other shorts.▼

== Charity Work ==▼

In 2014 & 2015, Jade supports Maggie's Cancer Caring Center in Hong Kong and offers her singing performances to raise money at the Fayre of St John's yearly event.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.quintessentially.com/news/quintessentially-fayre-of-st-johns-2016|title=Fayre of St John’s 2016 - Hong Kong {{!}} Quintessentially|website=www.quintessentially.com|access-date=2016-11-30}}</ref> Other charities & causes supported by Jade throughout the years include [[FilmAid International|Filmaid]] <ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.elle.com.hk/fashion/news/van-cleef-arpels-in-the-power-of-film-2014|title=ELLE.com.hk - 名人時尚：Van Cleef & Arpels 玫瑰金鑽飾熱潮|last=HK|first=Amelie Au @ ELLE|newspaper=ELLE HK|access-date=2016-11-30}}</ref> using the power of film and media to transcend language and literacy, [[Room to Read|Room To Read]]<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.dimsumandthensome.com.hk/hk/events/room-to-read-a-night-for-nepal/|title=Room to Read – A Night for Nepal -|language=en-US|access-date=2016-11-30}}</ref> focusing on girls' education and children's literacy in Asia and Africa, [[Bloomberg Charity Day]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.looktothestars.org/photo/10017-celina-jade-for-room-to-read|title=Photo: Celina Jade for Room to Read|website=Look to the Stars|access-date=2016-11-30}}</ref> the Elephant Society <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/BMuGdbdDPk6/|title=Instagram photo by Celina Jade • Nov 12, 2016 at 6:34pm UTC|website=Instagram|access-date=2016-11-30}}</ref> working to stop the illegal trade in wildlife and animal parts, [[Foodlink]] Hong Kong<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://timeout-admin-node1.candrholdings.com/around-town/events/63946/foodlink-torq-ride-and-gathering.html|title=Foodlink Torq: Ride and Gathering|website=timeout-admin-node1.candrholdings.com|access-date=2016-11-30}}</ref> mitigating hunger, fighting poverty and fostering nutritional wellness in HK, [[AmfAR, The Foundation for AIDS Research|AMFAR]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.google.com.hk/search?biw=911&bih=445&tbm=isch&sa=1&q=celina+jade+amfar&oq=celina+jade+amfar&gs_l=img.3...354320.356650.0.356834.19.11.0.0.0.0.349.1577.0j1j3j2.6.0....0...1c.1.64.img..13.5.1244...0j0i30k1j0i5i30k1j0i67k1j0i24k1.pCq-rRpGdgI#imgrc=gYYqa8LaZ4MPtM:|title=celina jade amfar - Google 搜尋|website=www.google.com.hk|access-date=2016-11-30}}</ref> supporting HIV/AIDS research, [[Asia Society]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://asiasociety.org/southern-california/events/2015-annual-gala|title=2015 Annual Gala|website=Asia Society|access-date=2016-11-30}}</ref> forging closer ties between Asia and the West through arts, education, policy and business outreach. ▼

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