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Zine Tseng (Chinese: 曾靖; born 1993/1994) is a Taiwanese actress best known for her role as Ye Wenjie in the American Netflix sci-fi series 3 Body Problem.
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曾靖 | |||||||||||||
| Born | Zine Tseng 1993 or 1994 (age 30–31) Tamsui District, New Taipei City, Taiwan | ||||||||||||
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| Occupation | Actress | ||||||||||||
| Years active | 2024–present | ||||||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 曾靖 | ||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 曾靖 | ||||||||||||
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Tseng was born in 1993 or 1994 in the Tamsui District of New Taipei City, Taiwan, to a Taiwanese father and Hunanese mother.[1][2] She began practicing martial arts at a young age due to the influence of her grandfather, including learning Northern Praying Mantis and nunchucks.[3] She split her childhood time between Taiwan and China,[2] and later moved to the United States, where she completed high school.[4] Tseng continued her studies at the USC School of Dramatic Arts in 2013 and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in theater.[5][6] From 2017 to 2019, she starred in David Henry Hwang's play Chinglish on the invitation of a friend, which sparked her interest in acting.[2] Instead of returning to Taiwan to start a cafe in Taitung City as initially planned, she enrolled at USC again to pursue a Master of Fine Arts in acting and intended to pursue a career in stage performances.[2][4] However, she deferred her studies for a year in 2021 due to COVID-19 and ultimately quit the program in her second year when she was cast in 3 Body Problem.[4]
Tseng made her onscreen acting debut with the 2024 American Netflix sci-fi series 3 Body Problem, adapted from the Chinese novel of the same name.[4] She shared a main role with Rosalind Chao, portraying the younger version of Ye Wenjie, a Chinese astrophysicist who contacted extraterrestrial beings during the Cultural Revolution.[7][8] While still enrolled at USC in 2021, Tseng was invited by a classmate who majored in directing to audition for the role, and she was selected by director Derek Tsang from a pool of 3,000 contestants.[2][4] She was required to move to London for an eight-month shoot, leading her to discontinue her master's studies.[2][9] Tseng also worked on the Mandarin dialogues for the scenes set in China.[10] Her performance was critically acclaimed, with Palmer Haasch of Business Insider calling it "a brilliant debut performance" and Therese Lacson of Collider describing it as "magnificent",[11][12] and it earned her Outstanding Performance in a Drama Series at the 1st Gotham TV Awards.[13]
Tseng signed with Artist International Group in August 2023,[14] and she has expressed interest in making her debut in Taiwanese cinema.[1][15] In 2024, Tseng was cast in a lead role as Princess Gulun Shou'an, a Chinese scholar and martial artist, in Guy Ritchie's upcoming series Young Sherlock.[16][17]
After the filming of 3 Body Problem, Tseng returned to Taiwan and is currently residing in the mountain regions of Tamsui.[4]
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3 Body Problem | Young Ye Wenjie | Main role; 4 episodes[7] |
| TBA | Young Sherlock | Princess Gulun Shou'an | Main role; filming[16] |
| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result | Ref. |
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| 2024 | 1st Gotham TV Awards | Outstanding Performance in a Drama Series | 3 Body Problem | Won | [13] |
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