Zhu Xudan

In this Chinese name, the family name is Zhu (祝).

Zhu Xudan (Chinese: 祝绪丹; born 15 April 1992), also known as Bambi Zhu, is a Chinese actress. She is best known for her supporting role in Eternal Love and her lead role as Zhou Zhiruo in Heavenly Sword and Dragon Slaying Sabre.^[1] She is also known for her roles in Miss the Dragon, Cute Programmer and Love Game in Eastern Fantasy.

Zhu Xudan
Born	(1992-04-15) 15 April 1992 (age 32) Qiqihar, Heilongjiang
Other names	Bambi Zhu
Alma mater	Central Academy of Drama
Occupation	Actress
Years active	2013–present
Agent	Jay Walk Studio
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese	祝绪丹
Traditional Chinese	祝緒丹
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Zhù Xùdān

Early life and education

Zhu Xudan was born 15 April 1992 in Qiqihar, Heilongjiang. Since the young age of 6, she started learning dance. Prior to debuting, she worked as an advertisement model.^[2] In 2010, Zhu was enrolled in the Central Academy of Drama majoring in performance arts.^[3] In 2012, she participated in the variety program Crazy For School Beauty, and was then signed on to Le.com as an artist for seven months.^[4][5]

Career

2013–2015: Acting debut

In 2013, Zhu made her first appearance in the CCTV legal program Wo Di Qian Chuan: Jie Mei. The same year, she appeared in the sitcom Wonder Lady, and also starred in the music short film Long Tan Dream.^[6] Zhu then appeared in a series of short web films.^[7]

In 2015, Zhu received her first major role in the web series The Ferryman 2; and also appeared in the historical war drama The Legend of Yongle Emperor,^[8] and period mystery drama A Detective Housewife.^[9]

2017–present: Rising popularity

In 2017, Zhu played the antagonist in the fantasy romance drama Eternal Love.^[10] The series was a major hit and led to increased popularity for Zhu.^[11] The same year, she played her first leading role in the romantic campus web series Hi Flower;^[12] and also starred in the fantasy wuxia drama The Soul Stitcher.^[13][14]

In 2018, Zhu played supporting roles in the workplace drama Negotiator and romantic comedy drama Sweet Dreams.^[15][16] Both dramas attained high ratings when it aired on Hunan Television and led to increased recognition for Zhu.^[17]

In 2019, Zhu starred as one of the two female leads, Zhou Zhiruo in the wuxia drama Heavenly Sword and Dragon Slaying Sabre based on the novel of the same name by Jin Yong.^[18] Zhu received increased recognition after the drama aired.^[19]

Zhu is also set to star in the period romance drama Love in a Fallen City alongside Ethan Juan,^[20] and crime suspense drama Haunted Houses Handbook alongside Hou Minghao.^[21]

Filmography

Television series

Year	English title	Chinese title	Role	Network	Notes/Ref.
2013	Wo Di Qian Zhuan: Jie Mei	卧底前传之姐妹篇	Xiao Mei	CNTV
2014	Wonder Lady 4	极品女士第四季		Sohu TV	bit part
2015	The Ferryman 2	灵魂摆渡2	Xiao Yu	iQiyi
2016	A Detective Housewife	煮妇神探	Qiu Shui	Zhejiang TV	[9]
	Chronicle of Life	寂寞空庭春欲晚	Rui Min
	The Legend of Yongle Emperor	英雄诀	Zhang Xixi	PPTV	[8]
	Mr. Right	真命天子	Yang Muyun	Chongqing TV
2017	Eternal Love	三生三世十里桃花	Xuan Nu	Dragon TV, Zhejiang TV	[10]
	Hi Flower	囧女翻身之嗨如花	Lu Ruhua	Youku	[12]
	The Soul Stitcher	画心师	Cen Huan	Sohu TV	[13]
2018	Negotiator	谈判官	Shang Bichen	Hunan TV	[15]
	Sweet Dreams	一千零一夜	Zhou Xinyan		[16]
2019	Heavenly Sword and Dragon Slaying Sabre	倚天屠龙记	Zhou Zhiruo	Tencent	[18]
2020	Psych-Hunter	心宅猎人	Yuan Muqing	iQiyi	[21]
2021	Miss The Dragon	遇龙	Liu Ying / Yuan A'yu / Feng Chenyue / Gu Qingyan	Tencent
	Cute Programmer	程序员那么可爱	Lu Li		[22]
2024	Fateful Love	流光引	Han Zi Qing
	Love Game in Eastern Fantasy	永夜星河	Mu Yao

Short film

Year	English title	Chinese title	Role	Notes/Ref.
2014	Long Tan Dream	龙潭梦	Ling'er	[6]
	The City of Lost Souls	晚安，陌生人	Her	[23]
2015	Les Nuits del' Amour	爱神之夜	Zhu Zhu
	Since I Have Been Loving You	同学会	Shi Haitian
	Madan's Wet Dream	马旦儿的青春期	Xiao Xiao	[24]
	Un Chained	会议终结者	Yao Xiaoxi

Variety show

Year	English title	Chinese title	Role	Network	Notes/Ref.
2019	Everybody Stand By	演员请就位	Contestant	Tencent	[25]

Awards and nominations

Year	Event	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
2018	Instyle Icon Awards	New Generation Idol Award	—	Won	[26]
2019	Golden Bud - The Fourth Network Film And Television Festival	Best Actress	Heavenly Sword and Dragon Slaying Sabre	Nominated	[27]
		Leaping Actress of the Year		Won	[28]
	Tencent Video All Star Awards	Most Promising Actor		Won	[29]
	iFeng Fashion Choice Awards	Most Popular Female Celebrity	—	Won	[30]

References

1. 從毒辣「玄女」到天仙「周芷若」祝緒丹由愛生恨沒問題. World Journal (in Chinese). March 5, 2019.
2. 新“周芷若”祝绪丹，追剧时会回复弹幕. Beijing News (in Chinese). March 4, 2019.
3. 中戏"校花"祝绪丹演绎鬼才田七最美画中人. ifeng (in Chinese). 11 December 2017.
4. 《我为校花狂》第1季总决赛落幕 第2季海选在即. Netease (in Chinese). March 12, 2012.
5. 乐视网签约近20位艺人将上线百部自制作品. Sina (in Chinese). July 4, 2012.
6. 鬼才田七祝绪丹主演穿越史诗微电影《龙潭梦》. Sohu (in Chinese). December 6, 2013.
7. 一杯咖啡 一部光影微世界. Qingdao News (in Chinese). April 28, 2014.
8. 《英雄诀》曝单人海报. Tencent (in Chinese). October 21, 2015.
9. 《煮妇神探》热播 祝绪丹对贾乃亮大放狠话. Tencent (in Chinese). June 11, 2016.
10. 《三生三世》玄女产子 祝绪丹不顾形象用心演绎. Netease (in Chinese). February 14, 2017.
11. 玄女祝绪丹：我可能遇到了假朋友. Sina (in Chinese). March 9, 2017.
12. 《嗨如花》开播 祝绪丹玄女变古灵精怪少女. Tencent (in Chinese). April 18, 2017.
13. 《画心师》横店开机 祝绪丹演绎反差萌引期待. Sina (in Chinese). October 13, 2016.
14. 专访祝绪丹：曾因太漂亮差点错失角色. Sohu (in Chinese). May 16, 2017.
15. 《谈判官》曝"心声"版海报 舌战之余真爱盛行. Tencent (in Chinese). July 27, 2017.
16. 新花样！《一千零一夜》曝海报热巴邓伦花海甜蜜. Sina (in Chinese). November 10, 2017.
17. 从《三生三世》到《一千零一夜》，祝绪丹"为爱黑化"习惯了？. ifeng (in Chinese). July 19, 2018.
18. 《倚天屠龙记》曾舜晞、陈钰琪、祝绪丹演绎年轻新武侠. Netease (in Chinese). May 14, 2018.
19. 一线丨专访祝绪丹：男朋友要专一，张无忌宋青书两个都不选. Tencent (in Chinese). March 31, 2019.
20. 《一身孤注掷温柔》开机 阮经天祝绪丹首搭CP. Xinhua News Agency (in Chinese). June 19, 2018. Archived from the original on June 20, 2018.
21. 《心宅猎人》杀青:侯明昊祝绪丹演绎民国《盗梦》. Sina (in Chinese). May 7, 2019.
22. "《程序员那么可爱》浪漫开机 邢昭林祝绪丹解析超甜恋爱算法". Sohu (in Chinese). August 27, 2020.
23. 《晚安，陌生人》全网上线 照相馆里的意外邂逅. Tencent (in Chinese). December 16, 2014.
24. 《马旦儿的青春期》上映 演绎校园追爱大作战. Tencent (in Chinese). September 8, 2015.
25. "《演员请就位》陈凯歌灵魂对话青年演员". Netease (in Chinese). October 10, 2019.
26. 人气偶像齐聚史上最长涂鸦红毯 邵忠先生为嘉妃娘娘颁奖. People Daily (in Chinese). September 11, 2018.
27. 金骨朵网络影视盛典提名揭晓 王一博肖战杨紫等入围. Ynet (in Chinese). November 25, 2019.
28. 金骨朵网络影视盛典完美闭幕 群星闪烁见证荣耀时刻. Sohu (in Chinese). December 23, 2019.
29. 2019年度星光大赏. Tencent (in Chinese). December 29, 2019.
30. 祝绪丹获得2019年度“网友票选最爱女明星”. ifeng (in Chinese). December 17, 2019.

External links

• Zhu Xudan at IMDb