Jessica Hsuan

This is a Chinese name; the family name is Hsuan.

Jessica Hsuan
Chinese name	宣萱
Pinyin	Xuān Xuān (Mandarin)
Birth name	Jessica Hester Hsuan
Born	(1970-08-18) 18 August 1970 Hong Kong
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1993—present
Ancestry	Shanghai, China
Awards TVB Anniversary Awards Best Actress 1999 Detective Investigation Files IV My Favourite Television Character 2000 A Matter of Customs 2001 A Step Into The Past 2002 Golden Faith 2003 Square Pegs 2004 Lady Fan My Favourite On-Screen Partners (Dramas) 2003 Square Pegs Other awards Ming Pao Anniversary Awards Best Actress in Television 2003 Square Pegs My Most Supportive Performance 2002 Burning Flame II 2003 Square Pegs 2007 The Drive of Life

Jessica Hester Hsuan(Chinese: 宣萱; pinyin: Xuān Xuān; [IPA: syn hyn]; born 18 August 1970), also known as Suen Huen, is a Hong Kong actress.

Early life

Hsuan's father gave her the name 'Jessica', while her mother gave her the name 'Hester', which gave her full name Jessica Hester Hsuan. She was educated at Hong Kong's Maryknoll Convent School for primary education, and then at Pooi To Middle School. She later boarded at Roedean School in Britain.

Hsuan graduated with a bachelor's degree in Materials Science and Engineering from Imperial College London in 1992.

Career

Hsuan started her career in late 1992 and early 1993. Along with Maggie Cheung Ho Yee, Ada Choi, Flora Chan and Kenix Kwok, she is known as one of the Top 5 "Fa Dans" (term used for actresses with high popularity) of TVB from the mid-1990s to mid-2000s. She has collaborated with many TVB leading actors including Louis Koo, Wong He, Chilam Cheung, Nick Cheung, Gallen Lo, Roger Kwok, Sunny Chan, Joe Ma, Bobby Au-yeung, etc. she won the 1999 Best Actress for her role in Detective Investigation Files IV.

She changed her contract to a "per-series" as of late 2006, after it was disclosed that she did not renew her current contract.

Filmography

Main article: Jessica Hsuan filmography

Awards

Main article: Jessica Hsuan awards

External links

• Jessica Hsuan on Sina Weibo
• Jessica Hester Hsuan at the Internet Movie Database
• Jessica Hester at the Hong Kong Movie DataBase

Awards and achievements
TVB Anniversary Awards
Preceded by Ada Choi for Secret of the Heart	Best Actress 1999 for Detective Investigation Files IV	Succeeded by Carol Cheng for War of the Genders
Power Academy Awards
Preceded by Andy Lau	Performance Power Award 2002 for Burning Flame II	Succeeded by herself
Preceded by herself and Shing Ka-ying for Burning Flame II	Performance Power Award 2003 for Square Pegs	Succeeded by Leo Ku
Preceded by Flora Chan for A Case of Misadventure	Outstanding Actress in Television 2003 for Square Pegs	Succeeded by Sheren Tang for War and Beauty
Preceded by vacant	Performance Power Award 2007 for The Drive of Life	Succeeded by Tavia Yeung for Moonlight Resonance