Jade Xu
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Native name | 徐慧慧 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
National team | Italy (2003–2009) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Citizenship | American[citation needed] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Shanghai, China | February 9, 1986|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Home town | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Occupation | Martial artist, athlete, actress, coach | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Spouse(s) | David Torok | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Wushu Taolu | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event(s) | Changquan, Daoshu, Gunshu | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Team | Italy Wushu Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coached by | Xu Guan Guan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Xu Huihui (徐慧慧, known professionally as Jade Xu; born February 9, 1986) is an actress and former competitive wushu taolu athlete who lives in the United States. She is a three-time world champion and is one of the most renowned athletes to represent a European country at the World Wushu Championships.
Early life[edit]
On February 9, 1986, Xu was born in Shanghai, China. Xu's mother was Xu Guan Guan who also served as her coach.[1][2] Xu moved with her family to Italy at the age of nine.[3][2]
Career[edit]
Competitive Wushu[edit]
At the age of six, Xu started practicing wushu.[2] Competing for Italy, Xu's international debut was at the 2003 World Wushu Championships in Macau, where she won a silver medal in daoshu.[4] Two years later, she was a triple medalist in the 2005 World Wushu Championships in Hanoi, Vietnam, becoming the world champion in daoshu.[5] She was the world champion in the same event two years later at the 2007 World Wushu Championships in Beijing, China.[6] This qualified her for the women's daoshu and gunshu combined event in the 2008 Beijing Wushu Tournament where she won the silver medal.[7] Her last major international competition was at the 2009 World Wushu Championships in Toronto, Canada, where she was the world champion in gunshu and also won a silver medal in daoshu.[8]
Acting[edit]
After retiring from competitive wushu, Xu transitioned to acting. She first starred as Sister Mahjong in Tai Chi 0 and Tai Chi Hero, and in the title role in the Chinese TV series The Legend of Wing Chun. In 2012, Xu was recruited to perform in Cirque du Soleil's Michael Jackson: One show,[3] in which she plays one of the four central characters.[2] In 2021, she played a Black Widow named Helen in Marvel Studios' Black Widow and reprised her role in Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings.[9]
Personal life[edit]
Xu is married to David Torok, a fellow wushu competitor.[2] They both reside in the United States.
References[edit]
- ^ "Il Kung Fu è donna. Jade Xu" [Kung Fu is a woman. Jade Xu]. kungfulife.net (in Italian). Retrieved 2021-08-09.
- ^ a b c d e Steve Bornfeld, "Jade in the USA: Martial arts champ Jade Xu brings her moves to Las Vegas in Michael Jackson ONE Archived 2018-10-04 at the Wayback Machine", Vegas Seven Fall Arts Preview (August 21, 2013).
- ^ a b King Of Kung Fu: An interview with rising female star Xu Huihui (Jade) (November 19, 2012).
- ^ "7th World Wushu Championships, 2003, Macau, China, Results" (PDF). International Wushu Federation. Retrieved 2021-07-23.
- ^ "8th World Wushu Championships, 2005, Results" (PDF). International Wushu Federation. Retrieved 2021-07-23.
- ^ "9th World Wushu Championships, 2007, Beijing, China, Results" (PDF). International Wushu Federation. 2007-11-16. Retrieved 2021-07-23.
- ^ "C14AP_Two Events Combined Results_Women's Daoshu & Gunshu". The official website of the BEIJING 2008 Olympic Games. 2008-08-23. Archived from the original on 2008-09-15. Retrieved 2021-07-23.
- ^ "10th World Wushu Championships, 2009, Toronto, Canada, Results" (PDF). International Wushu Federation. 2009-10-30. Retrieved 2021-07-23.
- ^ Bonomolo, Cameron (September 4, 2021). "Marvel's Shang-Chi Clip Reveals a Black Widow Cameo". ComicBook.com. Archived from the original on September 4, 2021. Retrieved September 4, 2021.