China Chow (born April 1974 in London, England) is a British actress.

Biography

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She is the daughter of restaurateur Michael Chow and late model/designer Tina Chow. Her father is Chinese while her mother is Japanese-German. She also has a brother who is 2 years younger.

Career

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Before becoming an actress, China was the first college graduate in her family, China graduated from Scripps College, majoring in psychology. China then spent several years following in her mother's footsteps working as a model for Shiseido cosmetics, Tommy Hilfiger and Calvin Klein. Her modelling led to her being named one of Harper's Bazaar's "It Girls" in 1996 and appeared in the December 1996 edition of Vogue magazine's "The Next Best-Dressed List". ^*

She made her acting debut in 1998, starring opposite Mark Wahlberg in The Big Hit. She dated Wahlberg thereafter but the two have since split.

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1974 births | Living people | English actors | Eurasians | Eurasian actors