Zhou Xun (born 1976) is a Chinese actress who has played in a wide range of movies from art-house to Wuxia. Although her first supporting roles date from the early 1990s, international recognition only came with her lead role in Lou Ye's Suzhou River in 2000. She has also played in The Emperor and the Assassin, Balzac and The Little Chinese Seamstress, Beijing Bicycle, Perhaps Love, The Banquet, Painted Skin and other films.