Zhou Xun is an internationally acclaimed Chinese actress and singer. She is regarded as one of the "Four Young Dan actresses" in China in the early 2000s, along with Zhang Ziyi, Xu Jinglei and Zhao Wei.

While she was in her teens and schooling, she was handpicked for a role in a movie Strange Tales Amongst Old and Desolate Tombs.

Zhou Xun caught international attention through her roles in Lou Ye's Suzhou River in 2000 (Best Actress, 15th Paris Film Festival) and Dai Sijie's film adaptation of the book of same name Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress in 2002.

Aside from acting, she has also released two solo albums Summer in 2003 and Come Across in 2005, in addition to singing for several motion picture soundtracks including Baober In Love, Xin Bian Guo Le Xi San Meng You Xian Jing, and Perhaps Love.