Xu Jinglei
Zhou achieved breakthrough on the big screen with Lou Ye's "Suzhou River" (2000), which won her the Best Actress award at the 15th Festival du Film de Paris. That year, she was named one of the Four Dan Actresses alongside Zhang Ziyi, Zhao Wei and Xu Jinglei. She further achieved international recognition when she starred in the Franco-Chinese romance drama film "Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress" (2002).