Jackie Chan, SBS, MBE (born Chan Kong Sang, , on 7 April 1954) is an actor, action choreographer, film director, producer, martial artist, screenwriter, entrepreneur, singer and stunt performer from Hong Kong.
Chan is one of the best-known names worldwide in the areas of kung fu and action films. In his films, he is known for his acrobatic fighting style, comic timing, use of improvised weapons and innovative stunts. Jackie Chan has been acting since the 1970s and has appeared in over 100 films. Chan has received stars on the Hong Kong Avenue of Stars and the Hollywood Walk of Fame. As a cultural icon, Chan has been referenced in various pop songs, cartoons and video games. Besides acting, Chan is a Cantopop and Mandopop star, having released a number of albums and sung many of the theme songs for the films in which he has starred. In 2008, Chan sang at the 2008 Summer Olympics closing ceremony.
Early life
Chan was born in 1954 in Victoria Peak, Hong Kong (then a British Overseas Territory), as Chan Kong Sang (meaning "born in Hong Kong") to Charles and Lee-Lee Chan, refugees from the Chinese Civil War. He was nicknamed Pao Pao (Chinese literally meaning "Cannonball") because he was always rolling around as an infant. He also had a brother name Soo-Sung Chan and a sister Tai Chan. Since his parents worked for the French Consul to Hong Kong, Chan spent his formative years within the grounds of the consul's residence in the Victoria Peak district.
Chan attended the Nah-Hwa Primary School on Hong Kong Island, where he failed his first year, after which his parents withdrew him from the school. In 1960, his father emigrated to Canberra, Australia, to work as head cook for the American embassy, and Chan was sent to the China Drama Academy, a Peking Opera School run by Master Yu Jim Yuen.
Chan trained rigorously for the next decade, excelling in martial arts and acrobatics.He eventually joined the Seven Little Fortunes, a performance group made up of the school's best students, gaining the stage name Yuen Lo in homage to his master. Chan became close friends with fellow group members Sammo Hung and Yuen Biao, the three of them later to be known as the Three Brothers or Three Dragons.
Jackie Chan began his film career as a stuntman in the Bruce Lee films Fist of Fury (1972) and Enter the Dragon (1973, pictured).
At the age of 8, he appeared with some of his fellow "Little Fortunes", in the film Big and Little Wong Tin Bar (1962), with Li Li Hua playing his mother. Chan appeared with Li again the following year, in The Love Eterne (1963) and had a small role in King Hu's 1966 film, Come Drink with Me. In 1971, after an appearance as an extra in another King Hu film, A Touch of Zen, Chan began his adult career in the film industry, initially signing to Chu Mu's Great Earth Film Company. At the age of 17, he worked as a stuntman in the Bruce Lee films Fist of Fury and Enter the Dragon under the stage name Chen Yuen Long.He received his first starring role later that year, in Little Tiger of Canton, which had a limited release in Hong Kong in 1973. Due to the commercial failures in his early ventures into films and trouble finding stunt work, in 1975 Chan starred in a comedic adult film, All in the Family, the only film he has made to date that did not feature a single fight scene or stunt sequence.
Chan joined his parents in Canberra in 1976, where he briefly attended Dickson College and worked as a construction worker.A fellow builder named Jack took Chan under his wing, earning Chan the nickname of "Little Jack" which was later shortened to "Jackie" and the name Jackie Chan stuck with him ever since.In addition, Chan changed his Chinese name to Fong Si Lung, since his father's original surname was Fong.
Film career
The 1978 film Drunken Master brought Jackie Chan into the mainstream.
Early exploits: 1976–1980
In 1976, Jackie Chan received a telegram from Willie Chan, a film producer in the Hong Kong film industry who had been impressed with Jackie's stuntwork. Willie Chan offered him an acting role in a film directed by Lo Wei. Lo had seen Chan's performance in the John Woo film Hand of Death (1976) and planned to model him after Bruce Lee with the film New Fist of Fury.His stage name was changed to Cheng Long (Chinese: , literally "become the dragon") to emphasise his similarity to Bruce Lee, whose stage name was Lei Siu Lung (Chinese: meaning "Little Dragon"). The film was unsuccessful because Chan was not accustomed to Lee's martial arts style. Despite the film's failure, Lo Wei continued producing films with similar themes, resulting in little improvement at the box office.
Chan's first major breakthrough was the 1978 film Snake in the Eagle's Shadow, shot while he was loaned to Seasonal Film Corporation under a two-picture deal. Under director Yuen Woo Ping, Chan was allowed complete freedom over his stunt work. The film established the comedic kung fu genre, and proved to be a breath of fresh air for the Hong Kong audience. Chan then starred in Drunken Master, which finally propelled him to mainstream success.
Upon Chan's return to Lo Wei's studio, Lo tried to replicate the comedic approach of Drunken Master, producing Half a Loaf of Kung Fu and Spiritual Kung Fu.[14] He also gave Chan the opportunity to co-direct The Fearless Hyena with Kenneth Tsang. When Willie Chan left the company, he advised Jackie to decide for himself whether or not to stay with Lo Wei. During the shooting of Fearless Hyena Part II, Chan broke his contract and joined Golden Harvest, prompting Lo to blackmail Chan with triads, blaming Willie for his star's departure. The dispute was resolved with the help of fellow actor and director Jimmy Wang Yu, allowing Chan to stay with Golden Harvest.
Success of the action comedy genre: 1980–1987
Willie Chan had become Jackie's personal manager and firm friend, and has remained so for over 30 years. He was instrumental in launching Chan's international career, beginning with his first forays into the American film industry in the 1980s. His first Hollywood film was Battle Creek Brawl in 1980. Chan then played a minor role in the 1981 film The Cannonball Run, which grossed US$100 million worldwide. Despite being largely ignored by audiences in favour of established American actors like Burt Reynolds, Chan was impressed by the outtakes shown at the closing credits, inspiring him to include the same device in his future films.
The film Police Story, nicknamed "Glass Story" for its stunt work, is set in a modern period.
After the commercial failure of The Protector in 1985, Chan temporarily abandoned his attempts to break into the US market, returning his focus to Hong Kong films.
Back in Hong Kong, Chan's films began to reach a larger audience in East Asia, with early successes in the lucrative Japanese market including The Young Master (1980) and Dragon Lord (1982). Chan produced a number of action comedy films with his opera school friends Sammo Hung and Yuen Biao. The three co-starred together for the first time in 1983 in Project A, which won the Best Action Design Award at the third annual Hong Kong Film Awards.Over the following two years, the "Three Brothers" appeared in Wheels on Meals and the original Lucky Stars trilogy. In 1985, Chan made the first Police Story film, a US-influenced action comedy in which Chan performed his own stunts. It was named the "Best Movie" at the 1986 Hong Kong Film Awards. In 1987, Chan played "Asian Hawk", an Indiana Jones-esque character, in the film Armour of God. The film was Chan's biggest domestic box office success to date, grossing over HK $35 million.
Acclaimed sequels and Hollywood breakthrough: 1988–1998
Chan in his Hollywood breakthrough film Rumble in the Bronx.
In 1988 Chan starred alongside Hung and Yuen for the last time to date, in the film Dragons Forever. Hung co-directed with Corey Yuen, and the villain in the film was played by Yuen Wah, both of whom were fellow graduates of the China Drama Academy.
In the late 1980s and early 90s, Chan starred in a number of successful sequels beginning with Police Story 2, which won the award for Best Action Choreography at the 1989 Hong Kong Film Awards. This was followed by Armour of God II: Operation Condor, and Police Story 3, for which Chan won the Best Actor Award at the 1993 Golden Horse Film Festival. In 1994, Chan reprised his role as Wong Fei Hung in Drunken Master II, which was listed in Time Magazine's All-Time 100 Movies. Another sequel, Police Story 4: First Strike, brought more awards and domestic box office success for Chan, but did not fare as well in foreign markets. Jackie Chan rekindled his Hollywood ambitions in the 1990s, but refused early offers to play villains in Hollywood films to avoid being typecast in future roles. For example, Sylvester Stallone offered him the role of Simon Phoenix, a criminal in the futuristic film Demolition Man. Chan declined and the role was taken by Wesley Snipes.
Chan finally succeeded in establishing a foothold in the North American market in 1995 with a worldwide release of Rumble in the Bronx, attaining a cult following in the United States that was rare for Hong Kong movie stars.The success of Rumble in the Bronx led to a 1996 release of Police Story 3 in the United States under the title Supercop, which grossed a total of US $16,270,600. Jackie then co-starred with Chris Tucker in the 1998 buddy cop action comedy Rush Hour,grossing US$130 million in the United States alone.
Dramatisation: 1998–present
In 1998, Chan released his final film for Golden Harvest, Who Am I? After leaving Golden Harvest in 1999, he produced Gorgeous, a romantic comedy that focused on personal relationships. Chan then helped create a PlayStation game in 2000 called Jackie Chan Stuntmaster, to which he lent his voice and performed the motion capture.
Jackie Chan plays an anti-hero for the first time in Rob-B-Hood: a burglar with gambling problems.
Despite further success with Shanghai Noon in 2000, Rush Hour 2 in 2001 and Shanghai Knights in 2003, Chan became frustrated with Hollywood over the limited range of roles and lack of control over the film-making process. In response to Golden Harvest's withdrawal from the film industry in 2003, Chan started his own film production company, JCE Movies Limited (Jackie Chan Emperor Movies Limited) in association with Emperor Multimedia Group (EMG). His films have since featured an increasing number of dramatic scenes while continuing to succeed at the box office; examples include New Police Story (2004), The Myth (2005) and Rob-B-Hood (2006).
Chan's next release was Rush Hour 3 in August 2007. It grossed US$255 million.However, it performed poorly in Hong Kong, grossing only HK$3.5 million during its opening weekend. The filming of The Forbidden Kingdom, Chan's first onscreen collaboration with fellow Chinese actor Jet Li, was completed on 24 August 2007 and the film was released in April 2008.[38][39] Chan voiced the character Master Monkey in the DreamWorks Animation film, Kung Fu Panda, released in June 2008, appearing with stars Jack Black, Dustin Hoffman and Angelina Jolie.In addition, he has signed up to assist Anthony Szeto in an advisory capacity for the writer-director's upcoming film Wushu, which is currently in pre-production. The film will star Sammo Hung and Wang Wenjie as father and son.In November 2007, Chan began filming Shinjuku Incident with director Derek Yee, which sees Chan take on the role of a Chinese immigrant in Japan. Filming is now complete and it is currently in post-production. The film is due for release in Hong Kong cinemas on 25 September 2008. According to his blog, Chan wishes to direct a film after completing Shinjuku Incident, something he has not done for a number of years. The film is expected to be the third in the Armour of God series, and has a working title of Armour of God III: Chinese Zodiac. Chan originally stated that he would start filming on 1 April 2008, but that date had passed. Because the Screen Actors Guild did not go on strike, Chan started shooting his next movie The Spy Next Door at the end of October in New Mexico,[46] leaving the status of Armour of God III: Chinese Zodiac up in the air. In The Spy Next Door, Chan plays an undercover agent whose cover is blown when he looks after the children of his neighbor. Chan is scheduled to make an appearance in Indo-Japanese Project Nair San with Indian actor Mohanlal. With regards to the role Chan will play, reports are contradictory, some stating he will co-star and others saying he will only make a cameo appearance.
Stunts
Jackie Chan prepares to slide down the side of a high rise building in New Police Story
Jackie Chan performs most of his own stunts, which are choreographed by the Jackie Chan Stunt Team. He has stated in interviews that the primary inspiration for his more comedic stunts were films such as The General, starring Buster Keaton, who was also known to perform his own stunts without doubles. Since the team's establishment in 1983, Chan has used it in all his subsequent films to make choreographing easier, given his understanding of each member's abilities.Chan and his team undertake many of the stunts performed by other characters in his films, shooting the scenes such that their faces are obscured.
The dangerous nature of his stunts makes it difficult for Chan to get insurance, especially in the United States, where his stunt work is contractually limited. Chan holds the Guinness World Record for "Most Stunts By A Living Actor", which emphasises "no insurance company will underwrite Chan's productions, in which he performs all his own stunts". In addition, he holds an unrecognised record for the most number of takes for a single shot in a film, having shot over 2900 retakes for a complex scene involving a badminton game in Dragon Lord.
Chan has been injured numerous times attempting stunts; many of them have been shown as outtakes or as bloopers during the closing credits of his films. He came closest to death filming Armour of God, when he fell from a tree and fractured his skull. Over the years, Chan has dislocated his pelvis and broken his fingers, toes, nose, both cheekbones, hips, sternum, neck, ankle and ribs on numerous occasions.
Filmography and screen persona
Further information: Jackie Chan filmography
Jackie Chan created his screen persona as a response to Bruce Lee, and the numerous imitators who appeared before and after Lee's death. In contrast to Lee's characters, who were typically stern, morally upright heroes, Chan plays well-meaning, slightly foolish regular guys (often at the mercy of their friends, girlfriends or families) who always triumph in the end despite the odds. Additionally, Chan has stated that he deliberately styles his movement to be the opposite of Lee's: where Lee held his arms wide, Chan holds his tight to the body; where Lee was loose and flowing, Chan is tight and choppy. Despite the success of the Rush Hour series, Chan has stated that he is not a fan of it since he neither appreciates the action scenes in the movie, nor understands American humour.In the same interview Chan said that while he is not enamored with the films he makes in the U.S., and has repeatedly shown a lack of enthusiasm for some of his biggest Hollywood projects fearing that Chinese viewers may not understand them, he uses the high salaries from these pictures to fund Chinese projects that he is more interested in.
In recent years, the aging Chan grew tired of being typecast as an action hero, prompting him to act with more emotion in his latest films.In New Police Story, he portrayed a character suffering from alcoholism and mourning his murdered colleagues. To further shed the image of Mr. Nice Guy, Chan played an anti-hero for the first time in Rob-B-Hood starring as Thongs, a burglar with gambling problems.
Television work
The title card of his own animated series.
In 2000, Chan hosted a fictionalised version of himself in the animated series Jackie Chan Adventures, which ran until 2005.
In July 2008, the BTV reality television series entitled The Disciple (traditional Chinese:; simplified Chinese:, lit. "Disciple of the Dragon") concluded. The series was produced by, and featured Jackie Chan. The aim of the program was to find a new star, skilled in acting and martial arts, to become Chan's "successor" and student in filmmaking. Contestants were trained by Jackie Chan Stunt Team members Alan Wu and He Jun and competed in various fields, including explosion scenes, high-altitude wire-suspension, gunplay, car stunts, diving, obstacles courses etc. The regular judges on the program were He Ping, Wu Yue and Cheng Pei Pei. Guest judges include Stanley Tong, Sammo Hung and Yuen Biao. The "Finals" began on 5 April 2008, with 16 contestants remaining, and concluded on 26 June 2008. Amongst those in attendance were Tsui Hark, John Woo, Ng See Yuen and Yu Rong Guang.
The winner of the series was Jack Tu (Tu Sheng Cheng). Along with runners up Yang Zheng and Jerry Liau, Tu is now set to star in three modern Chinese action films, one of which was scripted by Chan, and all three will be co-produced by Chan and his company JCE Movies Limited. The films will be entitled Speedpost 206, Won't Tell You and Tropical Tornado and will be directed by Xie Dong, Jiang Tao and Cai Rong Hui. All 16 finalists will be given the opportunity to work on the films, or to join the Jackie Chan Stunt Team. Production on the first film is due to begin in September 2008. In addition, the finalists will be given roles in a forthcoming BTV action series.
Music career
Jackie Chan had vocal lessons whilst at the Peking Opera School in his childhood. He began producing records professionally in the 1980s and has gone on to become a successful singer in Hong Kong and Asia. He has released 20 albums since 1984 and has performed vocals in Cantonese, Mandarin, Japanese, Taiwanese and English. He often sings the theme songs of his films, which play over the closing credits. Chan's first musical recording was "Kung Fu Fighting Man", the theme song played over the closing credits of The Young Master (1980).At least 10 of these recordings have been released on soundtrack albums for the films. His cantonese song Story of a Hero (theme song of Police Story) was selected by the Royal Hong Kong Police and incorporated into their recruitment advertisement in 1994.
Chan voiced the character of Shang in the Chinese release of the Walt Disney animated feature, Mulan (1998). He also performed the song "I'll Make a Man Out of You", for the film's soundtrack. For the US release, the speaking voice was performed by B.D. Wong and the singing voice was done by Donny Osmond.
In 2007, Chan recorded and released the song "We Are Ready", the official one-year countdown song to the 2008 Summer Olympics. He performed the song at a ceremony marking the one-year countdown to the 2008 Summer Paralympics.
The day before the Beijing Olympics opened, Chan released one of the two official Olympics albums, Official Album for the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games - Jackie Chan's Version, which featured a number of special guest appearances. Chan, along with Andy Lau, Liu Huan and Emil Chau, performed "Hard to Say Goodbye", the farewell song for the 2008 Summer Olympics closing ceremony.
Image and celebrity status
Chan's star on the Avenue of Stars, Hong Kong
Jackie Chan has received worldwide recognition for his acting, having won several awards including an Innovator Award from the American Choreography Awards and a lifetime achievement award from the Taurus World Stunt Awards.He has stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and the Hong Kong Avenue of Stars.Despite considerable box office success in Hollywood, Chan's American films have been criticised with respect to the action choreography. Reviewers of Rush Hour 2, The Tuxedo, and Shanghai Knights criticised the toning down of Chan's fighting scenes, citing less intensity compared to his earlier films. The comedic value of his films is questioned; some critics stated it can be childish at times.
Chan is a cultural icon, having been referenced in Ash's song "Kung Fu", "Jackie Chan Is a Punk Rocker" by Heavy Vegetable, as well as in "Jackie Chan" by Frank Chickens, and television shows Celebrity Deathmatch and Family Guy. He has been the inspiration for manga such as Dragon Ball (including a character with the alias "Jackie Chun"),the character Lei Wulong in Tekken and the fighting-type Pokémon Hitmonchan. In addition, Jackie Chan has a sponsorship deal with Mitsubishi Motors. As a result, Mitsubishi cars can be found in the most recent Jackie Chan films. Furthermore, Mitsubishi honoured Chan by launching Evolution, a limited series of cars which he personally customised.
A number of video games have featured Jackie Chan. Before Stuntmaster, Chan already had a game of his own, Jackie Chan's Action Kung Fu, released in 1990 for the PC-Engine and NES. In 1995, Chan was featured in the arcade fighting game Jackie Chan The Kung-Fu Master. In addition, a series of Japanese Jackie Chan games were released on the MSX by Pony, based on several of his films (Project A, Project A 2, Police Story, The Protector and Wheels On Meals).
Chan has always wanted to be a role model to children, remaining popular with them due to his good-natured acting style. He has refused to play villains and has almost never used the word fuck in his films (He's only said that word in two films, The Protector and Burn, Hollywood, Burn). Chan's greatest regret in life is not having received proper education, inspiring him to fund educational institutions around the world. He funded the construction of the Jackie Chan Science Centre at the Australian National University and the establishment of schools in poor regions of China.
Chan with Disney favourites during the opening ceremony of Hong Kong Disneyland
Chan is a spokesperson for the Government of Hong Kong, appearing in public service announcements. In a Clean Hong Kong commercial, he urged the people of Hong Kong to be more considerate with regards to littering, a problem that has been widespread for decades. Furthermore, in an advertisement promoting nationalism, he gave a short explanation of the March of the Volunteers, the national anthem of the People's Republic of China. When Hong Kong Disneyland opened in 2005, Chan participated in the opening ceremony. In the United States, Chan appeared alongside Arnold Schwarzenegger in a government advert to combat copyright infringement and made another public service announcement with Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca to encourage people, especially Asians, to join the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department.
Construction has begun on a Jackie Chan museum in Shanghai. Work began in July 2008 and is due to finish in October 2009.
Controversy
Comments about 2004 Republic of China presidential election
During a news conference in Shanghai on March 28, 2004, Chan referred to the recently concluded presidential election in Taiwan, in which Democratic Progressive Party candidates Chen Shui-bian and Annette Lu were re-elected as President and Vice-President by a slim margin amid opposition charges of voting irregularities, as "the biggest joke in the world." "People will talk about it for 100 years," Chan was quoted as saying. "It was a shame. Not so good to look at. I was very upset and couldn't fall asleep.
Chan's comments elicited controversy after they were aired on Taiwanese television. Parris Chang, a Taiwanese legislator and senior member of the DPP, called for the government of Taiwan to take punitive steps against Chan for his comments. "We want to propose a motion at the legislature to ask the government to ban showings of Jackie Chan's new movie," Chang said. He also suggested that Chan should be barred from traveling to Taiwan, and called for a Taiwanese boycott of Hong Kong, Chan's place of birth
On June 18, 2008, Chan was greeted by protestors shouting "Not welcome!" and "Get out!" when he arrived at Taoyuan International Airport in Taipei for a charity fund-raising event for Baby is Our Hope, a charity sponsored by cable TV channel TVBS. As many as 50 police and security personnel were required to separate protestors from Chan, as they were attempting to spit at him. Addressing the protests at a news conference later that day, Chan insisted that he did not intend to insult the people of Taiwan, pointing out his family ties to the island: "My affection for Taiwan [...] is witnessed by everyone. My wife is Taiwanese and I am the son-in-law of Taiwan. I am half Taiwanese."
Participation in 2008 Summer Olympics torch relay
Referring to his participation in the torch relay for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, Chan spoke out against demonstrators who disrupted the relay several times attempting to draw attention to a wide-ranging number of grievances against the Chinese government, including China's human rights record, the unrest in Tibet, China's role in the war in Darfur, its support for governments in Myanmar and Zimbabwe, Falun Gong persecution, and the political status of Taiwan, which the mainland government regards as a breakaway province. He warned that he would lash out against anyone planning to stop him from carrying the Olympic Torch, saying, "Demonstrators better not get anywhere near me." He also accused the protestors of doing so just to get attention, and not because they had arguably legitimate grievances against the Chinese government: "They are doing it for no reason. They just want to show off on the TV," he said. "They know, 'If I can get the torch, I can go on the TV for the world news.'"
Comments during 2009 Boao Forum for Asia
On April 18, 2009, while participating in a panel discussion at the annual Boao Forum for Asia titled "Tapping into Asia's Creative Industry Potential," Chan stated that he was unsure if freedom would be a good thing for China. "Sure, we've got 5,000 years of history, but our new country has just been around for 60 years and the reforms for 30 years. It's hard to compare us with other countries," Chan said, referring to China's one-party rule and capitalist economic reforms under the current communist regime. "But I feel that in the 10 years after Hong Kong's return to Chinese rule, I can gradually see, I'm not sure if it's good to have freedom or not." Chan went on to say, "I'm really confused now. If you're too free, you're like the way Hong Kong is now. It's very chaotic. Taiwan is also chaotic." He also added, "I'm gradually beginning to feel that we Chinese need to be controlled. If we're not being controlled, we'll just do what we want." Chan also complained about the quality of Chinese goods, saying, "If I need to buy a TV, I'll definitely buy a Japanese TV. A Chinese TV might explode." However, he shied away from criticizing the Chinese government for banning his 2009 film Shinjuku Incident.
According to Shin Min Daily News, Chan also made critical statements about Singaporeans during the forum, saying that they lack self-respect compared to Americans and Japanese: "When I go to Singapore, I realize that chewing gum is not allowed there. Why is this so?" he said. "I found out later that if [Singaporeans] chew gum, they will dispose of the used gum on tabletops, on chairs, and [they] have no sense of self-respect." Regarding Singapore's draconian laws, he said, "When you reach Singapore, you must obey its laws, if you are caught littering, you will go to jail right away."Chan's critical remarks about Singaporean society during the Boao Forum came in the wake of disparaging remarks he made about the work ethic of Singaporean actresses several weeks earlier, during a press conference in Singapore to promote Shinjuku Incident. While praising his Chinese co-stars Fan Bingbing and Xu Jinglei, he stated that Singaporean actresses "need to work harder," and that they "are not hardworking enough." He contrasted this with Chinese actresses, who he claimed were not afraid of hard work and could better endure "suffering and pain" while filming.
Reaction to Chan's comments
While Chan's comments garnered applause from his audience at the event, which consisted mostly of Chinese officials and business leaders,and were ignored by the state-controlled press in mainland China, they prompted an angry response from legislators and other prominent individuals in Taiwan and Hong Kong. Hong Kong legislator and pro-democracy advocate Leung Kwok-hung said of Chan's remarks, "He's insulted the Chinese people. Chinese people aren't pets. Chinese society needs a democratic system to protect human rights and rule of law." Another Hong Kong legislator, Albert Ho, accused Chan of being racist: "People around the world are running their own countries. Why can't Chinese do the same?" Ho pointed that Chan had been critical of the Chinese military's crackdown on pro-democracy protesters in Beijing's Tiananmen Square in June 1989, but had apparently reversed his position in an attempt to please the government of mainland China. Huang Wei-che, a Taiwanese legislator, said, "[Chan] himself has enjoyed freedom and democracy and has reaped the economic benefits of capitalism. But he has yet to grasp the true meaning of freedom and democracy." Hong Kong newspaper Apple Daily featured Chan's remarks on the front page of its April 19 edition under the headline "Jackie Chan Is a Knave", and a day later called on him to apologize. On April 20, a group of Chinese-language scholars published a letter on the Internet accusing Chan of "not understanding how precious freedom is," even though "free Hong Kong provided the conditions for you to become an international action star." The University of Hong Kong's students' union said in a statement that Chan's comments "cast shame on the entire Hong Kong citizenry" and "may poison the younger generation."In Taipei, DPP protesters plastered his movie posters with "slave (Nucai)" stickers.
Chan's comments also drew widespread condemnation on the internet, and especially in the blogosphere. The China Law Blog referred to Chan as a "Know-Nothing Self-Loathing Racist," while a Chinese-language blogger expressed disappointment in Chan, questioning whether he really meant what he said or whether his words were just intended to placate authorities in the mainland, with its fast-growing film market: "It's all his own decision and we have to respect it," he wrote, "but everything has its limits and it's not good to go too far."Other bloggers, such as prominent Chinese blogger Bei Feng, called for boycotts of his films, products he has endorsed, and a concert next month planned at Beijing National Stadium. "From now on, boycott any movie with Jackie Chan involved," Feng stated.A Facebook group set up by Hong Kong users calling for Chan to be exiled to communist North Korea had drawn more than 2,600 members as of April 21. The group posted form letters urging Hong Kong Baptist University and The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts to strip Chan of honorary degrees that they gave to the actor.
On April 21, 2009, the Democratic Progressive Party called on the city government of Taipei to replace Chan as spokesman for the 21st Summer Deaflympics, an IOC-sanctioned event for deaf athletes which Taipei is set to host in September. Speaking at a press conference, DPP spokesman Cheng Wen-tsang stated, "Jackie Chan is unwelcome in Taiwan and the Taipei City Government should immediately remove him from the Deaflympics team." He went on to say that having Chan as spokesman for the Deaflympics would bring negative publicity to the event, and that Chan did not believe in democracy because he was used to living under an authoritarian regime. "This is not the first time Jackie Chan has made ridiculous comments criticizing Taiwan," Cheng said. DPP caucus whip Kao Jyh-peng said that the party would propose a bill requesting that the Executive Yuan cut off state funding for the Deaflympics if the Taipei city government did not replace Chan as spokesman. Kuomintang legislator Justin Chou, chairman of the Foreign and National Defense Committee, disagreed with calls for Chan to be replaced as a Deaflympics spokesman, saying that Chan should spend more time in Taiwan so that he can gain a better understanding of the nation. He said he might invite Chan to the legislature to sit in on legislative meetings. However, fellow KMT legislator Chiu Yi accused Chan of creating controversy in a bid to save his movie career: "He's getting more and more ridiculous. He criticized China, Taiwan and Hong Kong as if he were the greatest thing in the world," Chiu said. "Does he think he became a real super-cop and savior of the world after starring in Police Story?"
In response to calls for Chan's removal as spokesman for the Deaflympics, Taipei Mayor Hau Lung-pin stated on April 21 that Chan's tenure as ambassador for the Deaflympics had ended in 2008. "Each of the ambassadors we invited has a different mission and Jackie Chan's work was done last year. [...] The Deaflympics is an international sports event, and we don't want the event to become politicized," Hau said. When asked if Chan would be invited to attend the opening ceremony, Hau said the Taipei government would not formally invite him to join the ceremony, but would also not refuse if the actor expressed an interest in attending: "We are inviting athletes, important figures in the sports field and foreign guests, but we won't say no to those who want to come."According to Emile Sheng, chairman of the Taipei Deaflympics Organizing Committee (TDOC) and Taipei's Research and Development Evaluation Commission, Chan was only one of at least 10 ambassadors the city government invited to participate in promoting the Deaflympics event. He stated that Chan's contributions were limited to participating in one of the event's promotional activities and shooting a TV advertisement for free on behalf of the event. Sheng said that the TDOC would speak with Chan to convey the city's concerns about his comments, but that no plans to replace Chan had been made, and that doing so over a single comment would hurt Taiwan's image as a a society of democracy and tolerance. Instead, he said, the committee wants to hold a sporting event that transcends politics and tolerates different points of views. When asked if Chan would be invited to participate in future TDOC events, Sheng said, "Allow me to reserve that possibility." Sheng also said that the TDOC had invited retired NBA star Scottie Pippen to promote the Deaflympics, and would continue to invite other well-known athletes and celebrities to serve as ambassadors. Sheng did not specify whether Pippen was selected as a replacement for Chan.
Hong Kong Tourism Board Chairman James Tien said that he had received many complaints about Chan's comments. He added that the board was dealing with the complaints, and was discussing whether to strip Chan of his Hong Kong Tourism Ambassador title. As of April 23, the Tourism Board stated that it had received 164 comments and complaints from the public over his remarks.
On April 21, 2009, in a belated response to the controversy, Solon So, Chan's spokesman, stated in a phone interview than Chan's comments were taken out of context. He argued that Chan was asked to discuss movie censorship in China and alleged that the actor was referring to freedom in the entertainment industry, not Chinese society at large. "Some people with ulterior motives deliberately misinterpreted what he was saying," So said. However, an AP reporter who attended the panel discussion pointed out that Chan discussed China as a country, not its entertainment industry specifically, immediately prior to his comments about freedom.
Incidents
2009 Car salesman incident
In 2009 Chan appointed a middleman to sell his Bentley sports car. The car was being sold because it was rarely used. A price of HK$3 million was negotiated with a buyer. The middleman then disappeared upon collecting the buyer's payment.
Entrepreneurship and philanthropy
In 2004, Chan launched his own line of clothing, which bears a Chinese dragon logo and the English word "Jackie", or the initials "JC". Chan also has a number of other branded businesses. His sushi restaurant chain, Jackie's Kitchen, has outlets throughout Hong Kong, as well as seven in South Korea and one in Hawaii, with plans to open another in Las Vegas. Jackie Chan's Cafe has outlets in Beijing, Singapore, Kuala Lumpur and the Philippines. Other ventures include Jackie Chan Signature Club gyms (a partnership with California Fitness), and a line of chocolates, cookies and nutritional oatcakes. He also hopes to expand into furniture and kitchenware, and is also considering a branded supermarket. With each of his businesses, a percentage of the profits goes to various charities, including the Jackie Chan Charitable Foundation.
Chan is a keen philanthropist and a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador, having worked tirelessly to champion charitable works and causes. He has campaigned for conservation, against animal abuse and has promoted disaster relief efforts for floods in mainland China and the 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami.In June 2006, he announced the donation of half his assets to charity upon his death, citing his admiration of the effort made by Warren Buffett and Bill Gates to help those in need. On 10 March 2008, Chan was the guest of honour for the launch, by Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd, of the Jackie Chan Science Centre at the John Curtin School of Medical Research, Australian National University in Canberra. Jackie Chan is also a supporter of the Save China's Tigers project which aims at saving the endangered South China Tiger through breeding and releasing them into the wild; he is currently an ambassador for this conservation project. Chan has many historic artifacts, such as old door frames from 2000 years ago. He also owns the Jinricksha Station in Singapore.
In April 2008, Jackie Chan was invited for the audio launch of an Indian film, entitled Dasavathaaram (2008) in Chennai, where he shared the dais with Indian celebrities, including Amitabh Bachchan and Kamal Hassan. Though he did not understand a word of Tamil, Chan was touched by the Indian community's love for him and his films, and was impressed with the movie Dasavathaaram, expressing a keen interest in working with the star of the film, Kamal Hassan. Hassan himself reciprocated the desire to work with the action superstar, urging Chan to keep his promise of working with him on a possible film project.
Following the 2008 Sichuan earthquake, Chan donated RMB ¥10 million to help those in need. In addition, he is planning to make a film about the Chinese earthquake to raise money for survivors.
The Jackie Chan Charitable Foundation
Founded in 1988, the Jackie Chan Charitable Foundation offers scholarships and active help to Hong Kong's young people through a variety of worthy causes. Over the years, the foundation has broadened its scope to include provision of medical services, aid to victims of natural disaster or illness, and projects where the major beneficiaries are Hong Kong people or organizations.
Major donation projects of The Jackie Chan Charitable Foundation:
• The Jackie Chan Gymnasium at Lingnan University
• The Jackie Chan Challenge Cup Intercollegiate Invitation Tournament
• The Jackie Chan Family Unit, Hong Kong Girl Guides Association Jockey Club Beas River Lodge
• The Jackie Chan Whole Person Development Center
• Renovation of the Bethanie Site, Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts
• Medical Funding in Mainland China (Operation Smile)
• Medical Donation in Hong Kong (Queen Mary Hospital, SARS Relief)
• Support for the Performing Arts
• Youth Development Programs
The Dragon's Heart Foundation
The Dragon's Heart Foundation was founded in 2005 to fulfill the desperate needs of children and the elderly in remote areas of China. Since 2005, the Dragon's Heart Foundation has built over a dozen schools, provided books, fees, and uniforms, and has raised millions of dollars to give much-needed educational opportunities for the poor. In addition, the Dragon's Heart Foundation provides for the elderly with donations of warm clothing, wheelchairs, and other items. Jackie often travels to the remote locations to attend groundbreakings or school openings, and to lend support and encouragement.
Awards and Nominations
Hong Kong Film Awards
• Best Action Choreography Nomination for Dragon Lord
• Best Actor Nomination for Project A
• Best Actor Nomination for Heart of Dragon
• Best Actor Nomination for Police Story
• Best Director Nomination for Police Story
• Best Picture for Rouge
• Best Actor Nomination for Mr Canton and Lady Rose
• Best Actor Nomination for Police Story 3: Super Cop
• Best Actor Nomination for Crime Story
• Best Action Choreography Nomination for Crime Story
• Best Actor Nomination for Rumble in the Bronx
• Best Action Choreography for Rumble in the Bronx
• Best Actor Nomination for Police Story 4: First Strike
• Best Actor Nomination for Who Am I?
• Best Action Choreography for Who Am I?
• Best Action Choreography Nomination for Gorgeous
• Best Actor Nomination for New Police Story
• Professional Spirit Award
• Best Action Choreography Nomination for The Myth
• Best Original Film Song Nomination for The Myth
• Best Action Choreography Nomination for Rob-B-Hood
(10 Best Actor Nominations, 6 Best Action Choreography Nominations, 1 Best Picture Nomination, 1 Best Director Nomination, 1 Best Original Film Song Nomination)
Personal life
In 1982, Jackie Chan married Lin Feng-Jiao (aka Joan Lin), a Taiwanese actress. That same year, the two had a son, singer and actor Jaycee Chan.
"In a 1999 scandal, he acknowledged all but paternity of a daughter with 1990 Miss Asia Pageant winner Elaine Ng," although paparazzi had also linked Jackie to "everyone from the late Taiwanese singer Teresa Teng to sultry pop star and actress Anita Mui."
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Kirsten Caroline Dunst (born April 30, 1982) is an American actress and singer. She made her film debut in Oedipus Wrecks, a short film directed by Woody Allen for the anthology New York Stories (1989). At the age of 12, Dunst gained widespread recognition playing the role of vampire Claudia in Interview with the Vampire (1994). She was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress for this performance. That same year she appeared in Little Women, to further acclaim.
Dunst achieved international fame as a result of her portrayal of Mary Jane Watson in the Spider-Man trilogy. Since then her films have included the romantic comedy Wimbledon (2004), the science fiction drama Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004) and Cameron Crowe's tragicomedy Elizabethtown (2005). She played the title role in Sofia Coppola's Marie Antoinette (2006), and she starred in the comedy How to Lose Friends & Alienate People (2008).
In 2001, Dunst made her singing debut in the film Get Over It, in which she performed two songs. She also sang the jazz song "After You've Gone" for the end credits of the film The Cat's Meow (2001). In early 2008 Dunst confirmed she was suffering from depression, checking into a treatment center before discharging herself in March and resuming her career.
Early life
Dunst was born in Point Pleasant, New Jersey to Klaus and Inez Dunst. She has a younger brother, Christian (born 1987). Her father worked as a medical services executive, and her mother was an artist and one-time gallery owner. Dunst is of German descent on her father's side, and Swedish on her mother's.
Until the age of six Dunst lived in New Jersey, where she attended Ranney School before moving with her mother and younger brother to Los Angeles, California in 1991. In 1995, her mother filed for divorce. The following year Dunst began attending Notre Dame, a private Catholic high school in Los Angeles. After graduating from Notre Dame she continued the acting career that she had begun at the age of eight. As a teenager, Dunst found it difficult to deal with her rising fame, and for a period blamed her mother for pushing her into acting as a child. However, she later expressed that "her mother always had the best intentions". When asked if she had any regrets about the way she spent her childhood, Dunst said: "Well, it's not a natural way to grow up, but it's the way I grew up and I wouldn't change it. I have my stuff to work out [...] I don't think anybody can sit around and say: 'My life is more screwed up than yours.' Everybody has their issues."
Career
Early work
Dunst began her career when she was three years old as a child fashion model in television commercials. She was signed with Ford Models and Elite Model Management. At the age of eight she made her film debut in a minor role in Woody Allen's Oedipus Wrecks, a short film that was released as one-third of the anthology New York Stories (1989). Soon after, she landed a small part in The Bonfire of the Vanities (1990), as Tom Hanks's daughter. In 1993, Dunst played Hedril in "Dark Page", the seventh episode of the seventh season of Star Trek: The Next Generation.
Critical success
The breakthrough role in Dunst's career came in Interview with the Vampire, a 1994 film based on Anne Rice's novel, in which she played the child vampire Claudia, a surrogate daughter to Tom Cruise and Brad Pitt's characters in the film. The film received generally unfavorable reviews, but many film critics complimented Dunst's performance. Roger Ebert commented that Dunst's creation of the child vampire Claudia was one of the "creepier" aspects of the film, and mentioned her ability to convey the impression of great age inside apparent youth. Todd McCarthy in Variety noted that Dunst was "just right" for the family. The film featured a scene in which Dunst received her first kiss from Brad Pitt, who was 18 years her senior. In an interview with Interview magazine, she revealed, while questioned about her kissing scene with Pitt, that kissing him had made her feel uncomfortable: "I thought it was gross, that Brad had cooties. I mean, I was 10." Her performance earned her the MTV Movie Award for Best Breakthrough Performance, the Saturn Award for Best Young Actress, and her first Golden Globe Award nomination.
She then appeared in the adaptation of the drama Little Women (1994), Dunst portrayed Amy March, opposite Winona Ryder and Claire Danes.[2] The film received favorable reviews;[15] critic Janet Maslin of The New York Times wrote that the film was the greatest adaptation of the novel and remarked on Dunst's performance: "The perfect contrast to take-charge Jo comes from Kirsten Dunst's scene-stealing Amy, whose vanity and twinkling mischief make so much more sense coming from an 11-year-old vixen than they did from grown-up Joan Bennett in 1933. Ms Dunst, also scarily effective as the baby bloodsucker of Interview With the Vampire, is a little vamp with a big future."
In 1995, she appeared in the fantasy movie Jumanji, loosely based on Chris Van Allsburg's 1981 book of the same name. The story is about a supernatural and ominous board game which makes animals and other jungle hazards appear upon each roll of the dice. She was part of an ensemble cast that included Robin Williams, Bonnie Hunt, and David Alan Grier. The movie grossed $100 million worldwide. That same year, and again in 2002, she was named one of People magazine's 50 Most Beautiful People. In 1996, Dunst had a recurring role in the third season of NBC's medical drama ER. She portrayed a child prostitute, Charlie Chiemingo, taken under the guidance of Doctor Doug Ross, played by George Clooney. In 1997, she was the voice of Young Anastasia in the animated musical film Anastasia. Also in 1997, Dunst appeared in the political satire Wag the Dog, opposite Robert De Niro and Dustin Hoffman. The following year she was the voice of the title character, Kiki, a 13-year-old apprentice witch who leaves her home village to spend a year on her own, in the anime movie Kiki's Delivery Service (1998).
Dunst was offered the role of Angela in the 1999 drama film American Beauty, but turned it down because she did not want to appear in the film's suggestive sexual scenes or kiss co-star Kevin Spacey. She later explained: "When I read it, I was 15 and I don't think I was mature enough to understand the script's material." That same year, she appeared in the comedy Dick, alongside Michelle Williams. The film is a parody retelling the events of the Watergate scandal which lead to the resignation of U.S. president Richard Nixon.
In Sofia Coppola's independent film The Virgin Suicides (1999), Dunst played the role of troubled adolescent Lux Lisbon. The film was screened as a special presentation at the 43rd San Francisco International Film Festival in 2000. The movie received generally favorable reviews, and San Francisco Chronicle critic Peter Stack noted in his review that Dunst "beautifully balances innocence and wantonness".
In 2000, she played Torrance Shipman, the captain of a cheerleading squad in Bring It On. The film generated mostly critical reviews, with Charles Taylor of Salon.com writing that the film had failed to provide Dunst with as good a role as she had either in Dick or in The Virgin Suicides. However, Jessica Winter of The Village Voice complimented Dunst, stating that her performance was "as sprightly and knowingly daft as her turn in Dick. She provides the only major element of Bring It On that plays as tweaking parody rather than slick, strident, body-slam churlishness." The movie grossed $68 million worldwide.
The following year, Dunst had the lead in the teen comedy Get Over It (2001). She later explained that one of the reason for accepting the role was that it gave her the opportunity to sing. Also in 2001, Dunst depicted the late American actress Marion Davies in The Cat's Meow (2001). The film, directed by Peter Bogdanovich, was described by Derek Elley of Variety as "playful and sporty", saying of Dunst that this was her best performance to date. "Believable as both a spoiled ingenue and a lover to two very different men, Dunst endows a potentially lightweight character with considerable depth and sympathy." In the Esquire review, Tom Carson called her performance "terrific".For her work, she won the Best Actress Silver Ombú category award at the 2002 Mar del Plata Film Festival.
Spider-Man and after
In the 2002 superhero film Spider-Man, the most successful film of her career to date, Dunst played Mary Jane Watson, the best friend and love interest of the title character, played by Tobey Maguire. The film was directed by Sam Raimi. Owen Gleiberman of Entertainment Weekly remarked on Dunst's ability to "lend even the smallest line a tickle of flirtatious music." In the Los Angeles Times review, critic Kenneth Turan noted that Dunst and Maguire made a real connection on screen, concluding that their relationship involved audiences to an extent rarely seen in films. Spider-Man was a commercial and critical success. The movie grossed $114 million during its opening weekend in North America and went on to earn $822 million worldwide.
Following the success of Spider-Man, Dunst appeared in the independent drama Levity (2003), where she had a supporting role. In this same year she starred in Mona Lisa Smile (2003), part of an ensemble cast that included Julia Roberts, Maggie Gyllenhaal, and Julia Stiles. The film generated mostly negative reviews, with Manohla Dargis of the Los Angeles Times describing it as "smug and reductive".She next appeared in a supporting role in the film Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004), alongside Jim Carrey, Kate Winslet, and Tom Wilkinson. The latter film received very positive reviews, with Entertainment Weekly describing Dunst's subplot as "nifty and clever".The movie grossed $72 million worldwide.
The success of the first Spider-Man film led Dunst to reprise the role in the 2004 sequel, Spider-Man 2. The movie was well received by critics, and it proved to be a big financial success, setting a new opening weekend box office record for North America. With revenue of $783 million worldwide, it became the second highest grossing film in 2004. Also in 2004, she appeared in the romantic comedy Wimbledon, a film in which she portrays a rising tennis player in the Wimbledon Championships opposite Paul Bettany, who plays a fading former tennis star. Reception for the movie was mixed, but many critics enjoyed Dunst's performance; Claudia Puig of USA Today reported that the chemistry between Dunst and Bettany was potent, with Dunst doing a fine job as a sassy and self-assured player.
In 2005, she appeared as flight attendant Claire Colburn alongside Orlando Bloom, in Elizabethtown, a movie written and directed by Cameron Crowe. The film premiered at the 2005 Toronto Film Festival. Dunst revealed that working with Crowe was enjoyable, but more demanding than she had expected. The movie garnered mixed reviews, with the Chicago Tribune rating it one out of four stars and describing Dunst's portrayal of a flight attendant as "cloying".It was a box office disappointment.
Dunst's next film role was the title character in the 2006 biographical film Marie Antoinette. Adapted from Antonia Fraser's book Marie Antoinette: The Journey, the film was Dunst's second with director Sofia Coppola. The movie was screened at a special presentation at the 2006 Cannes Film Festival, and was reviewed favourably. International revenues were $45 million out of $60 million overall.
In 2007 she again played Mary Jane Watson, in Spider-Man 3. In contrast to the previous two films' positive reviews, Spider-Man 3 was met with a mixed reception by critics. Nonetheless, with a total worldwide gross of $891 million, it stands as the most successful film in the series, and Dunst's highest grossing film to the end of 2008. Having initially signed on for three Spider-Man films, she revealed that she would do a fourth, but only if Raimi and Maguire also returned.
In the 2008 movie How to Lose Friends and Alienate People Dunst appeared alongside Simon Pegg. The movie is an adaptation of the memoir of the same name by former Vanity Fair contributing editor Toby Young, and follows the story of Young's five-year struggle to succeed in the United States, after employment at Sharps magazine. Dunst signed on to the film, later revealing that she had joined the project because Pegg was scheduled to appear in it.
She agreed to appear in All Good Things, scheduled for release in July 2009, in a leading role opposite Ryan Gosling, portraying a woman from a run-down neighborhood who goes missing. She also signed to appear in Sweet Relief, also to be released in 2009, as peace activist Marla Ruzicka, a US relief worker killed by a suicide bomb in Baghdad. She has expressed interest in playing the role of Blondie frontwoman Debbie Harry in Michel Gondry's upcoming biographical film about the band.
Music
Dunst made her singing debut in the 2001 film Get Over It, performing two songs written by Marc Shaiman. She also lent her voice to the end credits of The Cat's Meow, singing Henry Creamer and Turner Layton's jazz standard "After You've Gone". In Spider-Man 3, she sings two songs as part of her role as Mary Jane Watson, one during a Broadway performance, and one as a singing waitress in a jazz club. Dunst revealed that she recorded the songs earlier and later lip-synced to it when filming began. She also appeared in the music video for Savage Garden's "I Knew I Loved You", and she sang two tracks, "This Old Machine" and "Summer Day", on Jason Schwartzman's 2007 solo album Nighttiming. In an interview with The Advertiser, Dunst explained that she has no plans to follow the steps of actors such as Russell Crowe or Toni Collette's in releasing an album, saying: "Definitely not. No way. It worked when Barbra Streisand was doing it, but now it's a little cheesy, I think. It works better when singers are in movies."
Personal life
As of 2009 Dunst remained unmarried, and had not been identified with a long-term partner. She has reportedly been involved in short-term relationships with playwright Jeff Smeenge, actor Jake Gyllenhaal, and musician Johnny Borrell of Razorlight.
Dunst supported Democratic candidate John Kerry in the 2004 US presidential election. Four years later, she supported Democrat Barack Obama in the 2008 presidential election. Dunst revealed that she supported Obama "from the beginning" of the presidential campaign. In support of this, she directed and narrated a documentary entitled Why Tuesday, explaining the United States tradition of voting on Tuesdays. Dunst explained that Tuesday is "not a holiday, and [the United States is] one of the lowest democratic countries in voter turnout". She felt it important to "influence people in a positive way" to vote on November 4.
Her charity work includes participation with the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation, in which she helped design and promote a necklace, for which all proceeds from sales went to the Glaser foundation. She also has helped with breast cancer awareness; in September 2008 she participated in the Stand Up to Cancer telethon, to help raise funds to accelerate cancer research.
Dunst has confirmed that she was treated for depression in early 2008. She sought treatment at the Cirque Lodge treatment center in Utah. Dunst explained that she had been feeling low in the six months prior to her going to rehab. In late March she checked out from the treatment center and began filming All Good Things. In May she went public with this information, she said, to highlight the struggle faced by so many other successful women and to dispel false rumors that had been very painful for her friends and family.
Filmography
Year Film Role Other notes
1989 New York Stories
Lisa's daughter Uncredited
1990 The Bonfire of the Vanities
Campbell McCoy
1991 High Strung
Young Girl
1993 Star Trek: The Next Generation
Hedril Episode: "Dark Page"
1994 Greedy
Jolene
Interview with the Vampire
Claudia BSFC Award for Best Supporting Actress
CFCS Award for Most Promising Actress
MTV Movie Award for Best Breakthrough Performance
Nominated – Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress - Motion Picture
Nominated – Chlotrudis Award for Best Supporting Actress
Little Women
Younger Amy March BSFC Award for Best Supporting Actress
Nominated – Chlotrudis Award for Best Supporting Actress
1995 Jumanji
Judy Shepherd Nominated – Saturn Award for Best Performance by a Younger Actor
1996 Mother Night
Young Resi Noth
ER
Charlie Chiemingo Episode: "Ghosts"
Episode: "Union Station"
Episode: "Homeless for the Holidays"
Episode: "Night Shift"
Episode: "Post Mortem"
Episode: "One More for the Road"
1997 The Outer Limits
Joyce Taylor Episode: "Music of the Spheres"
Tower of Terror
Anna Petterson
Anastasia
Young Anastasia
Voice
Wag the Dog
Tracy Limes
1998 Fifteen and Pregnant
Tina Spangler Television movie
Kiki's Delivery Service
Kiki Voice in English language dubbed version
Small Soldiers
Christy Fimple
The Hairy Bird
Verena von Stefan
1999 The Devil's Arithmetic
Hannah Stern Television movie
The Virgin Suicides
Lux Lisbon Nominated – Teen Choice Award for Film - Choice Actress
Drop Dead Gorgeous
Amber Atkins
Dick
Betsy Jobs
2000 The Crow: Salvation
Erin Randall
Luckytown
Lidda Doyles
Bring It On
Torrance Shipman
Deeply
Silly
2001 Get Over It
Kelly Woods/Helena Nominated – Teen Choice Award for Film — Choice Chemistry
Crazy/Beautiful
Nicole Oakley
The Cat's Meow
Marion Davies
Mar del Plata Film Festival for Best Actress
2002 Spider-Man
Mary Jane Watson
Empire Movie Award for Best Actress
MTV Movie Award for Best Female Performance
MTV Movie Award for Best Kiss
Teen Choice Award for Film - Choice Lip Lock
Nominated – Teen Choice Award for Film — Choice Chemistry
Nominated – Teen Choice Award for Film — Choice Actress, Drama/Action Adventure
2003 Levity
Sofia Mellinger
Kaena: The Prophecy
Kaena Voice
Mona Lisa Smile
Betty Warren Nominated – Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie Sleazebag
2004 Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Mary Svevo
Spider-Man 2
Mary Jane Watson Empire Movie Award for Best Actress
Nominated – People's Choice Award for Favorite On-Screen Chemistry
Wimbledon
Lizzie Bradbury
2005 Elizabethtown
Claire Colburn
2006 Marie Antoinette
Marie Antoinette
2007 Spider-Man 3
Mary Jane Watson Nominated – People's Choice Award for Favorite On Screen Match-up
Nominated – Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie: Liplock
Nominated – Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie Actress: Action Adventure
Nominated – National Movie Award for Best Performance by a Female
2008 How to Lose Friends and Alienate People
Alison Olsen
2009 All Good Things
Katie McCarthy post-production
A Jealous Ghost
announced
Sweet Relief
Marla Ruzicka
announced
