{"id":539,"date":"2020-07-25T15:05:30","date_gmt":"2020-07-25T15:05:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.talksomuch.com\/?p=539"},"modified":"2020-07-25T15:05:30","modified_gmt":"2020-07-25T15:05:30","slug":"gemma-chan-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.talksomuch.com\/gemma-chan-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Gemma Chan"},"content":{"rendered":"

Gemma Chan<\/b>\u00a0(born 29 November 1982)[1]<\/sup>\u00a0is an English actress. She is known for her role as Astrid in the 2018 film\u00a0Crazy Rich Asians<\/i>, in which she received widespread recognition, and as Anita\/Mia on the television drama\u00a0Humans<\/i>.<\/p>\n

Born in\u00a0London\u00a0and raised in\u00a0Kent, Chan attended the\u00a0Newstead Wood School for Girls\u00a0and studied law at\u00a0Worcester College, Oxford. She gained a position in a law firm following graduation, but chose to pursue a career in acting instead, studying acting at the\u00a0Drama Centre London. She has had supporting roles in television series:\u00a0Doctor Who<\/i>\u00a0special “The Waters of Mars”,\u00a0Secret Diary of a Call Girl<\/i>\u00a0(2011),\u00a0Fresh Meat<\/i>\u00a0(2011) and\u00a0Bedlam<\/i>\u00a0(2011).<\/p>\n

Chan continued to gain recognition for her roles in high-profile films including\u00a0Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit<\/i>\u00a0(2014),\u00a0Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them<\/i>\u00a0(2016), and\u00a0Transformers: The Last Knight<\/i>\u00a0(2017). She also starred in the leading role of Anita\/Mia on the\u00a0AMC\/Channel 4\u00a0science fiction drama\u00a0Humans<\/i>\u00a0from 2015 to 2018.<\/p>\n

In 2018, Chan received recognition for portraying\u00a0Astrid Leong-Teo\u00a0in\u00a0Jon M. Chu’s romantic comedy\u00a0Crazy Rich Asians<\/i>\u00a0and also portrayed\u00a0Bess of Hardwick\u00a0in the historical drama\u00a0Mary Queen of Scots<\/i>. She portrayed\u00a0Minn-Erva\u00a0in the\u00a0Marvel Studios\u00a0superhero film\u00a0Captain Marvel<\/i>\u00a0in 2019 and will play\u00a0Sersi\u00a0in\u00a0The Eternals<\/i>\u00a0in 2021.<\/p>\n

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