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Tsai is the daughter of Zhou Xinfang, China's preeminent
classical actor. Raised in Shanghai, she was the first Asian to be trained at
The Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in England. She earned her Master's Degree
in drama at Tufts University in the U.S. Tsai first came to prominence on the
London stage starring in The World of Susie Wong, followed by performances
in such classics as The Oresteia and The Scarlet Letter, as well
as M Butterfly with Anthony Hopkins. Tsai has performed in all media, and
even recorded a huge hit record, "The Ding Dong Song"! After the Cultural
Revolution ended in China, Tsai was the first person invited from abroad to
teach acting at the Central Academy of Drama in Beijing, where she directed
Shakespeare's The Tempest and Twelth Night and Chekhov's
The Seagull. Since her success in The Joy Luck Club, Tsai has
acted continually on stage (The Woman Warrior, Golden Child), screen
(Memoirs of a Geisha, Red Corner, Casino Royale) and TV (Grey's
Anatomy, Evidence). Her autobiography, Daughter of Shanghai, has five
printing in English and five in Chinese. A one-woman show based on her life
is being written by David Henry Hwang.
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