Augusta Xu-Holland
Augusta Xu-Holland | |||||||
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 Augusta Xu-Holland | |||||||
| Born | 17 April 1991 Auckland, New Zealand | ||||||
| Occupations | Acting and Bioenergy | ||||||
| Years active | 2016-present | ||||||
| Known for | The Last Race, Borderland Love, The Eight Hundred | ||||||
| Chinese name | |||||||
| Chinese | 徐嘉雯 | ||||||
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Augusta Xu-Holland (Chinese: 徐嘉雯; born 17 April 1991) is a New Zealander actress.
Early life and education
Xu-Holland was born in Auckland to a Chinese father and New Zealand mother and grew up in Wellington and the Bay of Plenty. From 2009 to 2013, she attended Victoria University for a bachelor's degree in biology and Asian studies.[1][2] Upon graduation, she moved to China and worked in public relations and bioenergy at Kaidi New Energy Group, China's largest privately owned bioenergy company.[3][4][5]
Shortly after deciding to become an actress in 2015, Xu-Holland was cast in a leading role in The Last Race alongside award-winning actors Joseph Fiennes and Shawn Dou.[3]
Career
China
Xu-Holland started her acting career in China-Hollywood co-production The Last Race (2016) directed by Stephen Shin. The Last Race is an unofficial sequel to the Academy Award winning story of Chinese-born Scottish Olympic gold medalist Eric Liddell, Chariots of Fire (1981).[6] In The Last Race, Xu-Holland plays Catherine Standish, a fictional character whom Eric Liddell, played by Joseph Fiennes, gave up his chance of repatriation arranged between the British Prime Minister, Winston Churchill, and the Japanese government.[7] Liddell later died in the Weixian Internment Camp in Weifang, China.[8]
Xu-Holland is best recognized for her work in China, such as television series “Borderland Love” (2018) written by award-winning Chinese Gao Mantang and online film Special Mission (2018). In 2019, Xu-Holland stars in one of China's most highly anticipated films The Eight Hundred (2019) directed by Guan Hu, alongside Li Chen and Yao Chen.[9]
Global
The US version of The Last Race was released under the title On Wings of Eagles in 2017.[10] Unspoken Code (2018) won Best Narrative Short at the California International Shorts Festival and Best Short Film at the Female Eye Film Festival in Toronto. [11] Xu-Holland has never received formal acting training, and attributes her skills to the scale of opportunities whilst working in China.[10]
Filmography
Film
| Year | English Title | Chinese Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | The Last Race | 终极胜利 | Catherine Standish | Released in the US as On Wings of Eagles[9] |
| 2018 | Unspoken Code | Rhonda | Short film[11] | |
| Special Mission | 特种使命之绿色军团 | Lina | ||
| 2019 | Meta Area | 原脑:坏死区 | Pudding | |
| The Eight Hundred | 八佰 | Eva | [12] Credited as Xu Jiawen | |
| Werewolf | 狼人杀 | Luna | Quadrilogy[12] |
Television series
| Year | English Title | Chinese Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Borderland Love | 爱情的边疆 | Wenwen | Also under the English name Frontier of Love[10] |
| 2022 | Cupid's Kitchen | Elise |
References
- ↑ "Downloads". otc.school.nz. Archived from the original on 13 January 2015. Retrieved 29 April 2016.
- ↑ "Why Paris Hilton inspired Augusta Xu-Holland's role in Star of Ocean". South China Morning Post. 13 November 2021. Archived from the original on 11 December 2023. Retrieved 6 July 2026.
- 1 2 "Story of Scottish Missionary and Runner Eric Liddell Comes to Life Again After Success of 'Chariots of Fire'". Thebeijinger.com. 20 April 2016. Retrieved 29 April 2016.
- ↑ "Kiwi making it big in Hollywood, via China". Newshub. 22 September 2015. Archived from the original on 30 May 2016. Retrieved 29 April 2016.
- ↑ "Sunshine Kaidi New Energy Group". cn.undp.org. 23 April 2019. Retrieved 23 April 2019.
- ↑ "1982 | Oscars.org | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences". Oscars.org. 29 March 1982. Retrieved 29 April 2016.
- ↑ Simon Burnton. "50 stunning Olympic moments: No8 Eric Liddell's 400 metres win, 1924 | Sport". The Guardian. Retrieved 29 April 2016.
- ↑ Magnusson, Sally (1981). The Flying Scotsman, A Biography. New York, NY: Quartet Books Inc. p. 160-170
- 1 2 "The rise and rise of Asian-Kiwi stars". asiamediacentre.org.nz. 30 August 2018. Retrieved 24 April 2019.
- 1 2 3 "Augusta Xu-Holland Between Art & Science". china-underground.com. 27 March 2018. Retrieved 24 April 2019.
- 1 2 "Unspoken code film screening". invernessarts.com. Retrieved 24 April 2019.
- 1 2 【独家】徐嘉雯：想演中国古装剧的新西兰女星. sbs.com. 14 September 2018. Retrieved 24 April 2019.