Rima Zeidan

Rima Zeidan
Rima Zeidan, age 27, wearing a white dress and holding her Golden Horse Award for Best New Performer at the Taipei Film Festival 2017.
Rima Zeidan holding her Golden Horse Award for Best New Performer at the Taipei Film Festival 2017
Born (1990-05-01) May 1, 1990 (age 34)
Taiwan
NationalityTaiwan
Lebanon
Occupation(s)Actress, Model, TV presenter

Rima Zeidan (Chinese: 瑞瑪·席丹; pinyin: ruìmǎ xídān; Arabic: ريما زيدان; born May 1, 1990) is a Taiwanese-Lebanese presenter, model and actress from Taiwan. In 2017 she appeared in the film Missing Johnny for which she was voted Best New Talent at the Taipei Film Festival and won the Golden Horse Award for Best New Performer.[1]

Life and career

Zeidan was born in 1990 in Taiwan to a Taiwanese mother and a Lebanese father.[2] She entered showbiz at the age of sixteen, appearing in over 100 television adverts and hosting Taiwanese tourism programs. In 2009 at the age of 18, while in the United States on a study trip she was involved in a motorcycle accident which killed her boyfriend and left her with third degree burns on over 30% of her body.[3] After recovering, she returned to the industry to become the face of skincare companies and hosted on various travel programs.[4]

In 2017 Zeidan made her film debut in the Taiwanese movie Missing Johnny in which she played the role of a woman named Hsu Zi-qi. Zeidan's performance in the film was widely praised leading to her being nominated for best actress awards at the 54th Golden Horse Awards, the Taipei Film Awards and the Shanghai International Film Festival.[1][5]

Filmography

Film

Year English title Chinese title Role Notes
2017 Missing Johnny 強尼·凱克 Hsu Zi-qi
2023 The Movie Emperor 红毯先生 Summer
Hidden Strike 狂怒沙暴 Li Yan

References

  1. ^ a b "Rima Zeidan Awards". IMDb. Retrieved 18 November 2017.
  2. ^ "瑞瑪席丹" [Rima Zeidan] (in Chinese). Yahoo. Retrieved 18 November 2017.
  3. ^ "連穿搭都好陽光！混血女模瑞瑪席丹Rima Zeidan的健康自信穿搭術" [Mixed Race Model Rima Zeidan and her Healthy Confident Life] (in Chinese). Elle Magazine. Retrieved 18 November 2017.
  4. ^ "吳克群爆有小三急甩何超蓮　新歡曝光竟是混血辣模Rima" [Kenji Wu Leaves Laurinda Ho Chiu Lin for Model Rima Zeidan] (in Chinese). ETtoday. Retrieved 18 November 2017.
  5. ^ "瑞瑪席丹：我承認open" [Rima Zeidan Opens Up] (in Chinese). Oriental Daily. Retrieved 18 November 2017.