Taiwanese actress Shu Qi, once known for her soft-porn modeling, defied conservative norms to become one of the highest-paid ...

Shu Qi. Overall rank: 27. As a popular movie star born in Taiwan, Shu Qi "began in the softcore porn modeling industry, appearing on the cover of Penthouse Hong Kong for February 1995 issue and ...

Shu Qi is the rarest of all exceptions in a conservative Chinese society: she was a soft-porn model who switched to film and established herself as a bona fide superstar in world cinema.

According to SCMP, Shu Qi, born Lin Li-hui in 1976 in Xindian, New Taipei City, had a difficult childhood with verbally abusive parents. ... (1995). However, her talent gained recognition with her ...