{{Short description|Hong Kong actress (born 1970)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=January 2020}} {{EngvarB|date=January 2020}} {{family name hatnote|Hsuan|lang=Chinese}}
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{{infobox person | honorific_prefix = | name = Jessica Hsuan | honorific_suffix = | image = Jessica Hsuan in Feb 2021.jpg | alt = <!-- descriptive text for use by speech synthesis (text-to-speech) software --> | caption = Hsuan in 2021 | pronunciation = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1970|8|18}}<ref>{{Cite web |url = https://www.jaynestars.com/news/jessica-hsuan-receives-1000-roses-on-40th-birthday/ |title = Jessica Hsuan Receives 1,000 Roses on 40th Birthday |website = Jayne Stars}}</ref> | birth_place = British Hong Kong | other_names = Suen Huen | citizenship = Hong Kong<br>United Kingdom | education = | alma_mater = Imperial College London (BSc)<ref name="auto">{{Cite web |url = http://www.spcnet.tv/Jessica-Hsuan-ac143.html#.UZT6Z7Vwolc |title = Jessica Hsuan 宣萱 |access-date = 16 May 2013 |archive-date = 7 July 2013 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130707010005/http://www.spcnet.tv/Jessica-Hsuan-ac143.html#.UZT6Z7Vwolc |url-status = dead }}</ref> | occupation = Actress | years_active = 1993—present | awards = Full list | module2 = {{Infobox Chinese |child= yes|hide= no |headercolor=lightblue | c = 宣萱 | p = Xuān Xuān | j = Syun1 Hyun1 }} }}
'''Jessica Hester Hsuan''' ({{lang-zh|order=t,j|t= 宣萱|j=Syun1 Hyun1}}; born 18 August 1970), also known as '''Suen Huen''', is a Hong Kong actress.
==Early life== Hsuan's father gave her the name Jessica, while her mother gave her the middle name Hester. She was educated in Hong Kong at Maryknoll Convent School for primary education and at Pooi To Middle School. She later boarded at Roedean School in Britain.<ref name="auto"/>
Hsuan graduated with a bachelor's degree in materials science and engineering from Imperial College London in 1992.<ref name="auto"/>
==Career== Hsuan started her career in late 1992 and early 1993. Along with Maggie Cheung Ho Yee, Ada Choi, Flora Chan and Kenix Kwok, she was known as one of the top five "''Fa Dans''" (a term borrowed from Peking Opera for roles depicting young maidens, and used for actresses with high popularity) of TVB from the mid-1990s to mid-2000s. She has collaborated with many TVB leading actors including Louis Koo, Wong He, Chilam Cheung, Nick Cheung, Gallen Lo, Roger Kwok, Sunny Chan, Joe Ma and Bobby Au-yeung. She won the 1999 TVB Anniversary Award for Best Actress for her role in ''Detective Investigation Files IV''.
She changed her contract to a "per-series" in late 2006, after it was disclosed that she had not renewed her current contract.
In 2017, Hsuan played a leading role in TVB series ''My Unfair Lady'' (Chinese: 不懂撒嬌的女人). She won the My Favorite TVB Actress (also known as Malaysia's TV Queen) at the TVB Star Awards in Malaysia in 2017 for her performance in this series, her first leading actress award since 1999.
Louis Koo's film production company, One Cool Film Production, was able to acquire the rights of the series A Step into the Past in 2015 and adapt to the big screen - Back to the Past. Production for the film officially wrapped on 7 July 2019. Hsuan will play a role in the movie.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://std.stheadline.com/realtime/article/1523506/%E5%8D%B3%E6%99%82-%E5%A8%9B%E6%A8%82-%E9%9B%86%E9%AB%94%E5%9B%9E%E6%86%B6-%E5%B0%8B%E7%A7%A6%E8%A8%98-%E9%9B%BB%E5%BD%B1%E7%89%88%E9%A0%90%E5%91%8A%E6%9B%9D%E5%85%89-%E5%8F%A4%E5%A4%A9%E6%A8%82%E6%9E%97%E5%B3%AF%E7%9B%B8%E9%9A%94%E5%BB%BF%E5%B9%B4%E5%86%8D%E5%B0%8D%E6%B1%BA|title=《尋秦記》電影版預告曝光 古天樂林峯相隔廿年再對決 |author1=星島日報 }} Sing Tao News. 2021-03-16</ref>
Hsuan also played the role of Leslie Lam in Hong Kong Disneyland's theme ride Ant-Man and The Wasp: Nano Battle!.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-07-03 |title=Fun facts about the Star Awards 2025 Best Actress nominees |url=https://www.herworld.com/life/fun-facts-about-star-awards-2025-best-actress-nominees |access-date=2025-07-31 |website=Her World Singapore |language=en-SG}}</ref>
===Frequently acting as hostage in television series and films=== Among the TV drama and films Hsuan starred in, she was frequently "kidnapped" in the stories. This has drawn the attention of internet users in Hong Kong. Occasionally she was known as the "Queen of hostage" (人質王). Nevertheless, she always survived in the end.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://ent.163.com/12/0718/09/86MEONED00031GVS.html |title=宣萱18年演無綫劇集被脅持24次 獲封"人質王" |date=18 July 2012 |accessdate=2020-03-15 |archive-date=2020-04-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200426171931/http://ent.163.com/12/0718/09/86MEONED00031GVS.html |url-status=live |author1=网易 }}</ref>
==Filmography== {{main|Jessica Hsuan filmography}}
==Awards and nominations== Hsuan is one of the most honored actresses in Hong Kong, with 13 Best Actress awards. {| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center;" !Year !Organisation !Category !Nominated work !Result ! class="unsortable" |Ref |- |1995 |Next Magazine TV Award |Top 10 Artists | {{N/A}} | {{won|8th}} | |- |1999 |TVB Anniversary Awards |My Favorite Actress In A Leading Role |''Detective Investigation Files IV'' {{Small|(as Quin Mo Chiu Kwan)}} | {{won}} |<ref>{{Cite web |date=24 January 2018 |title=Jessica Hsuan addresses fixing rumours at TVB Anniversary Awards |url=http://a.msn.com/01/en-sg/AAv9qb0 |access-date=2019-01-06 |website=MSN |language=en-SG }}{{Dead link|date=August 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> |- | rowspan="2" |2000 |TVB Anniversary Awards |My Top 10 Favorite Television Characters |''A Matter of Customs'' {{Small|(as Moon Fung Moon-fan)}} | {{won|place=8th}} | |- |Next Magazine TV Award |Top 10 Artists | {{N/A}} | {{won|2nd}} | |- |2001 |TVB Anniversary Awards |My Top 13 Favorite Television Characters |''A Step into the Past'' {{Small|(as Wu Ting-fong)}} | {{won|place=9th}} |<ref>{{Cite web |date=10 December 2008 |title=YESASIA: YumCha! - A Decade of Hong Kong Television, 1998-2008 |url=https://www.yesasia.com/us/yumcha/a-decade-of-hong-kong-television-1998-2008/0-0-0-arid.228-en/featured-article.html |access-date=2019-01-06 |website=www.yesasia.com}}</ref> |- | rowspan="2" |2002 |TVB Anniversary Awards |My Top 12 Favorite Television Characters |''Golden Faith'' {{Small|(as Rachel Ching)}} | {{won|2nd}} | |- |Next Magazine TV Award |Top 10 Artists | {{N/A}} | {{won|2nd}} | |- |rowspan="2"|2025 |rowspan="2"|Star Awards |Best Actress |''Kill Sera Sera'' {{Small|(as Shao Ruoyun)}} | {{won}} |<ref name=":02">{{Cite news |last=Ang |first=Benson |date=2025-07-06 |title=Star Awards 2025: Christopher Lee wins big, including Special Achievement Award and Best Actor |url=https://www.straitstimes.com/life/entertainment/star-awards-2025-christopher-lee-wins-big-including-special-achievement-award-and-best-actor |access-date=2025-07-09 |work=The Straits Times |language=en |issn=0585-3923}}</ref> |- | Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes | {{N/A}} | {{nom}} |<ref>{{Cite web |last=Wong |first=Bryan |date=21 May 2025 |title=Who are the 165 hopefuls vying for the popularity awards at Star Awards 2025? |url=https://cnalifestyle.channelnewsasia.com/entertainment/nominees-popularity-awards-star-awards-465331 |access-date=2025-07-21 |website=CNA Lifestyle |language=en}}</ref> |} *2003: TVB 36th Anniversary: My Favorite On-Screen Partners (Jessica Hsuan & Roger Kwok - Square Pegs) *2003: TVB 36th Anniversary: My Top 12 Favorite Television Characters - Ranked #5 (Square Pegs) *2003: Next Magazine TV Award: Top 10 Artists - Ranked #1 *2004: TVB 37th Anniversary: My Top 12 Favorite Television Characters - Ranked #1 (Lady Fan) *2005: Next Magazine TV Award: Top 10 Artists - Ranked #3 *2005: Next Magazine TV Award: Most Elegant Artiste Award *2006: Next Magazine TV Award: Top 10 Artists - Ranked #2 *2006: Next Magazine TV Award: Most Feminine Beautiful Award *2007: Asian Television Award: Best Comedy Performance by an Actress (Nominated) *2008: I Weekly Magazine Awards Top 10 Female Artists - Ranked #1 *2008: Next Magazine TV Award: Top 10 Artists - Ranked #2 *2008: Sina Awards: Best Style Actress<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://blog.sina.com.cn/s/blog_7014b8da01012wwo.html|title=Jessica Hsuan|date=23 April 2012|website=blog.sina.com.cn|access-date=2019-01-06}}</ref> *2008: Astro Wah Lai Toi Drama Awards 2008: My Favorite Character - Ranked #6 (Dicey Business)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://vincentloy.wordpress.com/2009/02/21/winner-list-of-astro-wah-lai-toi-drama-awards-2008/|title=Winner List of Astro Wah Lai Toi Drama Awards 2008|last=vincentloy|date=2009-02-21|website=Vincent Loy's Online Journal|language=en|access-date=2019-01-06}}</ref> *2015: 7th Macau International Movie Festival: Golden Lotus Award for Best Supporting Actress (The Kid from the Big Apple)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.star2.com/entertainment/movies/movie-news/2016/02/02/malaysia-wins-big-at-the-macau-international-movie-festival/|title=Malaysia wins big at the Macau International Movie Festival|last=Begum|first=Mumtaj|date=2 February 2016|website=Star2.com|language=en-US|access-date=2019-01-06|archive-date=7 January 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190107124401/https://www.star2.com/entertainment/movies/movie-news/2016/02/02/malaysia-wins-big-at-the-macau-international-movie-festival/|url-status=dead}}</ref> *2017: TVB Star Awards Malaysia: My Favorite TVB Actress in a Leading Role (My Unfair Lady)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://sg.news.yahoo.com/michael-miu-jessica-hsuan-win-072600735.html|title=Michael Miu, Jessica Hsuan win TV King & Queen in Malaysia|last=Hsia|first=Heidi|date=28 November 2017|website=Yahoo! News|language=en-SG|access-date=2019-01-06}}</ref> *2017: People's Choice Television Awards: People's Choice Best Actress (My Unfair Lady)<ref>{{Cite news|title=第2屆 觀眾在民間電視大奬2017|url= https://m.facebook.com/1059324757464902/posts/1695345467196158/?d=n|language=zh}} Facebook 2018-01-01</ref> *2017: Hong Kong Television Awards: Best Leading Actress in Drama Series (My Unfair Lady) *2024: 29th Asian Television Awards: Best Leading Female Performance - Digital (Kill Sera Sera)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.asiantelevisionawards.net/2024-winners/|title=2024 winners|access-date=12 December 2024|archive-date=4 December 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241204171927/https://www.asiantelevisionawards.net/2024-winners/|url-status=live}}</ref>
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== *[http://t.sina.com.cn/jessicahsuan Jessica Hsuan] on Sina Weibo *{{IMDb name|0381659|Jessica Hester Hsuan}} *{{hkmdb name|11102|Jessica Hester}} *{{Instagram|jessicahsuan_official}}
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Hsuan, Jessica}} Category:1970 births Category:Living people Category:Alumni of Imperial College London Category:Hong Kong film actresses Category:Hong Kong television actresses Category:People educated at Roedean School, East Sussex Category:TVB veteran actors Category:20th-century Hong Kong actresses Category:21st-century Hong Kong actresses