Betty Zhou

Betty Zhou (born October 31, 1981) is a Chinese actress, singer, producer, sports commentator and television host. She hosts her show Talking to Hollywood with Betty Zhou on CCTV.

She is active in China & Singapore. In 2013, she became the first bilingual anchor from China to cover the NBA finals.

Early life Betty Zhou was born in the Jiangsu, China. When she was younger, Zhou had dreamt of becoming a journalist, even a war correspondent who could venture into conflict zones. She later decided that she would become an actress and went on to study performing arts at Shanghai Normal University's Xie Jin Film & Television Art College.

Career Betty Zhou was educated in Mainland China for acting, but began her acting career in Singapore, where she learnt to speak English fluently whilst preparing for the TV series Adventure Girls and Kung Fu Killer. Zhou's foray into the entertainment industry started even before she graduated from college in 2007. An overseas production company had talent-spotted Zhou and subsequently signed her on to star in Adventure Girls. As the title suggests, the travel program featured Zhou and another co-host in search of adventure in countries such as Thailand, Malaysia and the Philippines, taking part in outdoor activities such as bungee jumping, diving and rock climbing. She also taught herself Cantonese for her appearances in Hong Kong.

In 2013 she started hosting basketball coverage in China on Chinese Central Television, including the weekly program Sensual NBA. She was the first Chinese bilingual presenter to attend and cover the NBA Finals in 2013.

Talking to Hollywood with Betty Zhou In May 2015 she started hosting Talking to Hollywood with Betty Zhou, a Chinese Central Television program broadcast on Baidu's iQIYI platform. It was co-created by Rob Moore and produced with the support of Paramount Pictures, Walt Disney Studios, Universal Studios, and Sony Pictures Entertainment.

Filmography Film Year Title Role 2008 Kung Fu Killer Siren Crane 2010 China Doll Waitress 2011 Pay Day Long Le 2012 The Man With the Iron Fists Jack Knife's Widow 2017 xXx: The Return of Xander Cage Club Announcer

Primary Works TV Series Year Title TV Station Director 2011 “Payday” – Actress （Weekly Broadcast） Chongqing Satellite TV 2014 “NFL Super Bowl”《NFL超级碗》 Chongqing Satellite TV 2013 to now “Very NBA”《聲色NBA》 Sina Net 2013 “Fun in the East”《乐享东方》 GETV 2013 “Jeanswest Entertainment Live”《真维斯-娱乐现场》 Education Channel, Shanghai Satellite TV 2013 “Million Idol Singer” (Grand Final)《百万唱将》年度总决赛 Shandong Satellite TV

Hosting Experiences Year Title Location Participating Guest 2016 "xXx: The Return of Xander Cage" Toronto Vin Diesel, Donnie Yen, Kris Wu, Nina Dobrev 2016 "Zoolander No. 2" New York Alexander Wand, Marc Jacobs 2016 "Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows" New York Stephen Amell 2015 "Star Trek Beyond" Los Angeles Justin Lin 2015 "Jack Reacher: Never Go Back" New Orleans Tom Cruise, Colbie Smulders 2015 "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" Los Angeles JJ Abrams 2015 "007: Spectre" Beijing Daniel Craig 2015 "The Hunger Games: Mockingjay" China Premiere Beijing Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutchinson, Liam Hemsworth 2015 "Terminator Genysis" Shanghai Arnold Schwarzenegger, Alan Taylor, Jane Zhang 2015 "Mission Impossible 5: Rogue Nation" China Premiere, Press Conference, Fan Meeting Shanghai Tom Cruise, Rebecca Ferguson, Christopher McQuarrie 2015 "Mission Impossible 5: Rogue Nation" Global Premiere Vienna Tom Cruise, Simon Pegg, Rebecca Ferguson, Christopher McQuarrie 2015 "Official Opening of Adidas Flagship Store" Shanghai Zhai Xiaochuan 2015 "NBA Official Forum" Shanghai James Harden 2015 "San Diego Comic-Con" San Diego San Diego 2015 Brand endorsement conference for Rain Shanghai Rain 2015 "Jurassic World" Beijing Chris Pratt 2015 "Pixels" Los Angeles, Las Vegas Adam Sandler, Chris Columbus 2015 "Ant Man" Las Vegas Paul Rudd 2015 Star Trek Beyond Vancouver Zoe Saldana, Simon Pegg 2015 "Mind Team" Promo Event San Francisco Peter Dougard 2015 "Ninja Turtles II: Out of the Shadows" Promo Event Los Angeles Megan Fox 2015 "The Walk" Promo Event Los Angeles Joseph Gordon-Levitt 2015 NBA 2K Online Press Conference Guangzhou LeBron James 2014 Aug Mobil40th anniversary Shanghai 2014 Aug "Budweiser STORM EDM Festival" Press conference host Beijing, Guangzhou 2014 Jul CQTV & CSPNInterview with Reggie Jackson Shanghai Reggie Jackson 2014 Jul AdidasJeremy Lin China Tour Shanghai Jeremy Lin 林书豪 2014 Jun "Transformers 4"Hong Kong Movie PremiereInterview with Producer and China Movie Premiere Hong Kong, Beijing Michael Bay, Nicola Peltz, Li Bingbing, Han Geng 2014 May - Aug "Redbull Freestyle Football Cup" Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou Leo 吴磊 2014 Apr "CBA & Mobil Super"Meeting with Wang Zhizhi Kunming Wang Zhizhi 王治郅 2013 Nov 《Hermes/ 爱马仕丝巾乐园活动》 Beijing, Shanghai 2013 Oct GETV《乐享东方》 Beijing Huang Hai Bo 黄海波 2013 Oct NBA China Games《王牌球迷》 Beijing, Shanghai Dell Curry, Tyrone Curtis Bogues, A.C. Green Jr. 2013 Oct 《NBA巨星-德里克 罗斯中国行》 Hang Zhou Derrick Rose 2013 Sep 《NBA巨星-凯文加内特中国行》(SINA interview) Beijing Kevin Garnett 2013 Sep 《NBA巨星-阿尔德里奇中国行》 Beijing Bolin Chen 陈柏霖, LaMarcus Aldridge 2013 Aug 《NBA巨星-霍华德中国行》 Chengdu Dwight Howard 2013 Aug 《NBA巨星-科比中国行》 Shanghai Kobe Bryant 2013 Aug 《NBA巨星-詹姆斯中国行》(Tencent interview) Guangzhou LeBron Raymone James 2013 Jul 《NBA巨星-卢比奥、霍勒迪、沃尔、利拉德、康利中国行》 Beijing, Shanghai, Xi'an, Guangzhou Ricky Rubio, Jrue Holiday, John Wall, Damian Lillard, Mike Conley 2013 Jun NBA The Finals(Exclusive coverage throughout the NBA Finals last season NBA2013-2014 official mission) San Antonio, Miami Adam Silver, LeBron Raymone James, Dwyane Tyrone Wade, Chris Bosh, Tony Parker, Tracy McGrady, Shane Battier, etc. 2013 NBA Superstar - Derrick Rose in China Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou Derrick Rose

Publications Year Title Country Remarks 2014 “MiLK New Trends” 《MiLK新潮流》 Hong Kong and China Main Cover, Interview 2014 “SO COOL” Hong Kong and China Main Cover, Interview 2014 “Dime Basketball World” 《Dime篮天下》 USA and China Main Cover, Interview 2013 “Basketball Pioneers” 《篮球先锋报》 China Interview 2013 “Covergirl” 《瑞丽美容与服饰》 China Interview 2013 “Metrostyle” 《新大都会》 China Main Cover, Interview 2013 “I Money” Hong Kong Interview 2013 “Power Wave” 《钻篮》 China Main Cover, Interview 2013 “For Him Magazine” 《FHM男人装》 China Interview 2013 “San Antonio Newsflash” USA Cover Story 2013 “New York Times” (Sports Section) USA Report 2013 “Prestige” Hong Kong Report 2013 “Straits Times” Singapore Interview 2013 “Today” Singapore Interview 2013 “8 Days Magazine” Singapore Interview 2012 “Taste” 《Taste品味》 China Interview 2012 “Metrostyle” 《新大都会》 China Main Cover, Featured Author 2012 “Belong Magazine” 《体育博览》 China Main Cover, Interview 2011 “For Him Magazine” (Top 20 Sexiest Women in the World) Singapore Main Cover, Interview 2010 “For Him Magazine” Singapore Interview