Bio
Celina Jade is a Chinese-born American actress, model, martial artist and singer best known for her recurring role as Shado, a former prisoner of Edward Fyers on Lian Yu island and a Chinese lawyer who is the daughter of Yao Fei and one of the mentors and friends of Oliver Queen, in the superhero action-adventure television series Arrow.
Born in Hong Kong to American Kung Fu star Roy Horan (who shared the big screen with the legendary Bruce Lee and Jackie Chan), action fighting has been in Celina's blood from an early age and her passion shows in her lead role in Legendary Assassin.
It was evident that Celina would be an entertainer from a young age. Her love for music led to her winning an Asia-wide singing competition at 14 in which she landed a record deal with Japanese producer, Tetsuya Komuro. Together they released two EPs, Good News Bad News and Kwong Ying Zi Gan.
In July 2000, she performed alongside Namie Amuro at the G8 Summit in Okinawa, Japan for the World Leaders. At age 15, she had her first No. 1 hit with the song, Kwong Ying Zi Gan, in Taiwan. She has since then been featured in multiple ad campaigns for Marks & Spencer, Cathay Pacific, Motorola and Ponds globally.
In 2003, she went on to pursue a a degree in Management from the prestigious London School of Economics and graduated at the top of her class with First Class Honors.
Despite this penchant for the analytical, Celina followed her passion for the creative arts. She signed with music mogul Paco Wong (EMI) in 2007.
Since her role in Legendary Assassin, she has garnered a solid fan base from her roles in the films Love Connected and All's Well Ends Well; TV shows like Dolce Vita, Jade Solid Gold; and regular appearances across TV channels in China including CCTV, Hunan TV, and CETV.
Celina also sang the theme song for Legendary Assassin, Ceng Jing Xin Teng, which was performed live on TV and radio stations across Asia.
In 2009, she left Golden Typhoon (EMI) and signed with Terry McBride, CEO of Nettwerk Music Group (the force behind Avril Lavigne, Sarah McLachlan, Dido).
Thereafter, she landed her first role in a US movie, the Man With the Iron Fists, as directed by the RZA. She also began filming her first web series, Wish Upon a Star, as lead actress alongside Asian superstar Peter Ho.