Actress Yu Nan to star in 'The Expendables 2'

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Sylvester Stallone and Yu Nan in "The Expendables 2" [Photo: yule.sohu.com]

Check out Chinese actress Yu Nan's look in the upcoming action movie "The Expendables 2". Yu plays Maggie, a new member of the Expendables team led by Barney Ross, Sylvester Stallone's character. "The Expendables 2" continues the first film's star-heavy lineup that also includes Bruce Willis, Jason Statham and Arnold Schwarzenegger. The film will open in North America on August 17.

More about Chinese Actress Yu Nan

Born in 1978, Yu Nan studied acting at the Beijing Film Academy, China's top educational institution for film talent.

Her acting talent was discovered by director Wang Quan'an who cast her in the lead role of the 1999 film "Lunar Eclipse". Yu later worked with Wang Quan'an in several more films, the best-known one being "Tuya's Marriage", which garnered the top prize at the 2007 Berlin International Film Festival.

Yu's fluency in English also landed her a role in Wachowski brothers' 2008 live-action film "Speed Racer". She also speaks French.

The actress was a jury member for the main competition of the 2010 Berlin International Film Festival.