Jessica Hsuan

Jessica Hester Hsuan, 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.
Hsuan graduated with a bachelor's degree in materials science and engineering from Imperial College London in 1992.

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" 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. She won the My Favorite TVB Actress 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.
Hsuan also played the role of Leslie Lam in Hong Kong Disneyland's theme ride Ant-Man and The Wasp: Nano Battle!.

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". Nevertheless, she always survived in the end.

Filmography

Awards and nominations

Hsuan is one of the most honored actresses in Hong Kong, with 13 Best Actress awards.

Year	Organisation	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref
1995	Next Magazine TV Award	Top 10 Artists
1999	TVB Anniversary Awards	My Favorite Actress In A Leading Role	Detective Investigation Files IV	Won
2000	TVB Anniversary Awards	My Top 10 Favorite Television Characters	A Matter of Customs
2000	Next Magazine TV Award	Top 10 Artists
2001	TVB Anniversary Awards	My Top 13 Favorite Television Characters	A Step into the Past
2002	TVB Anniversary Awards	My Top 12 Favorite Television Characters	Golden Faith
2002	Next Magazine TV Award	Top 10 Artists
2025	Star Awards	Best Actress	Kill Sera Sera	Won
2025	Star Awards	Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes		Nomitated

2003: TVB 36th Anniversary: My Favorite On-Screen Partners
2003: TVB 36th Anniversary: My Top 12 Favorite Television Characters - Ranked #5
2003: Next Magazine TV Award: Top 10 Artists - Ranked #1
2004: TVB 37th Anniversary: My Top 12 Favorite Television Characters - Ranked #1
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
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
2008: Astro Wah Lai Toi Drama Awards 2008: My Favorite Character - Ranked #6
2015: 7th Macau International Movie Festival: Golden Lotus Award for Best Supporting Actress
2017: TVB Star Awards Malaysia: My Favorite TVB Actress in a Leading Role
2017: People's Choice Television Awards: People's Choice Best Actress
2017: Hong Kong Television Awards: Best Leading Actress in Drama Series
2024: 29th Asian Television Awards: Best Leading Female Performance - Digital