Ma Su (Chinese: 马苏, born 17 February 1981) is a Chinese actress.
Ma ranked 46th on Forbes China Celebrity 100 list in 2013, 76th in 2014, and 84th in 2015.
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Life and career
Ma's name is a combination of her parents' surnames — Ma (her father's) and Su (her mother's).
Ma graduated from the People's Liberation Army Arts College in 1998, majoring in dance. She worked as a model for some television commercials after her graduation. In 2002, she made her acting debut in High Flying Songs of Tang Dynasty, a historical television series set in the Tang dynasty. A year later, she graduated from the Beijing Film Academy.
Ma first rose to fame for her role as the repressed and rebellious young lady in the youth drama Spring in Summer (2003).
In 2009, Ma gained acclaim for her performance in the romantic period drama North Wind Blows. She won the Best Prospect award at the Shanghai Television Festival. Ma then starred in modern romance series My Beautiful Life (2010); her role as the "little nanny" was loved by the audience and established her acting recognition among the masses. She achieved further acclaim with her portrayal of a female bandit in war drama Highest Amnesty, and was also nominated for the Best Supporting Actress award at the Hundred Flowers Awards for her performance in Iron Man, a film about those who struggled to develop China's oil industry in the Taklamakan desert in West China.
