With a dual French-Chinese background, Lucie Zhang has been passionate about cinema since high school, after which she did a few theater classes. A student in economics and management at the Université Paris-Dauphine, she acted in several short films before attracting attention in a lead role in Jacques Audiard’s Paris, 13th District, selected in Official Competition at Cannes 2021 and then presented in many international festivals, including those of London, Chicago, Sydney, Karlovy Vary, and the AFI FEST. Her performance in the role of a free and rebellious young woman has been widely praised by film critics.