Introduction to Daniella Kuhn
cctv.com 06-09-2005 17:27
Born in Pasadena, California but grew up in New York City. She returned to Los Angeles, receiving her BA in History at UCLA.
Soon after graduating she got her first film role in 鈥淧atch Adams鈥. It was soon followed by a role in the much-nominated film 鈥淭raffic鈥. It was around this time that she first came to China and starred in her first CCTV miniseries 鈥淭he Korean War鈥.
Subsequently she has moved back and forth between working in Hollywood films like 鈥淏ring it on鈥 and 鈥淭he Hulk鈥 and other CCTV miniseries. At the end of 2004 she became a host for Rediscovering China on CCTV 9. Adding to her international projects, she has just finished starring in 鈥淭he Counting House鈥, an English language film by Italian directors and producers, shooting on location in Hong Kong.
Growing up surrounded by artistic and cultural influences, Daniella鈥檚 desire to work in the entertainment industry comes as no surprise. Her mother is the pianist Dora Serviarian-Kuhn. She was born in Beruit, Lebanon of Armenian descent and is considered the leading interpreter of the Khachaturian Piano Concerto, having played it more than any other living pianist throughout the world to illustrious acclaim. Her father, Dr. Robert Kuhn, is an investment banker, corporate strategist, has a PhD in Brain Research, author of a primary biography of Jiang Zemin, and host of the television program 鈥淐loser to Truth鈥 She has two brothers. Aaron Kuhn who is a film editor and Adam Kuhn a producer at Silver Pictures.
E-mail: rediscoveringchina@cctv.com
Editor:Hu Source:CCTV.com
