Terry Hu (; born 21 April 1953) is a Taiwanese people actress, writer and translator.
Life
Early life
Hu was born
Hu Yinyin in
Taichung,
Taiwan on April 21, 1953, with her ancestral home in
Shenyang,
Liaoning, the only daughter of Qu Shifang (璩詩芳), and Hu Gengnian (胡賡年), a member of the Legislative Yuan of the Republic of China. Hu was raised in
Taichung and
Taipei.
[ 胡因梦：童年的创痛与回忆 Retrieved 2017-01-02][ 胡因夢拒絕借前夫李敖炒作 Retrieved 2017-03-16] When she was 15, her parents divorced.
[ 人物胡因梦：我有两个人生 Retrieved 2017-01-02]
[ 探索者胡因梦 東西 Retrieved 2017-01-09][ 胡因梦：走出原生家庭的迷与痛 Retrieved 2017-01-09]
Hu attended the Christchurch School. She graduated from Fu Jen Catholic University in 1971, where she majored in German language. When she left Fu Jen Catholic University, her university students said: "Fu Jen Catholic University have no spring from now on."[ 中国女孩胡因梦：1970年代我在美国经历的 Retrieved 2017-01-02]
Acting career
Hu returned to Taiwan in 1975. At the same year, Hu first rose to prominence for playing in
The Life God, a film starring
Brigitte Lin.
In 1977, Hu appeared in Bai Jingrui's Far Away From Home, which earned her a Golden Horse Award for Best Supporting Actress. One year later, Hu acted in the historical film A Teacher of Great Soldiers, a film starring Chun Hsiung Ko.[ 金牛胡因梦：改变从心开始 Retrieved 2017-01-02]
Hu studied at HB Studio, majoring in acting.
In 2003, Hu attended the 40th Golden Horse Awards.
At the age of 35, Hu withdrew from entertainment industry, she appeared in 42 films during her 15 acting years.
Writing and translating career
In 1986, Hu gave up her acting career to focus on writing and translating, and became one of the pioneers of the
New Age in Taiwan. She has translated the works of Jiddu Krishnamurti, Pema Chödrön, A. H. Almaas and
Ken Wilber.
[ 胡因梦：女人要认真的活，挖掘内心的力量 Retrieved 2017-01-09] She has emerged as "a leading figure of Taiwan's New Age and an inventive individual in the New Age's global dissemination," and has described "women as being particularly receptive to New Age thought and having a vital role to play in planetary transformation."
[Paul Farrelly, "Terry Hu: Writing Her Transition from Actor to New Age Authority in Taiwan," Asian Ethnology 78 (2019), 53–73 (71).]
Personal life
On May 6, 1980, Hu married Taiwanese writer, historian and politician
Li Ao. Their love story was even featured by
Time. Their wedding was held in Li's living room. Hu chose her pajama as her wedding dress.
[ 胡因梦，此生和李敖纠缠不清 Retrieved 2017-01-02][ 胡因梦：李敖真是我生命中最重要 Retrieved 2017-01-02][ 李敖情爱是非：永远只爱一点点 Retrieved 2017-01-02][ 李敖伤感忆与胡因梦旧情：云深不知处 Retrieved 2017-01-02]
But the couple divorced on August 28, 1980, after about three months of marriage (115 days in total). Since their divorce, the two often have had mutual criticism.[ 胡因梦：被李敖骂源于他还放不下 Retrieved 2017-01-02][ 胡因梦：我的人生只需要向自己交代 Retrieved 2017-01-02][ 李敖前妻昔日台湾第一美女胡因梦旧照 Retrieved 2017-01-02][ 胡因梦60岁生日李敖发文忆旧情 Retrieved 2017-01-02][ 胡因梦谈李敖："他是个奇人" Retrieved 2017-01-02][ 对话胡因梦：李敖的羞辱是对我最好的磨练 Retrieved 2017-01-02][ 台湾第一美人，真正的傲骨"前"妻 Retrieved 2017-01-02][ 胡因梦：我也有话说 Retrieved 2017-01-02]
On November 25, 1994, Hu gave birth to her only daughter, Hu Jiesheng (胡潔生), as a single mother. Hu has never publicly revealed the child's biological father.[ 胡因梦送给女儿的十大锦囊妙计 Retrieved 2017-01-02][ 洗尽铅华：胡因梦首说真实生活 Retrieved 2017-01-09]
Works
Book
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Death and the Maiden (), .
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Ancient Future (), .
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Immensee ()
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Hu Yan Meng Yu ()
Translation
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When Life Falls Apart (), .
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Grace and Grit (), .
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Freedom, Love and Action (), .
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The Only Revolution and The Urgency of Change (), .
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Krishnamurti: A Biography (), .
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Exploration into Insight (), .
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Respect for Acting (), .
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The Ending of Time (), .
Film
Television
Awards
External links
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New Age Music, a translation of a chapter from Terry Hu's Ancient Future.
