China Eiko Chow^[a] (born 15 April 1974)^[1] is a British-born American actress and model.

Chow was born inLondon to restaurateurMichael Chow and his wife, model/designerTina Chow (née Lutz). Her paternal grandfather was thePeking Opera'sZhou Xinfang.^[2] Her paternal aunt is actress and former "Bond girl"Tsai Chin.^[3] Her maternal aunt is the artistAdelle Lutz. Through Lutz's 1987 marriage, her uncle isDavid Byrne.

Her parents left London for New York in 1980, when she was 5 years old. They then relocated to Los Angeles in 1985.^[4] Her mother, who was born in Ohio, was of German and Japanese ancestry and her father isChinese.^[5] She has a younger brother, Maximilian (b. 1978). Her parents divorced in November 1989.^[6][7]

In 1992, Chow's mother Tina died ofAIDS. The same year, Chow's father married Eva Chun, a Korean fashion designer.^[8] In February 2019, her father married his fourth wife, Vanessa Rano, who is 49 years his junior.^[9][10]

She attended theLycée Français de Los Angeles.^[11] After graduating, she went toBoston University for two years before transferring toScripps College inClaremont, California, where she graduated with a psychology degree in May 1997.^[4] She was the first in her family to graduate from college.^[12]

Chow was discovered as a prospective fashion model by Roger Museenden.^[12] She spent several years following in her mother's footsteps working as a model forShiseido cosmetics,Tommy Hilfiger andCalvin Klein. Her modeling led to her being named one ofHarper's Bazaar's "It Girls" in 1996 and an appearance in the December 1996 edition ofVogue's "The Next Best-Dressed List".^[13]

In 2000, she posed forMaxim and was featured in their gallery,Girls of Maxim. She was ranked No. 22 and No. 54 on theMaxim Hot 100 Women (2000 and 2001, respectively).^[14][15][16]

Chow made her acting debut in 1998, starring oppositeMark Wahlberg inThe Big Hit. In 2004, she appeared inFrankenfish. Three years later, Chow appeared onUSA Network's first season ofBurn Notice. She was the host and a judge ofBravo'sWork of Art: The Next Great Artist, which premiered on 9 June 2010.^[17]

Chow provided the voice of Katie Zhan inGrand Theft Auto: San Andreas.^[18][19]

Chow was in a relationship with actorMark Wahlberg for four years after meeting on the set of the 1998 filmThe Big Hit.^[11] She was in a relationship with English actor and comedianSteve Coogan from 2007 until 2011.^{[20][21][22][23]} She has also been romantically linked to actorKeanu Reeves. Since February 2018, she has been in a relationship with English musicianBilly Idol.^[24]

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