"ARROW"CELINA JADE as SHADO
"She speaks English."
The line that complete last week's episode of The CW's DC Comics inexperienced Arrow adaptation "Arrow" was each amusing line for star author Amell and conjointly letter of invitation. The "she" mentioned is Shado -- the mysterious captive of the island wherever Amell's King Oliver Queen flashes back to over the course of the series. Shado is that the girl of 1 of the island's different fighting archers, Yao Fei, and therein respect, the character contains a few things in common with the histrion taking part in her: Celina Jade.
Already legendary amongst Hong Kong Kung Fu film aficionados, Jade is that the girl of action film veteran Roy Horan. And currently that she's creating her yankee debut on "Arrow," the histrion, singer and martial creator is transferral variety of her onscreen abilities to a personality comic fans apprehend are each a blessing and a curse for King Oliver Queen's superhero career.
CBR News spoke with Jade regarding her flip as Shado prior to of tonight's episode, "Unfinished Business," and below, the histrion explains however she's shifting focus from Hong Kong cinema to yankee film, why she will not be doing everything that the Shado of the comics has done and what strange coincidences the half has brought her in terms of her father's career.
