In 1996, she was given the Best Supporting Actress at the 2nd Golden Bauhinia Awards.
Her astrological sign is Aries.
In a 1997 interview her manager, Manfred Wong, said “If you’re an unknown and from Taiwan, there is no such thing as doing art and high-class films. Shu Qi knows if she doesn’t strip, she can’t be a star.”
In 1997 she was given the Best Supporting Actress Award for Viva Erotica at the Hong Kong Film Awards.
She was nominated for the 1998 Best Actress Hong Kong Film Award for her part in Love Is Not a Game, But a Joke.
She was nominated for the 1999 Best Actress Hong Kong Film Award for her part in City of Glass.
She won the Golden Horse for Best Lead actress in 2005 for her starring performance in Three Times.
She is 5’ 6” tall (or 1.68 meters).
Her manager, Manfred Wong, pulled Shu Qi from the production of Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon so she could do a Japanese Coca-Cola commercial.