Zhou Dongyu is born in a of Shijiazhuang city average household, when ever practiced gymnastics, shijiazhuang city gymnastic team still was entered when 12 years old, 2010, because Zhou Dongyu films the film " hawkthorn cultivates love " did not attend in those days the university entrance exam. 2011, she suffers Zhang Yi to seek of the director recommend, entered oneself for an examination performance of Beijing film institute is, if wish to take an examination of,also tried hard finally to go up by right of the individual performance of Beijing film institute is undergraduate course class.