张楠，Overview (2) Date of Birth 1 November 1986, Anhui, China Height 5' 8½" (1.74 m) Mini Bio (1) Nan Zhang was born on November 1, 1986 in Anhui, China. She is an actress, known for Gossip Girl (2007), Shanghai Hotel (2011) and West 32nd (2007). Trivia (2) Nan grew up in China and was later raised in New Orleans, Louisiana. She studied at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland in the Neuroscience/Pre-Med program before pursuing acting in New York. Nan is an only child. Returned to Johns Hopkins University. [January 2009]