Brogan climbs to fame as 'hottest' actress on Chinese silver screen

She may be one of China's "hottest Western women" but Kerry Berry Brogan looked freezing cold as she posed in only a miniskirt and silk stockings for pictures in a traditional Beijing courtyard.

The 29-year-old actress, star of the comedy movie Qichuan Xuxu (Gasp), and martial arts television drama Lu Ding Ji (The Royal Tramp) was surrounded by a crew sporting thick padded jackets for METRO's photo shoot.

Brogan, from Massachusetts in the United States, has played alongside some of China's biggest stars, including Ge You, who called her "pretty and brave" after her role as a drug user in Gasp.