Yang Zi (Chinese: 杨紫; pinyin: Yáng Zǐ, born 6 November 1992) also known as Andy Yang, is a Chinese actress and singer. She graduated from the Performance Institute of Beijing Film Academy (BFA) in 2014. In 2016, Yang was chosen by Southern Metropolis Daily as one of the Four Dan Actresses of the post-90s Generation (90后四小花旦).
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Born | Yang Niao (杨旎奥) (1992-11-06) 6 November 1992 (age 29) | ||||||
Other names | Andy Yang | ||||||
Education | Bachelor of Arts | ||||||
Alma mater | Beijing Film Academy | ||||||
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Years active | 1999–present | ||||||
Agent | Yang Zi Studio | ||||||
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Simplified Chinese | 杨紫 | ||||||
Traditional Chinese | 楊紫 | ||||||
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Simplified Chinese | 杨旎奥 | ||||||
Traditional Chinese | 楊旎奧 | ||||||
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Yang is noted for her roles in Home with Kids (2005), Battle of Changsha (2014), Ode to Joy (2016), Noble Aspirations (2016), Ashes of Love (2018), Go Go Squid! (2019), The Oath of Love (2022) and Immortal Samsara (2022). Yang ranked 73rd on Forbes China Celebrity 100 list in 2017, 24th in 2019, 13th in 2020 and 8th in 2021.[1][2][3][4]
Yang was born as Yang Niao (Chinese: 杨旎奥; pinyin: Yáng Nǐào)[5] on 6 November, 1992 in Fangshan District, Beijing, China. Her father Yang Yunfei was a firefighter who worked in emergency rescue and disaster relief and her mother Ma Haiyan was a housewife.[6] Her father named her Yang Niao to wish China a successful bid for the Olympics.[lower-alpha 1][7] From an early age, her parents accompanied her to various audition because of her love for acting. She first starred in Ru Chi Chu Shan at the age of 6.[8]
Yang studied at Beijing Fangshan District Xingcheng Primary School,[9] and Beijing No. 55 High School.[10] In 2010, she was accepted to Beijing Film Academy.[11] She graduated from Beijing Film Academy on 22 May 2014, with a major in performance.[12]
In 1999, Yang made her acting debut by playing Zhou Qiong in Ru Ci Chu Shan.[lower-alpha 2][8] In 2002, Yang had a minor role as little Consort Donggo in Xiaozhuang Epic.[13] In May 2004, Yang made her big-screen debut in the youth romance film Girl's Diary, playing Ran Dongyang, an elementary school student. She received a Best Child Actor nomination at the Tongniu Film Awards for her performance in the film.[14]
In 2005, Yang rose to prominence playing Xia Xue in the popular Mainland Chinese sitcom Home with Kids. The series reached number one in ratings when it aired in China, and won the Outstanding Television Series (for children) award at the Flying Apsaras Awards and the Golden Eagle Awards. Yang became a household name in China since then. In March, she played little Bing Yue in historical costume drama Young Kangxi.[15] In 2006, she reprised her role as Xia Xue in the sequel Home with Kids 2, though not in the subsequent installments.[16]
In June 2008, Yang released her first solo album titled Home with Snow, which is named after her character's name in Home with Kids.[17] In 2009, Yang voiced Ma Xiaotiao in the comedy animation series Mo's Mischief: Teacher's Pet, adapted from Yang Hongying's children's literature series of the same name.[18] The same year, Yang played her first leading role in the youth drama Girl Rushes Forward.[19]
In 2010, Yang starred in the friendship drama Boy's Diary.[20] Then she was admitted to the Performance Institute of Beijing Film Academy.[11] In February 2011, she starred in the family drama Love Comes Knocking on the Door, based on the novel Stepmother by Geling Yan. Her role as a rebellious teenager allowed her to successfully shed her image of a "child star".[21][22]
In May 2012, Yang starred in the medical drama Angel Heart, portraying a kindhearted nurse.[23] In August, she starred in the horror mystery thriller film Insisrence,[24] and won the Best Newcomer Award at the 14th Golden Phoenix Awards.[25] She also sang the theme song "The Quiet Rubble" for the film. In February 2013, Yang played the lead role in the period comedy drama King Rouge,[26] and sang a soundtrack for the drama titled "Blooming Rouge". In April, she starred in the family drama Dad Comes Home.[27] In August, she starred in the romance drama Flowers in Fog, written by acclaimed Taiwanese writer Chiung Yao.[28]
In March 2014, Yang starred in her first war drama Battle of Changsha, directed by Magnolia Award-winner Kong Sheng. The series was set against the backdrop of the Battle of Changsha in 1939 during World War II. Yang played the role of Hu Xiangxiang, a nurse in the field hospital with different temperaments from the bright and lively girlhood to the aftermath of being a wife and a mother. The series was a critical success and was voted Best Drama of 2014 in major streaming website Douban after being broadcast on CCTV-8 beginning mid-July 2014.[29] In May, Yang joined the second season of youth inspirational reality show We Are Young as a regular cast member.[30]
In April 2015, Yang joined Dragon TV's star travel-reality show Sisters Over Flowers as a regular cast member.[31] In August, she starred in the youth romance film Where Are All The Time.[32] In October, Yang starred in the period drama Yangko Dance, which is a story inspired by the Haiyang Yangge folk dance that follows a man who gets caught in the complications of family, love and revenge.[33] Within 21 days of its broadcast, the series became the Provincial Television Prime Ratings Champion in Jiangsu Television and Tianjin TV, maintaining top 5 positions till the end of its broadcast[34] and it has reached a total of 10 billion online views. Yang's portrayal of the kindhearted and patriotic young lady received positive reviews. The same month, she co-starred in the horror mystery web series The Ferryman.[35]
In April 2016, Yang starred in the metropolitan romance drama Ode to Joy, which depicts the stories of five young women who comes from different social and educational backgrounds, but share a common goal. The series received critical acclaim and commercial success, and Yang gained widespread recognition for her portrayal of Qiu Yingying, a simple-minded girl from a small town.[36] Yang was nominated for the Best Actress award at the China TV Golden Eagle Award,[37] and the Best Supporting Actress award at the 23rd Shanghai Television Festival for her performance.[38] In June, she starred in urban romance drama Perfect Wedding, where she played the role of a wedding planner.[39] In July, she portrayed Lu Xueqi, one of the two female protagonists in Noble Aspirations, the television series adaption of the Xianxia novel Zhu Xian.[40] The drama was a commercial success and accumulated 23 billion views online, the highest record held by a Chinese drama at that time.[41][42] Yang gained wider popularity as a result and was nominated at the 22nd Huading Awards as Best Actress in the ancient drama category for her performance.[43] In August, she co-starred in Crying Out in Love, a film based on the romance novel Socrates in Love by Japanese novelist Kyoichi Katayama.[44] In December, she returned in the second season of Noble Aspirations as Lu Xueqi.[45]
On 27 January 2017, Yang appeared on the stage of CCTV Spring Festival Gala for the first time and performed the opening song "Beautiful Youths of China" with her sisters from Ode to Joy and TFBoys. In May, she starred in the historical romance comedy drama Legend of Dragon Pearl.[46] Yang reprised her role as Qiu Yingying in the second installment of Ode to Joy.[47]
On 15 February 2018, Yang attended the CCTV Spring Festival Gala and performed a comedy skit called "At Your Service" with Lin Yongjian, Li Mingqi and Dai Chunrong. In April, she played a guest role in the urban drama Women in Beijing. She then joined the second season of Chinese youth variety show Give Me Five, as a regular cast member.[48] In July, she starred in The Destiny of White Snake, a fantasy romance drama based on the renowned Chinese folktale.[49] Yang's portrayal of the innocent and naive snake spirit; as well as her voice-dub for the character, received positive reviews.[50] In August, Yang starred in the fantasy romance drama Ashes of Love, playing an innocent and lively fairy maiden.[51] The series was a commercial success, topping both television and web ratings; and received positive reviews.[52] Yang received acclaim for her acting and experienced a new high in popularity.[53] On 26 November, she joined Sina Entertainment's year-end special project short film "The Most Beautiful Performance".[54]
On 4 February 2019, Yang performed a comedy skit titled "Platform" at the CCTV Spring Festival Gala with Shang Daqing, Li Wenqi, Huang Xiaojun and Tong Dawei.[55] In July, she starred in e-sport romantic comedy drama Go Go Squid!, playing a talented computer major who is also a popular online singer.[56] The drama topped television ratings and had been streamed more than 9.6 billion times in its timeslot and was praised for its transmitting positive and uplifting messages such as the pursuit of dreams as well as patriotism.[57][58] The success of Go Go Squid reaffirmed Yang's popularity.[59] She won the Best Actress award in modern drama category at the 26th Huading Awards for her performance.[60] She also sang the ending theme song of the drama titled "Milk Bread", which reached number 2 on Billboard China Social Chart.[61] She then joined the third season of cooking reality show Chinese Restaurant 3 as a regular cast member.[62] In August, Yang featured in the disaster film The Bravest as the wife of a firefighter, the film achieved a box office result of 1.679 billion yuan [63] and Yang won the Most Popular Supporting Actress award at the 16th Guangzhou Student Film Festival.[64] She was also nominated for the Best Supporting Actress award at the 35th Hundred Flowers Awards and the 11th Macau International Film Festival for her performance.[65] The same month, she starred in the crime suspense film Bodies at Rest playing a forensics scientist.[66] She then starred in the romance environmental protection drama My Mowgli Boy where she played a marketing executive.[67]
On 24 January 2020, Yang performed "Meeting in 20 Years Again" alongside Angela Zhang, Xu Ziwei and Roy Wang at the CCTV Spring Festival Gala.[68] On October 1, she featured in the segment "Last Lesson" directed by Xu Zheng as part of the nationalistic film My People, My Homeland,[69] and sang the promotional OST "My Homeland" for the film.[70] In November, she starred in Hear Her, the first monologue series in China about women's rights. Hear Her is based on the format of BBC Studio's short-film series Snatches: Moments from Women's Lives, produced and directed by famous Chinese actress Zhao Wei.[71] Her themed episode is called "Wish for Love". On 20 December, as the "Guardian of National Treasure" Yang participated in an episode of the third season of large-scale cultural exploration CCTV-1 show National Treasure.[72]
In February 2021, Yang played a guest role in Dt.Appledog's Time, the sequel to her hit drama Go Go Squid!.[73] In May, she participated in the iQIYI detective reality show The Detectives' Adventures.[74] On 1 July, Yang participated in the "Great Journey", a large-scale epic theatrical performance to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Chinese Communist Party and performed in the inaugural skit "Breaking Dawn" along with several other artists. On November 15 2021, Yang Zi posted on social media, announcing that the six-year contract with H&R Century Pictures would not be renewed and on November 16, she established her personal studio.[75] In November, she played the titular character psychologist He Dun, in the urban drama Psychologist, the television series adaption of Bi Shumin's 2007 novel "Female Psychologist", directed by Academy Awards shortlisted director Sam Quah.[76][77]
On 4 January 2022, Yang participated in an episode of People's Daily's "Dream Radio" Season 4: "Chinese Youth" as a guest host to promote Beijing Winter Olympic with Olympic gold medalist athlete Li Jianrou.[78] On 15 February, she joined Tencent's "Olympic Report Star Radio" for the 2022 Winter Olympics and 2022 Winter Paralympics.[79] In March, she starred in the romance drama The Oath of Love, playing a cellist.[80] The series was a commercial success and was streamed over 3.8 billion times during its broadcast and won the "Tencent Business Breakthrough Award", one of the highest platform-level award.[81] In July, she starred in the xianxia drama Immortal Samsara, playing a lotus fairy. The series was a commercial success and topped various web drama ratings and was praised for its rich depiction of the Xianxia world and traditional Chinese culture both domestically and internationally.[82]
Her upcoming works include crime thriller film Drug Hunting, in which she stars as an anti drug policewoman and the historical fantasy drama Lost You Forever.[83]
On 28 May 2019, Yang unveiled her wax figure at Madame Tussauds Beijing through an unveiling ceremony.[84][85] In September 2021, Yang was announced as one of the 6 recommendation officers for City Personification[lower-alpha 3] IP series, representing Beijing. Bigeye Comics and Weibo Animation collaborated to release comic strips of Yang and Yan Bo[lower-alpha 4] called Yang Zi X Yan Bo "Hutong Projector".[86]
We should do our best to protect nature and its wildlife, so that children have the opportunity to discover and enjoy the wild beauty of nature. This is the most precious gift we can leave them.
—Yang to WildAid[87]
Yang has been a WildAid Ambassador in China since 2019. On 20 December 2019, Yang participated in "Green Lifestyle" charity project jointly created by China Youth Daily, China Youth Online and WildAid and served as the Green Lifestyle Public Welfare Promotion Ambassador.[88] In November 2020, Yang was announced as the Promotional Charity Ambassador of WildAid, advocating to protect wildlife.[89] On 30 April 2021, WildAid and the China Wildlife Conservation Association co-launched a new PSA and billboard entitled "Bring Home Memories, Not Regrets" in China.[90] The new campaign, led by Yang, calls on families not to purchase ivory and other wildlife products as souvenirs, ahead of May Day, a peak vacation and travel period in China.[91]
She also lends her voice to WildAid's elephant program by starring in the "Be Their Role Model" campaign which asks parents to use their actions to set good examples for the next generation by not consuming ivory and other wildlife products. As the Convention on Biological Diversity Conference of Parties (CoP15) opened on 11 October in Kunming, China, WildAid, China Environmental News, and the China Wildlife Conservation Association launched a new billboard campaign series featuring Yang and 3 other WildAid ambassador.[92] She led the COP15 Conservation Biodiversity Campaign, helping to educate the public on the serious consequences of biodiversity loss and calling on the public to take action to protect biodiversity by saying no to illegal wildlife trade.[93]
In March 2011, she served as the Love Ambassador of the "Girl's Heart" charity event, which aims to care for the growth of adolescent girls in millions of families in China.[94] She then participated in "We Share a Blue Sky" charity project.[95] On 22 April 2012, She participated in the 8th Beijing Youth Charity Film Festival as its Image Ambassador.[96] In July 2013, Yang served as the Image Ambassador of Chinese Campus Health Action Student Vision Health Guidance Program and encouraged the students to do eye exercise.[97]
In April 2017, She was announced as the Smart Action Ambassador for the China Children and Teenager's Fund. She then participated in a project sponsored by the China Foundation for Poverty Alleviation and the China Environmental Protection Foundation titled "Towards Ecological Civilization, Salute to Environmental Protection Pioneers" as its Public Welfare Envoy.[98] On 9 September 2017, Yang joined BAZAAR Stars' Charity Night to raise money for Bazaar's "Accelerating for Love" ambulance project.[99]
In January 2018, Yang participated in China Women's Development Foundation's "Mother's Postal Package" project as its Charity Ambassador to help mothers and families in poor areas.[100][101] The same month, she participated in "Our New Era", a public music service advert produced by National Radio and Television Administration to promote youths and Chinese films and recorded a song titled "Thumbs Up For The New Era" and took part in its MV filming along with 20 other artists. In 6 August, she participated in the "For Hope+1" project organized by China Women's Development Foundation to help children with sJIA.[102] She then joined the "My Hometown and Me" campaign jointly initiated by the Central Committee of the Communist Youth League of China and Weibo to help fight poverty.[103]
In October 2018, Yang was announced as the National Mental Health Advocate.[104] She participated in the "Watch Hunger Stop" charity project through Instagram.[105] In November, she joined the People's Daily to mark the 40th anniversary of the reform and opening up of the "China has me" activity. Then on 16 November, she participated in the celebration of the reform and opening up jointly produced by the Beijing Committee of the Communist Youth League of China and China Youth Daily, recorded the song "The Future Me" and took part in its MV filming.[106]
In March 2019, Yang joined "China Science Popularization Month" event and served as the China Popular Science Month Health Ambassador.[107] On 5 September, She joined Public Welfare Fund for the "Philharmonic Listening Program" as the Ambassador of Love.[108] She then participated in the "Beautiful China" education support project that focused on rural education.[109] On 1 November, China Fire and Rescue announced Yang as the National Fire Prevention Public Welfare Messenger.[110] On 17 November 2019, She participated in BAZAAR Stars' Charity Night and performed a song titled "Mercury" to support an aesthetic education charity project.[111]
In January 2020, National Anti-fraud Center announced Yang as their Guardian Ambassador.[112] On 9 March, Yang participated in "China Science Popularization Month" event and was named as the China Popular Science Month Anti-epidemic Science Ambassador.[113] In April, she participated in World Health Organization's anti-epidemic welfare activities. On 17 October, the 7th National Poverty Alleviation Day, she was invited to work as an Advocate for the China Foundation for Poverty Alleviation to help alleviate poverty.[114] On 28 August 28, the Supreme People's Court and the People's Court released a mini-video on the popularity of the Public Welfare Act of the Civil Code and invited Yang to participate in the mini-video to explain the rules as China's first "Civil Code Ambassador".[115]
In January 2021, Yang joined hands with Han Hong Love Charity Foundation along with more than 40 celebrity volunteers to support the advocate and practice of public welfare everywhere.[116] In February, she was invited to participate in a video series event as one of the Observer of Law for the Supreme People's Court.[117] On 11 March, she was announced as the first "Campus Charity Ambassador" of the 11th National Youth Green Plant Adoption. On 12 April, Yang was announced as the Cybersecurity Education Promoter for the 6th National Security Education Day.[118]
Then American cosmetics brand Origins and their brand spokesperson Yang have jointly launched Earth Month environment protection welfare activities in China.[119] On 1 December, Yang and Psychologist joined hands with UNAID for an AIDS Awareness campaign for World AIDS Day 2021. On 4 January 2022, Yang joined hands with China Social Welfare Foundation as one of the public welfare ambassador of "Warm Heart Plan - Love for Farmers" project.[120]
On 16 September 2017, Yang appeared as a special guest at Vision Wei's 10th Anniversary Concert in Beijing, performing "Looking for Someone" and "Our Little World" with the singer.[121] On 31 December, Yang participated in the Hunan TV New Year Eve Concert and performed a song titled "Unsullied" which is the opening theme song of her drama Ashes of Love.[122] On 5 February 2019, Yang appeared on the Beijing Television Spring Festival Gala and sang the song "Childhood" with 3 other artist. On 31 December, she participated in the Hunan TV New Year Eve Concert and performed the song "Possible Night".
On 25 January 2020, Yang participated in the Beijing Television Spring Festival Gala 2020 together with her co-stars from Home with Kids and performed a song titled "Beijing, My Love".[123] On 30 September, she participated in the 2020 CCTV National Day Gala and sang the song "Upward Light".[124] On 17 October, Yang attended the 70th Anniversary Celebration of Beijing Film Academy and presented the opening speech of the ceremony. On 31 December, she participated in the Dragon TV New Year Eve Concert, performing "Unsullied", "One person Likes One Person", "Milk Bread" and "Us", the OST of her drama Ashes of Love , The Oath of Love , Go Go Squid! and Ode to Joy respectively.[125]
On May 4th, she participated in CCTV's "Fight for Youth - 2021 May 4th Youth Day Special Program" and performed the song "Landscape Painting".[126] On 31 December 2021, Yang participated in the Hunan TV New Year Eve Concert and performed the song "The Guardian of Princess Wendy".[127] On May 3rd, 2022, she participated in Henan TV "Long Live Youth" - 2022 May 4th Youth Day Special Program.[128]
In September 2016, Yang was picked as one of the Four Dan Actresses of the post-90s generation along with Zhou Dongyu, Guan Xiaotong and Zheng Shuang by a survey conducted by Southern Metropolis Daily among 173 million netizens and 110 professional media and industry insiders.[129] Yang ranked 73rd on Forbes China Celebrity 100 list in 2017.[1] Forbes China listed Yang under their 30 Under 30 Asia 2017 list which consisted of 30 influential people under 30 years old who have had a substantial effect in their fields.[130] In July 2019, after Go Go Squid! became a massive hit, iQiyi awarded Yang a KPI锦鲤 pennant.[131] On 6 December, Yang was awarded the iQiyi Scream Goddess at the 8th iQiyi All-Star Carnival.[132] She ranked 24th on Forbes China Celebrity 100 in 2019 and 13th in 2020.[2][3]
On 3 January, 2020, The Beijing News selected Yang as the 2019 Entertainment Person of the Year.[lower-alpha 5][133] On 11 January, she was awarded Weibo Queen at the Weibo Awards Ceremony for the first time.[134] On 7 May, she was awarded the Most Influential Actress of 2019 by Powerstar China.[135] Yang has appeared on the Forbes Asia's 100 Digital Star list, comprising 100 artists from across the Asia-Pacific region who have been able to stay active, raise awareness and inspire optimism despite the cancellation of physical events during the COVID-19 pandemic.[136] Weibo Entertainment announced Yang as the Most Commercially Valuable Star of 2020.[137] In 2021, she ranked 8th on Forbes China Celebrity 100.[4] Yang was awarded Weibo Queen for the second time at the Weibo Awards Ceremony.[138]
As of September 2022, Yang has more than 60 million followers on Chinese microblogging platform Weibo. Her topic on Douyin has exceeded 85 billion views making her the first actress and only post-90s actress to do so.
Due to Yang's nationwide popularity, she has become one of the most in demand brand ambassadors in China.[139] She endorses various kind of products such ase food and beverages,[140] daily necessities and hygiene,[141] mobile application and games etc.[142] She also endorses many international brands including Chopard.[143] In December 2019, Yang was named the promotional ambassador for the Beijing Television Spring Festival Gala 2020.[144]
On 6 February 2021, she was announced as one of the VIP spokesperson for Tencent Video.[145] On 8 December 2021, she was announced as the Credit card spokesperson of China CITIC Bank.[146] On 26 August 2022, Yang was announced as the global brand spokesperson of Chery Automobile.[147]
In 2008, at the age of 15, Yang went to help children affected by the 2008 Sichuan earthquake with her father as a volunteer.[148] In July 2009, she participated in a child star charity project, withdrew part of the project's fund and donated it to the China Youth Care Foundation and Western China Eagle Education Network to assist young students.
Her costume pink gauze skirt in Ashes of Love was sold for ¥12,800 and the money was used in the Amity Foundation's "National Culture Companion Child Growth" project.[149] In February 2020, Yang donated ¥500 thousand to help people affected by COVID-19 pandemic.[150] In July 2021, Yang donated ¥1.3 million to relieve the damages done in 2021 Henan floods.[lower-alpha 6][153]
Following the outbreak of COVID-19 in Shanghai, China, which began on February 28, 2022, a grant assistance from the China Film Foundation funded by Yang and 3 other actor started in April. Yang donated more than 16 tons of food supplies and other daily necessities to help people affected by the outbreak together with Huang Xuan, Wan Qian and Wen Qi.[154] In September, she donated ¥1 million to relieve the damages done in 2022 Luding earthquake.[lower-alpha 7][156] On the official website of China Foundation for Poverty Alleviation, their 2021 Rural Development Annual Report revealed that Yang Zi Studio has become one of their donation partner.
Year | English title | Chinese title | Role | Notes/Ref. |
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2003 | The Law of Romance | 警察有约 | Cameo | |
2004 | Girl's Diary | 女生日记 | Ran Dongyang | [14] |
Lao Fei | 老费 | Xiao Lan | ||
An Old Record | 一张老唱片 | Ding Yun | ||
Dad Wants to Divorce | 爸爸要离婚 | Ji Ji | ||
The Quiet Lady | 少女穆然 | He Lan | ||
2007 | The Last Fragrance | 最后的芬芳 | Duo Lun | |
2008 | I Am a Fan | 我是粉丝 | Qiao Xiaoqiao | |
2009 | Mo's Mischief: Teacher's Pet | 淘气包马小跳 | Ma Xiaotiao | Voice-dubbed[18] |
Ma-Mha | 寻找狗托邦 | Nan Qian | Voice-dubbed[157] | |
2010 | Boy and Girl | 男生女生 | Ran Dongyang | [158] |
Money Makes Trouble | 小题大做 | Shi Xiaotao | [159] | |
Third Class Fifth Class | 三班五班 | Ran Dongyang | ||
Death and Glory in Changde | 喋血孤城 | Tao Er | [160] | |
2012 | Mother's Call | 妈妈的呼唤 | Qiao Ni | |
Insisrence | 守株人 | Jia Jia | [24] | |
2014 | King Tea Storm | 斗茶 | Xie Xiaoxiang | |
2015 | Where Are All The Time | 时间都去哪了 | Lin Yutong | [32] |
2016 | Papa | 洛杉矶捣蛋计划 | Wang Nina | [161] |
Crying Out in Love | 在世界中心呼唤爱 | Xia Ye | [44] | |
2018 | A Paper Marriage | 一纸婚约 | Ling Ling | [162] |
2019 | The Bravest | 烈火英雄 | Wang Lu | [63] |
Bodies at Rest | 沉默的证人 | Qiao Lin | [66] | |
2020 | My People, My Homeland | 我和我的家乡 | Jiang Ziya | [69] |
Soul Snatcher | 赤狐书生 | Ying Wuxie | Voice-dubbed[163] | |
2022 | ![]() | 猎毒 | Luo Jia | [164] |
Year | English title | Chinese title | Network | Role | Notes/Ref. |
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2001 | Da Zhai Men | 大宅门 | CCTV-1 | girl selling apple | Cameo |
2002 | The Party Member Ma Dajie | 党员马大姐 | iQIYI | Xiao Qiang | |
Ru Ci Chu Shan | 如次出山 | Zhou Qiong | [8] | ||
Xiaozhuang Epic | 孝庄秘史 | CCTV-1 | Consort Donggo (young) | [13] | |
2004 | Crime Scene | 案发现场 | Sun Hongyue | Cameo | |
Jia Ting Dang An | 家庭档案 | Ji Ji | |||
Yong Gan Mian Dui | 勇敢面对 | Guangdong Television | Lingzi | ||
2005 | Home with Kids | 家有儿女 | Beijing TV, Tencent | Xia Xue | [16] |
Girl's Diary | 女生日记 | Hunan TV | Ran Dongyang | [165] | |
Young Kangxi | 少年康熙 | Dragon Television, Jilin Television Southeast Television , iQIYI | Bing Yue | [15] | |
Fate | 缘分 | Beijing TV | Wei Sichen | ||
2006 | Home with Kids 2 | 家有儿女2 | Beijing TV, Tencent | Xia Xue | [16] |
No Limit | 无限生机 | Mango TV, iQIYI, Youku | Ming Na | ||
Not Easy to Grow Up | 长大不容易 | Shu Xin | |||
2007 | Warmth | 温暖 | CCTV-1 | Zhao Xuan | |
2008 | Being Alive is Good | 活着真好 | Chen Huan | ||
Treasure | 珍宝 | Bei La | |||
2009 | Girl Rushes Forward | 女孩冲冲冲 | Harbin TV | Sun Quan | [19] |
Don't Want to Grow Up | 不想长大 | Guangdong TV, Youku | Teacher Jing | [166] | |
Stage of Youth | 青春舞台 | CCTV-2 | Secretary Liu | Cameo | |
Coming Home | 回家 | Zhou Youyou | |||
Chun Zhen Sui Yue | 纯真岁月 | Jiangsu Television | Mai Sidan | [167] | |
2010 | Boy's Diary | 男生日记 | PPTV | Ran Dongyang | [20] |
Wu Cheng'en and Journey to the West | 吴承恩与西游记 | Shandong Television | Ye Yun (young) | ||
2011 | Love Comes Knocking on the Door | 幸福来敲门 | CCTV-1 | Song Zheng | [22] |
2012 | Angel Heart | 心术 | Anhui TV, Tianjin TV Dragon Television, Zhejiang TV | Zhang Xiaolei | [23] |
2013 | King Rouge | 胭脂霸王 | Hunan TV | Lei Er | [26] |
Dad Comes Home | 老爸回家 | Jiangxi Television | Lin Ranran | [27] | |
Flowers in Fog | 花非花雾非雾 | Hunan TV | Bai Menghua | [28] | |
2014 | Battle of Changsha | 战长沙 | CCTV-8 | Hu Xiangxiang | [29] |
2015 | Say No For Youth | 天生要完美 | An Xiaohui | [168] | |
Yangko Dance | 大秧歌 | Jiangsu TV, Tianjin TV | Wu Ruoyun | [33] | |
The Ferryman | 灵魂摆渡 | iQIYI | Su Wenxiu | [35] | |
2016 | Ode to Joy | 欢乐颂 | Dragon Television, Zhejiang TV | Qiu Yingying | [36] |
Perfect Wedding | 大嫁风尚 | Hubei Television | Xia Ran | [39] | |
Noble Aspirations | 青云志 | Hunan TV | Lu Xueqi | [40] | |
Noble Aspirations 2 | 青云志2 | Tencent | Lu Xueqi | [45] | |
2017 | Legend of Dragon Pearl | 龙珠传奇 | Anhui TV, Beijing TV, Youku | Li Yihuan | [46] |
Ode to Joy 2 | 欢乐颂2 | Dragon Television, Zhejiang TV | Qiu Yingying | [47] | |
2018 | Women in Beijing | 北京女子图鉴 | Youku | Miao Miao | Cameo |
The Destiny of White Snake | 天乩之白蛇传说 | iQIYI | Bai Yaoyao | [49] | |
Ashes of Love | 香蜜沉沉烬如霜 | Jiangsu TV, iQIYI Youku, Tencent | Jin Mi | [51] | |
2019 | Go Go Squid! | 亲爱的, 热爱的 | Dragon Television, Zhejiang TV iQIYI, Tencent | Tong Nian | [56] |
My Mowgli Boy | 我的莫格利男孩 | iQIYI | Ling Xi | [67] | |
2021 | Dt.Appledog's Time | 我的时代,你的时代 | Tong Nian | Cameo[73] | |
Psychologist | 女心理师 | Youku | He Dun | [169] | |
2022 | The Oath of Love | 余生,请多指教 | Hunan TV, Tencent | Lin Zhixiao | [170] |
Immortal Samsara | 沉香如屑 | Youku | Yan Dan | [171] | |
沉香重华 | [172] | ||||
TBA | The Golden Hairpin | 青簪行 | Tencent | Huang Zixia | [173] |
Lost You Forever | 长相思 | Xiao Yao / Wen Xiao Liu | [174] |
Year | English title | Chinese title | Role | Notes/Ref. |
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2016 | 17 Bring Joy Home | 17把乐带回家 | Yang Zi | Pepsi short film[175] |
2017 | Today, She Has Anticipation Too | 这一天,她是有期待的 | Qiu Yingying | Ode to Joy special[176] |
2018 | The Eve | 前夕 | Xiao Liu | Sina Entertainment's year-end special[54] |
2019 | The Wind is Blowing | 风在吹 | Daughter | Lay's short film[177] |
2020 | Hear Her | 听见她说 | Xiao Yu | Episode 2 "Wish for Love"[71] |
Year | English title | Chinese title | Role | Network | Notes/Ref. |
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2014 | We Are Young 2 | 花样年华2 | Cast member | Jiangsu Television | [30] |
2015 | Sisters Over Flowers | 花样姐姐 | Dragon TV | [31] | |
2018 | Give Me Five 2 | 高能少年团2 | Zhejiang TV | [48] | |
2019 | Chinese Restaurant 3 | 中餐厅3 | Hunan TV | [62] | |
2021 | The Detectives' Adventures | 萌探探探案 | iQIYI | [74] |
Year | English title | Chinese title | Notes/Ref. |
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2008 | Home With Snow | 家有小雪 | [17] |
Year | English title | Chinese title | Album | Notes/Ref. |
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2009 | "Grow a little everyday" | 每天长大一点点 | Don't Want to Grow Up OST | |
2010 | "Living Happily" | 乐活一下 | Good to be Living OST | with various singers[178] |
2012 | "The Quiet Rubble" | 寂静的瓦砾 | Insisrence OST | |
2013 | "Blooming Rouge" | 胭脂花开 | King Rouge OST | |
2014 | "I Will Remember You" | 我会记得你 | Battle of Changsha OST | with Wallace Huo[179] |
2016 | "More Fragrant Than Flowers" | 开的比花香 | Ode to Joy OST | [180] |
"There Will Be Happiness Waiting for You" | 总有幸福在等你 | with Liu Tao, Jiang Xin, Wang Ziwen & Qiao Xin | ||
"Just Like When We First Met" | 若只如初见 | Noble Aspirations 2 OST | [181] | |
2017 | "Kungfu Yoga" | 功夫瑜伽 | Kung Fu Yoga OST | with Jackie Chan & Zhang Yishan[182] |
"Earthworm" | 蚯蚓 | Ode to Joy 2 OST | [183] | |
"Us" | 我们 | with Liu Tao, Jiang Xin, Wang Ziwen & Qiao Xin[184] | ||
2018 | "Few Lifetimes of Happiness" | 几生欢 | The Destiny of White Snake OST | [185] |
"Unparalleled in the World" | 天地无霜 | Ashes of Love OST | with Deng Lun[186] | |
"Love Frost" | 情霜 | [187] | ||
2019 | "Milk Bread" | 牛奶面包 | Go Go Squid! OST | [188] |
"Breaking the Silence" | 打破沉默 | Bodies at Rest OST | with Richie Jen & MC Jin[189] | |
"Windy Night" | 有风的夜晚 | My Mowgli Boy OST | [190][191] | |
2020 | "My Homeland" | 我的祖国 | My People, My Homeland OST | with Wang Junkai, Roy Wang, Han Haolin & Jackie Li[70] |
"Bring Your Own Breeze" | 自带清风 | Qing Feng (Breeze) Endorsement Song | with Mosaic Band[192] | |
2021 | "Flower Room Cafe" | 花房咖啡厅 | Psychologist OST | with pianist Wu Muye[193] |
"Psychological Master" | 心理大师 | with Wang Jia & Jian Renzi[194] | ||
2022 | "Someone Who Loves Someone" | 一个人喜欢一个人 | The Oath of Love OST | [195] |
"The Oath of Love" | 余生,请多指教 | with Xiao Zhan[196] | ||
"Watch The Day" | 望辰 | Immortal Samsara OST | [197] |
Year | English title | Chinese title | Notes/Ref. |
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2017 | "Beautiful Youths of China" | 美丽中国年 | Performance for CCTV Spring Festival Gala[198] |
2018 | "China" | 中国 | Theme song for the China's Communist Youth League[199] |
"The Future Me" | 未来已来 | Project for People's Republic of China's 70th anniversary[106] | |
2019 | "Dream" | 梦想 | Theme song for China Student Television Festival[200] |
2020 | "Meeting in 20 Years Again" | 再次相约二十年 | Performance for CCTV Spring Festival Gala[201] |
"The Figure of an Angel" | 天使的身影 | Tribute song for the COVID-19 Frontliners[202] |
Year | Nominated work | Award | Category | Result | Ref. |
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2013 | Insisrence | 14th Golden Phoenix Awards | Best Newcomer | Won | [25] |
2017 | Ode to Joy | 23rd Shanghai Television Festival | Best Supporting Actress | Nominated | [38] |
2018 | 29th China TV Golden Eagle Award | Best Actress | Nominated | [37] | |
2019 | The Bravest | 16th Guangzhou Student Film Festival | Most Popular Supporting Actress | Won | [64] |
11th Macau International Movie Festival | Best Supporting Actress | Nominated | [203] | ||
Go Go Squid! | 6th The Actors of China Award Ceremony | Outstanding Actress (Emerald Category) | Won | [204] | |
8th China Student Television Festival | Most Watched Actress | Won | [205] | ||
2020 | The Bravest | 35th Hundred Flowers Awards | Best Supporting Actress | Nominated | [65] |
— | 7th The Actors of China Award Ceremony | Outstanding Actress (Emerald) | Won | [206] | |
Other awards | |||||
2004 | Girl Diary | 12th Tongniu Film Awards | Best Child Actress | Nominated | |
2016 | — | Baidu Fan Appreciation Season | Baidu Entertainment Person of the Year | Won | [207] |
8th China TV Drama Awards | Rising Actress Award | Won | [208] | ||
2017 | Weibo Award Ceremony | Popular Artist Award | Won | [209] | |
Ode to Joy | 2nd China Quality Television Drama Awards | Best Collaboration (with Liu Tao, Jiang Xin, Wang Ziwen & Qiao Xin) | Won | [210] | |
Noble Aspirations | 22nd Huading Awards | Best Actress (Ancient Drama) | Nominated | [43] | |
— | Weibo TV Online Video Award Ceremony | Breakthrough Artist Award | Won | [211] | |
2018 | Weibo Award Ceremony | Popular Artist Award | Won | [212] | |
Ashes of Love | 24th Huading Awards | Best Actress (Ancient Drama) | Nominated | [213] | |
Tencent Video All Star Awards | Popular TV Actress of the Year | Won | [214] | ||
— | Sohu Fashion Awards | Popular Female Celebrity Award | Won | [215] | |
Jinri Toutiao Awards Ceremony | Most Noticed Female Celebrity | Won | [216] | ||
2019 | Weibo Award Ceremony | Weibo Goddess | Won | [217] | |
Ashes of Love | Film and TV Role Model 2018 Annual Ranking | Popular Female Lead of the Year | Won | [218] | |
Tencent Entertainment White Paper | Popular Television Actress of the Year | Won | [219] | ||
— | China Value Zaker Influence Data Chart | Most Commercially Valuable Artist | Won | [220] | |
Netease Entertainment Award | Best Actress | Won | [221] | ||
8th iQiyi All-Star Carnival | Scream Goddess | Won | [132] | ||
Go Go Squid!, My Mowgli Boy | Golden Bud – The Fourth Network Film And Television Festival | Best Actress | Nominated | [222] | |
Weibo TV Series Awards | Most Popular Actress | Won | [223] | ||
Go Go Squid! | 26th Huading Awards | Best Actress (Modern drama) | Won | [60] | |
Sina Film & TV Awards | Most Popular Actress | Won | [224] | ||
Sohu Fashion Awards | Popular Female Celebrity Award | Nominated | [225] | ||
Film and TV Role Model 2019 Ranking | Most Popular Actress | Won | [226] | ||
Tencent Entertainment White Paper | Star Celebrity Board: Television Actress of the Year | Won | [227] | ||
2020 | — | Jinri Toutiao Awards Ceremony | All-Rounded Star of the Year | Won | [228] |
Weibo Awards Ceremony | Weibo Queen | Won | [134] | ||
Popular Artist of the Year | Won | [229] | |||
Tencent Video All Star Awards | VIP Star | Won | [230] | ||
2021 | Weibo Awards Ceremony | Weibo Queen | Won | [231] | |
Go Go Squid! | China Quality Television Drama Awards | All-round Quality Drama Star | Won | [232] | |
Quality Shining Drama Star | Won | [233] | |||
— | Harper's Bazaar Icons | Popular Icon Of The Year | Won | [234] |
Year | Rank | Ref. |
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2017 | 73rd | [1] |
2019 | 24th | [2] |
2020 | 13th | [3] |
2021 | 8th[lower-alpha 8] | [4] |
Year | Award | Result | Ref. |
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2016 | Southern Metropolis Daily Four Dan Actresses of the post-90s Generation | Won | [129] |
2018 | Forbes China 30 Under 30 Asia 2017 | Won | [130] |
2019 | Powerstar Most Influential Actress | Won | [135] |
The Beijing News Entertainment Person of the Year | Won | [133] | |
2020 | Forbes Asia's 100 Digital Stars | Won | [136] |
2021 | 2020 Weibo Entertainment White Paper Most Commercially Valuable Star | 1st | [137] |
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