Yang Zi (actress)

Yang Zi
Chinese name 楊紫 (traditional)
Chinese name 杨紫 (simplified)
Pinyin Yáng Zǐ (Mandarin)
Born Yang Ni'ao (杨旎奥)
(1992-11-06) 6 November 1992
Fangshan, Beijing, China
Residence Beijing, China
Other names Andy Yang
Ethnicity Han
Education BA
Alma mater Beijing Film Academy
Occupation
Years active 1999–present
Label(s) H&R Century Pictures Co.,Ltd

Yang Zi (Chinese: 杨紫, born 6 November 1992), also known as Andy Yang, is a Chinese actress. She is regarded as one of the "Four Dan actresses of the post-90s Generation" (Chinese: 90后四小花旦), along with Zheng Shuang, Zhou Dongyu and Guan Xiaotong.[1][2]

Yang is noted for her roles in Home with Kids (2005), Battle of Changsha (2014), Ode to Joy (2016), Noble Aspirations (2016) and Ashes of Love (2018).

Life and career

Early life

Yang was born and raised in Fangshan District, Beijing, where she was accepted to Beijing Film Academy.[3]

Beginnings as child actor

Yang made her acting debut in Ru Ci Chu Shan (1999), playing Zhou Qiong.[4] In 2002, Yang had a minor role as little Consort Donggo in Xiaozhuang Epic, which starred Ning Jing as Steve Ma.[5] In 2003, Yang made her film debut in Girl Diary, for which she received a Best Young actor nomination at the Tongniu Film Awards.

Yang first rose to prominence in 2005 for playing Xia Xue in the popular 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 reprised her role as Xia Xue in the sequel Home with Kids 2 as well as the subsequent installments.[6]

In 2008, Yang released her first solo album Home with Snow.[7] She also performed the voice dub for the animation film A lot of trouble Ma Xiaotiao.[8]

2011–2015: Teenage leading roles

In 2011, she starred in 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".[9][10]

In 2013, for performance in the movie Insisrence, Yang won the Best Newcomer Award at the Golden Phoenix Awards.[11] She also starred in romance drama Flowers in Fog, written by acclaimed writer Chiung Yao.[12]

Yang then starred in her first war drama Battle of Changsha (2014), directed by Magnolia Award-winner Kong Sheng. The series was voted Best Drama of 2014 in major streaming website Douban after being broadcast on CCTV-8 beginning mid-July 2014.[13] Yang then starred in spy romance drama Yangko Dance (2015), which received rave reviews and topped television ratings.[14]

2016–present: Rising popularity

In 2016, she 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.[15][16] She then portrayed Lu Xueqi, one of the two female protagonists in the television series adaption of the best-selling book Zhu Xian, alongside Li Yifeng and Zanilia Zhao. The drama was a success and has over 23 billion views online, the highest record held by a Chinese drama at that time.[17][18] 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.[19] The same year, she co-starred with Oho Ou and Zhang Huiwen in Crying Out In Love, a film based on the novel Socrates in Love by Japanese novelist Kyoichi Katayama.[20]

In 2017, she starred in the ancient comedy drama, Legend of Dragon Pearl and reprised her role in the second installment of Ode to Joy.[21][22]

In 2018, Yang starred in The Destiny of White Snake, a fantasy drama based on the renowned Chinese folktale[23] as well as Ashes of Love, a xianxia romance drama.[24] The same year, she starred in the crime suspense film Bodies at Rest.[25]

In 2019, Yang is set to star in romantic comedy drama Go Go Squid!.[26]

Filmography

Film

YearEnglish titleChinese titleRoleNotes
2003The Law of Romance警察有约Cameo
2004Girl's Diary女生日记Ran Dongyang
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
2007The Last Fragrance最后的芬芳Duo Lun
2008I Am a Fan我是粉丝Qiao Xiaoqiao
2009Boy and Girl男生女生Ran Dongyang[27]
2010Money Makes Trouble小题大做Shi Xiaotao[28]
Third Class Fifth Class三班五班Ran Dongyang
Death and Glory in Changde喋血孤城Tao Er
2012Mother's Call妈妈的呼唤Qiao Ni
Insisrence守株人Jia Jia[29]
2014King Tea Storm斗茶Xie Xiaoxiang
2015Where Are All The Time时间都去哪了Lin Yutong[30]
2016Papa洛杉矶捣蛋计划Wang Nina[31]
Crying Out In Love在世界中心呼唤爱Xia Ye
2018A Paper Marriage一纸婚约Ling Ling[32]
Bodies at Rest沉默的证人Qiao Lin

Television series

YearEnglish titleChinese titleRoleNotes
2001大宅门girl selling appleCameo
2002The Party Member Ma Dajie党员马大姐Xiao Qiang
如次出山Zhou Qiong
Xiaozhuang Epic孝庄秘史Consort Donggo (young)
2003Young Kangxi少年康熙Bing Yue[33]
2004Crime Scene案发现场Sun HongyueCameo
家庭档案Ji Ji
勇敢面对Lingzi
2005Home with Kids家有儿女Xia Xue
Girl's Diary女生日记Ran Dongyang[34]
Fate缘分Wei Sichen
2006Home with Kids 2家有儿女2Xia Xue
No Limit无限生机Ming Na
Not Easy to Grow Up长大不容易Shu Xin
2007温暖Zhao Xuan
2008Being Alive is Good活着真好Chen Huan
Treasure珍宝Bei La
2009Girl Rushes Forward女孩冲冲冲Sun Quan[35]
Don't Want to Grow Up不想长大Teacher Jing[36]
Stage of Youth青春舞台Secretary LiuCameo
Coming Home回家Zhou Youyou
纯真岁月Mai Sidan[37]
2010Boy's Diary男生日记Ran Dongyang[38]
Wu Cheng'en and Journey to the West吴承恩与西游记Ye Yun (young)
2011Love Comes Knocking on the Door幸福来敲门Song Zheng
2012Mind Reading心术Zhang Xiaolei[39]
2013Rouge King胭脂霸王Lei Er[40]
Dad Comes Home老爸回家Lin Ranran[41]
Flowers in Fog花非花雾非雾Bai Menghua
2014Battle of Changsha战长沙Hu Xiangxiang
2015Say No For Youth天生要完美An Xiaohui[42]
Yangko Dance大秧歌Wu Ruowen
The Ferry Man灵魂摆渡Su Wenxiu[43]
2016Ode to Joy欢乐颂Qiu Yingying
Perfect Wedding大嫁风尚Xia Ran[44]
Noble Aspirations青云志Lu Xueqi
Noble Aspirations 2青云志2Lu Xueqi
2017Legend of Dragon Pearl龙珠传奇Li Yihuan
Ode to Joy 2欢乐颂2Qiu Yingying
2018Women in Beijing北京女子图鉴Miao MiaoCameo
The Destiny of White Snake天乩之白蛇传说Bai Yaoyao
Ashes of Love香蜜沉沉烬如霜Jin Mi
TBAGo Go Squid!蜜汁炖鱿鱼Tong Nian
My Mowgli Boy我的莫格利男孩Ling Xi

Discography

Albums

YearEnglish titleChinese titleNotes
2008Home With Snow家有小雪

Singles

YearEnglish titleChinese titleAlbumNotes
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 OSTwith various singers[45]
2012"The Quiet Rubble"寂静的瓦砾Insisrence OST
2013"Blooming Rouge"胭脂花开Rouge King OST
2014"I Will Remember You"我会记得你Battle of Changsha OSTwith Wallace Huo[46]
2016"More Fragrant Than Flowers"开的比花香Ode to Joy OST[47]
"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[48]
2017"Kungfu Yoga"功夫瑜伽Kung Fu Yoga OSTwith Jackie Chan & Zhang Yishan[49]
"Earthworm"蚯蚓Ode to Joy 2 OST
"Us"我们with Liu Tao, Jiang Xin, Wang Ziwen, Qiao Xin
2018"Few Lifetimes of Happiness"几生欢The Destiny of White Snake OST
"Unparalleled in the World"天地无霜Ashes of Love OSTwith Deng Lun[50]
"Love Frost"情霜

Awards and nominations

YearNominated workAwardCategoryResultNotes
2004Girl Diary12th Tongniu Film AwardsBest Child ActressNominated
2013Insisrence14th Golden Phoenix AwardsNewcomer AwardWon[11]
2017Noble Aspirations22nd Huading AwardsBest Actress (Ancient Drama)Nominated[19]
Ode to Joy23rd Shanghai Television FestivalBest Supporting ActressNominated[51]
2018 29th China TV Golden Eagle Award Best Actress Nominated [52]

References

  1. ↑ 网友热议"90后"四小花旦 杨紫以戏龄最长入选. Sina (in Chinese). October 13, 2010.
  2. ↑ 90后四小花旦 杨紫领衔戏龄最长. Sohu (in Chinese). October 13, 2010.
  3. ↑ "杨紫低调前往北电报到 正式成为大学生难掩兴奋". Yule.com (in Chinese). September 5, 2010.
  4. ↑ "杨紫17年三个转折点 走过低谷多戏路无套路". Tencent (in Chinese). September 22, 2016.
  5. ↑ 杨紫《孝庄秘史》造型曝光 清纯可人. Sohu (in Chinese). September 1, 2010.
  6. ↑ 告别《家有儿女》"小雪"杨紫变辣妹(图). NetEase (in Chinese). July 2, 2008.
  7. ↑ "《家有儿女》小雪杨紫进军歌坛 六一单曲问世". Sina (in Chinese). March 31, 2008.
  8. ↑ "中国首部亲子动画《淘气包马小跳》银幕贺岁". Sina (in Chinese). January 15, 2009.
  9. ↑ "《幸福来敲门》将登央视 蒋雯丽杨紫母女较劲". dianshiju.cntv (in Chinese). February 17, 2011.
  10. ↑ "《幸福来敲门》收官 杨紫分享自己的"幸福". Sina (in Chinese). March 11, 2011.
  11. 1 2 第十四届表演学会奖揭晓 葛优当选新一任会长. 1905.com (in Chinese). September 11, 2013.
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  13. ↑ "杨紫《战长沙》携手霍建华 故事百转千回". Sina (in Chinese). July 21, 2014.
  14. ↑ "《大秧歌》收视夺冠 杨紫成金牌导演的"宠儿"". NetEase (in Chinese). November 10, 2015.
  15. ↑ "《欢乐颂》将开播 "女侠"杨紫秒变吃货进军职场". Xinhua News Agency (in Chinese). April 11, 2016.
  16. ↑ "TV drama 'Ode to Joy' sparks discussion about changing values". The Global Times. May 15, 2016.
  17. ↑ 《青云志》首播收视口碑双收 正统仙侠攻占暑期. NetEase (in Chinese). August 1, 2016.
  18. ↑ "《青云志》第一季圆满收官 全网播放量突破230亿" (in Chinese). November 9, 2016.
  19. 1 2 "华鼎奖提名公布投票开启 《人民》吴刚陆毅齐入围". Sina. April 28, 2017.
  20. ↑ 虐！《呼唤爱》欧豪+张慧雯+杨紫深情独白. Sina (in Chinese). August 21, 2016.
  21. ↑ 《龙珠传奇》定档 杨紫秦俊杰公开恋情后首同台. Netease (in Chinese). May 2, 2017.
  22. ↑ "杨紫拍《欢乐颂2》：单纯的小蚯蚓太蠢了". Sina (in Chinese). October 6, 2016.
  23. ↑ "《天乩之白蛇传说》定档7月9日杨紫任嘉伦演绎甜虐新神话". Netease (in Chinese). June 29, 2018.
  24. ↑ "《香蜜沉沉烬如霜》杨紫邓伦动情演绎"千年之恋"". ifeng (in Chinese). July 16, 2018.
  25. ↑ "张家辉杨紫首度合作 《沉默的证人》北京开机". iFeng (in Chinese). October 23, 2017.
  26. ↑ "《蜜汁炖鱿鱼》撒糖造梦 杨紫李现萌妹遇男神一见钟情". ifeng (in Chinese). February 14, 2018.
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  32. ↑ "《一纸婚约》发布"幻像版"角色海报 定档6月8日". ifeng (in Chinese). May 29, 2018.
  33. ↑ "杨紫微博曝《少年康熙》旧照 怀抱吉他神似哪吒(图)". Netease (in Chinese). June 2, 2012.
  34. ↑ "《女生日记》怀旧热播 杨紫蛇年开门红". Sina (in Chinese). January 23, 2013.
  35. ↑ "《女孩冲冲冲》热播 杨紫别"小雪"迎少女时代". Sohu (in Chinese). October 2, 2009.
  36. ↑ "《不想长大》张一山杨紫再合作". Yule (in Chinese). April 14, 2018.
  37. ↑ "《纯真岁月》杨紫被赞老戏骨 拍摄考试两不误". Sina (in Chinese). November 6, 2009.
  38. ↑ ""夏小雪"接拍《男生日记》 自称走红纯属意外". Tencent (in Chinese). June 27, 2010.
  39. ↑ "杨紫解读复杂《心术》 国民小妹献出荧幕初恋". Sohu (in Chinese). May 9, 2012.
  40. ↑ "杨紫《胭脂霸王》假扮格格古装甜美(图)". Sina (in Chinese). February 26, 2013.
  41. ↑ "张一山杨紫《老爸回家》扮演小情侣上演姐弟恋". ifeng (in Chinese). June 11, 2012.
  42. ↑ "杨紫《天生要完美》正能量爆棚 可爱亲近". Sina (in Chinese). January 22, 2015.
  43. ↑ "马可杨紫"十年"再牵手 《灵魂摆渡2》播放量3日破亿". ifeng (in Chinese). November 5, 2015.
  44. ↑ "《大嫁风尚》杨紫乔振宇成"孜然夫妇"". People's Daily (in Chinese). August 31, 2016.
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  46. ↑ "霍建华杨紫合唱《战长沙》主题曲MV曝光". Sina (in Chinese). February 27, 2014.
  47. ↑ "欢乐颂"五美"唱功比拼：刘涛可跨界做歌手". Sina (in Korean). May 11, 2016.
  48. ↑ "《青云志2》曝MV 李易峰杨紫十年后再相遇". Sina (in Chinese). December 22, 2017.
  49. ↑ "成龙张一山杨紫魔性献唱《功夫瑜伽》". Sina (in Chinese). January 18, 2017.
  50. ↑ "《香蜜沉沉烬如霜》开播在即 杨紫邓伦献唱主题曲". Sina (in Chinese). August 2, 2018.
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  52. ↑ "第29届中国电视金鹰奖提名演员名单出炉". Xinhua News Agency (in Chinese). October 9, 2018.
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