Lan Yan

Leni Lan (Chinese: 蓝心妍, original Chinese name: 蓝燕; born 9 March 1990), also known by her stage name Crazybarby, is a Chinese actress, pop singer, and model-based in Hong Kong.

Lan Xin Yan
Born (1990-03-09) 9 March 1990
Other namesLeni Lan, Crazybarby, Lan Xin Yan, ЛаньЯнь
Occupationactress, singer, businesswoman
Years active2003 - present
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese心妍
Simplified Chinese心妍

Early life

Born in Shanghai, she moved to Hong Kong at the age of 18. She took her stage name Crazybarby as a composition of her legal given name, Crazy, and her family-given nickname, "Barby".

Lan graduated from the Acting Department of the Shanghai Theatre Academy and the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts.

Career

In 2005, she officially debuted in the starring role in the romance movie Everlasting Regret directed by Stanley Kwan. In 2006, Leni Lan starred in the Russian romance movie Butterfly Kiss, which beat Russian box office sales of Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest and became the highest-grossing domestic film and second-highest grossing film for that year. Leni Lan was nominated for the Russian Film Festival Rookie of the Year Award, becoming the first actress of Chinese descent to become famous in the Russian film industry.

She starred in the 2006 Russian film Potseluy babochki (Kiss of a Butterfly), the Hong Kong film 3D Sex and Zen: Extreme Ecstasy (2011), TV drama program Heroes of Sui and Tang Dynasties 1 & 2 (2012), disaster film The Stormy Night (2015), and TV drama program Chong Er's Preach (2019).[1][2]

Due to her fluency in numerous languages such as Mandarin, English and Russian, Leni Lan was proficient at multilingual acting. In 2007, Leni Lan was scouted by Albert Yeung, who invited her to Hong Kong and sign with JCE Movies. With the company's support, Leni Lan obtained an Hong Kong identity card through the Quality Migrant Admission Scheme and began Cantonese acting classes at the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts.

In 2011, Leni Lan starred in 3D Sex and Zen: Extreme Ecstasy, which won the Hong Kong box office champion annual local film with a box office record of HK$41 million. Leni Lan's personal virtue playing the heroine Tie Yuxiang won high popularity.

In 2012, Leni Lan starred in Hunan Satellite TV costume drama Heroes of Sui and Tang Dynasties 1 & 2, which topped viewership numbers. In 2013, Leni Lan starred in the thriller movie Ecstasy Room Escape, which was nominated for the Chinese American Film Festival Golden Angel Award. In 2014, Leni Lan starred in The Way of Surprises, which was a comedy movie directed by Eve Jin.

Filmography

Films

YearEnglish TitleChinese TitleRoleNotes
2003Purple Butterfly《紫蝴蝶》A Zi
2003Deng Xiao Ping In 1928《邓小平1928》Chen Bilan
2005Everlasting Regret《长恨歌》Duan Wenfang
2006Potseluy babochki
(Kiss of a Butterfly)
《蝴蝶之吻》Li
2010Home Run《回家的路》
《疯狂直播秀》
Marry
20113D Sex and Zen: Extreme Ecstasy《3D肉蒲团之极乐宝鉴》Tie Yuxiang
2011Happiness 59 Cm《幸福59厘米》Wang Xuehong
2012Good for Nothing Heros《请叫我英雄》Kitty
2013Adolescent Hormone《青春荷尔蒙》Cui Na
2013The Mobile Young Ages《行走的青春》You Mei
2013Lost: Room Escape《迷魂之密室逃脱》Lu Qi
2014Long's Story《硬汉奶爸》He Ran
2015Fright Step by Step《3D步步倞魂》Mo Yan, Xiao Wei
2015Crazy New Year’s Eve《一路倞喜》WIN
2015The Stormy Night《雨夜惊魂》Dou Kou
2016Insomnia Lover失眠男女Leni
2017Fight against Buddha斗战胜佛Queen Xiu Luo
2018Blue Goldfish《蓝色金鱼》Zi Guo
2018Kung Fu Tie Bi Lan铁壁岚之拳Xiu Juan
2019Super Girlfriend非常闺蜜Ning Xue
2019Baby Task Group宝贝特攻2:惊天计划Liu Qiong
2019Dream of Gold City梦醒黄金城Zhao Xue Ru
2019Sar特区Bing Bing
2020Kung Fu Master Su武神苏乞儿Ming Xin
Sources:[1][2]

Television

YearEnglish titleChinese titleRoleNotes
2004Hosenrolle《反串》Xiao Zhang
2005Legend: Fantasy Yin and Shang Dynasties《传奇幻想殷商》ZI Yi
2005Waiting Hall《候机大厅》Liu Yanan
2006White Snow《白雪皑皑》Yi Sha
2008Snow Red《雪中红》Jiang Yuling
2008Phantom of the Fog City《雾都魅影》Yu Ruotong
2008Sofia's Diary China《苏菲日记2》Li Beibei
2009Diamond Family《钻石豪门》Yu Aimei
2010Housekeeper《大管家/暗战金陵》He Xingfang
2011The Seventh Fairy《天地姻缘七仙女》Eldest fairy Honger
2012Secret History of Princess Taiping《太平公主秘史》Empress Wang
2012Bloody Dawn《血色黎明》Mei Yu and Xia He
2012Heroes of Sui and Tang Dynasties 1 & 2《隋唐英雄1&2》Consort Chen
2013Diao Si Man 2《屌丝男士2》Diors goddess
2015Female Bodyguard of Song Dynasty《龙汇镖局之大宋女镖师》Ou Yang Ruonan
2015Firm of Couterattack《配角逆袭事务所》Daji
2019Chong Er's Preach《重耳傳奇》Jia Ji
2020Firm of Couterattack《巫蠱筆記》He Nai
Sources:[1][2]

References

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