Zhou Yang (actress)

Zhou Yang (Chinese: 周扬; born 6 June 1985) is a Chinese actress.[1]

This is a Chinese name; the family name is Zhou.
Zhou Yang
Born (1985-06-06) June 6, 1985
Dalian, Liaoning, China
Alma materBeijing Film Academy
OccupationActress
Years active2003–present
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese周揚
Simplified Chinese周扬

Zhou is noted for her roles as Ouyang He and Sophia in the television series Special Mission (2006) and Love You You (2011) respectively.

Zhou has won the Golden Phoenix Award for New Performer, Huading Award for Best Actress and Outstanding Actress Award at the Chinese American Film Festival, and received Golden Eagle Award nomination for Favorite Actress.[2]

Early life

Zhou was born and raised in Dalian, Liaoning. In 1999, Zhou attended the National Dance Competition and finished in second place.

Zhou graduated from Beijing Film Academy, where she studied alongside Liu Yifei, Jiang Yiyan and Zhu Yawen.

Acting career

Zhou made her acting debut in Dancing with the Sunlight, playing Wu Qian.

In 2005, Zhou co-starred with Chen Baoguo and Li Guangjie in the King Goujian of Yue as Xi Shi, who was one of the renowned Four Beauties of ancient China.[3]

In 2006, Zhou won the New Performer Award at the Golden Phoenix Awards for her performance in Special Mission, and was nominated for Favorite Actress Award at the Golden Eagle Awards.[4]

In 2007, Zhou starred in the historical romantic comedy television series Prelude of Lotus Lantern, alongside Liu Xiaoqing and Vincent Chiao.

Zhou played the role of Hong Ying in Sword in the Sky (2008), for which she won the Best Actress Award at the Huading Awards. That same year, she had a cameo appearance in Fit Lover, a romantic comedy film starring Karena Lam, Alec Su, and Huang Xiaoming.

In 2010, Zhou participated in Legend of the Fist: The Return of Chen Zhen, a Hong Kong action film starring Donnie Yen, Shu Qi, and Anthony Wong.[5]

In 2011, for her role as Sophia in Love You You, Zhou won the Outstanding Actress Award at the Chinese American Film Festival.[6]

In 2013, Zhou starred in a historical television series called Zhou Kuangyin with Chen Jianbin, Yin Tao, and Shao Feng.[7]

Filmography

Film
YearEnglish titleChinese titleRoleNotes
2004死亡的诗意Lin Xing'er
2008Fit Lover爱情呼叫转移2Xia Xueqing
2010Legend of the Fist: The Return of Chen Zhen精武风云·陈真Qi Zhishan
2011Close to Me守护童年Yu Xiaoyu
Love You You夏日乐悠悠Sophia
2012Truth or Dare真心话大冒险

Television
YearEnglish titleChinese titleRoleNotes
2003Dancing with the Sunlight跟着阳光跳舞Wu Qian
2005King Goujian of Yue越王勾践Xi Shi
Old City老城Princess
2006Special Mission特殊使命Ouyang He
2007True Colors本色Wang Chen
Tea House茶馆Xaio Dingbao
Prelude of Lotus Lantern宝莲灯前传Yang Chan
2008Sword in the Sky中天悬剑Hong Ying
Competes Specially特殊争夺Xia Zhumin
2010Brother Heroes风云1911Yue Hua
Secret Killing List秘杀名单Lin Yi
Latitude and Longitude World经纬天地Sheng Yunwei
Dark War Before Dawn黎明前的暗战Sima Nan
2011Legend of Wing Chun咏春传奇Fang Qi'niang
Love of Seven Fairy Maidens天地姻缘七仙女Princess Cheng'er
2012Smoke Everywhere遍地狼烟Liu Yan
2013War God战神Gao Hong
Zhao Kuangyin赵匡胤Jing Niang
Lone Brave Hero孤胆英雄Xiao Hong
We Get Married咱们结婚吧Xu Guangmei
2014The King of Guns绝地枪王Guo Dashuang
2015The King of Guns 2绝地枪王2Ma Shanghua
爱我，你别走Mo Fei
2018向南有小雨Su Xin
养母的花样年华Liu Donghua
2019The Elder Brother and Sister's Good Age哥哥姐姐的花样年华Wu Mingmei
战地青春之歌

Awards
YearWorkAwardResultNotes
2008Special MissionGolden Eagle Award for Favorite ActressNominated
2009Special MissionGolden Phoenix Award for New PerformerWon
2010Sword in the SkyHuading Award for Best ActressWon
2011Love You YouChinese American Film Festival - Outstanding ActressWon

References
  1. "New photos of young actress Zhou Yang". china.org.cn. 2012-11-05.
  2. "Zhou Yang". chinesemov.com.
  3. 《越王勾践》上星开播 周扬版"西施"抢眼(图). xinhuanet.com (in Chinese). 2008-10-24.
  4. 金凤凰奖. cflac.org.cn (in Chinese). 2011-11-07.
  5. 《精武风云》将上映 "金三角"再写陈真传奇. sina (in Chinese). 2010-05-11.
  6. 第七届中美电影节颁奖 周扬荣获最佳新人奖(图). sina (in Chinese). 2011-10-31.
  7. 陈建斌周扬《赵匡胤》杀青 上演"虐心恋". 163.com (in Chinese). 2012-10-09.
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