Chinese name 鄧家佳 (traditional) Ethnicity Han Birth name 邓嘉 Spouse Martin Yu (m. 2014) | Pinyin Role Actress Chinese name 邓家佳 (simplified) Name Deng Jiajia | |
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Origin Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China Awards Golden Rooster Award for Best Supporting Actress, Hundred Flowers Award for Best Supporting Actress Movies and TV shows Similar People Yu Nan, Qunshu Gao, Ning Ying, Chen Kuo‑Fu, Chi‑Leung Kwong | ||
Deng Jiajia (simplified Chinese: 邓家佳; traditional Chinese: 鄧家佳; pinyin: Dèng Jiājiā; born 17 May 1983) is a Chinese actress.
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Deng is noted for playing Tang Youyou in the romantic comedy television series IPartment, which enjoyed the highest ratings in China when it was broadcast.
Early life
Deng was born in a military family in Neijiang, Sichuan on May 17, 1983. Her father is good at singing and dancing, thus inspiring Deng from an early age to be a star. At the age of four, Deng sang and danced on the Spring Festival evening party of Neijiang city. Deng started learning using electronic organ by age six. Deng became the student in charge of entertainment in her class during her school-days.
Deng began her career by attending the reality show Holiday Story (《假日总动员》) when she was a senior high school student, she won the championship.
Deng graduated from Communication University of China, majoring in acting.
Acting career
Deng began her career by appearing in small roles in several wuxia television series, such as Ode to Gallantry, Chinese Paladin and The Legend of Chu Liuxiang.
Deng rose to fame after portraying Nangong Yan in the television series Almost Perfect in 2008.
In 2009, Deng had a minor role as a Japanese maid in The Message, a film starring Zhou Xun, Li Bingbing, Huang Xiaoming and Alec Su.
In 2011, Deng starred in a romantic comedy television series IPartment 2, alongside Eric Wang, Michael Chen, Loura Lou, Sean Sun, Kimi Li, Jean Lee and Vanessa Zhao, the series was one of the most watched ones in mainland China in that year. Deng also filmed in a number of successful sequels to IPartment.
In 2013, Deng starred as Lin Mengmeng in Silent Witness, a film starring Sun Honglei and Aaron Kwok, which grossed ￥180 million in China.