Native name 杨紫 Agent Huayi Brothers Years active 1999 - present | Occupation Actress Role Actress Residence Beijing Name Yang Zi | |
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Full Name Yang Ni'ao (杨旎奥) Movies and TV shows | ||
Actress yang zi andy yang paris fashion week 6 march 2017 show stella mccartney pfw
Yang Zi (simplified Chinese: 杨紫; traditional Chinese: 楊紫; pinyin: Yáng Zĭ; born 6 November 1992), or 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.
Contents
- Actress yang zi andy yang paris fashion week 6 march 2017 show stella mccartney pfw
- Early life
- Beginnings as child actor
- 20112015 Teenage leading roles
- 2016present Rising popularity
- Albums
- Filmography
- References
Yang is noted for her roles in Home with Kids (2005), Battle of Changsha (2014), Ode to Joy (2016) and Noble Aspirations (2016).
Early life
Yang was born and raised in Fangshan District, Beijing, where she was accepted to Beijing Film Academy.
Beginnings as child actor
Yang made her acting debut in Ru Ci Chu Shan (1999), playing Zhou Qiong. In 2002, Yang had a minor role as little Consort Donggo in Xiaozhuang Epic, which starred Ning Jing as Steve Ma. In 2003, Yang made her film debut in Girl Diary, for which she received the Best Young actor nomination at the Tongniu Film Awards.
Yang first rose to prominence in 2005 for playing Xia Xue in the television series 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.
In 2008, Yang released her first solo album Home with Snow. She also performed the voice dub for the animation film A lot of trouble Ma Xiaotiao.
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".
In 2013, for performance in the movie Insisrence, Yang won the Best Newcomer Award at the Golden Phoenix Awards. She also starred in Flowers in Fog, written by acclaimed writer Chiung Yao.
Yang then starred in her first war drama Battle of Changsha (2014), directed by Magnolia Award-winner Kong Sheng. Th series was voted Best Drama of 2014 in major streaming website Douban after being broadcast on CCTV-8 beginning mid-July 2014. Yang then starred in spy romance drama Yangko Dance (2015), which received rave reviews and high ratings.
2016–present: Rising popularity
In 2016, she starred in the drama series 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. 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 extremely popular and surpassed 23 billion views, the highest record held by a Chinese drama at that time. 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. 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.
In 2017, she starred in historical romantic comedy The Legend of Dragon Pearl, alongside her Noble Aspirations co-star Qin Junjie, Mao Zijun and Shu Chang. She was also cast in The Destiny of White Snake, based on the chinese legend as well as Heavy Sweetness, Ash-like Frost, a romantic fantasy drama.
Albums
2008: Home With Snow (家有小雪)