Yang Mi
CountryChina 
GenderFemale
BirthdaySep 12, 1986
BiographyYang Mi (Chinese: 杨幂, born 12 September 1986) is a Chinese actress and singer. She began her career as a child actress in 1990, making her acting debut in Tang Ming Huang. Transitioning to adult roles in the 2000s, she gained attention for her performance in the historical drama Wang Zhaojun (2007), which earned her a nomination for Best Actress at the 24th China TV Golden Eagle Awards. She further rose to prominence with supporting parts in The Return of the Condor Heroes (2006), Chinese Paladin 3 (2009), and The Dream of Red Mansions (2010). Her breakthrough came in 2011 time-travel series Palace, which garnered her a nomination for Best Actress at the 17th Shanghai Television Festival and the Most Popular Actress award at the same ceremony. Additionally, she earned a Best Actress of Fantasy Drama nomination at the 6th Huading Awards and won Best Original Soundtrack there for the OST ‘In Support of the Love’—a song she performed for the series—alongside the China Music Awards for Best Television Actress. Her roles in Ru Yi (2011) and Beauty World (2012) brought her additional Huading Awards nominations for Best Actress.
Subsequent television successes solidified Yang's stardom: Beijing Love Story (2012) earned her a China TV Golden Eagle Award for Most Popular Actress and a Best Actress nomination, while Swords of Legends (2014) secured her another Best Actress nomination at the 17th Huading Awards. She demonstrated range in modern dramas like The Interpreter (2016) and fantasy epics such as Eternal Love (2017) and Legend of Fuyao (2018), the latter yielding dual nominations for Best Actress of Ancient Drama at the 24th Huading Awards and Audience’s Choice Actress at the 30th China TV Golden Eagle Awards. In 2018, she received Best Actress of Emerald Category at the Actors of China Award Ceremony. Her latest notable projects include Novoland: Pearl Eclipse (2021), Fox Spirit Matchmaker: Red-Moon Pact (2024) and In the Name of the Brother (2024), the latter of which was nominated for Best Series Drama at the Seoul International Drama Awards.
On film, Yang Mi's performance in Mysterious Island (2011) —the film itself regarded as one of China’s most successful horror films—secured a nomination for Most Anticipated Actress at the 12th Chinese Film Media Awards, establishing her as a pioneer of China’s 'fan economy' era. She also starred in the commercially successful Tiny Times series (2013–2015) and A Writer's Odyssey (2021). She earned critical acclaim for Reset (2017), winning Best Actress at the 50th WorldFest-Houston International Film Festival and Best Action Movie Actress at the 3rd Jackie Chan Action Movie Awards of Shanghai International Film Festival. Her role in the wuxia film Brotherhood of Blades II: The Infernal Battlefield (2018) secured Favorite Actress at the Beijing College Student Film Festival. Her film Baby (2018) was selected for the Toronto International Film Festival and competed at 66th San Sebastián International Film Festival, where she earned a Silver Shell for Best Actress nomination alongside the film’s Golden Shell for Best Film nomination.
Yang was chosen by Tencent in 2009 and by Southern Metropolis Entertainment Weekly in 2013, respectively, as one of the New Four Dan Actresses. According to Statista, by 5 June 2024, she ranked as the highest-value celebrity in China for advertising and commercial ventures.
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Subsequent television successes solidified Yang's stardom: Beijing Love Story (2012) earned her a China TV Golden Eagle Award for Most Popular Actress and a Best Actress nomination, while Swords of Legends (2014) secured her another Best Actress nomination at the 17th Huading Awards. She demonstrated range in modern dramas like The Interpreter (2016) and fantasy epics such as Eternal Love (2017) and Legend of Fuyao (2018), the latter yielding dual nominations for Best Actress of Ancient Drama at the 24th Huading Awards and Audience’s Choice Actress at the 30th China TV Golden Eagle Awards. In 2018, she received Best Actress of Emerald Category at the Actors of China Award Ceremony. Her latest notable projects include Novoland: Pearl Eclipse (2021), Fox Spirit Matchmaker: Red-Moon Pact (2024) and In the Name of the Brother (2024), the latter of which was nominated for Best Series Drama at the Seoul International Drama Awards.
On film, Yang Mi's performance in Mysterious Island (2011) —the film itself regarded as one of China’s most successful horror films—secured a nomination for Most Anticipated Actress at the 12th Chinese Film Media Awards, establishing her as a pioneer of China’s 'fan economy' era. She also starred in the commercially successful Tiny Times series (2013–2015) and A Writer's Odyssey (2021). She earned critical acclaim for Reset (2017), winning Best Actress at the 50th WorldFest-Houston International Film Festival and Best Action Movie Actress at the 3rd Jackie Chan Action Movie Awards of Shanghai International Film Festival. Her role in the wuxia film Brotherhood of Blades II: The Infernal Battlefield (2018) secured Favorite Actress at the Beijing College Student Film Festival. Her film Baby (2018) was selected for the Toronto International Film Festival and competed at 66th San Sebastián International Film Festival, where she earned a Silver Shell for Best Actress nomination alongside the film’s Golden Shell for Best Film nomination.
Yang was chosen by Tencent in 2009 and by Southern Metropolis Entertainment Weekly in 2013, respectively, as one of the New Four Dan Actresses. According to Statista, by 5 June 2024, she ranked as the highest-value celebrity in China for advertising and commercial ventures.
Biography from the Wikipedia article Yang Mi. Licensed under CC-BY-SA. Full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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