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Yang Mi
杨幂
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Yang Mi in September 2018
Born (1986-09-12) 12 September 1986 (age 38)
Beijing, China
Alma mater Beijing Film Academy
Occupation
  • Actress
  • singer
  • television producer
Years active 1991–present
Agent Yang Mi Studio
Spouse(s)
(m. 2014; div. 2018)
Children 1
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese
Simplified Chinese
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin Yáng Mì

Yang Mi (Chinese: 杨幂, born 12 September 1986) is a Chinese actress and singer. Yang made her acting debut in the historical television series Tang Ming Huang, and later received recognition for her leading roles in various television series such as Wang Zhaojun (2007), Chinese Paladin 3 (2009), Palace 1 (2011), as well as films Mysterious Island (2011), Beijing Love Story (2012), Swords of Legends (2014), The Interpreter (2016), Eternal Love (2017), Legend of Fuyao (2018), Novoland: Pearl Eclipse (2021), She and Her Perfect Husband (2022), and Fox Spirit Matchmaker (2024).

Yang was chosen by Southern Metropolis Daily as one of the New Four Dan Actresses.

Early life

Yang Mi was born in Xuanwu District, Beijing to a police officer and a housewife. She was given the name "" (exponentiation) because her parents both have the same surname Yang. She graduated from the now-defunct Beijing Xuanwu Experimental Primary School. Yang is also a graduate of Beijing Film Academy's Performance Institute.

Career

Beginnings

In 1990, at the age of four, Yang made her acting debut in the historical television series Tang Ming Huang directed by Chen Jialin, playing the role of young Princess Xianning. She also had a minor role as Beggar So's daughter in King of Beggars (1992), which starred Stephen Chow as the titular character. Two years later, she starred in the television series Hou Wa, where her acting left a deep impression on the producer.

In 2001, Yang resumed her career in entertainment business by working as an advertisement model. In 2002, Yang signed a contract with Li Shaohong's agency, Rosat Entertainment. In 2003, Yang received her first script and made her official acting debut in The Story of a Noble Family.

2006–2010: Rising popularity

In the late 2000s, Yang started to gain increased attention and popularity with her roles as Nie Xiaoqian in legendary drama Strange Tales of Liaozhai (2005), and Guo Xiang in wuxia drama The Return of the Condor Heroes (2006), In 2007, Yang played the titular role of Wang Zhaojun in the eypnomous television series, which was broadcast on CCTV. She received positive reviews for her performance, and was nominated for the Best Actress award at the China TV Golden Eagle Award.

In 2009, Yang starred in the fantasy action drama Chinese Paladin 3, playing two different characters; Tang Xuejian and Xiyao. The series was a major hit in China and Yang experienced a rise in popularity.

In 2010, Yang starred in Li Shaohong's adaptation of the classic novel The Dream of Red Mansions, and received positive reviews for her portrayal of Qingwen. The same year, she starred in big-budget historical series Beauty's Rival in Palace, winning acclaim for her role as a cold assassin.

2011–2016: Breakthrough and Mainstream success

In 2011, Yang achieved widespread fame with her role as the time-traveling protagonist in the hit historical romance drama, Palace (2011). She was voted the Most Popular Actress at the 17th Shanghai Television Festival. The theme song of the drama sung by Yang, titled "In Support of the Love", was also a hit and won Best Theme Song (OST) at the 6th Huading Awards. The same year, she starred in horror film Mysterious Island, which raked in more than 70 million yuan at the box office and became the most successful horror film in China.

Mei Ah Entertainment announced that it will be producing four tailored-made films (Wu Dang, Chinese Princess Turandot, Windseeker, and Butterfly Cemetery) for Yang with a total investment of 300 million yuan for the four films due to the box office success of Mysterious Island. However, the films failed to live up to the success of Mysterious Island, and Yang was named Most Disappointing Actress at the Golden Broom Awards for her performance in Wu Dang.

In 2012, Yang starred in Beijing Love Story, a modern romance drama directed by Chen Sicheng; where she played a prideful gold digger. The series was a hit, and Yang won the Most Popular Actress award at the 9th China Golden Eagle TV Arts Festival. The same year she co-starred in Painted Skin: The Resurrection, a sequel to Gordon Chan's 2008 hit fantasy film Painted Skin.

Yang was then announced to play the leading protagonist Lin Xiao in the Tiny Times film series, based on Guo Jingming's best-selling novel of the same name. The first two installments of the film were released in 2013, with the subsequent installments released in 2014 and 2015. Despite receiving negative reviews, Tiny Times was an overwhelming success at the box office. Also in 2013, Yang took on the role of a television producer for the first time with web series V Love.

In 2014, Yang starred in the comedy film The Breakup Guru directed by Deng Chao. The film grossed 180 million yuan in its opening week and ended up as one of the highest-grossing films in China that year. She then starred in fantasy action drama Swords of Legends as the female lead Feng Qingxue. The drama was a commercial success, topping television ratings and becoming the most watched Chinese drama online at that time.

In 2015, Yang starred in romance films You Are My Sunshine with Huang Xiaoming and Fall in Love Like a Star with Li Yifeng. She also challenged the role of a blind girl in The Witness, adapted from the South Korean thriller Blind.

In 2016, Yang starred in the modern drama The Interpreter, which premiered on Hunan TV. The series was a huge success, and became the highest-rated drama of 2016. She also featured in fantasy animated film L.O.R.D: Legend of Ravaging Dynasties, directed by Tiny Times director Guo Jingming.

2017–present: Critical acclaim

In 2017, Yang starred in Eternal Love, adapted from the xianxia novel Three Lives Three Worlds, Ten Miles of Peach Blossoms by TangQi GongZi. The fantasy-romance drama was a massive hit both locally and internationally and Yang received acclaim for her acting performance in the drama. She then starred in science fiction thriller Reset produced by Jackie Chan, which led to her win for Best Actress at the 50th WorldFest-Houston International Film Festival. Yang next starred in wuxia film Brotherhood of Blades II: The Infernal Battlefield alongside Chang Chen as a painter. She ranked third on Forbes China Celebrity 100 list for the year, her highest ranking yet.

In 2018, Yang starred in Negotiator, a modern workplace drama which deals with the profession of negotiators. Yang then headlined the fantasy adventure drama Legend of Fuyao. Yang returned to the big screen with Baby directed by Liu Jie, a film which tells the story of a woman who was abandoned by her parents due to severe birth defects, and her battle as an adult to try and save a baby in the same situation. She received positive reviews for her portrayal of a brittle, harried working-class woman prematurely aged by ill health and poverty. The same year, she was cast in the fantasy suspense film Assassin in Red directed by Lu Yang; where she would play the role of an antagonist.

In 2019, Yang starred in the period drama The Great Craftsman. Yang was cast in the cyber-security drama Storm Eye as a police officer; and medical drama Thank You Doctor as a surgeon.

In 2020, Yang was cast in the historical fantasy drama Novoland: Pearl Eclipse.

Other activities

Since 2014, Yang has established her own agency, Jay Walk Studio in collaboration with H&R Century Pictures.

Personal life

In early 2012, Yang revealed her relationship with an Hong Kong actor-singer Hawick Lau through her Weibo. In November 2013, she announced their engagement. Yang and Lau were married in Bali, Indonesia on 8 January 2014.

On 1 June 2014, she gave birth to their daughter at the Hong Kong Adventist Hospital, Hong Kong.

On 22 December 2018, Yang and Lau announced their divorce in a joint-statement released by Chinese entertainment and media company Jiaxing Media.

Politics

On 25 March 2021, Yang cut ties with Adidas, after several companies including the brand announced its decision to not use cotton sourced from the Xinjiang region due to concerns of Uyghur forced labour. This action was echoed by most other Chinese celebrities.

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
1992 King of Beggars Beggar So's daughter Cameo
1993 Heroes' Calamities Mr Su's daughter
1997 Singer Xiaoxia's cousin
2007 The Door Wenxin
2011 Mysterious Island Shen Yilin
East Meets West 2011 Yang Mi Cameo
2012 All's Well, Ends Well 2012 Chen Sisi
Perfect Two Fang Jiawei
Love in the Buff Shang Youyou
On My Way Xie Zi Cameo
Painted Skin: The Resurrection Que'er
Wu Dang Tianxin
The Bullet Vanishes Xiao Yunque
Holding Love Zhou Jing
All for Love Xiao Ma Cameo
2013 Tiny Times Lin Xiao
Tiny Times 2 Lin Xiao
Saving Mother Robot Primary School Teacher Cameo
2014 Snow Blossom Taohua Kai Digital film
The Breakup Guru Ye Xiaochun
Tiny Times 3 Lin Xiao
2015 You Are My Sunshine Zhao Mosheng
Tiny Times 4 Lin Xiao
Cities in Love Zi Tong
The Witness Lu Xiaoxing
Fall in Love Like a Star Tian Xin
2016 Kung Fu Panda 3 Mei Mei (voice) Chinese dub
L.O.R.D: Legend of Ravaging Dynasties Shen Yin
2017 Reset Xia Tian
Brotherhood of Blades II: The Infernal Battlefield Bei Zhai
2018 Baby Jiang Meng
2019 Liberation He Xiuping Cameo
2021 A Writer's Odyssey Tu Ling

Short film

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2011 Mojo
Lux Lisa Lux short film
2012 Create For Hope
Exchange Journey Also director
2013 Take The Happy Home 2013
2014 Take The Happy Home 2014
2015 The Most Beautiful Performance 2015
2016 I Am Your Xiaomi Phone Xiao Mi Oppo short film
2018 Two Little Planets
Becoming Elle short film

Television series

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
1990 Tang Ming Huang young Princess Xianyi
1993 Monkey Doll Nannan
2004 The Story of a Noble Family Li Xiaotao
Shuang Xiang Pao daughter in-law
2005 Days and a Bureau Zhu Yuqiu
Beijing Fairytale Zhu Zhu
Strange Tales of Liaozhai Nie Xiaoqian
2006 The Return of the Condor Heroes Guo Xiang
2007 Wang Zhaojun Wang Zhaojun
Beautiful Life Cheng Xiaonuo
2008 The Prince's Education Dun'er
2009 Dark Fragrance Miss Xiaojin
Chinese Paladin 3 Tang Xuejian / Xiyao
2010 Detective Di Renjie – Prequel Ling Long
Beauty's Rival in Palace Mo Xueyan
The Dream of Red Mansions Qing Wen
My Bratty Bride Yan Xiaoman
2011 Jump With Joy Zha Ning
The Legend of the Twelve Chinese Zodiacs Qing Li
We Are a Family Xia Jiajia
Palace Luo Qingchuan / Hua Ying
Painted Skin Xiao Hong
Judgement of Hong Wu Cai Jue
The Four Brothers of Peking Yin Baixue
Met As Strangers, Once Acquainted He Meiji
Expressway of First Empire Princess Ling
Symphony of Fate Hao Anqi
Beauty World Qingluan
2012 Beijing Love Story Yang Zixi
Palace II Luo Qingchuan / Hua Ying Cameo
Ru Yi Ru Yi
Legend of the Military Seal Concubine Ru
2013 Diors Man 2 Producer Cameo
A Clear Midsummer Night Xia Wanqing
2014 The Four Scholars in Jianghan Madame Tang Cameo
Swords of Legends Feng Qingxue
V Love Luo Yi Also producer
2016 The Interpreter Qiao Fei
2017 Eternal Love Bai Qian / Su Su / Si Yin
2018 Negotiator Tong Wei
Legend of Fuyao Fuyao
2019 The Great Craftsman Fu Hanjun
2020 Eternal Love of Dream Bai Qian Cameo (ep. 22, 24)
2021 Storm Eye An Jing
Novoland: Pearl Eclipse Ye Haishi / Fang Haishi
2022 Thank You Doctor Xiao Yan
She and Her Perfect Husband Qin Shi
2024 Fox Spirit Matchmaker: Red-Moon Pact Tushan Honghong

Variety show

Year Title Role Ref.
2016 Takes a Real Man 2 Cast member
2017 The Coming One Celebrity commentator
2018 The Coming One 2
2019 Great Escape Cast member
China's Got Talent Judge
2020 Great Escape 2 Cast member
2021 Great Escape 3 Cast member
2022 We are the champions Cast member
2022 Great Escape 4 Cast member

Discography

Album

Year English title Chinese title Ref.
2012 Close to Me 亲幂关系

Singles

Year English title Chinese title Album Ref.
2009 "Shu Li Moon" 琉璃月 Tian Xia Ni OST
2011 "In Support of the Love" 爱的供养 Palace OST
"Bright Moon" 明月
2012 "Love Love" 爱情爱情 Beijing Love Story OST
"Don't Bear To" 有点舍不得 Ru Yi OST
"On My Way" 跑出一片天 On My Way OST
"Love Map" 爱情地图 Wu Dang OST
2013 "What If Love Grows Old" 如果爱老了 A Clear Midsummer Night OST
"Must Be Happy" 一定要幸福
2014 "Her and Him" 她他 V Love OST

Music video

Year English title Chinese title Singer Ref.
1993 Chuan Jun Zhuang De Chuan Mei Zi 穿军装的川妹子 Li Danyang

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Nominated work Result Ref.
Major awards
2008 24th China TV Golden Eagle Award Best Actress Wang Zhaojun Nominated
2011 6th Huading Awards Best Actress (Fantasy Drama) Palace Nominated
Best Original Soundtrack In Support of the Love Won
17th Shanghai Television Festival Best Actress Palace Nominated
Most Popular Actress Won
15th China Music Awards Best Television Actress (Mainland China) N/A Won
2012 Beijing Pop Music Awards Most Popular Female New Singer N/A Won
16th China Music Awards Best Crossover Singer (Mainland China) N/A Won
11th CCTV-MTV Music Awards Most Popular Female Singer (Mainland China) N/A Won
6th Migu Music Awards Best-selling Original Soundtrack In Support of the Love Won
12th Chinese Film Media Awards Most Anticipated Actress Mysterious Island Nominated
26th China TV Golden Eagle Award Best Actress Beijing Love Story Nominated
Most Popular Actress Won
8th Huading Awards Best Actress Ru Yi Nominated
Best Actress (Fantasy Drama) Beauty World Nominated
2013 13th Chinese Film Media Awards Most Anticipated Actress Love in the Buff Nominated
2014 3rd China International Film Festival London Overseas Influential Awards N/A Won
2015 5th Beijing International Film Festival Goddess Award N/A Won
17th Huading Awards Best Actress Swords of Legends Nominated
15th Chinese Film Media Awards Most Anticipated Actress Tiny Times 3 Nominated
2017 50th World-Fest Houston International Film Festival Best Actress Reset Won
3rd Jackie Chan Action Movie Awards Best Action Movie Actress Won
14th China Movie Channel Media Awards Best Actress Nominated
8th Macau International Television Festival Best Actress Eternal Love Nominated
1st Marianas International Film Festival Best Actress Brotherhood of Blades II: The Infernal Battlefield Nominated
2018 25th Beijing College Student Film Festival Favorite Actress Won
24th Huading Awards Best Actress (Ancient Drama) Legend of Fuyao Nominated
5th The Actors of China Award Ceremony Best Actress (Emerald Category) Won
2019 16th Guangzhou Student Film Festival Most Popular Actress Baby Won
2020 30th China TV Golden Eagle Award Audience's Choice for Actress N/A Nominated
Other awards
2007 3rd Actors of China Ranking Strange Tales of Liaozhai, The Return of the Condor Heroes 1st
2011 Elle Style Awards Newcomer of the Year N/A Won
1st LeTV Entertainment Awards Most Popular TV Actress (Asia Pacific) N/A Won
Youku Index Awards Popular Actress Award Palace Won
Enlight Media CETV Entertainment Awards Leaping Figure (Television category) Won
Dongfang Television Awards Most Commercially Valuable Actress N/A Won
MSN Fashion Party Award Popular Celebrity Award N/A Won
Fashion Power Awards Most Popular Actress N/A Won
Grand Ceremony of New Forces Most Popular Film Actress Mysterious Island Won
Beijing Television Entertainment Ten Year Influential Award Ceremony Popular New Star Award N/A Won
3rd China TV Drama Awards Popular Actress Award N/A Won
2012 Weibo Awards Ceremony Most Influential TV Actress N/A Won
Weibo Queen N/A Won
China Power Trust Fashion Award Ceremony TV Actress of the Year N/A Won
Influential Figure of the Year N/A Won
Sohu Television Drama Awards Most Popular Actress N/A Won
2nd LeTV Entertainment Awards Most Commercially Valuable Film Actress N/A Won
Grazia Award Ceremony Trendy Charisma Award N/A Won
3rd China TV Drama Awards Most Popular All-Rounded Artist N/A Won
2013 3rd Citizens Award Citizen of the Year N/A Won
Asian Influence Awards Best Producer V Love Won
2014 Fashion Power Awards Most Popular Mainland Actress N/A Won
2015 Weibo Awards Ceremony Breakthrough Award N/A Won
The Women's Media Award Influential Woman Award N/A Won
Asian Influence Awards Oriental Ceremony Influence Film Force Award N/A Won
8th The Mango TV Awards Most Popular Actress N/A Won
4th iQiyi All-Star Carnival Most Influential Film Actor N/A Won
2016 L'Officiel Fashion Night Influence Award Most Popular Actress N/A Won
23rd Cosmo Beauty Ceremony Most Influential Idol N/A Won
5th iQiyi All-Star Carnival Most Influential Film Actor N/A Won
2017 iFensi Award Ceremony Most Capable Female Artiste N/A Won
2nd Weibo Movie Night Most Anticipated Actress N/A Won
6th iQiyi All-Star Carnival Actress of the Year N/A Won
11th Tencent Video Star Awards VIP Star of the Year N/A Won
Most Popular Female Celebrity N/A Won
24th Cosmo Beauty Ceremony Beautiful Figure of the Year N/A Won
Sohu Fashion Awards Television Actress of the Year N/A Won
Most Popular Female Celebrity N/A Won
Tencent Entertainment White Paper Star of the Year N/A Won
2018 Weibo Awards Ceremony Weibo Queen N/A Won
China Screen Ranking Trend of the Year N/A Won
3rd China Television Drama Quality Ceremony Audience's Favorite Quality Star N/A Won
Most Anticipated Actress N/A Won
25th Cosmo Beauty Ceremony Shining Beautiful Idol N/A Won
15th Esquire Man at His Best Awards Most Popular Female Artiste N/A Won
Youku Choice Awards Most Valuable Star N/A Won
12th Tencent Video Star Awards TV Actress of the Year N/A Won
2019 China Literature Award Ceremony Super IP Actress Legend of Fuyao Won
Weibo Awards Ceremony Philanthropy Influential Figure N/A Won
China Entertainment Industry Summit
(Golden Pufferfish Awards)
Most Commercially Valuable Artist N/A Won
StarHub Night of Stars 2019 Best Actress (China) The Great Craftsman Won
Golden Bud – The Fourth Network Film And Television Festival Best Actress Nominated
Tencent Video All Star Awards VIP Star N/A Won
2020 Weibo Awards Ceremony Weibo Goddess N/A Won
Charity Influential Figure N/A Won
Best Choice of Multi-Screen Communication Influential Actress The Great Craftsman Won

Forbes China Celebrity 100

Year Rank Ref.
2011 92nd
2012 13th
2013 7th
2014 6th
2015 31st
2017 3rd
2019 9th
2020 6th
2021 4th

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