Yang Mi

Yang Mi

CountryChina China
GenderFemale
BirthdaySep 12, 1986
BiographyYang Mi (Chinese: 杨幂, born 12 September 1986), also known as Mini Yang, is a Chinese actress and singer. She began her career as a child actress in Tang Ming Huang (1990) and transitioned to adult roles in the 2000s, gaining recognition with Wang Zhaojun (2007), which earned her a Best Actress nomination at the 24th China TV Golden Eagle Awards. She further rose to prominence with supporting roles in The Return of the Condor Heroes (2006) and Chinese Paladin 3 (2009).

Yang's breakthrough came with the time-travel drama Palace (2011), which brought her widespread popularity and several awards and nominations, including a Best Actress nomination and a win for Most Popular Actress at the 17th Shanghai Television Festival. Her roles in Ru Yi (2011) and Beauty World (2012) brought her additional Huading Awards nominations for Best Actress. She won the Best Actress award at the 26th China TV Golden Eagle Awards for her performance in Beijing Love Story (2012). She went on to star in hit series such as Swords of Legends (2014), The Interpreter (2016), Eternal Love (2017), and Legend of Fuyao (2018). More recently, she headlined Novoland: Pearl Eclipse (2021) and In the Name of the Brother (2024), the latter of which was nominated for Best Series Drama at the Seoul International Drama Awards.

In film, Yang gained popularity with Mysterious Island (2011) and starred in the commercially successful Tiny Times series (2013–2015). She won Best Actress at the 50th WorldFest-Houston International Film Festival for Reset (2017), and received critical acclaim for Baby (2018), which was screened at the Toronto International Film Festival and 66th San Sebastián International Film Festival, receiving a nomination for the Silver Shell for Best Actress in the latter.

Recognized as one of China's New Four Dan Actresses by Tencent in 2009 and by Southern Metropolis Entertainment Weekly in 2013 respectively, Yang ranked as China's top celebrity for advertising and commercial value as of June 2024, according to Statista.

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