Tong Yao

Name: Tong Yao
Native name: 童瑶
Also Known as: Tanya Tong, Yao Tong
Nationality: Chinese
Gender: Female
Born: August 11, 1985
Age: 41

Tong Yao, born in Kunming, Yunnan province, is a Chinese actress. In 1996, she attended the Chinese Song and Dance Art School in Beijing. She returned to Kunming in the following year, when she was accepted to Kunming Art School. She spent a year studying Hulusi, which is a free reed wind instrument from China and the Shan State. She entered the Central Academy of Drama in 2002, majoring in acting.

In 2002, Tong made her television debut in Tracks In The Snowy Forest, playing a health worker in the Northeast Democratic United Army named Bai Ru.

On October 1, 2019, Tong Yao and CEO of CEC Capital Wang Ran, who is seventeen years her senior, married.

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Year	Title	#	Role	Rating
2026	Caged Bird's Revenge Chinese Drama, 2026, 24 eps (Main Role)	24	Main Role	0.0
2026	Ball Lightning Chinese Drama, 2026, 30 eps Lin Yun (Main Role)	30	Lin Yun Main Role	0.0
2025	The Miracles Chinese Drama, 2025, 24 eps {The Keyboard of Dreams} Su Ming Shu (Main Role)	24	{The Keyboard of Dreams} Su Ming Shu Main Role	7.6
2025	Those Days Chinese Drama, 2025, 36 eps Shen Ming Zhu (Main Role)	36	Shen Ming Zhu Main Role	7.4
2025	Footprints of Change Chinese Drama, 2025, 30 eps Yi Yi (Main Role)	30	Yi Yi Main Role	7.7
2025	With Love with You Chinese Drama, 2025, 32 eps Wang Yan (Main Role)	32	Wang Yan Main Role	7.0
2024	Tender Light Chinese Drama, 2024, 28 eps Nan Ya (Main Role)	28	Nan Ya Main Role	7.9
2024	Simple Days Chinese Drama, 2024, 26 eps Gu Mo Li (Main Role)	26	Gu Mo Li Main Role	7.3
2022	The Heart of Genius Chinese Drama, 2022, 34 eps Yao Yao (Guest Role)	34	Yao Yao Guest Role	8.1
2022	Life Is a Long Quiet River Chinese Drama, 2022, 35 eps Gu Qing Yu (Main Role)	35	Gu Qing Yu Main Role	7.6
2022	Beyond Chinese Drama, 2022, 29 eps Li Min (Support Role)	29	Li Min Support Role	7.9
2021	The Rebel Chinese Drama, 2021, 43 eps Zhu Yi Zhen (Main Role)	43	Zhu Yi Zhen Main Role	8.1
2020	Nothing but Thirty Chinese Drama, 2020, 43 eps Gu Jia (Main Role)	43	Gu Jia Main Role	8.2
2020	Twenty Your Life On Chinese Drama, 2020, 40 eps Gu Jia (Ep. 40) (Guest Role)	40	Gu Jia (Ep. 40) Guest Role	7.9
2020	Get Married or Not Chinese Drama, 2020, 40 eps Cheng Lu (Main Role)	40	Cheng Lu Main Role	7.7
2020	The Wind and the Bright Moon Maiden Chinese Drama, 2020, 28 eps Cai Chu Chu (Main Role)	28	Cai Chu Chu Main Role	6.3
2020	Imperfect Love Chinese Drama, 2020, 22 eps Gao Shan (Support Role)	22	Gao Shan Support Role	7.4
2018	Like a Flowing River Chinese Drama, 2018, 47 eps Song Yun Ping (Main Role)	47	Song Yun Ping Main Role	7.8
2018	Ever Night Chinese Drama, 2018, 60 eps Princess Li Yu (Main Role)	60	Princess Li Yu Main Role	8.4
2018	Let's Shake It! Season 2 Chinese Drama, 2018, 26 eps Shuang Er (Support Role)	26	Shuang Er Support Role	7.4
2018	Ruyi's Royal Love in the Palace Chinese Drama, 2018, 87 eps Gao Xi Yue / Consort Hui (Support Role)	87	Gao Xi Yue / Consort Hui Support Role	8.4
2018	The Road of Light Chinese Drama, 2018, 40 eps Lian Hua (Main Role)	40	Lian Hua Main Role	7.5
2017	As Flowers Fade and Fly Across the Sky Chinese Drama, 2017, 66 eps Zheng Er [Han Xiu's maid] (Support Role)	66	Zheng Er [Han Xiu's maid] Support Role	7.1
2016	Customize Happiness Chinese Drama, 2016, 38 eps Tian Xiao Ni (Main Role)	38	Tian Xiao Ni Main Role	7.1
2016	Hero Dog Season 2 Chinese Drama, 2016, 42 eps Lu Xi (Guest Role)	42	Lu Xi Guest Role	7.4
2016	Encounter with You Chinese Drama, 2016, 38 eps Wan Xin Xin (Main Role)	38	Wan Xin Xin Main Role	0.0
2015	Boys to Men Chinese Drama, 2015, 30 eps Wang Shan Shan (Main Role)	30	Wang Shan Shan Main Role	7.3
2014	The River Children Chinese Drama, 2014, 43 eps (Unknown)	43	Unknown	6.9
2014	Three Bosom Girls Chinese Drama, 2014, 40 eps Zhou Xiao Bei (Main Role)	40	Zhou Xiao Bei Main Role	6.5
2013	Single Child's Mother-in-Law Chinese Drama, 2013, 34 eps Li Xiao Man (Main Role)	34	Li Xiao Man Main Role	6.4
2012	New Year Picture Chinese Drama, 2012, 29 eps Chen Fang (Main Role)	29	Chen Fang Main Role	6.1
2011	Jia Chang Cai Chinese Drama, 2011, 38 eps He Wen Yuan (Main Role)	38	He Wen Yuan Main Role	10.0
2010	Lei Feng Chinese Drama, 2010, 22 eps Ning Xiao Hui (Support Role)	22	Ning Xiao Hui Support Role	0.0
2006	The Young Warriors Chinese Drama, 2006, 43 eps Pan Ying (Support Role)	43	Pan Ying Support Role	7.6
2004	Tracks in the Snowy Forest Chinese Drama, 2004, 30 eps Bai Ru (Main Role)	30	Bai Ru Main Role	0.0

Year	Title	Role	Rating
2024	Cesium Fallout Hong Kong Movie, 2024, Lai Mei Yi (Guest Role)	Lai Mei Yi Guest Role	7.3
2022	Face's a Verb Chinese Movie, 2022, (Main Role)	Main Role	0.0
2018	The Lingering Hong Kong Movie, 2018, Lily (Support Role)	Lily Support Role	6.9
2016	The New Year's Eve of Old Lee Chinese Movie, 2016, [Beauty] (Support Role)	[Beauty] Support Role	6.4
2014	To Love Somebody Chinese Movie, 2014, Yang An Ni / Annie (Main Role)	Yang An Ni / Annie Main Role	7.0
2014	The White Haired Witch of Lunar Kingdom Chinese Movie, 2014, Ke Ping Ting (Support Role)	Ke Ping Ting Support Role	7.0
2013	Day of Redemption Chinese Movie, 2013, Zhou Ting (Main Role)	Zhou Ting Main Role	6.5
2012	Wings Chinese Movie, 2012, Xiao Bei (Main Role)	Xiao Bei Main Role	7.2
2012	The Second Half Chinese Movie, 2012, (Unknown)	Unknown	5.0
2011	A Big Deal Chinese Movie, 2011, Chen Yu (Support Role)	Chen Yu Support Role	6.4
2011	Snapper Chinese Movie, 2011, Xiao Bai (Main Role)	Xiao Bai Main Role	5.0
2009	Snowfall in Taipei Japanese Movie, 2009, Wu Yue (Main Role)	Wu Yue Main Role	6.8
2009	Nine Dragon Jade Chinese Movie, 2009, You Er Jie (Main Role)	You Er Jie Main Role	6.0

Year	Title	#	Role	Rating
2022	We Will Grow Old Together Chinese Special, 2022, 1 eps (Main Role)	1	Main Role	7.6

Year	Title	#	Role	Rating
2015	Muse Dress Chinese TV Show, 2015, 12 eps (Regular Member)	12	Regular Member	0.0

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