Yao Chen
- Name: Yao Chen
- Native name: 姚晨
- Nationality: Chinese
- Gender: Female
- Born: October 5, 1979
- Age: 45
Yao Chen was born in Shishi City, Quanzhou, Fujian province, China in 1979 to a middle-class family, and studied Chinese folk dance at the Beijing Dance Academy from 1993 to 1997, then studied at the Beijing Film Academy from 1999 to 2003. Her acting debut was as the daughter of a powerful martial artist in a 2005 television production of My Own Swordsman. Following this, in 2008, she played the part of an iconic guerilla leader in the series Undercover. Her first stage appearance was as a white-collar heroine in A Story of Lala's Promotion (2009). She has since appeared as Mango in Feng Xiaogang's If You Are the One 2 (2010), in Chen Yili’s Colour Me Love (2010) and in Shang Jing’s My Own Swordsman (2011). She won the Golden Eagle Award for Best Actress in 2010.
In 2004 Yao Chen married the Chinese actor Ling Xiao Su, but they divorced in January 2011.
In 2011 Yao Chen visited Mae La refugee camp in northern Thailand as UNHCR’s Honorary Patron for China. The number of followers of her microblogging during this visit increased dramatically, won over by her sincere, fearless communication and her honest engagement with current world events. As she left Mae La she said, "I hope to spend part of every year with refugees."
On November 17, 2012 Yao Chen married cinematographer Cao Yu in Queenstown, New Zealand.
She has spoken in support of journalists from the Southern Weekend protesting government enforced media censorship. Edit Biography
Executive Producer
Title | Rating |
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Qi Dai | 8.3 |
Drama
Title | Rating |
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Jin Rong Jie Lian Ren
Chinese Drama, 0000, 0 eps
(Main Role)
|
0.0
|
Fight for Beauty
Chinese Drama, 0000, 29 eps
Qiao Yang
(Main Role)
|
0.0
|
Love is Within Reach
Chinese Drama, 0000, 36 eps
(Main Role)
|
0.0
|
Grandma's New World
Chinese Drama, 2023, 18 eps
Zhu Mei Hong
(Guest Role)
|
7.9
|
Rock It, Mom
Chinese Drama, 2022, 12 eps
Peng Lai
(Main Role)
|
7.6
|
Vacation of Love
Chinese Drama, 2021, 35 eps
Xu Ke Yi
(Main Role)
|
7.3
|
Minning Town
Chinese Drama, 2021, 23 eps
Wu Yue Juan
(Support Role)
|
8.1
|
All Is Well
Chinese Drama, 2019, 46 eps
Su Ming Yu
(Main Role)
|
8.1
|
Flowers Bloom in Winter
Chinese Drama, 2015, 34 eps
Xiao Wu
(Support Role)
|
8.2
|
Divorce Lawyers
Chinese Drama, 2014, 46 eps
Luo Li
(Main Role)
|
7.7
|
Longmen Express
Chinese Drama, 2013, 40 eps
Li Qing Ning (Ep. 23)
(Guest Role)
|
7.9
|
Lurk
Chinese Drama, 2009, 30 eps
Wang Cui Ping
(Main Role)
|
7.5
|
A Hundred Years of Life
Chinese Drama, 2008, 42 eps
He Jia Bi
(Main Role)
|
7.0
|
My Own Swordsman
Chinese Drama, 2006, 80 eps
Guo Fu Rong
(Main Role)
|
8.5
|
Movie
Title | Rating |
---|---|
Xia Yi Ge Tai Feng
Chinese Movie, 0000,
Chen Shu Nan
(Main Role)
|
0.0
|
Gui Hua Piao Xiang
Chinese Movie, 0000,
Wu Gui Hua
(Main Role)
|
0.0
|
The Wind Is Unstoppable
Chinese Movie, 2025,
(Main Role)
|
0.0
|
If You Are the One 3
Chinese Movie, 2023,
Man Guo
(Support Role)
|
8.0
|
Flaming Cloud
Chinese Movie, 2023,
Xia Jie
(Main Role)
|
7.3
|
Mozart from Space
Chinese Movie, 2022,
Niu Yu Xia
(Main Role)
|
7.7
|
Ode to the Spring
Chinese Movie, 2022,
(Support Role)
|
8.1
|
To Be with You
Chinese Movie, 2021,
Teacher Fan
(Support Role)
|
7.6
|
The Eight Hundred
Chinese Movie, 2020,
He Xiang Ning
(Main Role)
|
7.8
|
A Journey to the Seaside
Chinese Movie, 2019,
Zhao Yue Po
(Support Role)
|
7.9
|
Send Me to the Clouds
Chinese Movie, 2019,
Sheng Nan
(Main Role)
|
6.8
|
Lost, Found
Chinese Movie, 2018,
Li Jie
(Main Role)
|
7.2
|
Goddesses in the Flames of War
Chinese Movie, 2018,
[Proprietress]
(Main Role)
|
6.5
|
Journey to the West 2: The Demons Strike Back
Chinese Movie, 2017,
Jiu Gong
(Main Role)
|
7.4
|
MBA Partners
Chinese Movie, 2016,
Lu Zhen Xi
(Main Role)
|
7.2
|
The New Year's Eve of Old Lee
Chinese Movie, 2016,
Ben Ren
(Guest Role)
|
6.4
|
Everybody's Fine
Chinese Movie, 2016,
Guan Qing
(Main Role)
|
7.5
|
Chronicles of a Ghostly Tribe
Chinese Movie, 2015,
Shirley Yang
(Main Role)
|
7.1
|
Monster Hunt
Chinese Movie, 2015,
Tian Shi [Chef]
(Guest Role)
|
8.1
|
Firestorm
Hong Kong Movie, 2013,
Yan Bing
(Main Role)
|
7.3
|
Control
Hong Kong Movie, 2013,
Jie Xi / "Jessica"
(Main Role)
|
7.6
|
My Lucky Star 2013
Chinese Movie, 2013,
Li Li / "Lily"
(Support Role)
|
7.3
|
Caught in the Web
Chinese Movie, 2012,
Chen Ruoxi
(Main Role)
|
7.2
|
My Own Swordsman
Chinese Movie, 2011,
Guo Fu Rong
(Main Role)
|
6.0
|
If You Are the One 2
Chinese Movie, 2010,
Mang Guo
(Main Role)
|
6.9
|
Color Me Love
Chinese Movie, 2010,
Wang Xiaofei
(Main Role)
|
7.4
|
Love in Cosmo
Chinese Movie, 2010,
Wang Shun Jia
(Main Role)
|
7.0
|
Sophie's Revenge
Chinese Movie, 2009,
Li Li / "Lily"
(Main Role)
|
7.3
|
All's Well, Ends Well 2009
Hong Kong Movie, 2009,
Bao Ya Zhen
(Main Role)
|
7.0
|
Crossed Lines
Chinese Movie, 2007,
Ma Ting
(Support Role)
|
0.0
|
Big Movie
Chinese Movie, 2006,
Luo Qian
(Main Role)
|
0.0
|
Axis of War: My Long March
Chinese Movie, 2006,
Suo Ma
(Support Role)
|
0.0
|
Special
Title | Rating |
---|---|
Yi Ci Liao Yu
Chinese Special, 2023, 1 eps
Qing Feng
(Main Role)
|
6.9
|
TV Show
Title | Rating |
---|---|
The Daughters of Chinese Villagers
Chinese TV Show, 2024, 20 eps
(Main Host)
|
0.0
|
Brilliant Garden
Chinese TV Show, 2024, 12 eps
(Ep. 11-12)
(Guest)
|
7.4
|
Our Inn
Chinese TV Show, 2023, 12 eps
(Regular Member)
|
7.5
|
Glad to Know You
Chinese TV Show, 2020, 7 eps
(Ep. 4)
(Guest)
|
10.0
|
Ace vs Ace Season 4
Chinese TV Show, 2019, 12 eps
(Ep. 6)
(Guest)
|
8.3
|
Letters Alive Season 2
Chinese TV Show, 2017, 12 eps
[Reader] (Ep. 2-3, 7, 10-12)
(Guest)
|
0.0
|
Go Fighting! Season 3
Chinese TV Show, 2017, 12 eps
(Ep. 5-6)
(Guest)
|
8.2
|
Crossover Singer Season 2
Chinese TV Show, 2017, 13 eps
(Regular Member)
|
7.2
|
Go Fridge Season 3
Chinese TV Show, 2017, 10 eps
(Ep. 9-10)
(Guest)
|
8.0
|
Thirteen Talks
Chinese TV Show, 2016, 13 eps
(Guest)
|
0.0
|
Keep Running Season 2
Chinese TV Show, 2015, 12 eps
(Ep. 6)
(Guest)
|
8.2
|
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