Tang Yan

Tiffany Tang Yan (Chinese: 唐嫣; pinyin: Táng Yān, born 6 December 1983) is a Chinese actress and singer. She graduated from the Central Academy of Drama in 2006. In 2007, she was nominated for the Best Actress award at the Shanghai Television Festival for her film debut in Farewell for Love. She left her company Orange Sky Entertainment Group mid-2012 to set up her own studio.

Tang is noted for her roles in hit dramas Chinese Paladin 3 (2009), My Daughter (2011), My Sunshine (2015), Lady & Liar (2015) and The Princess Weiyoung (2016).

Beginnings

In 2001, Tang took part in the 3rd "Shulei Century Star" competition, and won the Top Champion" award. In 2004, Tang was selected as one of the 14 "Olympic Babies" by director Zhang Yimou and performed at the closing ceremony of the Athens 2004 Summer Olympics.

In 2007, Tang was nominated as Best Actress at the Shanghai Television Festival and as Best New Actress at the Beijing College Student Film Festival for her performance in the film Farewell for Love.

2009–2014: Rising popularity

Tang rose to fame after starring in Chinese Paladin 3 (2009), adapted from the video game of the same title. Tang's portrayal of Zi Xuan and her chemistry with Wallace Huo drew positive reviews from the audience. She also co-starred with Jay Chou in the Taiwanese television series Pandamen (2010).

Tang's popularity further increased with her role as Xia Tianmei in the metropolitan romance drama My Daughter (2011), which topped television ratings during its time slot and became the highest rated drama broadcast by Anhui TV that year. The same year, she starred in the romance comedy drama Waking Love Up alongside Roy Qiu , which also became one of the highest rated dramas.Tang won the award for Most Popular TV Actress at the 3rd China TV Drama Awards.

In 2012, Tang co-starred in xianxia drama Xuan-Yuan Sword: Scar of Sky, adapted from the popular role-playing game Xuan-Yuan Sword as the demoness Nugu Ningke. The drama topped TV ratings and garnered 2 billion views online, becoming the 9th drama in Hunan TV's broadcast history to achieve that feat.

In 2013, Tang starred in the period action drama Agent X, portraying a secret agent.She was nominated at the Huading Awards for her role, and was named Most Commercially Valuable Actress of the year at the China TV Drama Awards.

In 2014, Tang reunited with Chinese Paladin 3 co-star Wallace Huo in Perfect Couple (2014), a historical romantic comedy written by Tong Hua. The drama topped online views and became a hot topic, winning Tang and Huo the Best Couple award at the China TV Drama Awards and Tang the Most Popular Actress award at theChina Student Television Festival. The same year, she won the Best Supporting Actress award for her performance in the film For Love or Money.

2015–present: Mainstream success

Tiffany Tang's function in Nanning, Guangxi, China in 8 June 2015

Tang starred in a series of hit dramas in 2015. She starred in modern romance dramas My Sunshine with Wallace Chung and Diamond Lover with Rain, as well as period dramas Lady & Liar with Hawick Lau and Legend of Fragrance with Li Yifeng. Tang also played the female lead A'ning in the popular tomb-raiding web drama The Lost Tomb, based on the novel Daomu Biji. Due to the success of her dramas, Tang was given the title of "1 billion queen" as all of her dramas have reached 1 billion views or more. She was nominated at the 17th Huading Awards for Best Actress in four different categories, and won Best Actress in the contemporary genre for her performance in My Sunshine. She also became the promotional ambassador for the 7th China TV Drama Awards, and won the awards for Actress with the Most Media Influence as well as Audience's Favourite Character. The same year, Tang was ranked 20th on Forbes China Celebrity with an income revenue of 45 million yuan. Tang was crowned "Golden Eagle Goddess" for the 11th China Golden Eagle TV Art Festival due to her successful streak in television. Despite her success, Tang received criticisms from repetitively playing the same kind of roles without any breakthrough.

In 2016, Tang starred in Korean-Chinese production Bounty Hunters alongside Korean actor Lee Min-ho and Wallace Chung. The film broke 1 million admissions, and Tang received praise for her acting breakthrough as a femme fatale. She then starred in A Chinese Odyssey Part Three directed by Jeffery Lau, playing the role of Zixia Fairy. The film was released on the mid-autumn festival and topped box office charts. Tang then made her television comeback in the historical drama The Princess Weiyoung. The drama ranked in the top ten highest rated television dramas of 2016 and garnered 18 billion views online. She won the Best Actress award at the Huading Awards for her performance.

In 2017, Tang starred alongside Nicholas Tse and Jung Yong-hwa in the comedy film Cook Up a Storm.

In 2018, Tang made her small-screen comeback in the crime romance drama The Way We Were. She also starred in the action thriller film Europe Raiders. On June 12, Tang had her wax figure displayed at Madam Tussauds Shanghai.

In 2019, Tang starred in the romance drama See You Again alongside Shawn Dou.

On October 28, 2018, Tang and actor Luo Jin were married in Vienna, Austria.

Film

Television series

Music video

Albums

Singles

Forbes China Celebrity 100