Sun Yi (actress)

In this Chinese name, the family name is Sun.

Sun Yi (Chinese: 孙怡, born 4 June 1993) is a Chinese actress.

Sun Yi
Sun Yi in September 2018.
Born	(1993-06-04) June 4, 1993 (age 31) Ji'an, Jilin, China
Occupation	Actress
Years active	2014–present
Spouse	Dong Zijian ​ ​ (m. 2017; div. 2022)​
Children	1

Career

In 2014, Sun was picked from 1000 candidates to star in the art-house film Pleasure. Love..^[1] The film premiered at the 2016 Sundance Film Festival in the World Dramatic competition.^[2] Sun won the Best Actress at the Asian New Talent Awards.^[3] She also won Best New Actress at the 11th Chinese Young Generation Film Forum.^[4]

In 2015, she starred in romantic comedy film My Original Dream which was screened in competition at the 28th Tokyo International Film Festival.^[5][6] The same year, she featured in the historical drama The Legend of Mi Yue.^[7]

Sun raised her profile after starring in the youth melodrama Promise of Migratory Birds.^[8] She gained widespread popularity with her role in Because of Meeting You, adapted from the 2014 Korean drama Jang Bo-ri is Here! alongside Deng Lun. ^[9] The series placed number one throughout its broadcast and averaged ratings of 1.93%, becoming one of the highest rated drama of the year.^[10]

In 2018, Sun starred in the period romance drama Siege in Fog,^[11] and romance melodrama All Out of Love.^[12] The same year, she was cast in the romance drama Irreplaceable Love.^[13]

In 2019, Sun was cast in the legal romance drama Hello Prosecutor, a remake of the South Korean television series Prosecutor Princess.^[14]

In 2020, she was cast in the historical romance drama Twisted Fate of Love.

Personal life

On May 7, Sun and actor Dong Zijian announced they were getting married. The couple later welcomed a baby girl named Dong Dafu in September 2017. They announced their divorce in August 2022.^[15]

Filmography

Film

Year	English title	Chinese title	Role	Notes
2015	My Original Dream	我的青春期	Li Chunxia
2016	Pleasure. Love.	男欢女爱	young Hu Yajie
	I Love That Crazy Little Thing	那件疯狂的小事叫爱情	Wang Ruofei	Cameo[16]

Television series

Year	English title	Chinese title	Role	Network	Notes
2015	Running After the Love	大猫儿追爱记	Tong Tong	Anhui TV, Jiangxi TV	[17]
	Love Lot	爱情上上签	Wu Ping	Ningbo TV	[18]
	The Legend of Mi Yue	芈月传	Mi Yao	Beijing TV, Dragon TV
2016	Legend of Ban Shu	班淑传奇	Ah Cen	Tencent
	Promise of Migratory Birds	十五年等待候鸟	Li Li	Hunan TV
2017	Because of You	因为遇见你	Zhang Guoguo
2018	Siege in Fog	人生若如初相见	Qin Sang	Tencent
	All Out of Love	凉生，我们可不可以不忧伤	Jiang Sheng	Hunan TV
2019	Hurricane	暴风骤雨	Yu Hanqiu	Jiangsu Broadcasting Station	[citation needed]
2020	Twisted Fate of Love	今夕何夕	Dong Yue/Wen Xin	Tencent
2020	Irreplaceable Love	与晨同光	Li Chuyao	Jiangsu TV
2021	Be Together	我和我们在一起	Xia Yan	Mango TV
2021	Hello Prosecutor	你好检察官	Jiang Xiaoxi	Zhejiang TV
2022	The Wind Blows From Longxi	风起陇西	Di Yue	CCTV, iQiyi
2023	New Vanity Fair	春日暖阳官	Ding Mo Mo	YOUKU (优酷)
2023	Pledge of Allegiance	山河之影	Shu Tang	iQIYI, Viki
2023	I Love You	我知道我爱你	Xu Nuo	Tencent
TBA	The Truth	风过留痕	Dan Qing	Tencent

Discography

Year	English title	Chinese title	Album	Notes
2018	"First Love, First Encounter"	初见初恋	Siege in Fog OST	[19]
	"Waiting For Light"	等光	—	[20]
2020	"Mr. Right"	对的人		[21]

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
2016	19th Asian New Talent Awards	Best Actress	Pleasure. Love.	Won	[3]
	11th Chinese Young Generation Film Forum Awards	Best New Actress		Won	[4]
2017	8th China TV Drama Awards	New Actress of the Year	Because of You	Won	[citation needed]
2018	25th Cosmo Beauty Ceremony	Beautiful Idol	—	Won	[22]

References

1. "《男欢女爱》孙怡真空装亮相北影节 显花旦气势". Netease (in Chinese). April 17, 2015.
2. "'Pleasure. Love.': Sundance Review". The Hollywood Reporter. 24 January 2016.
3. "Chinese Actress Sun Yi Wins Trophy at Film Fest". Women of China. June 29, 2016.
4. "孙怡凭《欢•爱》再度得奖 获封年度新锐女演". Sohu (in Chinese). November 28, 2016.
5. "《我的青春期》女主孫怡：4種強暴戲被刪，因涉及兒童". Sina (in Chinese). November 10, 2015.
6. "Chinese movie eyes top prize at Tokyo film festival". China Daily. October 23, 2015.
7. "《芈月传》正式开拍 网络新星孙怡给郑晓龙惊喜". 21cn.com (in Chinese). September 9, 2014.
8. "《等待候鸟》开播发布会 邓伦收获众主演的告白". Tencent (in Chinese). March 11, 2016.
9. "孙怡《因为遇见你》定档播出 与邓伦上演欢喜冤家". Sina (in Chinese). February 22, 2017.
10. "《因为遇见你》暖心收官 高甜爱情落幕引不舍". NetEase (in Chinese). March 30, 2017.
11. "《初相见》上线 韩东君孙怡演绎民国虐恋". Sina (in Chinese). March 2, 2018.
12. "《凉生，我们可不可以不忧伤》官宣主演阵容". Tencent (in Chinese). October 28, 2016.
13. "《初晨，是我故意忘记你》白敬亭孙怡演绎励志青春". Qianlong (in Chinese). March 25, 2018.
14. "电视剧《你好检察官》开机 孙怡演绎青年检察官". Fjsen (in Chinese). March 4, 2019.
15. "董子健妻子产下宝宝升级当妈 握孩子手比心好温馨". Tencent (in Chinese). September 22, 2017.
16. "《疯狂的小事》孙怡"秒哭"看呆韩国欧巴". Sina (in Chinese). June 30, 2016.
17. "孙怡《大猫儿追爱记》 称与陈思成对戏很期待". Tencent (in Chinese). December 18, 2014.
18. "邓伦孙怡《爱情上上签》浪漫再聚首". Sina (in Chinese). July 26, 2017.
19. "《人生若如初相见》曝七夕特辑 孙怡韩东君虐恋". Netease (in Chinese). August 28, 2017.
20. "孙怡首张EP单曲《等光》MV首播 倾心之作不畏等待". ifeng (in Chinese). October 19, 2018.
21. "孙怡生日单曲《对的人》上线 轻快旋律细数少女浪漫心事" (in Chinese). June 5, 2020.
22. "2018COSMO时尚美丽盛典闪耀绽放". China Daily (in Chinese). November 29, 2018.