Wan Qian

In this Chinese name, the family name is Wan.

Wan Qian (Chinese: 万茜, born 14 May 1982), also known as Regina Wan, is a Chinese actress and singer. She won Golden Horse Award for Best Supporting Actress for the 2014 Taiwanese film Paradise in Service and the Beijing College Student Film Festival for Best Actress for the 2016 film The Insanity. In 2025, she won Golden Goblet Award for Best Actress at the 27th Shanghai International Film Festival for her performance in the film Wild Nights, Tamed Beasts.

Wan Qian
Born	(1982-05-14) 14 May 1982 (age 43) Yiyang, Hunan, China
Other names	Regina Wan
Alma mater	Shanghai Theatre Academy
Occupations	Actress singer
Years active	2002–present
Agent	Beijing Sheng Yi Entertainment Co. Ltd.
Children	1
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	萬茜
Simplified Chinese	万茜
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Wàn Qiàn
Musical career
Genres	Mandopop

Early life

Wan Qian was born in Heshan District, Yiyang, Hunan. She was heavily influenced by her father when she was young. During her childhood, her father always took her to practice vocally, cultivating her love of singing.

A haphazard chance made her enroll into the acting undergraduate program at the Shanghai Theatre Academy (STA). During her student life at the Shanghai Theatre Academy, she represented STA as the leading actress to join the international theatre festivals that were held in Romania, Hong Kong and the United States. After graduation, she was recruited into a record company in Beijing.

Personal life

On 9 November 2017, Wan Qian gave birth to her daughter in Shanghai. She also posted a short video on Weibo and officially announced it on 10 November 2017.^[1]

Filmography

Film

Year	English title	Chinese title	Role	Notes
2008	Butterfly Lovers	剑蝶		[2]
2012	Threads of Time	柳如是	Liu Rushi	[3]
2013	Christmas Rose	圣诞玫瑰	Megan	[4]
2013	Paradise in Service	军中乐园	Ni Ni	[5]
2015	The Laundryman	青田街一号	Lin Xiang	[6]
2016	Hide & Seek	捉迷藏	Ping Zhi	[7]
2016	The Insanity	你好，疯子	An Xi	[8]
2017	God of War	荡寇风云	Lady Qi	[9]
2017	Guilty of Mind	心理罪	Qiao Lan	[10]
2019	The Wild Goose Lake	南方车站的聚会	Yang Shujun	[11]
2019	Youthful China in the Headlines	头条里的青春中国		Short film[12]
2021	Endgame	人潮汹涌	Li Xiang (李想)

Television series

Year	English title	Chinese title	Role	Notes
2002		金锁记	Juan'er	[citation needed]
2005	An Angel's Voice	天使的歌声	Chen Ziwei	[13]
2005	Secret Order 1949	密令1949	Yang Liu	[14]
2007	Justice Department 2	青天衙门II伏魔录	Tan Xiaoyu	[citation needed]
2008		长江一号	Xu Mianchu	[15]
2009	Goddess of Mercy	观世音之观音妙缘	Tian Suzhen	[citation needed]
2009		浴血记者	Fan Xiaoyun	[16]
2010	Shanghai Shanghai	上海上海	Liu Xiaonan	[17]
2010	My Children, My Home	我的孩子我的家	Lin Yuhong	[18]
2010	Bridge of Life & Death	生死桥	Yin Biting	[19]
2011	Naked Wedding	裸婚时代	Chen Jiaojiao	[20]
2012	King for Legend	传奇之王	Jian Ping	[21]
2012	If I Really	假如我是真的	Qian Xiaosui	[22]
2012	The Family and Love	儿女情更长	Zhang Qian	[23]
2012	Before Decisive Battle	决战前	Feng Yufei	[24]
2012	Home, Sweet Home	我家有喜	Bai Muxi	[25]
2013	The Sweet Burden	小儿难养	Jian Ai	[26]
2013	Flowers in Fog	花非花雾非雾	Bai Haihua	[27]
2013	Phoenix Nirvana	我是特种兵之火凤凰	An Ran	[28]
2014	War of Marriage	婚战	Hai Lan	[29]
2014	Ten Rides of Red Army	十送红军	Dai Lan	[30]
2014	The Children Came Home	孩子回国了	Zhang Jiachao	[31]
2015	Say No for Youth	天生要完美	Jiang Danchen	[32]
2016	To Be a Better Man	好先生	Xu Li	Guest appearance[33]
2016	128 Incident	铁血淞沪	Zhou Huping	[34]
2017	Mature Male Develop a Mind	熟男养成记	Shen Yutong	[35]
2017	The Perfect Couple	将婚姻进行到底	Jiang Yifan	[36]
2017	The Glory of Tang Dynasty	大唐荣耀	Dugu Jingyao	[37]
2017	Game of Hunting	猎场	Neng Chunxiong	[38]
2017	Tribes and Empires: Storm of Prophecy	海上牧云记	Nangu Yueli	Special appearance[39]
2018	Secret of the Three Kingdoms	三国机密	Fu Shou	[40]
2018	Lost in 1949	脱身	Huang Liwen	[41]
2020	New World	新世界	Tian Dan	[42]
2020	Young Army Officers	尉官正年轻	Xu Bing	[43]
2020	The Twelfth Second	第十二秒	Hu Jiaying / Xu Han	[44]
2020	The Investigator	商业调查师	Jian Xin	[45]
2024	The Tale of Rose	玫瑰的故事	Su Gengsheng
2024	The People's Police	人民警察	An Ping	[46]

Variety show

Year	English title	Chinese title	Role	Notes
2020	Sisters Who Make Waves	乘风破浪的姐姐	Cast member	[47]
	Lady Land	姐姐的爱乐之程	cast member

Discography

Albums

Year	English title	Chinese title	Notes
2007	Universal Gratification	万有引力	[48]
2010	Thousand of Words	万语千言

Singles

Year	English title	Chinese title	Album	Notes
2014	River of No Return		Paradise in Service OST
2016	Gift	礼物	The Insanity OST
2017	Step Aside for You	为你成全	The Glory of Tang Dynasty OST	with Li Nan[49]

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Nominated work	Results	Ref.
2014	51st Golden Horse Awards	Best Supporting Actress	Paradise in Service	Won	[50]
2015	9th Asian Film Awards	Best Supporting Actress		Nominated
	15th Chinese Film Media Awards	Best Supporting Actress		Nominated
2017	23rd Beijing Student Film Festival	Best Actress	The Insanity	Won	[51]
	8th China Film Director's Guild Awards			Nominated	[52]
2018	24th Shanghai Television Festival	Best Supporting Actress	Game of Hunting	Nominated	[53]
	24th Huading Awards			Nominated	[54]
	5th The Actors of China Award Ceremony	Outstanding Actress (Sapphire category)	—	Won	[55]
2019	25th Shanghai Television Festival	Best Actress	Lost in 1949	Nominated	[56]
	17th Golden Phoenix Awards	Society Award	The Insanity	Won	[57]
2020	Forbes	China Celebrity 100 list	—	98th	[58]
	27th Huading Awards	Best Supporting Actress	The Wild Goose Lake	Nominated	[59]
2023	14th Macau International Television Festival	Best Actress	Lady's Character	Nominated	[60]
	36th Golden Rooster Awards	Best Supporting Actress	Study Dad	Nominated	[61]
2025	27th Shanghai International Film Festival	Golden Goblet Award for Best Actress	Wild Nights, Tamed Beasts	Won	[62]
	30th Shanghai Television Festival	Best Supporting Actress	The Tale of Rose	Nominated	[63]