Wang Ziwen

Wang Ziwen (Chinese: 王子文; pinyin: Wáng Zǐwén, born 28 February 1987), also known by her English name Olivia Wang and now as Ava Wang, is a Chinese actress. She is most known for portraying Qu Xiaoxiao in the popular Chinese television drama Ode to Joy^[1][2] and as Xuxu in When a Snail Falls in Love.^[3]

Wang Ziwen
Born	(1987-02-28) 28 February 1987 (age 38) Chengdu, Sichuan, China
Other names	Olivia Wang, Ava Wang
Alma mater	Central Academy of Drama
Occupations	Actress Model
Years active	2005–present
Agent	Beijing Xinbaoyuan Film & Television Investment
Children	1
Chinese name
Chinese	王子文
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Wáng Zǐwén

In this Chinese name, the family name is Wang.

Wang ranked 87th on Forbes China Celebrity 100 list.^[4]

Filmography

Film

Year	English title	Chinese title	Role	Notes
2006	The Postmodern Life of My Aunt	姨妈的后现代生活	Fei Fei	[5]
2008	Dowry	嫁妆	Yin Sha	[6]
2009	Visitors From The Sui Dynasty	隋朝来客	Yao Mengmeng	[7]
2010	Driverless	无人驾驶	Zi Feiyu	Cameo[8]
	Aftershock	唐山大地震	Xiao He	[9]
2011	Cool Young	正·青春	Si Ya	[10]
	1911	辛亥革命	Tang Manrou	[11]
	Lee's Adventures	李献计历险记	Wang Qian	[12]
2012	The Great Magician	大魔术师	Li Jiao	[13]
	Back to 1942	一九四二	Xing Xing	[14]
2013	Fall in Love	爱神来了	Su Xiaobei	[15]
2016	Cock and Bull	追凶者也	Yang Shuhua	[16]
	Time Zhu Xian	时光诛仙		[17]
2019	Enter the Forbidden City	进京城		[18]
2020	The Yin-Yang Master: Dream of Eternity	阴阳师: 晴雅集	Princess Zhangping	[19]
TBA	The Perfect Blue	她杀	Fei Mingzhu	[20]

Television series

Year	English title	Chinese title	Role	Notes
2006	Who Is My Father	谁是我爸爸	Duo Er	[21]
	Cold Autumn	寒秋	Qiu Hong	[22]
2007	The World of Dust	人间浮尘	Jing Ruo
		夜郎王	Qing Suo	[23]
2009	The Prince of Tennis 2	加油!网球王子	Lin Ying
	Another Habit	再过把瘾		Cameo
2010	Heavy Fog	迷雾重重	Mei Min	[24]
	Chang E	嫦娥	Jade Rabbit	[25]
	Life Bridge	生死桥	Dandan	[26]
2011	Family, Power N	家，N次方	Qi Qi	[27]
	Men	男人帮	Xiao Xiao	[28]
2012	Sea Mother	刺青海娘	Yi Ruyin	[29]
2013	Love is not for Sale	棋逢对手	Xia Duoduo	[30]
2014	The Young Doctor	青年医生	Lu Wei	[31]
2016	Ode to Joy	欢乐颂	Qu Xiaoxiao
	Double Horn	双刺	Wu Peixin	[32]
	Growing Up Together	一起长大	Meng Xiaoxia	[33]
	When a Snail Falls in Love	如果蜗牛有爱情	Xu Xu
2017	Ode to Joy 2	欢乐颂2	Qu Xiaoxiao
	Season Love	何所冬暖，何所夏凉	Jian Anjie	[34]
	Stairway to Stardom	逆袭之星途璀璨	Herself	[35]
2019	Bureau of Transformer	动物管理局	Wu Aiai	[36]
	Second Time Its a Charm	第二次也很美	An An	[37]
2020	God of Lost Fantasy	太古神王	Mo Qingcheng	[38]
	Healer of Children	了不起的儿科医生	Jiao Jiaren	[39]
2023	Three-Body	三体	Young Ye Wenjie	[40]
TBA	Youth Without Seasons	青春无季	Ning Meng	[41]
	Goodbye, City of Las Vegas	别了，拉斯维加斯	Feng Er	[42]

Discography

Singles

Year	English title	Chinese title	Album	Notes
2016	"There Will Be Happiness Waiting For You"	总有幸福在等你	Ode to Joy OST	with Liu Tao, Jiang Xin, Yang Zi & Qiao Xin
	"I Want You"	我要你
	"Time Renegades"	时光诛仙	Time Renegades OST	with Richie Jen
2017	"Us"	我们	Ode to Joy 2 OST	with Liu Tao, Jiang Xin, Yang Zi & Qiao Xin
	"I'm Cute, You're Handsome"	我管可爱你管帅

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
2016	19th Huading Awards	Top 10 Audience's Favorite TV Star	—	Won	[43]
2017	22nd Huading Awards	Best Supporting Actress	Ode to Joy	Nominated
	23rd Shanghai Television Festival			Nominated	[44]
	8th Macau International Television Festival		Ode to Joy 2	Nominated	[45]
2018	Macau International Movie Festival	Best Supporting Actress	Enter the Forbidden City	Won	[46]
2019	Golden Bud - The Fourth Network Film And Television Festival	Best Actress	Bureau of Transformer, Second Time Its a Charm	Nominated	[47]
		Actress of the Year		Won	[48]
	8th iQiyi All-Star Carnival	Best Couple (with Chen He)	Bureau of Transformer	Won	[49]
	11th China TV Drama Awards	Youth Charismatic Actress	—	Won	[50]
2020	7th The Actors of China Award Ceremony	Best Actress (Emerald)	—	Nominated	[51]