Yang Zishan

In this Chinese name, the family name is Yang.

Yang Zishan (Chinese: 杨子姗, born 6 November 1986) is a Chinese actress. She is known for her breakout role in the film So Young, which won her the Huabiao Award for Outstanding New Actress and the Best Actress awards at the 5th China Image Film Festival and the 5th International Chinese Film Festival.^[1] Her outstanding performance in So Young also earned her nominations for best actress for the Golden Rooster Award, the Hundred Flowers Award, and at the Asia-Pacific Film Festival. In 2015, she won the Best Actress Award at the Shanghai International Film Festival for her performance in 20 Once Again. In 2016, her film One Night Only premiered at the 19th Shanghai International Film Festival. In 2017, She starred in Walking Past the Future, the only Chinese film to be nominated for the Un Certain Regard at the 2017 Cannes Film Festival,^[2] and the science fiction thriller Battle of Memories.^[3] In 2018, she starred in Till the End of the World, the first film in history to shoot in Antarctica. In 2020, her film Wuhai premiered at the 68th San Sebastian Film Festival where it competed for the Golden Shell. In 2021, her film Ripples of Life premiered at the 2021 Cannes Film Festival. In 2023, Yang Zishan was appointed the Jury Member of the 25th Shanghai International Film Festival Golden Goblet Award. In 2024, Yang Zishan was appointed the International Jury Member to the 14th Beijing International Film Festival. In 2025, her film Deep in the Mountains premiered at the 15th Beijing International Film Festival where it competed for the Tiantan Award.

Yang Zishan
杨子姗
Born	(1986-11-06) November 6, 1986 (age 38) Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
Alma mater	Nanjing University of the Arts
Occupation	Actress
Years active	2005–present
Agent	Easy Entertainment
Spouse	Matt Wu ​ (m. 2015)​
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	楊子姍
Simplified Chinese	杨子姗
Transcriptions

Filmography

Film

Year	English title	Chinese title	Role	Notes
2010	Close to You	近在咫尺的爱恋	Ding Xiaoling
	In Case of Love	街角的小王子	Liangliang	[4]
2011	Lovesick	恋爱恐慌症	Coco
2013	So Young	致我们终将逝去的青春	Zheng Wei
2014	Girls	闺蜜	Xiao Mei	[5]
2015	The Unbearable Lightness of Inspector Fan	暴走神探	Song Xiaoqiao	[6]
	20 Once Again	重返20岁	Meng Lijun	[7]
	Zhong Kui: Snow Girl and the Dark Crystal	钟馗伏魔：雪妖魔灵	Zhong Ling	[8]
	Surprise	万万没想到：西游篇	Su Xiaomei	[9]
	Legend of a Rabbit: The Martial of Fire	兔侠之青黎传说	Bai Lan	Voice role [10]
2016	One Night Only	天亮之前	Momo	Premiered at the 19th Shanghai International Film Festival[11]
2017	Battle of Memories	記憶大師	Chen Shanshan	[12]
	Walking Past the Future	路过未来	Yang Yaoting	Also executive producer; premiered at the 2017 Cannes Film Festival; released in 2018 [13]
2018	Till the End of the World	南极之恋	Jing Ruyi	The first film in history to shoot in Antarctica[14]
2019	Adoring	宠爱	Qu Feifei	[15]
	Beautiful Guy	嗨！美男子		Post-production
2020	Wu Hai	乌海	Miao Wei	Premiered at the 68th San Sebastian Film Festival; released in 2021 [16]
	Angel in White	战疫天使		Post-production
2021	Ripples of Life	永安镇故事集	Chen Chen	Premiered at the 2021 Cannes Film Festival; released in 2023
	Our New Life	我们的新生活	Xiao Li
2022	National Mission	国家任务		Post-production
2023	The Sand Murmurs	沙海之门	Bai Zhu	Post-production
2025	Deep in the Mountains	如意饭店	Yan Xue	Premiered at the 15th Beijing International Film Festival

Television series

Year	English title	Chinese title	Role	Notes
2011	Female Zodiac Stories	发现生活新味	Li Xiaoting
2012	Gentle Mercy	溫柔的慈悲	Fan Aiqun
2013	One and Eight	一个和八个	Man Niu	[17]
2014	Our Youth in 1977	我们的青春1977	Chi Qiuyue
2016	Happy MiTan	欢喜密探	Mysterious girl	Cameo
2017	Wild Rose	红蔷薇	Xia Yuzhu	[18]
2018	Long Time No See	好久不见	Hua Duoduo	[19]
	Moonshine and Valentine	结爱·千岁大人的初恋	Princess Xiyan	Cameo
	Never Gone	原来你还在这里	Su Yunjin	[20]
2020	A Murderous Affair in Horizon Tower	摩天大楼	Yang Ruisen	[21]
2021	The Lion's Secret	赖猫的狮子倒影	Mu Wanqing	[22]
2022	Two Conjectures About Marriage	婚姻的两种猜想	Shen Mingbao	[23]
2022	Our Times	我们这十年	A Xiang
2024	The Swimsuit Saga	乘风踏浪	Luo Hong
2024	City of the City	城中之城	Shen Jing
TBA	Things Being Hidden	隐瞒之事

Discography

Year	English title	Chinese title	Album	Notes
2019	"20 Once Again"	重返20岁	20 Once Again OST
2019	"Adoring"	宠爱	Adoring OST

Personal life

Yang married actor Matt Wu in 2015. They met while starring in 7-minute romantic drama in Taiwan as part of the 2011 web series Female Zodiac Stories.^[24]

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Nominated Work	Result
2013	The 29th Golden Rooster Award	Best Actress	So young	Nominated
	The 56th Asia-Pacific Film Festival	Best Actress		Nominated
	The 15th Huabiao Award	Outstanding New Actress		Won
	The 15th Huabiao Award	Outstanding Actress		Won
	The 5th China Image Film Festival	Best Actress		Won
The 5th International Chinese Film Festival	Best Actress	Won
The 1st China International Film Festival London	Best New Actress	Nominated
The 8th Chinese Young Generation Film Forum	New actress of the year	Won
The 6th Top Chinese Music Chart Breakthrough New Artist Awards	Best New Film Actress of the Year	Won
The 4th LETV Film Awards	Influential Film Actress of the Year	Won
2014	The 32nd Hundred Flowers Award	Best Actress	Nominated
	The 21st Beijing University Student Film Festival	Best Actress	Nominated
	5th China Film Director's Guild Award	Actress of the Year	Nominated
The 14th Chinese Film Media Awards	Most Anticipated Actress	Nominated
2014 Youth's Choice Annual Ceremony	Favorite Movie Actress	Girls	Won
2015	The 15th Chinese Film Media Awards	Most Anticipated Actress	Nominated
	The 18th Shanghai International Film Festival	Best Actress	20 Once Again	Won
The 22nd Beijing University Student Film Festival	Best Actress	Nominated
2016	The 6th Douban Film Awards 2016	Best Actress		Nominated
	The 16th Chinese Film Media Awards	Most Anticipated Actress	Nominated
The 16th Chinese Film Media Awards	Best Actress	Won
2017	The 16th China Film Academy Awards	Academy Award	Won
2018	The 21st Shanghai International Film Festival	Press Prize for Most Attractive Actress	Walking Past the Future	Nominated
2019	2019 Television Series of China Quality Ceremony	Most Captivating Actress of the Year	Long time no see	Won
2021	The 8th Wenrong Awards	Best Film Actress	Our New Life	Nominated