Zhang Xinyi

In this Chinese name, the family name is Zhang.

Zhang Xinyi (Chinese: 张歆艺, born 29 May 1981) is a Chinese actress and director.^[1] She ranked 95th on Forbes China Celebrity 100 list in 2013,^[2] 99th in 2014,^[3] and 80th in 2015.^[4]

Zhang Xinyi
Born	(1981-05-29) May 29, 1981 (age 44) Sichuan, China
Alma mater	Central Academy of Drama
Occupations	Actress Director
Years active	2007–present
Agent	FWS
Spouses	Yang Shupeng ​ (m. 2013⁠–⁠2014)​ Yuan Hong ​ (m. 2016)​
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese	张歆艺
Traditional Chinese	張歆藝
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Zhāng Xīnyì

Biography

Zhang was born in 1981 in Ziyang, Sichuan province.^[5] After graduating from the Central Academy of Drama in 2005 she became a dancer and joined the Shenzhen Song and Dance Ensemble.^[6]

After appearing in a number of small acting roles Zhang was cast in the 2012 television series Beijing Love Story which was popular and created a fan base for the actress.^[7] In 2017 Zhang made her directorial debut with an adaption of the animated comedy. Miss Puff in which she played the main character.^[8]

Personal life

Zhang married Princess Jie You co-star Yuan Hong in Germany in May 2016.^[9][10]

Filmography

Film

Year	English title	Chinese title	Role	Notes
2007	The Longest Night in Shanghai	夜上海	Policewoman	Minor role
2009	Look for a Star	游龙戏凤	Shannon Fok	[11]
2010	Lost on Journey	人在囧途	Beggar	[12]
2012	An Inaccurate Memoir	匹夫	Jen	[13]
2012	My Sassy Hubby	我老公不靠谱	Dong Yi	[14]
2013	Stay Curious	好奇不滅
2013	Meet Your True Self	遇见真实的自己		[15]
2014	Uncle Victory	胜利	Sun Xiaomei	[16]
2016	Everybody's Fine	一切都好	Cool girl	[17]
2016	The New Year's Eve of Old Lee	过年好	Environmental worker	Cameo[18]
2016	Spicy Hot in Love	爱情麻辣烫之情定终身	Yang Fei	[19]
2018	Genghis Khan	战神纪		[20]
2018	Miss Puff	泡芙小姐	Puff	also director
2019	Love Song to the Days Forgone	东北往事之二十年		[21]
2021	Sunny Sisters	阳光姐妹淘	Huang Xiao Juan	[22]
2021	All About My Mother	关于我妈的一切	Liu Mei	[23]

Television series

Year	English title	Chinese title	Role	Notes
2005		风吹云动星不动	Lin Moqin	[24]
2006	Night Rain	夜雨	Ye Zi	[25]
2006	My Own Swordsman	武林外传	Xiao Qing	Cameo
2006	Life of Dragon and Tiger	龙虎人生	He Xuezhen	[26]
2006	May Flower	五月的鲜花	Xie Yu	[27]
2006		羊城暗哨	Dou Guan	[28]
2007	We Have Nowhere to Place Youth	我们无处安放的青春	Du Xiaobin	[29]
2007	Love is a Blessed Bullet	爱是一颗幸福的子弹	Wei Tiemin
2008	Small House Important Events	小家大事	Song Yingying	[30]
2009	Burning Rose	燃烧的玫瑰	Yang Lin	[31]
2009	Lancet	柳叶刀	Xu Man	[32]
2009	Sufei Confession	苏菲的供词	Su Fei	[33]
2009	Shanghai Adventure	风雨上海滩	Du Qiuyue	[34]
2010		风声传奇	Gu Xiaomeng	[35]
2011	Take What to Save You, My Love	新拿什么拯救你，我的爱人	Luo Jingjing	[36]
2011		红妆	Shen He	[37]
2011		无影灯下	Wang Kaidi
2011	A Live In Son In Law	新上门女婿	Zhong Hui	[38]
2012	Beijing Love Story	北京爱情故事	Lin Xia
2012	Love is Not Blind	失恋33天	Cat lady	Cameo
2012	Bachelor	大男当婚	Liu Chenxi	[39]
2012	Amy Go	艾米加油	Xinyi	Cameo
2012	Be in Love After Marriage	先结婚后恋爱	Qiao Mai	[40]
2013		大宅门1912	Lu Qingqing	[41]
2013	The Husband's Spring	老公的春天	Mo Xiaoli	[42]
2014	Three Bosom Girls	新闺蜜时代	Han Wenjing	[43]
2014	The River Children	大河儿女	Sixth aunt	[44]
2014	The Third Name of Love	绝爱	Zou Yu	[45]
2015	Three Dads	三个奶爸	Tao Yutong	[46]
2015	I Want To Fall In Love With You	好想好想爱上你	Xia Xiaoyun	[47]
2016	Princess Jieyou	解忧公主	Princess Jieyou	[48]
2016	Through the Mystery	穿越谜团	Wei Rong	[49]
2016	Ice Fantasy	幻城	Lotus Spirit	Special appearance[50]
2016	Happy Mitan	欢喜密探	Wild Flower	Cameo
2016	Let's Fall in Love	咱们相爱吧	Pan Zhizhi	[51]
2018	Won't Let Go Of Your Hand	绝不松开你的手	Liu Yuan
	She Is Beautiful	她很漂亮	Zhang Xiaona	[52]
TBA	Justifiable Defense	正当防卫	Lei Shuang	[53]

Discography

Year	English title	Chinese title	Album	Notes
2008	"Feel"	觉得	Small House Important Events OST
	"The Happiness I Want"	我要的幸福		with various artists
2009	"Loneliness is Flying"	寂寞在飞翔	Night Rain OST
2013	"Treasure Like This"	如此珍惜	—	with Huang Zheng

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
2012	4th China Image Film Festival	Best Supporting Actress	An Inaccurate Memoir	Won	[54]
	4th China TV Drama Awards	Rising Actress	—	Won	[55]
2014	6th China TV Drama Awards	Audience's Favorite Character	The River Children	Won	[56]
2017	22nd Huading Awards	Best Actress (Ancient Drama)	Princess Jieyou	Nominated