Yang Zi | |
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Native name | 杨紫 |
Born |
Yang Ni'ao (杨旎奥) 6 November 1992 Fangshan District, Beijing |
Residence | Beijing |
Alma mater | Beijing Film Academy |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1999 - present |
Agent | Huayi Brothers |
Notable work |
Home with Kids Battle of Changsha Ode to Joy Noble Aspirations |
Partner(s) | Qin Junjie |
Yang Zi | |||||||
Traditional Chinese | 楊紫 | ||||||
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Simplified Chinese | 杨紫 | ||||||
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Standard Mandarin | |
Hanyu Pinyin | Yáng Zǐ |
Yang Zi (simplified Chinese: 杨紫; traditional Chinese: 楊紫; pinyin: Yáng Zĭ; born 6 November 1992), or Andy Yang, is a Chinese child star and actress. She is regarded as one of the "Four Dan actresses of the post-90s Generation" (Chinese: 90后四小花旦), along with Zheng Shuang, Zhou Dongyu and Guan Xiaotong.
Yang is noted for her roles in Home with Kids (2005), Battle of Changsha (2014), Ode to Joy (2016) and Noble Aspirations (2016).
Yang was born and raised in Fangshan District, Beijing, where she was accepted to Beijing Film Academy.
Yang made her acting debut in Ru Ci Chu Shan, playing Zhou Qiong.
In 2002, Yang had a minor role as little Consort Donggo in Xiaozhuang Epic, which starred Ning Jing as Steve Ma.
In 2003, Yang made her film debut in Girl Diary, for which she received the Best Young actor nomination at the Tongniu Awards and the Special Jury prize at the 24th Golden Rooster Awards.
Yang first rose to prominence in 2005 for playing Xia Xue in the television series Home with Kids. The series reached number one in the ratings when it aired in China, and Yang won the Outstanding Child Actress award at the Flying Apsaras Awards. Yang reprised her role as Xia Xue in the sequel Home with Kids 2.