Yan Ni (actress)

In this Chinese name, the family name is Yan.
Yan Ni
Yan Ni in 2020
Born (1971-03-10) March 10, 1971 (age 53)
Xi'an, Shaanxi, China
Alma materPeople's Liberation Army Academy of Art
Xi'an Jiaotong University
OccupationActress
Children1

Yan Ni (simplified Chinese: 闫妮; traditional Chinese: 閆妮; pinyin: Yán Ní; born 10 March 1971 in Xi'an, Shaanxi), born Yan Kaiyan (simplified Chinese: 闫凯艳; traditional Chinese: 閆凱艷; pinyin: Yán Kǎi Yàn), is a Chinese film and television actress. She works for the Television Art center of the People's Liberation Army Air Force. In 2020, she became the fifth Chinese actress to win the "Grand Slam", after winning "Best Actress" at the three biggest Chinese-language television awards including the Feitian Award, the Golden Eagle Award and the Magnolia Award.[1]

Yan ranked 54th on Forbes China Celebrity 100 list in 2015.[2]

Biography

Yan Ni was born in Xi'an, Shaanxi. Yan's parents are ordinary workers, and all her family still live in Xi'an. After high school, she enrolled at a financial college to study accounting. Two years later she succeeded in gaining admission to an art organization of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) in Lanzhou, and then went on to enroll at the PLA's Art School in Beijing.

Yan started acting in 1992. In 1999 she had her first cinematic role, playing Qiqoqiqo Ma in the film Cog and Hen. Yan rose to fame for her role as Tong Xiangyu in My Own Swordsman, an 80 episode TV comedy-drama that tells the story of the happenings in a tavern during the Ming Dynasty.[3] After My Own Swordsman she played secretary Xiang Yunxiu in National Action and played Niu Xianhua in The North Wind. Yan was awarded a Golden Eagle Award in 2010 for her role in The Wind From North.

In 2011 Yan had a supporting role in director Dayyan Eng's bilingual film Inseparable, which starred Oscar-winner Kevin Spacey. The film premiered at the Busan International Film Festival and was released in cinemas in China and other territories worldwide. In 2017 she reunited with her The North Wind co-star Xia Yu and director Dayyan Eng to star in the fantasy/comedy Wished, which debuted at the box office with the highest audience scores across the top four ticketing platforms for local Chinese comedies released that summer.

Yan will next be seen in the 2021 Hong Kong film Reindeer alongside Hu Ge.[citation needed]

Personal life

Yan has an ex-husband and daughter, who is also an actress.

Filmography

Film

Year English title Chinese title Role Notes
1992 Woman Avengers 复仇的女人 Tong Mei [4]
2000 禧娃 Ji Ting
2000 公鸡打鸣，母鸡下蛋 Ma Qiaoqiao
2000 祝你平安 Ma Yan
2001 Hot Boys 六月男孩 Wang Xiaoni
2002 Legend of Half Bowl Village 半碗村的传奇 Xu Qi
2002 Turn Over 翻身 Lu Yan
2002 Sandstorm 大沙暴 Feng Ru
2003 西贡姿色 Cui Niao
2003 非常周末 Ye Xiaolian
2004 心中的圣地 He Xiulan
2004 Defending Reputation 疑案忠魂 Policewoman
2004 上班 Lanzi
2004 张思德 Yin Li
2004 Neighbour 对门儿 He Dongmei
2005 Stolen Life 生死劫 Sichuan woman
2007 金猪贺岁 Yang Pingping
2007 A big potato 别拿自己不当干部 Han Yuehua [5]
2007 Falling In Love 追爱总动员 Zhu En [6]
2007 镖行天下之天下镖局 Liu Xiangyun
2007 Crossed Lines 命运呼叫转移 Wang Shen [7]
2008 Kung Fu Dunk 大灌篮 Teacher Ni [8]
2009 Cow 斗牛 Jiu'er [9]
2009 A Simple Noodle Story 三枪拍案惊奇 Boss [10]
2010 True Legend 苏乞儿 Lady Boss Cameo[11]
2011 My Own Swordsman 武林外传 Tong Xiangyu [12]
2011 All's Well, Ends Well 2011 最强喜事 Dream [13]
2011 Mural 画壁 Aunt [14]
2011 Magic to Win 开心魔法 Liu Huali [15]
2012 The Great Magician 大魔术师 Third madame [16]
2012 Inseparable 形影不离 CEO Yang [17]
2012 11 Flowers 我11 Deng Meiyu [18]
2014 Coming Home 归来 Department Head Lee [19]
2014 Night of Adventure 疯狂72小时 Xu Sanna [20]
2015 Monster Hunt 捉妖记 Luo Bing [21]
2016 The New Year's Eve of Old Lee 过年好 Li Yangduo [22]
2016 Some Like It Hot 情圣 Ma Lilian [23]
2016 The Wasted Times 罗曼蒂克消亡史 Mother Wang [24]
2016 Relocate 搬迁 Liu Chunyan [25]
2017 Special Encounter 美容针 Li Tangzhen [26]
2017 Wished 反转人生 Shangguan Furong [27]
2017 Our Shining Days 闪光少女 Chen Jing's mother Cameo[28]
2018 I Am Your Mom 我是你妈 Qin Meili [29]
2018 Good Luck Dad 让我怎么相信你 Liang Dongmei [30]
2018 A Fangirl's Romance 迷妹罗曼史 Gao Pei [31]
2019 Push and Shove 狗眼看人心 [32]
2019 At Last 玩命三日 [33][34]
2019 Two Tigers 两只老虎 [35]
2020 My People, My Homeland 我和我的家乡 [36]
2021 Reindeer 驯鹿

Television series

Year English title Chinese title Role Notes
1997 三个姑娘一个兵
2000 闲人马大姐 Niu Haitang
2001 永不回头 Guo Yan [37]
2001 警察李“酒瓶” Xiao Pei
2001 General Zhu De 朱德元帅 Kang Keqing
2002 Meeting Aquarium 海洋馆的约会 Xin Qi
2002 The Fire General 火帅
2002 寻人档案 Feng Huiying
2003 Cadre 干部 Tian Jinxiu
2003 行棋无悔 Cheng Li
2004 炊事班的故事2 Nurse Lan
2004 Health Express 健康快车 Yan Wenxiu
2004 History of the Sky 历史的天空 Madame Daochuan
2005 A Mission 使命 Cameo
2005 My Heart Fly 我心飞翔 Zhang Yuchen
2005 Changping of the War 铁血长平 Lady Jia
2006 My Own Swordsman 武林外传 Tong Xiangyu [38]
2006 长大不容易 Shu Weiran
2007 Ming Dynasty in 1566 大明王朝1566 Consort Li [39]
2007 房前屋后 Tang Yuxiu [40]
2007 炊事班的故事3 Nurse Lan [41]
2008 中国神探 Zheng Qiuju
2008 Six Cities 都市六人行 Tong Xiangyang Cameo[42]
2008 Next Life to be your Woman 下辈子做你的女人 Liu Hanxiang [43]
2009 Police Station 派出所的故事 Yan Yu [44]
2009 卫生队的故事 Nurse Lan [45]
2009 Unrivaled Jack-of-all-Trades 无敌三脚猫 Zhao Xiaochen [46]
2009 North Wind Blowing 北风那个吹 Niu Xianhua [47]
2009 Going Home 回家 Zhou Yan [48]
2009 国家行动 Xiang Yunxiu [49]
2009 三七撞上二十一 Deng Youzhen [50]
2009 The Eloquent Ji Xiaolan 铁齿铜牙纪晓岚 Ge Song'er [51]
2010 Founders 奠基者 Liu Qinge [52]
2010 LOHAS Family 乐活家庭 Yan Danni Season 1-2[53]
2010 Zhang Xiaowu's Spring 张小五的春天 Zhang Xiaowu [54]
2010 Never Turn Around 永不回头 He Liping [55]
2011 大学生士兵的故事 Doctor Chen Season 1-2[56]
2012 女子军魂 Ling Fengxia [57]
2012 The Legend of Chu Liuxiang 楚留香新传
2013 亲爱的 Li Baoli [58]
2014 A Servant of Two Masters 一仆二主 Tang Hong [59]
2014 Life Revelation 生活启示录 Yu Xiaoqiang [60]
2014 Marriage Cuisine 婚姻料理 Ma Ahqin [61]
2015 Wang Dahua Revolutionary Career 王大花的革命生涯 Wang Dahua [62]
2015 Ex-husbands 前夫求爱记 Bao Xiaolei [63]
2015 Youth Assemble 青春集结号 Instructor Yan [64]
2016 Atonement 爱的追踪 Wen Hao [65]
2016 Vive les femmes 太太万岁 Ye Shuxin [66]
2017 Master Healing 复合大师 Gu Xiaoyi [67]
2017 Top Secret 绝密543 Zhao Yingqiu [68]
2019 Simple Happiness 小幸福 Cameo
2019 Growing Pain 少年派 Wang Shengnan [69]
2019 The Eyas 飞行少年 Cameo
2020 Raiders of the New Way 一步登天 Shen Baoyan [70]
2020 People's Property 人民的财产 Shi Hongxing [71]
2020 The Stage 我待生活如初恋 [72]
2021 Minning Town 闽宁镇 Magistrate Yang [73]

Accolades

Year Award Category Nominated work Notes
2009 15th Shanghai Television Festival Most Popular Actress North Wind Blowing [74]
27th Flying Apsaras Awards Outstanding Actress [75]
2010 25th China TV Golden Eagle Award Best Actress [76]
8th China Golden Eagle TV Arts Festival Best Performing Arts Award [77]
16th Chunyan Awards Best Actress [78]
10th Changchun Film Festival Most Popular Actress Cow [79]
2012 8th Chinese American Film Festival Best Actress 11 Flowers [80]
2014 10th Chinese American Film Festival Best Actress (Television) A Servant of Two Masters [81]
2015 16th Huading Awards Best Supporting Actress Coming Home [82]
2nd The Actors of China Award Ceremony Best Actress (Ruby) — [83]
2016 1st Chinese Film Festival in Italy Best Actress Relocate [84]
2017 1st Marianas International Film Festival Best Actress [85]
17th Chinese Film Media Awards Best Supporting Actress The Wasted Times [86]
2018 3rd European Independent Film Awards Best Actress Wished
2018 2nd New York Film Awards Best Actress Wished
2020 26th Shanghai Television Festival Best Actress Growing Pains [87]

References

  1. ^ "电视剧三大奖大满贯：男女演员各五个，蒋雯丽和陈宝国各拿两轮". Sohu. August 23, 2020. Archived from the original on May 3, 2024.
  2. ^ "2015 Forbes China Celebrity List (Full List)". Forbes. May 13, 2015.
  3. ^ "China's Internet Media Awards Ceremony". China.org.cn. 18 January 2007. Retrieved 2009-04-06.
  4. ^ "佟湘玉"闫妮大器晚成 曝19岁《复仇的女人》青涩照[图]". China.com (in Chinese). December 11, 2004.
  5. ^ "冯巩王澜再结戏缘 《别拿自己不当干部》开机". Sohu (in Chinese). September 18, 2006.
  6. ^ "闫妮：与老搭挡洪剑涛继续浪漫《追爱总动员》". Sina (in Chinese). March 22, 2007.
  7. ^ "Film "Call to Destiny" launches website". CCTV International. November 12, 2007.
  8. ^ "周杰伦《大灌篮》开秦腔 闫妮赞其发音标准(图)". Sina (in Chinese). November 15, 2007.
  9. ^ "《斗牛》：黄渤闫妮共侍革命牛(图)". Sina (in Chinese). September 9, 2009.
  10. ^ "《三枪拍案惊奇》剧照曝光 小沈阳很娘闫妮很癫". Sina (in Chinese). September 15, 2009.
  11. ^ "闫妮成老板娘专业户 客串《苏乞儿》造型曝光". Sina (in Chinese). December 22, 2009.
  12. ^ "佟掌柜影版《武林外传》成亲 勇斗房产奸商". Mtime (in Chinese). October 29, 2010.
  13. ^ "闫妮《最强囍事》造型尺度大 身着比基尼秀美胸". Sina (in Chinese). January 7, 2011.
  14. ^ "闫妮《画壁》霸气逼人 为爱所伤成冷血女王(图)". Sina (in Chinese). August 10, 2011.
  15. ^ "闫妮助阵《开心魔法》 不玩魔法做"魔鬼"". Sina (in Chinese). November 17, 2011.
  16. ^ "《大魔术师》三姨太演技出众 导演赞闫妮是惊喜". Sina (in Chinese). January 11, 2012.
  17. ^ "闫妮《形影不离》中寻突破 "色诱"下属吴彦祖". Sina (in Chinese). June 3, 2011.
  18. ^ "闫妮接拍王小帅《我十一》自称文艺女青年(图)". Sina (in Chinese). November 17, 2010.
  19. ^ "《归来》发闫妮特辑 造型曝光二度携手张艺谋". Sina (in Chinese). October 29, 2013.
  20. ^ "闫妮《疯狂72小时》性感释放"浪"一回". Sina (in Chinese). June 11, 2014.
  21. ^ "闫妮《捉妖记》华丽登场 萌女王笑震三界". Sina (in Chinese). July 15, 2015.
  22. ^ "《过年好》曝漂族回家剧照 闫妮自曝单身". Sina (in Chinese). January 11, 2016.
  23. ^ "闫妮瘦身出演《情圣》". Sina (in Chinese). December 20, 2016.
  24. ^ "《罗曼蒂克》闫妮奉献教科书式表演". Sina (in Chinese). December 23, 2016.
  25. ^ "电影《搬迁》在京举行研讨会 尹鸿：人物没有败笔". People's Daily (in Chinese). November 7, 2016.
  26. ^ "电影《美容针》剧情升级 闫妮杜天皓情归何处". Sina (in Chinese). April 28, 2017.
  27. ^ "《反转人生》曝特辑 闫妮化身百变土地婆放飞自我". Sina (in Chinese). April 19, 2017.
  28. ^ "陈奕迅闫妮出演《闪光少女》 SING女团献唱插曲". Tencent (in Chinese). July 14, 2017.
  29. ^ "《我是你妈》曝角色海报 闫妮麻辣母女本色出演". Sina (in Chinese). March 22, 2018.
  30. ^ "《让我怎么相信你》首曝海报定档6.15". Mtime (in Chinese). May 28, 2018.
  31. ^ "《迷妹罗曼史》定档5.11 周冬雨闫妮母亲节变迷妹". 1905.com (in Chinese). February 7, 2018.
  32. ^ "《狗眼看人心》定档4月20日 忠犬舍命救主戳泪". Xinhua (in Chinese). March 21, 2019. Archived from the original on March 24, 2020.
  33. ^ "电影《玩命三日》定档11月8日 张嘉译闫妮再度携手聚焦中年危机". Sina (in Chinese). September 24, 2019.
  34. ^ "张嘉译闫妮合作新电影 《玩命旅行指南》杀青". Netease (in Chinese). December 13, 2017.
  35. ^ "杀回贺岁档！葛优喜剧《两只老虎》定档". Mtime (in Chinese). October 9, 2019.
  36. ^ "《我和我的家乡》官宣主演阵容". Mtime (in Chinese). August 7, 2020.
  37. ^ "《永不回头》央八将播 闫妮拯救姜武李保田". Sina (in Chinese). June 11, 2010.
  38. ^ "闫妮：老爸不看《武林外传》 佟湘玉性格很复杂". Sina (in Chinese). July 29, 2006.
  39. ^ "《大明王朝》中的李妃：一个生命力旺盛的女人". Sina (in Chinese). January 27, 2007.
  40. ^ "《房前屋后》武林人翻脸 闫妮真诚姚晨变坏女人". Sina (in Chinese). June 7, 2007.
  41. ^ "《武林外传》不拍续集 闫妮姚晨入"炊事班"". Sohu (in Chinese). February 6, 2007.
  42. ^ "《都市六人行》瞄准80后 武林人马纷纷来客串". Sina (in Chinese). September 16, 2009.
  43. ^ "闫妮《下辈子做你的女人》此次低调转身". Sina (in Chinese). March 11, 2009.
  44. ^ "《派出所的故事》主创专访：姜超遭遇灵异事件（全文）". Netease (in Chinese). July 29, 2009.
  45. ^ "《卫生队的故事》闫妮陕西腔pk殷桃重庆方言". Sina (in Chinese). November 15, 2007.
  46. ^ "闫妮爱女触电《无敌三脚猫》 母女同台现荧屏". Sohu (in Chinese). February 4, 2009.
  47. ^ "《北风那个吹》热播 闫妮版牛鲜花成寻贤妻标准". Sina (in Chinese). March 9, 2009.
  48. ^ "《回家》开机 主演闫妮周晓斌戏中化喜为悲(图)". Sina (in Chinese). July 11, 2007.
  49. ^ ""佟掌柜"闫妮《国家行动》变身县委书记(图)". Sina (in Chinese). March 25, 2009.
  50. ^ "闫妮张译主演《三七撞上二十一》演绎中年婚姻". Sina (in Chinese). April 23, 2009.
  51. ^ "《铁齿铜牙纪晓岚4》闫妮演花痴 皇帝玩网恋". Sina (in Chinese). September 14, 2009.
  52. ^ "《奠基者》 央视开年大戏重推"工业史诗"". Tencent (in Chinese). December 24, 2009.
  53. ^ "闫妮开嗓献声《乐活家庭》 变身知性女郎". Sina (in Chinese). January 4, 2010.
  54. ^ "闫妮《张小五的春天》再造女版"许三多"(图)". Sina (in Chinese). April 9, 2010.
  55. ^ "《永不回头》将开播 闫妮李净洋演绎一家人". Sina (in Chinese). June 11, 2010.
  56. ^ "军旅情景喜剧《大学生士兵的故事》闫妮、林永健、沙溢都是陪衬". ifeng (in Chinese). February 1, 2011.
  57. ^ "《女子军魂》央视热播 闫妮演绎彪悍军人". Sina (in Chinese). April 25, 2013.
  58. ^ "《亲爱的》落幕 闫妮颠覆催泪融入欢喜". Sina (in Chinese). June 13, 2014.
  59. ^ "《一仆二主》闫妮牵手张嘉译：剩女有春天". Sina (in Chinese). September 13, 2013.
  60. ^ "胡歌闫妮《生活启示录》上演姐弟恋". Sina (in Chinese). October 8, 2013.
  61. ^ "闫妮变相亲狂 《婚姻料理》透视婚姻观". Sina (in Chinese). September 1, 2014.
  62. ^ "《王大花的革命生涯》谍战创新受期待". Sina (in Chinese). January 27, 2015.
  63. ^ "《前夫求爱记》闫妮高亚麟嘴搏上阵". Sina (in Chinese). May 25, 2015.
  64. ^ "闫妮林永健加盟尚敬《青春集结号》". Sina (in Chinese). January 8, 2015.
  65. ^ "湖北卫视将播《爱的追踪》 张国立闫妮上演兄妹情深". Sohu (in Chinese). May 12, 2016.
  66. ^ "闫妮《太太万岁》出口成章 变幽默段子手". Sina (in Chinese). September 13, 2016.
  67. ^ "《复合大师》高鑫闫妮携手 演绎冷感婚姻". Sina (in Chinese). July 12, 2017.
  68. ^ "《绝密543》将播 林永健和闫妮演夫妻却无对手戏". Sina (in Chinese). July 19, 2017.
  69. ^ "《少年派》单人海报曝光 张嘉译闫妮共斗熊孩子". Sina (in Chinese). June 11, 2018.
  70. ^ "闫妮文章合演喜剧《一步登天》，《士兵突击》编剧联手张黎拍战争片". Sina (in Chinese). October 12, 2018.
  71. ^ "《人民的财产》开机 靳东闫妮陈晓黄志忠秦岚赵立新出演". People's Daily (in Chinese). October 21, 2018.
  72. ^ "张嘉译闫妮再携手《我待生活如初恋》，搭档宋丹丹秦海璐". Sina (in Chinese). September 24, 2019.
  73. ^ "《闽宁镇》人物剧照首发！看看黄轩、张嘉益、闫妮演绎的闽宁人如何共建"金沙滩"". Sohu (in Chinese). September 7, 2020.
  74. ^ "上海电视节昨晚颁奖 闫妮获"最具人气女演员"". Sohu (in Chinese). June 12, 2009.
  75. ^ "第27届中国电视剧飞天奖获奖名单". Sina (in Chinese). September 8, 2009.
  76. ^ "第25届金鹰奖观众喜爱的电视剧女演员奖：闫妮". Hunan TV (in Chinese). September 21, 2010.
  77. ^ "第八届金鹰节最佳表演艺术奖女演员：闫妮". Netease (in Chinese). September 22, 2010.
  78. ^ "第16届北京影视"春燕奖"颁奖晚会在京举行". CTAA.org.cn (in Chinese). September 25, 2010.
  79. ^ "中国"金麦穗奖"揭晓 闫妮封"影后"（图）". Zaobao (in Chinese). August 27, 2010.
  80. ^ "影后闫妮友情归来 支持第十届中美电影节". Sohu (in Chinese). October 27, 2014.
  81. ^ "第十届中美电影节隆重登场 见证历史的一刻". Netease (in Chinese). November 6, 2014.
  82. ^ "第16届华鼎奖《亲爱的》大赢赵薇封后". Sina (in Chinese). May 31, 2015.
  83. ^ "刘涛周迅闫妮获好演员奖 众演员评《芈月传》". People's Daily (in Chinese). December 28, 2015.
  84. ^ "首届意大利中国电影节落幕 搭建中意电影市场桥梁". ifeng (in Chinese). September 19, 2016.
  85. ^ "《芳华》塞班电影节称霸 闫妮击败杨幂夺最佳女主". Sina (in Chinese). December 9, 2017.
  86. ^ "2017电影之夜落幕 章子怡获年度致敬电影工作者". Sina (in Chinese). December 18, 2017.
  87. ^ "'The Thunder' named Best Chinese TV Series". Shine.cn. August 7, 2020.