Alina Zhang

Not to be confused with Lemon Zhang.

In this Chinese name, the family name is Zhang.

Zhang Meng (Chinese: 张萌, born 6 March 1981), also known as Alina Zhang, is a Chinese actress and beauty pageant titleholder. She is most well known as the winner of the Miss Universe China 2004 and for her role as the Fire Princess in 2016 television hit series Ice Fantasy.

Zhang Meng
Zhang at Ice Fantasy Press Conference on 12 August 2015
Born	(1981-03-06) March 6, 1981 (age 43) Tianjin, China
Nationality	Chinese
Other names	Alina Zhang
Alma mater	University of New South Wales
Occupation	Actress
Agent	Shanghai Youhug Media
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	張萌
Simplified Chinese	张萌
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Zhāng Méng

Education

Zhang was enthusiastic about singing and dancing from an early age. She attended dance classes at a Children's Palace from elementary school onwards.^[1] Zhang went to Australia as an overseas student for senior secondary school.^[2] During this time, she taught piano lessons to earn money.^[1] Zhang then attended the University of New South Wales for an undergraduate degree in fashion design, graduating in 2003.^[3]

Career

Xk pageantry

Zhang entered the entertainment industry by becoming the champion for Miss China Universe in 2004. She went on to represent China in the 53rd Miss Universe beauty pageant.^[4]

As a result of winning Miss China Universe, Zhang was given contracts as brand ambassador for the Shenzhen International Jewellery Fair and other beauty brands.^[3]

Acting

Zhang made her onscreen debut in the television series Wo Zhu Chen Fu.^[5]

Her breakthrough came in the 2010 fantasy adventure series The Myth, based on the 2005 Hong Kong film of the same title. It acquired very high viewership ratings, and raised Zhang's profile.^[6][7] She then starred in the business romance drama War and Beauty.^[8]

In 2013, Zhang starred in family comedy drama Baby.^[9]

In 2014, Zhang earned increased recognition in period romance drama Always Love You.^[10] The same year she starred in acclaimed legal drama Divorce Lawyers.^[11]

In 2013, Zhang starred in modern romance drama Dare to Love.^[12]

In 2016, Zhang starred in fantasy epic drama Ice Fantasy as the Fire Princess, Yan Da.^[13]

In 2017, Zhang starred in family drama Weekend Parents.^[14] The same year she was nominated at the Huading Awards for Best Supporting Actress with her performance in Little Husband.^[15]

In 2018, she starred in adventure drama television series The Tomb of Sea.^[16]

Filmography

Film

Year	English title	Chinese title	Role	Notes
2006	The 601st Phone Call	第601个电话	He Ling
2011	You Must Get Married This Year	今年你一定要嫁出去	Li Ying
2017	Fight for Love	因为爱情	Li Mengli
2019	Coward Hero	鼠胆英雄		[17]

Television series

Year	English title	Chinese title	Role	Notes
2005	Wo Zhu Chen Fu	我主沉浮	Chen Mingli
	My Father, Mother and Siblings	老爸老妈兄弟姐妹	Tan Yanyan
2006	My Hero	我本英雄	Chen Mingli
	Ji Gong Xin Zhuan	济公新传	Da Xiang
2007	Love at First Fight	武十郎	Lei Xiaoyu	[18]
2008	Who Knows My Heart	谁懂我的心	Apple	[19]
	The Blue Files	蓝色档案	Song Dan'ni	[20]
	Shang Qing	伤情	Xia Nuanqing	[21]
	Xiang Ai Dou Nan	想爱都难	Liu Xing'er	[22]
2009	A Sword	利剑	Ma Menglan	[23]
	Red Electric Wave	红色电波	Zhang Jiawen	[24]
	Growing Up	成长	An Ye	[25]
2010	The Myth	神话	Gao Lan
	Away Your Depression	赶走你的忧郁	Xia Po
	Feng Yu Diao Hua Lou	风雨雕花楼	Lin Yumin	[26]
	Detective Tanglang	唐琅探案	Huang Que	[27]
	Golden Branches and Jade Leaves	金枝玉叶	Yu Qi
2011	Men	男人帮	Liu Bingbing
	Epoch Making	开天辟地	Yang Kaihui	[28]
2012	Jian Dao Dui	尖刀队之血刃	Jin Daiyu
	You Are My Lover	你是我爱人	Lian Jie	[29]
	Thirty Years of Age	而立之年	Jessica	[30]
2013	Always Love You	情定三生	Shen Lingxue
	Baby	宝贝	Chen Jingpo
2014	Divorce Lawyers	离婚律师	Jiao Yanyan
	My Marriage, I Decide	我的婚姻谁做主	Tang Xiaoxiao	[31]
	The Romance of the Condor Heroes	新神雕侠侣	Liu Yinggu	[32]
	Lady & Liar	千金女贼	Yao Mei'er	[33]
2015	The Legend of Qin	秦时明月	Li Ya	[34]
	Three Dads	三个奶爸	Zou Nan	[35]
	Dare to Love	敢爱	Lei lei
	The Boss is Coming	老板来了	Guan Qiuyue	[36]
2016	Ice Fantasy	幻城	Yan Da
	Little Husband	小丈夫	Lu Xiaoshan
2017	Weekend Parents	周末父母	Zhao Zudi
	Ice Fantasy Destiny	幻城凡世	Yan Da	[37]
2018	The Tomb of Sea	沙海	Su Nan
2019	Princess Silver	白发		producer[38]
	My Girlfriend is an Alien	外星女生柴小七	Sister Chai	Special appearance[citation needed]
2020	I Will Find You a Better Home	安家	Zhang Chengcheng	[39]
	Cross Fire	穿越火线		also producer[40]
	Together	在一起		[41]
2023	Stand or Fall	闪耀的她	Jing Zhiqiu
TBA	City Dwellers	城市租客	Yin Lihua	[42]
	Beauty From Heart	这个世界不看脸	Yu Jiajie	[43]
	Saker Falco	猎隼	Ye Xinyan	[44]
	People's Property	人民的财产
	The Investigator	商业调查师	Su Shan	[45]

Variety show

Year	English title	Chinese title	Role	Notes
2020	Sisters Who Make Waves	乘风破浪的姐姐	Cast member	[46]

Discography

Year	English title	Chinese title	Album	Notes
2007	"Who Knows My Heart"	谁懂我的心	Who Knows My Heart OST
2008	"Ask"	问	The Blue Files OST
2008	"Remember Rainbow"	记得彩虹	Red Electric Wave OST
2010	"Time Travel"	穿越	The Myth OST
2011	"War and Beauty"	金枝玉叶	War and Beauty OST
2013	"Baby"	宝贝	Baby OST
2015	"Song of Clearing Feelings"	浅情歌	Dare to Love OST

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
2020	7th The Actors of China Award Ceremony	Best Actress (Sapphire)	—	Pending	[47]

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