Ma Sichun

In this Chinese name, the family name is Ma.

Sandra Ma Sichun (Chinese: 马思纯, born 14 March 1988) is a Chinese actress of Hui ethnicity. She is noted for her roles in the films The Left Ear (2015) and Soul Mate (2016), for which she won the Golden Horse Award for Best Leading Actress alongside her co-star Zhou Dongyu; and in television series Love Me If You Dare (2015) and Age of Legends (2018).

Ma Sichun
马思纯
Ma Sichun in 2019
Born	(1988-03-14) March 14, 1988 (age 37) Bengbu, Anhui, China
Other names	Sandra Ma
Alma mater	Communication University of China
Occupation	Actress
Years active	2001–present
Agent	Easy Entertainment
Relatives	Jiang Wenli (aunt)
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese	马思纯
Traditional Chinese	馬思純
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Mǎ Sīchún

Early life

Ma was born in Bengbu, Anhui on March 14, 1988, to Jiang Wenjuan (蒋文娟), a broker.^[1] Her aunt, Jiang Wenli is a noted actress.^[2]

Career

Beginnings

Ma Sichun began her career as a child actress at age 7, when she appeared in The Winter of Three Persons, which stars Jiang Wenli and Zhao Jun. 5 years later at the age of 13, she starred in The Grand Mansion Gate. Both productions co-star her aunt, Jiang Wenli.^[3]

Ma became well known after working as a book cover model for Rao Xueman's novel Joy & Sorrow. Thereafter, she was chosen as the female lead by director Shen Yan for the television series Lover, based on the novel Daddy, I have your baby.^[4] In 2012, Ma won the Golden Phoenix Awards for Best Newcomer for her performance in the film Time Flies Soundlessly.^[5]

2015–present: Rising popularity and acclaim

Ma (right) at the premiere of the movie Somewhere Winter (2019)

Ma achieved wider recognition after starring in the coming-of-age film The Left Ear, directed by Alec Su. Her role as the rebellious and daring Li Bala received acclaim from critics and she was nominated as Best Supporting Actress at the Golden Horse Awards.^[6][7][8] The same year, she co-starred with Wallace Huo in the hit crime drama Love Me If You Dare,^[9] which contributed to her rise in popularity.^[10]

In 2016, Ma starred in adventure film Time Raiders, based on the popular tomb-raiding novel series Daomu Biji.^[11] The same year, she starred in romance film Soul Mate, playing the beautiful, kind yet rebellious protagonist.^[12] Ma won the Golden Horse Award for Best Leading Actress alongside her co-star Zhou Dongyu.^[13]

In 2017, Ma was cast as the female protagonist in the third installment of the Detective Dee film series by Tsui Hark.^[14] She also starred in the campus romance film Nuts.^[15]

In 2018, Ma starred alongside William Chan in the crime action drama Age of Legends.^[16] Forbes China listed Ma under their 30 Under 30 Asia 2017 list which consisted of 30 influential people under 30 years old who have had a substantial effect in their fields.^[17] Ma also starred in chinese variety show Who's the Keyman.

In 2019, Ma starred in Lou Ye's crime film, The Shadow Play;^[18] and romance drama film Somewhere Winter written by Rao Xueman.^[19] The same year, she was cast in period romance film Love After Love, directed by Ann Hui.^[20] On the small screen, Ma starred in the romance comedy drama Mr. Fighting alongside Deng Lun.^[21]

In 2020, Ma was cast in the military/police romance drama You Are My Hero as a doctor.^[22] The same year, she starred in youth drama film Wild Grass.^[23]

Filmography

Film

Year	English title	Chinese title	Role	Notes
1995	The Winter of Three Persons	三个人的冬天
2008	Lost	秘岸	Qingqing
2010	Lan	我们天上见	Xiaocui
2012	Time Flies Soundlessly	岁月无声	Yang Duoduo
2014	One Minute More	我的男友和狗	Dazhi's mother	[24]
	Baixiang	白相	Young Lan
2015	The Left Ear	左耳	Li Bala
	Saving Mr. Wu	解救吾先生	Liu Yun
2016	Time Raiders	盗墓笔记	A Ning
	Soul Mate	七月与安生	Lin Qiyue
2017	Goldbuster	妖铃铃		Cameo
2018	Nuts	奇葩朵朵	Zhu Zhu
	Detective Dee: The Four Heavenly Kings	狄仁杰之四大天王	Shui Yue
2019	The Shadow Play	风中有朵雨做的云	Xiao Nuo
	Somewhere Winter	大约在冬季	An Ran
2020	Wild Grass	荞麦疯长	Yun Qiao
	Love After Love	第一炉香	Ge Weilong	[25]
2022	The Fallen Bridge	断·桥	Wen Xiaoyu

Television series

Year	English title	Chinese title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2001	The Grand Mansion Gate	大宅门	Bai Yuting	CCTV1/Youku
2010	Lover	恋人	Sichun
2011	Modern New Human	摩登新人类	Wen Xue		[26]
2012	Refresh	刷新3+7	Xiaomiao		[27]
2013	Fiancee	未婚妻	Lan Xiaoyi		[28]
2014	Love Is the Most Beautiful	爱情最美丽	Ma Xiaocan		[29]
	The Empress of China	武媚娘传奇	Helan Minyue		[30]
2015	Love Me If You Dare	他来了，请闭眼	Jian Yao
	The Legend of Mi Yue	芈月传	Wei Yi		[31]
2016	Seventeen Blue	会痛的17岁	Vivi		[32]
2017	Oh My General	将军在上	Ye Zhao
2018	Age of Legends	橙红年代	Hu Rong
2019	Mr. Fighting	加油，你是最棒的	Fu Zi
2021	You Are My Hero	你是我的城池营垒	Mi Ka	Youku
2022	The Crack of Dawn	江照黎明	Li Xiaonan	Maogo TV	[33]
2024	Islands	烟火人家	Li Yijin	Tencent	[34]

Discography

Singles

Year	English title	Chinese title	Album	Notes
2017	"For My 17-year-old Self"	给17岁的自己	Secret Fruit OST	with various artists [35]
2019	"Waiting"	守候	Mr. Fighting OST
2019	"Somewhere Winter"	大约在冬季	Somewhere Winter OST	with various artists
2020	"Hello 2020"	你好2020		Performance for CCTV Spring Gala with Li Xian, Li Qin, Zhu Yilong & Zhou Dongyu[36]
2020	"colorful days"		Grass OST	[37]

Awards and nominations

Year	Nominated work	Award	Category	Result	Ref.
2013	Time Flies Soundlessly	14th Golden Phoenix Awards	Newcomer Award	Won	[5]
2015	The Left Ear	52nd Golden Horse Awards	Best Supporting Actress	Nominated
		10th Chinese Young Generation Film Forum Awards	Best New Actress	Won	[38]
2016	Soul Mate	53rd Golden Horse Awards	Best Actress (with Zhou Dongyu)	Won	[13]
2017		36th Hong Kong Film Awards	Best Actress	Nominated
		24th Beijing College Student Film Festival	Best Actress	Nominated
		8th China Film Director's Guild Awards		Nominated	[39]
		17th Chinese Film Media Awards		Nominated	[40]
		2nd Golden Screen Awards		Won	[41]
	The Left Ear	16th Golden Phoenix Awards	Society Award	Won	[42]
2018	Oh My General	24th Huading Awards	Best Actress (Ancient Drama)	Nominated	[43]
	Soul Mate	34th Hundred Flowers Awards	Best Actress	Nominated	[44]
2019	Mr. Fighting	26th Huading Awards	Best Actress (Modern drama)	Nominated	[45]
		Golden Bud - The Fourth Network Film And Television Festival	Best Actress	Nominated	[46]
2020	—	7th The Actors of China Award Ceremony	Best Actress (Emerald)	Nominated	[47]
	Wild Grass	12th Macau International Movie Festival	Best Actress	Nominated
2021	You are My Hero	26th Asian Television Awards	Best Actress in a Leading Role	Nominated	[48]

Forbes China Celebrity 100

Year	Rank	Ref.
2017	79th	[49]
2019	61st	[50]
2020	60th	[51]