Yan Ni (actress)

In this Chinese name, the family name is Yan.

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 Ni
Yan Ni in 2020
Born	(1971-03-10) March 10, 1971 (age 53) Xi'an, Shaanxi, China
Alma mater	People's Liberation Army Academy of Art Xi'an Jiaotong University
Occupation	Actress
Children	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]

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External links

• Yan Ni at IMDb