Yuan Quan

This article is about Chinese actress. For Chinese chemist, see Yuan Quan (chemist).

In this Chinese name, the family name is Yuan.

Yuan Quan (Chinese: 袁泉; pinyin: Yuán Quán, born 16 October 1977), also known as Yolanda Yuan, is a Chinese actress and singer. She graduated from the Central Academy of Drama where she majored in drama.^[1]

Yuan Quan
袁泉
Yuan in 2020
Born	(1977-10-16) 16 October 1977 (age 47) Jingzhou, Hubei, China
Other names	Yolanda Yuan
Alma mater	Central Academy of Drama
Occupations	Actress Singer
Years active	1999–present
Agent	Bona Film Group
Political party	Chinese Communist Party
Spouse	Xia Yu ​ (m. 2009)​
Children	1

Career

Yuan starred in her first film Rhapsody of Spring (1998), which won her the Golden Rooster Award for Best Supporting Actress.^[1] Her subsequent films also earned her awards; Once Upon a Time in Shanghai (1998) earned her a nomination for Best Actress at the Golden Rooster Award and A Love of Blueness (2000) brought her the Best Actress trophy at the Beijing College Student Film Festival.^[2] In 2002, Yuan won her second Golden Rooster Award for her performance in Pretty Big Feet by Mo Yan, the first film that depicts contemporary western China.^[3]

Though Yuan achieved success in films, it is on stage that Yuan has earned most fame and applause.^[4] She chose to become a professional drama actress at the National Theater of China after graduation and first attracted the audience and media in the 2001 production of Hurricane.^{[citation needed]} Yuan rose to prominence in 2005 when she starred in Meng Jinghui's musical drama Amber, which was a hit; touring seven cities in Asia and attracting more than 100,000 audiences.^[5] In 2006, she starred in Secret Love in Peach Blossom Land by Stan Lai, which won critical acclaim and was voted "Best Stage Drama of 2006".^[6] The success of the play led to Yuan's introduction to famous Taiwan musician Yao Qian, who in turn inspired Yuan Quan to start a musical career. In 2007, Yuan released her first album, The Lonely Flower.^[7]

Yuan also took on the role of the titular protagonist for the 2009 and 2013 drama production Jane Eyre by the National Center for the Performing Arts.^{[citation needed]} Her performance received acclaim; in an audience poll conducted by the Beijing News, 90% believed that Yuan's Jane did justice to the novel, conveying the character's ‘calm, introverted and persistent personality’.^[8] Yuan won the China Golden Lion Award for Drama in 2010 and the Plum Blossom Award in 2012; both are considered high honors in theater.^[9][10]

2014 was a successful year for Yuan,^[11][12] who starred in two top-grossing films Breakup Buddies and The Continent.^[13][14]

In 2017, Yuan co-starred in The First Half of My Life, a drama that tells the inspirational story of a housewife-turned-career woman. The drama was a huge hit in China.^[15]

Personal life

Yuan Quan was born in a Hui-Han family. She married actor Xia Yu in 2009, a decade after their first got together as students in Central Academy of Drama.^{[citation needed]} They have appeared in 4 films together: The Law of Romance (2003), Waiting Alone (2004), Shanghai Rumba (2006) and Breakup Buddies (2014). Yuan Quan also portrayed a character named Xia Yu in Pretty Big Feet (2002). Their daughter was born on 31 March 2010.^[16]

Filmography

Film

Year	English title	Chinese title	Role	Notes
1998	Rhapsody of Spring	春天的狂想	Zhou Xiaomei
1998	Once Upon a Time in Shanghai	上海纪事	Li Huirong
2000	A Love of Blueness	蓝色爱情	Liu Yun
2000	If I Lose You	如果没有爱
2002	Pretty Big Feet	美丽的大脚	Xia Yu
2003	The Law of Romance	警察有约	Eyes partner	Cameo
2004	Waiting Alone	独自等待	Xiao Mi	[17]
2006	Shanghai Rumba	上海伦巴	Wan Yu	[18]
2009	Like a Dream	如梦	Yi Ling / Yi Yi	[19]
2010	My Ex-wife's Wedding	跟我的前妻谈恋爱	Yu Xiaohong	[20]
2012	The Last Tycoon	大上海	Ye Zhiqiu	[21]
2013	The White Storm	扫毒	Yuan Ke'er	[22]
2014	Breakup Buddies	心花路放	Kang Xiaoyu
2014	The Continent	后会无期	Liu Yingying
2014	The Golden Era	黄金时代	Mei Zhi	[23]
2015	From Vegas to Macau II	澳门风云2	Xiao Ma's wife	[24]
2016	The Deadly Reclaim	危城	Zhou Susu	[25]
2016	The Wasted Times	罗曼蒂克消亡史	Miss Wu	[26]
2019	The Composer	音乐家		[27]
2019	The Captain	中国机长	Bi Nan	[28]
2020	English	英格力士		[29]
2020	Lost in Russia	囧妈		[30]
2020	Fengshen Trilogy	封神三部曲	Queen Jiang	[31]

Television series

Year	English title	Chinese title	Role	Notes
2001		青春不解风情	Bai Ling	[citation needed]
2001		爱情滋味	Zhao Chen	[32]
2002		吕布与貂蝉	Dong Yuan	[33]
2002	The Ripple	旋涡	Xiang Duo	[34]
2002	Love & Sword	有情鸳鸯无情剑	Yuan Juan	[35]
2003		生命因你而美丽	Xia Lan
2004		天剑群侠	Xian Zi Lu Mu
2004	The Edge of Love	爱在边缘	Jiang Xinyue	[36]
2005	Perfect	完美	Bai Xuan	[citation needed]
2005	The Proud Twins	小鱼儿与花无缺	Su Ying	[37]
2006	Perfect Summer	完美夏天	Xin Yu	[38]
2006	Romance in the White House	白屋之恋	Yang Lan	[39]
2007		烈爱	Ying Ai
2007	Flower	花之恋	Wang Jialin	[40]
2008	Indanthrene	阴丹士林	Lin Ruijia	[41]
2014	Walking on the Blade	锋刃	Mo Yanping	[42]
2017	The First Half of My Life	我的前半生	Tang Jing
2017	Blue Sea Ambition	碧海雄心	Lin Yue	[43]
2018	Entering a New Era	风再起时	He Xiaoying	[44]
2019	Joy of Life	庆余年	Ye Qingmei	Cameo[45]
2019	The Best Partner	精英律师		Cameo[46]
2021	My Best Friend's Story	流金岁月	Xia Qian	[47]
TBA	Challenges at Midlife	落花时节	Ning Yu	[48]

Theater

Year	English title	Chinese title	Role	Notes
1999	The Butterfly Lovers	梁祝	Zhu Yingtai
2001	Hurricane	狂飙	An E
2001	I Have Heard of Love	我听见了爱	Shui Yuantong
2005–2008	Amber	琥珀	Shen Xiaoyou
2006	Song of Film	电影之歌	Qing Qing
2006–2008	Secret Love in Peach Blossom Land	暗恋桃花源	Yun Zhifan
2009	Jane Eyre	简·爱	Jane Eyre
2012	To Live	活着	Jia Zhen
2012	Green Snake	青蛇	Bai Suzhen

Discography

Albums

Year	English title	Chinese title	Language	Notes
2007	The Lonely Flower	孤独的花朵	Mandarin
2008	Short Stay Taipei	Short Stay 台北
2008	Short Stay Okinawa	Short Stay 冲绳
2009	Short Stay Beijing	Short Stay 北京

Awards and nominations

Television, Film and Theater

Year	Award	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
1999	19th Golden Rooster Awards	Best Actress	Once Upon a Time in Shanghai	Nominated
		Best Supporting Actress	Rhapsody of Spring	Won	[49]
2001	21st Golden Rooster Awards	Best Actress	A Love of Blueness	Nominated
	8th Beijing College Student Film Festival			Won	[2]
2002	2nd Chinese Film Media Awards			Nominated
	22nd Golden Rooster Award	Best Supporting Actress	Pretty Big Feet	Won	[50]
2003	26th Hundred Flowers Award			Won	[51]
	9th Huabiao Awards	Outstanding Actress		Nominated
	9th Golden Phoenix Awards	Society Award		Won	[52]
2009	46th Golden Horse Awards	Best Leading Actress	Like a Dream	Nominated
2010	7th China Golden Lion Award for Drama	Performance Award	Jane Eyre	Won	[53]
2011	1st International Theatre Academy Award	Best Performer		Won	[54]
2013	26th Plum Blossom Performance Award			Won	[55]
2014	32nd Hundred Flowers Award	Best Supporting Actress	The White Storm	Nominated
2017	8th China Film Director's Guild Awards	Best Actress	The Wasted Times	Nominated
	8th Macau International Television Festival	Best Supporting Actress	The First Half of My Life	Nominated	[56]
	10th China TV Drama Awards	Best Actress		Nominated
		Outstanding Leading Actress		Won
2018	24th Shanghai Television Festival	Best Actress		Nominated	[57]
	29th China TV Golden Eagle Award	Best Actress		Nominated	[58]
	5th The Actors of China Awards	Best Actress (Sapphire)		Nominated
2019	6th The Actors of China Awards	Best Actress (Sapphire Category)	Entering a New Era	Won	[59]
	11th Macau International Movie Festival	Best Supporting Actress	The Captain	Nominated	[60]
2020	35th Hundred Flowers Awards			Won	[61]
	33rd Golden Rooster Awards			Won	[62]
2022	36th Hundred Flowers Awards	Best Actress	Chinese Doctors	Won	[63]
2023	18th Huabiao Awards[64]	Outstanding Actress	The Captain	Nominated	[65]
	36th Golden Rooster Awards	Best Supporting Actress	Creation of the Gods I: Kingdom of Storms	Nominated	[66]
2024	37th Hundred Flowers Awards	Best Supporting Actress		Nominated	[67]

Music

Year	Award	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
2007	14th Beijing Pop Music Awards	Golden Hit of 2006	"The Lonely Flower"	Won
	China Collegiate Music Festival	Most Popular Female Singer (Mainland)	—	Won	[68]
	14th ERC Chinese Top Ten Awards	Best Music Video	Unknown	Won	[69]
	13th China Music Awards	Best Music Video (Mainland)	"An Lian"	Won	[70]
2008	8th Top Chinese Music Awards	Newcomer of the Year	"The Lonely Flower"	Won	[71]
	8th Chinese Music Media Awards	Best Newcomer (Mandarin)		Won	[72]
2009	16th Beijing Pop Music Awards	Golden Hit of 2008	"Mu Jin Hua"	Won	[73]
	9th Top Chinese Music Awards	Best EP	Short Stay Beijing / Short Stay Okinawa	Won	[74]
2010	10th Top Chinese Music Awards	Top 10 Golden Hits	"The Lonely Flower"	Won	[75]

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External links

• Official website
• Yuan Quan at IMDb