Tiffany Tang
| Tiffany Tang | |
|---|---|
| Chinese name | 唐嫣 |
| Pinyin | Táng Yān (Mandarin) |
| Birth name | Tang Yan |
| Ethnicity | Han |
| Ancestry | Ningbo, Zhejiang, China |
| Born |
December 6, 1983 Shanghai, China |
| Other name(s) | Candy (糖糖), Candy girl (糖囡) |
| Occupation | Actress/Model |
| Label(s) | Tang Yan Studio |
Tang Yan or Tiffany Tang (born December 6, 1983[1]) is a Chinese actress. She graduated from the Central Academy of Drama in 2006. In 2007 she was nominated for the White Magnolia Award (白玉兰奖) for Best Actress at the Shanghai International Film Festival for her film debut in Farewell for Love.[2] She left her company Orange Sky Entertainment Group mid-2012 to set up her own studio.
Career
Tang acted in many television series in her early time, including Feng Man Lou, Zhen Guan Chang Ge, and Meili Cungu. In 2005, she acted in a drama Paint Still not Dry and played the major role of Susan. Known in mainland China as one of the four Fadan, the other being Yang Mi, Qi Wei, and Liu Shishi, she is considered to be a prominent rising actress of her time. In 2006, Tang received praise for her acting in her film debut Farewell for Love. In 2007, she performed as the lead female role in the music video Zhu Xian with Taiwanese actor-singer Richie Ren, and then soon came to the forefront, particularly in Hong Kong and Macau. Tang Yan quickly rose to fame in the popular wuxia-fantasy drama Chinese Paladin 3 in which she starred as Zi Xuan a decedent of the Nuwa Goddess that spent three lifetimes in love with Wallace Huo's character who was reincarnated as a priest for three lifetimes. The wuxia-fantasy drama of Tang Yan and Wallace Huo characters drew in much attention from the public and critics through the rich and heart-warming story line.
In 2010-2011 Tang Yan became more influential in her career starring in the drama My Daughter (also known as Xia Family Three Daughters, Xia Jia San Qian Jin and Ai Qing Zhen Shan Mei) which aired for two seasons of 40 episodes each. Her breakthrough role in this drama allowed her to receive many awards and contributed to her popularity as an actress where she was offered many roles for later projects.[3]
Tang Yan has continued to stay in close contact with many of her former co-stars such as Yang Mi, Hu Ge and Wallace Huo. With their close friendship Tang Yan had been invited to participate in their own drama productions. Hu Ge's company invited her to star with him in Xuan-Yuan Sword: Scar of Sky, a television drama adaption of the popular RPG produced by Chinese Entertainment Shanghai. In 2013 Tang Yan was asked by Wallace Huo to star as his leading female in his first drama production Perfect Couple written by Tong Hua known as the screenwriter behind Scarlet Heart. The drama aired on April 21, 2014.[4]
In 2015 Tang Yan starred in several productions and upcoming projects throughout the year. One of her many notable works include the live adaptation of GuMan's novel (Silent Separation) starring alongside Wallace Chung which led her to win the 17th Huading Awards for "Best Contemporary Drama Actress". Tang Yan has achieved all high ratings with her drama projects gaining China's attention which lead her to become most searched about celebrity for the first half of 2015.
Filmography
Film
Television
AchievementsIn 2001, she took part in the "Shulei Century Star" Chinese Grand Beauties Competition, with the "Top Champion" awarded at the end. In 2004, she was selected as one of the 14 "Olympic Babies" by director Zhang Yimou and then performed in the grand "Chinese eight minutes" program at the closure of the Athens Olympic Games. In 2007 the 13th Shanghai International Film Festival, Tang was nominated both the best TV play actress and the best movie actress at the same time for the Film and Television Festival in Shanghai Tang Yan with "Parting is love" in the best performance, access to the "Magnolia Award" nominations for best TV movie actress. Within that same year Tang Yan became the Spring Festival Party image ambassador for Beijing.[3] In year 2014 Tang Yan was ranked 73rd on Forbes China Celebrity List for the first time since the beginning of her career with an annual salary of 2.9 million USD. Forbes China Celebrity List ranks the top 100 Chinese celebrities based on media exposure and income. Tang Yan's rise to success followed her in 2015, where she ranked 20th on Forbes China Celebrity List with an income revenue of 45 million yuan.[5] Awards and Nominations
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