YZ
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Chinese actress
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Female
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Birth:
6 November 1985(Nanjing, People's Republic of China)
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Nanjing University of the Arts
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The details
Biography
Introduction
Yang Zishan (Chinese: 杨子姗, born 6 November 1986) is a Chinese actress. She is known for her breakout role in Zhao Wei's film So Young, which won her Outstanding New Actress at the Huabiao Awards. In 2015, she won the Best Actress award at the China Movie Channel Media Awards for her performance in 20 Once Again. She starred in Walking Past the Future, the only Chinese film to be nominated for the Un Certain Regard at the 2017 Cannes Film Festival, and the science fiction thriller Battle of Memories in 2017.
Discography
| Year | English title | Chinese title | Album | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | "Adoring" | 宠爱 | Adoring OST |
Personal life
Yang married actor Matt Wu in 2015. They met while starring in 7-minute romantic drama in Taiwan as part of the 2011 web series Female Zodiac Stories.
Awards
| Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 15th Huabiao Awards | Outstanding New Actress | So Young | |
| 5th China Image Film Festival | Best Actress | |||
| 5th International Chinese Film Festival | Best Actress | |||
| 8th Chinese Young Generation Film Forum Award | Best New Actress | |||
| 2015 | 12th China Movie Channel Media Awards | Best Actress | 20 Once Again | |
| 2017 | 16th Golden Phoenix Awards | Society Award |