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Chen Yao(I)

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Chen Yao
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Yao studied at Beijing Dancing Academy From 1993 to 1997, graduated from Beijing film academy in 2003. She played the lead in the play "An Lian Tao Hua Yuan" as Miss Yun during the period of school and was hired by Xi'an Film Studios. She started her performing career on TV through some sitcoms, one of which, titled Wu lin wai zhuan (2006), made her well-known around China. Then she credited herself in many films such as Two Stupid Eggs (2008), All's Well, Ends Well 2009 (2009) and Sophie's Revenge (2009) etc. Her exaggerated style in acting comedy got reviews called "female version of Stephen Chow".
BornOctober 5, 1979
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    • Awards
      • 37 wins & 26 nominations total

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    Known for

    Chen Yao in Send Me to the Clouds (2019)
    Send Me to the Clouds
    6.3
    • Sheng Nan
    • 2019
    Lost, Found (2018)
    Lost, Found
    6.5
    • Li Jie
    • 2018
    Dahong Ni, Xin Gao, Jin Chen, Lu Gao, Chen Yao, Jingfei Guo, Nian Li, Morning Chang, Yuchang Peng, and Dong Wang in All Is Well (2019)
    All Is Well
    7.6
    TV Series
    • Su Mingyu
    Honglei Sun in Qian fu (2009)
    Qian fu
    8.4
    TV Series
    • Cui Ping
    • 2009

    Credits

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    Actress



    • After Typhoon (2025)
      After Typhoon
      • Chen Shu'nan
      • 2025
    • Fight for Beauty (2025)
      Fight for Beauty
      8.0
      TV Series
      • 2025
    • If You Are the One 3 (2023)
      If You Are the One 3
      5.5
      • Mang Guo
      • 2023
    • Ming Ri Sheng Cun Zhi Nan (2023)
      Ming Ri Sheng Cun Zhi Nan
      TV Mini Series
      • 2023
    • Flaming Cloud (2023)
      Flaming Cloud
      6.5
      • 2023
    • Gone Grandma (2023)
      Gone Grandma
      6.3
      TV Series
      • 2023
    • Rock It, Mom (2022)
      Rock It, Mom
      7.3
      TV Series
      • Peng Lai
      • 2022
    • Mozart from Space (2022)
      Mozart from Space
      4.1
      • 2022
    • Dongqin Liu and Keru Wang in To Be with You (2021)
      To Be with You
      5.9
      • Teacher Fan
      • 2021
    • Vacation of Love (2021)
      Vacation of Love
      7.0
      TV Series
      • Xu Keyi
      • 2021
    • The Eight Hundred (2020)
      The Eight Hundred
      6.7
      • He Xiangning
      • 2020
    • Junbo Sha and Yi Sha in A Journey to the Seaside (2019)
      A Journey to the Seaside
      5.8
      • Zhao Yuepo
      • 2019
    • Chen Yao in Send Me to the Clouds (2019)
      Send Me to the Clouds
      6.3
      • Sheng Nan
      • 2019
    • Dahong Ni, Xin Gao, Jin Chen, Lu Gao, Chen Yao, Jingfei Guo, Nian Li, Morning Chang, Yuchang Peng, and Dong Wang in All Is Well (2019)
      All Is Well
      7.6
      TV Series
      • Su Mingyu
      • 2019
    • Goddesses in the Flames of War (2018)
      Goddesses in the Flames of War
      4.9
      • 2018

    Producer



    • Fight for Beauty (2025)
      Fight for Beauty
      8.0
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 2025
    • Cun Zhuang Yin Yue (2024)
      Cun Zhuang Yin Yue
      • producer
      • 2024
    • Flaming Cloud (2023)
      Flaming Cloud
      6.5
      • executive producer
      • 2023
    • The Cord of Life (2022)
      The Cord of Life
      7.0
      • executive producer
      • 2022
    • Chen Yao in Send Me to the Clouds (2019)
      Send Me to the Clouds
      6.3
      • executive producer
      • 2019

    Music Department



    • Lost, Found (2018)
      Lost, Found
      6.5
      • vocals
      • 2018

    Videos6

    Theatrical Trailer
    Trailer 1:08
    Theatrical Trailer
    Firestorm
    Trailer 1:47
    Firestorm
    Firestorm
    Trailer 1:47
    Firestorm
    Journey to the West: The Demons Strike Back
    Trailer 2:12
    Journey to the West: The Demons Strike Back
    Chronicles of the Ghostly Tribe
    Trailer 1:12
    Chronicles of the Ghostly Tribe
    Firestorm
    Trailer 1:45
    Firestorm
    Main
    Trailer 1:46
    Main

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      • Yao Chen
    • Height
      • 5′ 6¼″ (1.68 m)
    • Born
      • October 5, 1979
      • Nanping, Fujian, China
    • Spouses
        Yu CaoNovember 17, 2012 - present (2 children)
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      One of Time Magazine's 100 Most Influential People in the World. [April 2014].

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