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Wu Jinyan

Wu Jinyan

Chinese actress (born 1990)


Wu Jinyan (Chinese: 吴谨言, born August 16, 1990) is a Chinese actress. She is best known for her roles in television series Beauties at the Crossfire (2013), Story of Yanxi Palace (2018) and The Legend of Haolan (2019).[2][3]

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Early life and education

Wu was born in Chengdu, Sichuan. She began studying ballet at the age of 3. In 2000, she moved from her hometown to train at the Dance School Affiliated to Beijing Dance Academy, working to become a professional ballerina. After 7 years of boarding school, Wu joined the National Ballet of China,[1] where she suffered repeated fractures in her feet. Wu later reported that these injuries caused her to pursue a different career to ballet.[lower-alpha 1] In 2009, Wu entered Beijing Film Academy, majoring in acting.[4]

At the Affiliated school, Wu once had a chance to become an actress. The director even invited Wu's parents to persuade her to participate. But the role needed to shave the head, which would affect the dance presentation, she finally gave up this opportunity.[5]

Career

2010–2017: Beginnings

During Wu’s sophomore year, she began her career by taking part in filming a time-travel television series,[6] which has not been aired yet.[lower-alpha 2]

In 2011, Wu signed a contract with Zijun Entertainment, which opened up more acting opportunities for her.[7]

In 2013, Wu played a dual role in the period political drama Beauties at the Crossfire,[2] which achieved the highest ratings of the year for Anhui TV.[8] She also got the nomination of Most Popular Actress at the Shanghai Television Festival.[9]

In 2015, she appeared in the Guan Hu's crime film Mr. Six as a college student begging money to go home, opposite Feng Xiaogang.[10]

In 2016, during the shooting of Waitan Zhong Sheng, Wu made acquaintance with Yu Zheng, a Chinese screenwriter and producer.[lower-alpha 3] Then she became an artist of Huanyu Entertainment and was cast as the lead role in the historical drama Zhaoge.[11]

2018–present: Rising popularity

In 2018, Wu starred in the historical drama Story of Yanxi Palace.[12] The drama was incredibly popular in China and throughout Asia, streaming over 15 billion times and becoming the most googled show in 2018.[13] Wu gained increased attention and popularity with her role as Wei Yingluo.[14] She gained increased attention after starring in historical fiction The Legend of Haolan (2019) as Li Haolan / Zhao Ji.[15]

In 2019, Wu joined the cast of Youth Periplous, a Chinese variety show broadcast on Zhejiang Television.[16] In August, she ranked 65th on Forbes China Celebrity 100 list. [17] In September, Wu portrayed a scriptwriter in the suspense romance drama You Are My Answer which aired on Hunan Television.[18] In October, Wu appeared in the 2019 edition of Forbes 30 Under 30 China list, which consisted of 30 influential people under 30 years old who have had a substantial effect in their fields.[19]

On January 1, 2020, Wu starred in a music video for JJ Lin's song titled The Story of Us (Chinese: 将故事写成我们).[20] Wu was invited by JJ Lin to participate in the music video after the popularity of Story of Yanxi Palace.[3] This was her first music video.[20] The spin-off of Story of Yanxi Palace, Yanxi Palace: Princess Adventures, where Wu reprised her role as consort Wei Yingluo, aired on Netflix one day before.[21]

Wu participated in the period drama series Legacy which will premiere exclusively on WarnerMedia’s regional streaming service HBO Go at an unspecified date later in 2021. Legacy is a 1920s-set drama that chronicles the lives of the wealthy Yi family and three sisters who vie to inherit their father’s shopping mall business. In a time of upheaval and uncertainty, the three sisters set aside their differences to keep the business afloat and save their family.[22]

Filmography

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Notes

  1. Appearing on Very quiet distance (非常静距离) on March 30, 2019, Wu described her early life and career.
  2. In an interview released by China News Service on February 2, 2019, Wu disclosed that her first work, the television series shot during her sophomore, has not been aired.
  3. Appearing on Very quiet distance (非常静距离) on March 30, 2019, Wu told her story how she made acquaintance with Yu Zheng.

References

  1. 吴谨言-欢娱群星. huanyutv (in Chinese). Retrieved July 17, 2020.
  2. 4千人中脱颖而出!吴谨言10年前报考北影画面曝光. Phoenix New Media (in Chinese). January 7, 2019.
  3. "吴谨言 10岁,19岁,与现在。". yohobuy (in Chinese (China)). August 28, 2018.
  4. 明星梦 距离现实有多远(图). Sina (in Chinese). July 20, 2013.
  5. 第20届上海电视节白玉兰奖完全获奖名单. People's Daily (in Chinese). June 13, 2014.
  6. 《皓镧传》收官 吴谨言感言:有幸遇到皓镧. People.com (in Chinese). February 21, 2019.
  7. "Love story filled with suspense". Shine. September 9, 2019.
  8. "吴谨言MV扮玉兔 林俊杰:她的眼睛会说故事". 早报 (in Simplified Chinese). December 31, 2019. Retrieved October 4, 2020.
  9. "《秀丽江山之长歌行》曝光人物定妆照". Sina (in Chinese). September 27, 2013. 吴谨言饰许胭脂
  10. 电视剧《皓镧传》首曝演员剧照. Xinhua (in Chinese). April 9, 2018. Archived from the original on August 20, 2018.
  11. 《标化人生》阵容曝光 吴谨言殷桃挑战职业女性. People's Daily (in Chinese). December 21, 2018.
  12. "吴谨言斩获"年度突破演员奖" 蕾丝白裙优雅飘逸". People's Daily (in Chinese). December 5, 2018.
  13. "第五届"中国电视好演员"表彰盛典在蓉举行". People.com (in Chinese). December 29, 2018.
  14. "2019金河豚奖入围名单". Sina (in Chinese). November 18, 2019.

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