Wu Jinyan

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]

Wu Jinyan
Wu Jinyan
Born (1990-08-16) August 16, 1990[1]
NationalityChinese
Alma materBeijing Film Academy
OccupationActress
Years active2010–present
AgentHuanyu Entertainment
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese吳謹言
Simplified Chinese吴谨言

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, 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]

Filmography

Film

YearEnglish titleChinese titleRoleNotes
2011The Law of Attraction万有引力Huang Juan
2015Mr. Six老炮儿Zheng Hong[10]
2018Forever Young无问西东Lin Huiyin[22]
Born to Be Wild说走就走之不说再见Xue Qi[23]

Television series

YearEnglish titleChinese titleRoleNotes
N/A古今六人行Mao MaoUnaired
2012青海花儿Wu Xiaoyu
2013屏风美人Qing QingTelevision film
New Editorial Department Story新编辑部故事Young LadyEpisode 13
Beauties at the Crossfire烽火佳人Qing Ping / Hong Yu
2014The Four少年四大名捕He XiaoyuCameo
Young Sherlock少年神探狄仁杰Li Qian
2015Royal Romance多情江山Wan'er
Fighting激战Jiang Ziyun[24]
2016Singing All Along秀丽江山之长歌行Xu Yanzhi[25]
The Flame of Youth尖锋之烈焰青春Bei Batian
Magnificent Sword with Beauty美人如玉剑如虹Mei Ting[26]
2017Guardian of Beauty守护丽人Zhu Qiqi[27]
Head Above Water守卫者-浮出水面Mi Xiaoran[28]
Legend of Heavenly Tear: Phoenix Warriors天泪传奇之凤凰无双Ya Meiren
2018Untouchable Lovers凤囚凰Feng Ting[29]
Story of Yanxi Palace延禧攻略Wei Yingluo
Waitan Zhong Sheng外滩钟声Du Xinmei[30]
2019The Legend of Haolan皓镧传Li Haolan (Zhao Ji)[31]
You Are My Answer你是我的答案Bai Xiaolu[32]
Yanxi Palace: Princess Adventures金枝玉叶Wei Yingluo
2020Knock on the Happiness Door幸福还会来敲门Fang Yan[33]
Something Just Like This青春创世纪Qian Xixi[34]
2021Fighting Youth正青春Zhang Xiaoyu[35]
TBAZhaoge朝歌Daji / Yue Hao / You Ji[11]
Shanghai Picked Flowers十里洋场拾年花Yao Li[36]
Legacy传家Yi Zhongyu
My Bargain Queen我的砍价女王Xia Qian[37]
Royal Feast尚食Yao Zijin[38]

Variety show

YearEnglish titleChinese titleRoleNotes
2019 Youth Periplous 青春环游记 Cast member

Music video

YearEnglish titleChinese titleSingerNotes
2019The Story of Us将故事写成我们JJ LinAs moon rabbit[3]

Other

YearEnglish titleChinese titleRoleNotes
2015I Am Not Madame Bovary我不是潘金莲Li XuelianI Am Not Madame Bovary test shoot[1]
2019The Eight Hundred八佰Unknown femaleThe Eight Hundred test shoot[1]

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryNominated workResultRef.
201420th Shanghai Television FestivalMost Popular ActressBeauties at the CrossfireNominated[9]
20187th iQiyi All-Star CarnivalPopularity Award (Actress)N/AWon[39]
15th Esquire China's Man At His Best Awards Breakthrough Actress Won [40]
24th Huading AwardsBest Actress (Ancient Drama)Story of Yanxi PalaceWon[41]
5th The Actors of China Award Ceremony Best Actress (Web series) Won [42]
10th China TV Drama Awards Young Rising Actress Won [43]
2019 4th China Quality Television Drama Ceremony Sina Weibo Most Talked About Celebrity Online N/A Won [44]
6th Hengdian Film and TV Festival of China (Wenrong Awards) Best Actress Story of Yanxi Palace, The Legend of Haolan Won [45]
China Entertainment Industry Summit
(Golden Pufferfish Awards)
Most Promising Commercially Valuable Artist N/A Included [46]
Golden Bud - The Fourth Network Film And Television Festival Best Actress The Legend of Haolan, You Are My Answer Nominated [47]

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. 吴谨言《烽火佳人》分饰两角身陷三角恋. Sina (in Chinese). August 13, 2012.
  3. "JJ Lin's new music video to feature Yanxi Palace actress Wu Jinyan". The Straits Times. December 31, 2019.
  4. 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.
  5. "吴谨言 10岁,19岁,与现在。". yohobuy (in Chinese). August 28, 2018.
  6. 梁天盛赞王劲松《古今六人行》表演很“给力”. Sina (in Chinese). November 17, 2010.
  7. 明星梦 距离现实有多远(图). Sina (in Chinese). July 20, 2013.
  8. 2013盛世骄阳大剧盘点 《烽火佳人》年末收官. NetEase (in Chinese). January 3, 2014.
  9. 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.
  10. 《老炮儿》票房飙升 吴谨言谈郑虹敬六爷江湖. Netease (in Chinese). December 31, 2015.
  11. 于正《朝歌》曝剧照 吴谨言版苏妲己惊艳. Netease (in Chinese). April 4, 2017.
  12. "Yu Zheng joins in on the Qing Dynasty drama parade". Cfen.si. August 21, 2017.
  13. "Yanxi Palace: The most Googled show on Earth". BBC. December 23, 2018.
  14. "Five actresses who could become the next Fan Bingbing: up-and-coming Chinese talents". South China Morning Post. February 22, 2019.
  15. 《皓镧传》收官 吴谨言感言:有幸遇到皓镧. People.com (in Chinese). February 21, 2019.
  16. "Wu Jinyan's Tang Dynasty Look Fails to Impress". Jayne stars. April 29, 2019.
  17. "Chinese actor Wu Jing tops Forbes China Celebrity 100 list". The Straits Times. August 21, 2019.
  18. "Love story filled with suspense". Shine. September 9, 2019.
  19. 福布斯30岁以下精英榜出炉 肖战王一博李现等上榜. Sina (in Chinese). October 17, 2019.
  20. "吴谨言MV扮玉兔 林俊杰:她的眼睛会说故事". 早报 (in Chinese). December 31, 2019. Retrieved October 4, 2020.
  21. "Chinese spinoff drama on royal affairs debuts on Netflix". China Daily. January 9, 2020.
  22. 吴谨言曾演《无问东西》林徽因 民国扮相温婉动人. Sina (in Chinese). August 20, 2018.
  23. 电影《说走就走之不说再见》曝光人物海报. Netease (in Chinese). August 10, 2018.
  24. 《激战》吴谨言痴恋徐佳 父辈之约成兄妹. Sina (in Chinese). November 23, 2015.
  25. "《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
  26. 《美人如玉剑如虹》杀青 吴谨言掀民国时尚风. Netease (in Chinese). January 29, 2016.
  27. 吴谨言主演《重生丽人》:我的努力看得见. Tencent (in Chinese). January 5, 2015.
  28. 《守卫者-浮出水面》今晚开播 四大看点揭秘. Netease (in Chinese). August 14, 2017.
  29. 吴谨言《凤囚凰》挑战演技 实力出演少女太后. Youthnet (in Chinese). February 12, 2018.
  30. 吴谨言新剧变女老板,与俞灏明投身外滩创业. Sina (in Chinese). November 22, 2018.
  31. 电视剧《皓镧传》首曝演员剧照. Xinhua (in Chinese). April 9, 2018.
  32. 《你是我的答案》开机 吴谨言化身最美女编辑. Netease (in Chinese). May 2, 2018.
  33. 吴谨言《幸福还会来敲门》开机 出演个性警花引期待. ifeng (in Chinese). August 19, 2019.
  34. 陈凯歌监制新剧《青春创世纪》,吴谨言搭档黄景瑜. Sina (in Chinese). April 28, 2019.
  35. 《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.
  36. 《十里洋场拾年花》曝预告 王铭铎冷面探长显风采. Netease (in Chinese). August 22, 2017.
  37. 《我的砍价女王》开机 林更新吴谨言巧结欢喜冤家. 1905.com (in Chinese). July 13, 2020.
  38. 电视剧《尚食》开机,许凯、吴谨言《延禧攻略》后再合作. bjnews (in Chinese). October 18, 2020.
  39. 2019爱奇艺尖叫之夜全程回顾 2019爱奇艺尖叫之夜完整获奖名单. Fengfeng (in Chinese). December 2, 2018.
  40. "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.
  41. 张嘉译陈数获华鼎奖最佳男女主 "魏璎珞"摘奖. Sina (in Chinese). November 9, 2018.
  42. "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.
  43. 2018《国剧盛典》落幕 黄晓明朱一龙张翰获荣誉. Sina (in Chinese). January 1, 2019.
  44. 品质盛典落幕,王凯、唐嫣摘得“年度卓越品质之星”. Sina (in Chinese). March 7, 2019.
  45. "2019横店影视节圆满落幕 "文荣奖"各奖项揭晓". Sina (in Chinese). October 27, 2019.
  46. "2019金河豚奖入围名单". Sina (in Chinese). November 18, 2019.
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