Hankiz Omar ( ug, خانقىز ئۆمەر, Xanqiz Ömer), better known as Hanikezi (), is a Chinese actress, dancer and model of Uyghur ethnicity, who first rose to prominence in 2018 for participating in IQIYI's show ''The Chinese Youth''.

Early life

Hanikezi was born on January 29, 1996, to a Uyghur family in

Ürümqi Ürümqi ( ; also spelled Ürümchi or without umlauts), formerly known as Dihua (also spelled Tihwa), is the capital of the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region in the far northwest of the People's Republic of China. Ürümqi developed its ...

, Xinjiang. Her name, Hankiz, means "leader among women" in

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. After graduating from high school, she joined a

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military arts troupe for two years as an actress while studying at the

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Career

In 2018, Hanikezi was discovered and signed by Beijing-based Mountain Top Entertainment, and thus officially started her acting career. In October, Hanikezi participated in IQIYI's ''The Chinese Youth'' (國風美少年). Although she was eventually eliminated from the show, she gained popularity and attention nationwide thanks to her performance of "A Dream of Dunhuang". On January 1, 2019, Hanikezi participated in

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's ''New Year's Party'', where she and Kazakhstani singer

Dimash Kudaibergen Dinmuhammed Kanatuly Kudaibergen ( kk, Дінмұхаммед Қанатұлы Құдайберген, ''Dınmūhammed Qanatūly Qūdaibergen''), born 24 May 1994, known professionally as Dimash Qudaibergen, is a Kazakh singer, songwriter, and ...

performed the song "

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". She then took part in

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's ''Spring Festival Gala'' and performed group dance "The Silk Road" with several other artists. In 2020, Hanikezi was cast as one of the leading role in the historical drama ''

Dance of the Sky Empire ''Dance of the Sky Empire'' (Chinese: 天舞纪; pinyin: Tiān Wû Jì) is a 2020 Chinese television series that set in Tang Dynasty. The series is adapted from Fantasy novel of the same name by writer Bu Feiyan and stars Xu Kai, Wu Jiayi, Hanki ...

''. Later that year, she took part in various projects such as ''Song of Youth'', ''Ancient Love Poetry'', ''

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'', and the

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''.

Filmography

Television series

Film

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Omar, Hankiz 1996 births Living people Actresses from Xinjiang Uyghur people Chinese television actresses Chinese female models Chinese female dancers 21st-century Chinese actresses People from Ürümqi Chinese film actresses