He Hongshan (; born April 10, 1987), also known as Viva Ho, is a

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actress and model. She rose to prominence for her lead role in youth drama ''Back in Time'', and subsequently appeared in a number of television series including ''Above The Clouds'' (2017), ''The Evolution of Our Love'' (2018) and ''

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'' (2018).

Early life and education

She was born in

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on April 10, 1987. She graduated from the Chongqing College of Humanities, Science & Technology.

Acting career

In 2008, she made her film debut with a small role in ''Ah Qiang in the Street''. She then got a small role in the biographical television series ''What a Big Tree'' (2009). She remained relatively unknown, until she got the lead role in ''Back in Time'' (2014), a youth drama adapted from Jiuyehui's novel of the same title. Following the airing of the series, He gained recognition. He then co-starred in the romance television series ''The Third Name of Love'', and joined the main cast of ''Under One Roof''. Her first main role in a movie came with the ''Easy Life'' (2016) based on the novel ''Riot in Chang'an City'' by

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. He then played the one of the lead roles in the period drama ''Sisters''. She became widely known to audiences with the modern romance drama ''Above The Clouds'' (2017). That same year, she participated in '' The Liquidator'', a

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directed by Xu Jizhou and based on the novel ''Evil Minds: City Light'' written by Lei Mi. In 2018, She co-starred in the romance drama ''The Evolution of Our Love''. She then played a key supporting role in the historical television series ''

'', which gained her more recognition. In 2019, She starred as the female lead in the historical television series ''

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'', alongside

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. She was also cast in the role of Ah Zi in the wuxia television series ''Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils'', based on the novel of the same title by

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. He Hong Shan was noted for having portrayed a prominent number of villains during her career, so much so that some of her fans personally asked her to not take any more villainous roles in her future works.

Filmography

Film

Television series

Awards and nominations

References

External links

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