Jiang Xin (; born 8 May 1983), also known by her English name Rulu Jiang, is a Chinese actress.

Life and career

Jiang Xin entered Zhengzhou City's Children Arts Group at the age of 7 and Henan Children Arts Group at the age of 8. At the age of 9, Jiang began acting in television series. She later graduated from the Henan Vocational College of Art with a major in performance. Jiang first became known after starring in

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's 2003 television adaption of ''

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''. She also played supporting roles in the hit fantasy dramas ''

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'' (2005) and ''Happy 7 Fairies'' (2005). However over the next few years, none of her roles resonated with the audience, and Jiang remained relatively unknown. Jiang rose to fame in 2012 for her role as

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in the critically acclaimed historical drama, ''

Empresses in the Palace ''Empresses in the Palace'' (, ''lit.'' ''The Legend of Zhen Huan''), is a 2011 Chinese television series based on the novel of the same name by Liu Lianzi. Directed by Zheng Xiaolong, it stars Sun Li in the title role of Zhen Huan. The series ...

''. One of her lines in the series, "Jian ren jiu shi jiao qing", which literally means "bitches are hypocrites", was particularly popular and went viral on the internet. Jiang won the Best Supporting Actress Award at the 2012

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.} Jiang then teamed up with veteran actors

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, Ma Yuanzheng and Niu Lin in the literacy period drama ''The Old Farmers'' (2014), playing a selfish and scheming village woman. Her performance earned her one nomination for Best Supporting Actress at the

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. In 2015, Jiang starred in the fantasy romance drama ''Hua Xu Yin : City of Desperate Love'', a television depiction of the fictional universe

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. Her portrayal of the proud and valiant heroine earned her the Best Actress award in the ancient drama genre at the

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. The same year, she featured in the hit dramas ''

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'' and ''

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''. In 2016, Jiang co-starred in the metropolitan romance drama, ''

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'', which depicts the stories of five young women who comes from different social and educational backgrounds, but share a common goal. The series was a critical and commercial success, and Jiang received positive reviews for her portrayal of Fan Shengmei, an insecure and realistic career woman. She was nominated as Best Actress at the

and Magnolia Awards. She reprised her role in the

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of the television series, which started airing in 2017. In 2017, Jiang made her big-screen debut in the comedy film ''Super Teacher''. Jiang entered ''

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list for the first time in 2017, ranking 56.

Filmography

Film

Television series

Discography

Singles

Awards and nominations

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Jiang, Xin Living people 1983 births Actresses from Xinjiang Hui actresses People from Ürümqi 21st-century Chinese actresses Chinese television actresses Actresses from Zhengzhou