Song Yan-fei (; born October 22, 1995), also known as Cecilia Boey (), is a Chinese actress, singer and dancer. Song gained fame after joining ''Grade One Freshman'' and her roles in ''I'm Sorry It's not You'' (2017), '' Mr. Right'' (2018) and ''Walk Into Your Memory'' (2019).

Early life

Song was born on 22 October 1995 in Australia, and moved to

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with her family when she was four years old. She attended

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Career

Pre-debut

Song was discovered by a South Korean talent scout when she was 15 and trained under

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from 2011 to 2014. She was supposed to debut with a girl group called 6MIX (later

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), but Song suffered a serious knee injury and decided to leave the entertainment company. She went back to China to pursue a career in acting.

2015–present: Acting debut in China

Song returned to China and joined the cast of ''Grade One Freshman'' in 2015. Song made her large screen debut in ''

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'' (2016) playing the role as Lily. She was also cast in the television series ''Topple Your Ex-Girlfriend'' (2016), and ''I'm Sorry It's not You'' (2017) ''Where The Lost Ones Go'' (2017) it her debut project. She had her first lead role '' Mr. Right'' and a cameo in ''

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''. Her rising popularity led her to several main roles, iQiyi's ''Hero Dog 3'',

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's ''Walk Into Your Memory'' and ''Ten Years Late'' in 2019. She was cast in the LeTV romance drama ''Braveness of the Ming'' and ''Jade Lovers'', both set to air in 2020.

Filmography

Film

Television series

Television shows

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Song, Yanfei 1995 births Living people Australian emigrants to China Chinese expatriates in South Korea 21st-century Chinese women singers Chinese television actresses 21st-century Chinese actresses Shanghai Theatre Academy alumni