Tang Yan (, born 6 December 1983), also known as Tiffany Tang, is a Chinese actress and singer. She graduated from the

Central Academy of Drama The Central Academy of Drama (), abbreviated Zhong Xi (), is a drama school in Beijing, China. It is a Chinese state Double First Class University Plan university identified by the Ministry of Education of China. The school is the first theatre ...

in 2006. In 2007, she was nominated for the Best Actress award at the Shanghai Television Festival for her film debut in ''Farewell for Love''. She left her company Orange Sky Entertainment Group mid-2012 to set up her own studio. Tang is noted for her roles in hit dramas ''

Chinese Paladin 3 ''The Legend of Sword and Fairy 3'' ( zh, t=仙劍奇俠傳三, s=仙剑奇侠传三, p=Xiānjiàn Qíxiá Zhuàn Sān), also known as ''Sword and Fairy 3'' () or ''Chinese Paladin 3'',My Sunshine'' (2015), and ''

The Princess Weiyoung ''The Princess Weiyoung'' () is a 2016 Chinese television series starring Tiffany Tang in the title role, alongside Luo Jin, Vanness Wu, Mao Xiaotong and Li Xinai. It is adapted from the novel ''The Poisonous Daughter'' () by Qin Jian and is a f ...

'' (2016).

Career

Beginnings

In 2001, Tang took part in the 3rd "Shulei Century Star" competition, and won the champion award. In 2004, Tang was selected as one of the 14 "Olympic Babies" by director

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and performed at the closing ceremony of the Athens 2004 Summer Olympics. In 2007, Tang made her official acting debut in the historical television series '' Carol of Zhenguan''. The same year, she starred in the romance film ''Farewell For Love''. She received positive reviews for her performance and was nominated as Best Actress at the Shanghai Film Festival and as Best New Actress at the

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2009–2014: Rising popularity

In 2009, Tang rose to fame after starring in fantasy action drama ''

Chinese Paladin 3 ''The Legend of Sword and Fairy 3'' ( zh, t=仙劍奇俠傳三, s=仙剑奇侠传三, p=Xiānjiàn Qíxiá Zhuàn Sān), also known as ''Sword and Fairy 3'' () or ''Chinese Paladin 3'',the video game of the same title. Tang's portrayal of Zi Xuan and her chemistry with

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drew positive reviews from the audience. The same year, she played the role of Chu Chu in the wuxia fantasy film ''

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''. In 2010, Tang co-starred alongside

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in the Taiwanese science fiction television series ''

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'' and sung the theme song of the drama "Love Attraction", composed specially for her character. In 2011, Tang played the role of kind and innocent Xia Tianmei in the metropolitan romance drama ''My Daughter'', which topped television ratings during its time slot and became the highest rated drama broadcast by

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that year. The same year, she starred in the romance comedy drama ''Waking Love Up'' alongside

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, which also became one of the highest rated dramas of the year. Tang saw a further rise in popularity, and won several popularity awards at local award ceremonies. In 2012, Tang co-starred in fantasy action drama '' Xuan-Yuan Sword: Scar of Sky'', adapted from the popular role-playing game ''

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'' as the demoness Nugu Ningke. The drama topped TV ratings and garnered 2 billion views online, becoming the 9th drama in

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's broadcast history to achieve that feat. The same year she starred in the period romance war drama ''A Beauty in Troubled Times''. In 2013, Tang starred in the action romance drama ''Agent X'', portraying an elite secret agent. She was nominated for the Best Actress award at the

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for her performance, and was named Most Commercially Valuable Actress of the year at the China TV Drama Awards. In 2014, Tang reunited with ''Chinese Paladin 3'' co-star Wallace Huo in '' Perfect Couple'', a historical romantic comedy written by Tong Hua. The drama topped online views and became a hot topic, winning Tang and Huo the Best Couple award at the China TV Drama Awards and Tang the Most Popular Actress award at the China Student Television Festival. The same year, she starred in the romance film '' For Love or Money'' as a flight attendant, and won the Best Supporting Actress award for her performance.

2015–present: Breakthrough and mainstream success

In 2015, Tang achieved breakthrough with starring roles in a series of hit dramas. In January, she starred in modern romance drama '' My Sunshine'' alongside

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, based on the novel ''He Yi Sheng Xiao Mo'' by Gu Man. It was a major success, topping television ratings in its time slot and gained 10 million views online. She also starred in the period romance drama '' Lady & Liar'' alongside

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, where she portrayed an acrobatics artist who transforms into a wealthy young mistress. ''Lady & Liar'' became the second highest rated drama for

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that year and broke 4 billion views online. In February, Tang starred alongside

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in another period romance drama '' Legend of Fragrance'' as a perfumer. The drama was the highest rated drama for

that year and broke the record for the highest ratings achieved in the first day of premiere. In June, Tang played the female lead A'ning in the popular tomb-raiding web drama ''

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'', based on the novel ''

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''. ''The Lost Tomb'' is the most watched web drama of 2015 with over 2.8 billion views. In July, she starred in modern romance drama ''

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'' with

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, playing a jewelry designer. The drama was a commercial success with a peak rating of 1.249 and more than 3.3 billion views online Due to the success of her dramas, Tang was given the title of "1 billion queen" as all of her dramas have reached 1 billion views or more. She was nominated at the 17th

for Best Actress in four different categories, and won Best Actress in the contemporary genre for her performance in ''My Sunshine''. She also became the promotional ambassador for the 7th China TV Drama Awards, where she won the awards for Actress with the Most Media Influence as well as Audience's Favorite Character. That year, Tang was ranked 20th on ''Forbes'' China Celebrity with an income revenue of 45 million yuan. Tang was crowned "

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" for the 11th China Golden Eagle TV Art Festival due to her successful streak in television. Despite her success, Tang received criticism from repetitively playing the same kind of roles without any breakthrough. In 2016, Tang starred in Korean-Chinese action film ''

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'' alongside Korean actor

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and

. The film broke 1 million admissions, and Tang received praise for her acting breakthrough as a femme fatale. She then starred in fantasy romance film '' A Chinese Odyssey Part Three'' directed by Jeffery Lau, playing the role of Zixia Fairy. The film was released on the mid-autumn festival and topped box office charts. Tang made her small-screen comeback in the historical drama ''

'', playing the titular role of Li Weiyoung. The drama was a huge success, topping both television and web ratings with over 2% and in its final episodes and garnering 18 billion views online; and also became one of the highest rated television dramas of 2016. Tang won the Best Actress award at the

for her performance. In 2017, Tang starred alongside Nicholas Tse and

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in the comedy film ''

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''. In 2018, Tang starred in the youth inspirational drama ''

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''. She also starred in the action thriller film ''

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''. On 12 June, Tang had her wax figure displayed at Madam Tussauds Shanghai. In 2019, Tang starred in the romance drama ''

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'' alongside

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. She reunited with Shawn Dou in the historical drama ''

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'', portraying the title character

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Personal life

Tang and actor

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revealed their relationship to the public on 6 December 2016, on her 33rd birthday. they were married in

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on 28 October 2018. In September 2019, they announced that they were expecting their first child together. In December 2019 she had given birth to a baby girl. In March 2021, Tang voiced her support for cotton produced in Xinjiang by reposting a post on Weibo that was shared 40 million times, a move replicated by most Chinese celebrities, after some international companies announced they will not purchase cotton from the region due to concerns over possible forced labor of

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Filmography

Film

Television series

Music video

Discography

Albums

Singles

Awards and nominations

Forbes China Celebrity 100

References

External links

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Tiffany Tang's weibo
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