Zhang Xiaofei () is a Chinese actress and comedian.

Life

Zhang Xiaofei was born in 1986 in

Anshan Anshan () is an inland prefecture-level city in central-southeast Liaoning province, People's Republic of China, about south of the provincial capital Shenyang. As of the 2020 census, it was Liaoning's third most populous city with a population ...

Liaoning Liaoning () is a coastal province in Northeast China that is the smallest, southernmost, and most populous province in the region. With its capital at Shenyang, it is located on the northern shore of the Yellow Sea, and is the northernmost ...

. In 1997 she studied dancing at

Minzu University Minzu University of China (MUC, ) is a National Key Universities, national public university in Haidian District, Beijing, China designated for ethnic minorities in China. MUC was selected as one of National Key Universities, national key unive ...

, and in 2001 she joined a

People's Armed Police ) , abbreviation = PAP ("People's Armed Police") CAPF ("Chinese Armed Police Force"), formerly abbreviated''Wujing'' ( zh , s = 武警 , p = Wǔjǐng , l = Armed Police , labels = no ), or WJ as on vehicle license plates , patch ...

performance troupe (). Four years later, she was accepted to the

Beijing Film Academy Beijing Film Academy (BFA; ) is a coeducational state-run higher education institution in Beijing, China. The film school is the largest institution specializing in the tertiary education for film and television production in Asia. The academy h ...

performance institute. She studied there in the same graduating class as

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, and

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. In 2009 she graduated as a top student in her department and joined China Broadcasting Performing Arts Group (), where she studied under comedian

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and met another protégé of Feng Gong's,

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. With Jia Ling's help, Zhang Xiaofei gradually became a

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. In 2016, Jia established Big Bowl Entertainment, and Zhang signed on as its first artist.

Filmography

TV series

*2009 – ''Yangjiao'' (仰角) – as Liu Lian *2009 – ''Medal'' – as Si Meizi *2010 – ''Gan Si Dui'' (敢死队) – as Shu Yajie *2011 – ''Tian Xing Jian'' (天行健) – as Song Huimin *2012 – ''Thorn in the Flesh'' – as Meimei *2012 – '' Marshal Liu Bocheng'' – as Zha Xiaoying *2013 – ''Lie Yan'' (烈焰) – as Liu Yali *2014 – ''The Third Way of Love'' – as Sun Xiaolian (guest) *2014 – '' Ma Xiangyang Xiaxiang Ji'' (马向阳下乡记) – as Qi Huai *2016 – ''What If'' *2017 – ''Don't Zhuang B'' – season 3 *2020 – ''Happy Hunter'' – as Zhenbao

Film

*2006 – ''Fenghuo Suiyue'' (烽火岁月) – as Lin Xiaotong *2009 – ''The Village School's Winter'' – as Huihui *2010 – ''Dabing's Shakespeare'' – as Zhang Ran *2011 – ''The Space Dream'' – as Zhou Xiaosu *2016 – ''Pili Family'' – as Mili *2018 – '' Happiness Is Coming'' – as Lulu *2019 – ''A Fantastic Encounter'' – as Cunhua *2020 – ''Electromagnetic King Pili Family'' – as Mili *2021 – '' Hi, Mom'' – as Li Huanying

Variety shows

*2014 – ''Yiqi Lai Xiao Ba'' (一起来笑吧) *2015 – ''Xiju Ban de Chuntian'' (喜剧班的春天) – season 1 *2015 – '' Top Funny Comedian'' – season 1 *2016 – '' Top Funny Comedian'' – season 2 *2016 – '' Comedy General Mobilization'' – season 1 *2016 – ''Golden Night'' – season 1 *2017 – '' Top Funny Comedian'' – season 3 *2017 – ''Xianchu Dangdao'' (鲜厨当道) *2017 – ''Happy Theater'' – season 1 *2018 – '' I Am the Actor'' *2017 – ''Happy Theater'' – season 2 She also performed in skits in the

Spring Festival Gala The ''CCTV New Year's Gala'', also known as the ''Spring Festival Gala'', and commonly abbreviated in Chinese as ''Chunwan'', is a Chinese New Year special produced by China Media Group (CMG). It is broadcast annually on the eve of Chinese ...

in 2012, 2013, 2015, 2018, 2019, 2020, and 2021.

References

External links

Zhang Xiaofei at Douban
(in Chinese) * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Zhang, Xiaofei Living people 1986 births People from Anshan Chinese women comedians Chinese film actresses Chinese television actresses Actresses from Liaoning Beijing Film Academy alumni