Zhou Yang (; born 6 June 1985) is a

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actress. Zhou is noted for her roles as Ouyang He and Sophia in the television series ''Special Mission'' (2006) and ''Love You You'' (2011) respectively. Zhou has won the

Golden Phoenix Award Golden Phoenix Awards (), China's equivalent to the Screen Actors Guild Awards, is a bi-annual accolade given by the China Film Performance Art Academy to recognize outstanding performances in film. In 1987, the first annual awards ceremony held i ...

for New Performer,

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for Best Actress and Outstanding Actress Award at the

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, and received Golden Eagle Award nomination for Favorite Actress.

Early life

Zhou was born and raised in

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. In 1999, Zhou attended the National Dance Competition and finished in second place. Zhou graduated from

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, where she studied alongside

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and Zhu Yawen.

Acting career

Zhou made her acting debut in ''Dancing with the Sunlight'', playing Wu Qian. In 2005, Zhou co-starred with

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and Li Guangjie in the ''King Goujian of Yue'' as

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, who was one of the renowned

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of ancient China. In 2006, Zhou won the New Performer Award at the

Golden Phoenix Awards Golden Phoenix Awards (), China's equivalent to the Screen Actors Guild Awards, is a bi-annual accolade given by the China Film Performance Art Academy to recognize outstanding performances in film. In 1987, the first annual awards ceremony held ...

for her performance in ''Special Mission'', and was nominated for Favorite Actress Award at the Golden Eagle Awards. In 2007, Zhou starred in the historical romantic comedy television series ''

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'', alongside

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and

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. Zhou played the role of Hong Ying in ''Sword in the Sky'' (2008), for which she won the Best Actress Award at the

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. That same year, she had a cameo appearance in ''

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'', a romantic comedy film starring

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, and

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. In 2010, Zhou participated in '' Legend of the Fist: The Return of Chen Zhen'', a Hong Kong action film starring

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, and Anthony Wong. In 2011, for her role as Sophia in ''Love You You'', Zhou won the Outstanding Actress Award at the

. In 2013, Zhou starred in a historical television series called ''Zhou Kuangyin'' with

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, and Shao Feng.

Personal life

In 2017, Zhou was married to Singaporean financial businessman Chen Zhenghong.

Filmography

Film

Television

Awards

References

External links

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