Wan Qian (, born 14 May 1982), also known as Regina Wan, is a Chinese actress and singer. She won

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for the 2014 Taiwanese film ''

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'' and the

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for Best Actress for the 2016 film ''The Insanity''.

Early life

Wan Qian was born in Heshan District,

Yiyang Yiyang () is a prefecture-level city on the Zi River in Hunan province, China, straddling Lake Dongting and bordering Hubei to the north. According to the 2010 Census, Yiyang has a population of 4,313,084 inhabitants residing in an area of . Th ...

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. She was heavily influenced by her father when she was young. During her childhood, her father always took her to practice vocally, cultivating her love of singing. A haphazard chance made her enroll into the acting undergraduate program at the

Shanghai Theatre Academy Shanghai Theatre Academy () is a public university in Shanghai, People's Republic of China dedicated to dramatic art education. Its predecessor was Shanghai Municipal Experimental Theatre School cofounded by the famous educator Gu Yuxiu ( 顾� ...

(STA). During her student life at the Shanghai Theatre Academy, she represented STA as the leading actress to join the international theatre festivals that were held in Romania, Hong Kong and the United States. After graduation, she was recruited into a record company in Beijing.

Personal life

On 9 November 2017, Wan Qian gave birth to her daughter at Shanghai. She also posted a short video on Weibo and officially announced it on 10 November 2017.

Filmography

Film

Television series

Variety show

Discography

Albums

Singles

Awards and nominations

References

External links

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