Lan Yan Explained

Lan Xin Yan
Birth Date:9 March 1990
Birth Place:Shanghai, China
Other Names:Leni Lan, Crazybarby, Lan Xin Yan, ЛаньЯнь
Occupation:actress, singer, businesswoman
Years Active:2003 - present
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Lan Yan (original Chinese name: 蓝燕; English: Leni Lan; born 9 March 1990), also known by her stage name, Crazybarby, is a Chinese actress, pop singer, and model, based in Hong Kong.

Early life

Lan was born in Shanghai before moving to Hong Kong at the age of 18. She designed her stage name "Crazybarby" by combining her legal given name, "Crazy", and her family-given nickname, "Barby".

She graduated from the Acting Department of the Shanghai Theatre Academy and the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts.

Career

In 2005, Lan played her first starring role in the romance movie Everlasting Regret, directed by Stanley Kwan. In 2006, she starred in the Russian romance movie Potseluy babochki (Kiss of a Butterfly), which beat at the Russian box office and became the highest grossing domestic film and second-highest grossing film of that year. She was nominated for the Russian Film Festival Rookie of the Year Award and became the first actress of Chinese descent to become famous in the Russian film industry.

In 2007, Lan was scouted by Albert Yeung, who invited her to Hong Kong and sign with JCE Movies. With the company's support, she obtained a Hong Kong identity card through the Quality Migrant Admission Scheme, and began Cantonese acting classes at the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts.

In 2011, Lan starred in , which became the highest grossing Hong Kong film of the year, with a box office record of HK$41 million.

In 2012, Lan starred in the Hunan Satellite TV costume drama Heroes of Sui and Tang Dynasties 1 & 2, which topped viewership numbers. Her 2013 thriller movie Ecstasy Room Escape was nominated for the Chinese American Film Festival Golden Angel Award.

Filmography

Films

Year English Title Chinese Title Role Notes
2003 Purple Butterfly《紫蝴蝶》 A Zi
2003Deng Xiao Ping In 1928《邓小平1928》Chen Bilan
2005 Everlasting Regret《长恨歌》Duan Wenfang
2006 Potseluy babochki
(Kiss of a Butterfly)
《蝴蝶之吻》Li
2010Home Run《回家的路》
《疯狂直播秀》
Marry
2011 《3D肉蒲团之极乐宝鉴》 Tie Yuxiang
2011Happiness 59 Cm《幸福59厘米》Wang Xuehong
2012 Good for Nothing Heros《请叫我英雄》 Kitty
2013《青春荷尔蒙》Cui Na
2013The Mobile Young Ages《行走的青春》You Mei
2013《迷魂之密室逃脱》Lu Qi
2014《硬汉奶爸》He Ran
2015Fright Step by Step《3D步步倞魂》Mo Yan, Xiao Wei
2015Crazy New Year's Eve《一路倞喜》WIN
2015The Stormy Night《雨夜惊魂》Dou Kou
2016Insomnia Lover失眠男女Leni
2017Fight against Buddha斗战胜佛 Queen Xiu Luo
2018Blue Goldfish《蓝色金鱼》Zi Guo
2018Kung Fu Tie Bi Lan铁壁岚之拳 Xiu Juan
2019Super Girlfriend非常闺蜜Ning Xue
2019Baby Task Group宝贝特攻2:惊天计划Liu Qiong
2019Dream of Gold City梦醒黄金城Zhao Xue Ru
2019Sar特区Bing Bing
2020Kung Fu Master Su武神苏乞儿Ming Xin
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Television

Year English title Chinese title Role Notes
2004Hosenrolle《反串》Xiao Zhang
2005 《传奇幻想殷商》ZI Yi
2005Waiting Hall 《候机大厅》Liu Yanan
2006White Snow《白雪皑皑》Yi Sha
2008Snow Red《雪中红》Jiang Yuling
2008Phantom of the Fog City 《雾都魅影》Yu Ruotong
2008 Sofia's Diary China 《苏菲日记2》
2009Diamond Family 《钻石豪门》Yu Aimei
2010Housekeeper 《大管家/暗战金陵》He Xingfang
2011The Seventh Fairy 《天地姻缘七仙女》Eldest fairy Honger
2012 Secret History of Princess Taiping 《太平公主秘史》
2012Bloody Dawn 《血色黎明》Mei Yu and Xia He
2012 Heroes of Sui and Tang Dynasties 1 & 2 《隋唐英雄1&2》
2013Diao Si Man 2《屌丝男士2》Diors goddess
2015Female Bodyguard of Song Dynasty《龙汇镖局之大宋女镖师》Ou Yang Ruonan
2015Firm of Couterattack 《配角逆袭事务所》Daji
2019Chong Er's Preach 《重耳傳奇》Jia Ji
2020Firm of Couterattack 《巫蠱筆記》He Nai
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Notes and References

  1. https://movie.douban.com/celebrity/1314763/ Lan Yan at douban.com
  2. http://chinesemov.com/actors/Lan%20Yan.html Lan Yan at chinesemov.com