Yang Caiyu Explained

Yang Caiyu
Native Name:杨采钰
Native Name Lang:zh
Birth Date:28 September 1992
Birth Place:Wuhan, Hubei, China
Citizenship: Thailand
Other Names:Oraphan Saithong
Alma Mater:Beijing Film Academy
Height:168 cm
Occupation:Actress, Singer
Years Active:2012–present

Yang Caiyu (; born 28 September 1992) is a Thai Chinese actress. She made her acting debut in the short film Boy's Dairy (2012), and has since gone on to appear in numerous film titles such as Love in the 1980s (2015), Youth (2017) and Don't Forget Your Original Heart (2018).[1]

Early life and education

Born in 1992, Yang attended a kindergarten in Wuhan before moving to Shenzhen, where she finished fifth grade and skipped directly to junior high school. In the second year of junior high school, she was one of the city's top three students and the only one in her whole grade. In March 2007, she served as the host of the 2nd National Primary and Secondary School Art Exhibition and Awards Gala finals hosted by the Ministry of Education.[2] [3] [4] [5]

After graduating from middle school, she moved to the United States where she continued with her high school education. In 2011, Yang was accepted to the University of Southern California, Boston University and other five universities in the United States for major in media, but chose to return to China where she applied for admission as a foreign candidate at the Beijing Film Academy. She was successfully admitted to the Performance Department and actress Zhou Dongyu was in her same class. During her time at the Beijing Film Academy, she served as a freshman class representative of the Performance Department and bilingual host of the 10th Beijing Film Academy International Student Film Festival in 2011.[6] [7]

After she graduated from Beijing Film Academy in 2017, Yang received an offer of admission from Columbia University for MFA, making her the third Chinese candidate to receive admission at the MFA program in Columbia University. But she declined the admission in order to pursue her acting career.[8]

Career

In 2003, she sang the ending song of the Chinese animated series The Legend of Nezha. In 2012, she made her acting debut in the short film Boy's Diary, a promotional short film for Peking University and in TV drama Code of Youth. In 2013, Yang starred alongside Scott Adkins and Dolph Lundgren in the 3-D movie Legendary.[9] [10] [11] [12]

In 2015, she starred in the romance film Love in the 1980s, which was directed Huo Jianqi. In the film, she played the role of Cheng Liwen. The film was nominated in the 18th Shanghai International Film Festival. In 2017, she starred in the mystery thriller film Edge of Innocence and on the same year, she starred in the film Youth, which was directed by Feng Xiaogang and written by Yan Geling. In the film, she played the role of Lin Dingding and for her performance, she received the Best Supporting Actress Award at the first Marianas International Film Festival in Saipan.[13] [14] [15]

In 2018, she starred alongside Li Chen and Wang Qianyuan in the adventure suspense TV drama Seven Days. In 2020, she starred in the film Only Cloud Knows, which was also directed by Feng Xiaogang.[16] [17]

In 2021, she starred in a series of short dramas Faith Makes Great, which was made by the National Radio and Television Administration to celebrate the 100th Anniversary of the Chinese Communist Party. On the same year, for her performance in the TV drama Like a Flowing River 2, she was nominated for Best Actress in a Chinese Contemporary TV Drama at the 32nd Huading Awards.[18]

Personal life

On 6 July 2017, Yang publicly revealed that she was in a relationship with businessman Chen Jinfei, the CEO of Beijing Tongchan Investment Group and Hongxing Entertainment Media Investment Co., Ltd, and is 30 years older than her. Chen was also the member of the 9th and 10th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference. He is also the godfather of Chinese actress Liu Yifei.[19] [20] [21] [22]

Filmography

Films

Television

References

Citations

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 杨采钰 Ora. Douban. May 30, 2022.
  2. Web site: 两次合作大导却只拍虐心戏 黄轩其实特别想演喜剧. 2019-12-09. China News. May 30, 2022.
  3. Web site: 杨采钰亮相主演新片武汉路演 遇老乡献拥抱. 2019-12-09. 163.com. May 30, 2022.
  4. Web site: 杨采钰:只想踏踏实实做个合格的演员. 2019-12-27. Beijing News FUN Entertainment. May 30, 2022.
  5. Web site: 19岁被美国5所名校录取,毅然回国考北影,因《芳华》一炮而红. 2018-01-23. 163.com. May 30, 2022.
  6. Web site: 杨采钰疑似与陈金飞情变,如果没有了陈金飞,她还能走多远?. Sohu. 2022-08-28. 2022-12-23.
  7. Web site: 被王凯怒怼"收起你那套美国人的傲慢"的杨采钰:14岁赴美留学,口语水平逆天,还拒绝了USC、BU、哥大offer?. 2021-01-20. zhishiq.com. May 30, 2022.
  8. Web site: 杨采钰自曝学历:第三个被哥大戏剧系录取的中国人. 2018-01-28. 163.com. May 30, 2022.
  9. Web site: It turns out that the beautiful and tall Yang Caiyu is the original singer of the song "Young Hero Little Nezha". INF News. May 30, 2022.
  10. Web site: 28岁杨采钰,颜值美丽身材有料,这位女神也太美了!. 2021-02-28. 163.com. May 30, 2022.
  11. Web site: Legendary: Tomb of the Dragon (2013). Trakt. May 30, 2022.
  12. Web site: 《青春守则》全部启用新人类 片酬比重全国最低. 2012-07-26. Sohu. May 30, 2022.
  13. Web site: Business leaders savor film set in romantic era. Fan. Xu. 2015-09-17. China Daily. May 30, 2022.
  14. Web site: Edge of Innocence. Film Affinity. May 30, 2022.
  15. Web site: Youth is Best Picture at MIFF. Bea. Cabrera. 2017-12-11. Saipan Tribune. May 30, 2022.
  16. Web site: Seven Days (2017). 30 April 2019. Drama Panda. May 30, 2022.
  17. Web site: 杨采钰《只有芸知道》定档 12月20日读懂罗芸的心事. 2019-10-23. Qianlong. May 30, 2022.
  18. Web site: 第32届华鼎奖提名名单出炉,《觉醒年代》《山海情》提名领跑. 2021-02-12. Huading Award. May 30, 2022.
  19. Web site: Disney's new Mulan actress Liu Yifei is as famous as Emma Watson. Noël. Duan. Quartz. 2017-11-30. 2022-11-21.
  20. Web site: 中 신인배우 '양차이위' 30살 연상과 열애…송승헌 대륙여신 유역비의 '대부'. 2018-09-07. g-enews.com. May 30, 2022.
  21. Web site: China's 100 Richest Business People - (12) Chen Jinfei. 2001-11-12. Forbes Asia. May 30, 2022.
  22. Web site: Capitalists to Be Granted Official Status in Communist China. Elizabeth. Rosenthal. 1999-03-15. The New York Times. May 30, 2022.
  23. Web site: 《魔兽》主演加盟中美合拍科幻片《重力反转》. 2016-05-14. 163.com . December 23, 2021.