Qin Lan (; born 17 July 1979) is a Chinese actress, model, and singer. She is known for her roles as Zhihua in My Fair Princess III (2003), Empress Fuca in Story of Yanxi Palace (2018), and Mo Xiangwan in We Are All Alone (2020).
Career Qin won a Golden Award in the Advertisement Model category of the 1999 National Nominate Newcomer Competition (). In February 2003, when Taiwanese writer Chiung Yao and her team were holding auditions in Beijing, Qin was selected from a pool of 200 candidates to play a new character, Chen Zhihua in the television series My Fair Princess III.
In 2013, she was shortlisted for Best Supporting Actress in the 7th Asian Film Awards for the role of Empress Lü Zhi in The Last Supper. In 2015, Qin began working as a producer. In addition to setting up a studio to handle her acting career, she also established a business for developing films. By 2017, Qin had successfully produced two online television series.
Qin experienced a resurgence in popularity for her role as Empress Fucha in the 2018 hit historical drama Story of Yanxi Palace. In 2020, Qin starred in the workplace drama We Are All Alone, playing an iron-willed agent. In 2022, Qin participated in the period drama series Legacy (2022). Variety.com. 20 April 2021
Personal life Qin graduated from the Shenyang University of Technology. She was in a relationship with Huang Xiaoming from 2003 to 2006.
At the end of 2008, Qin met film director Lu Chuan, during the filming of City of Life and Death, and started dating in September 2009. They broke up in July 2013.
In 2022, Qin met and dated Wei Daxun while filming Dr. Tang. They broke up in June 2024.
In March 2021, similar to the actions of most Chinese celebrities, Qin publicly announced her support for cotton from the Xinjiang region after several overseas companies announced they would not purchase cotton from the region due to concerns over the forced labour of Uyghurs.
Filmography Film Year English title Chinese title Role Notes/ 2004 Deng Xiaoping in 1928 邓小平·1928 Zhang Xiyuan 2006 Heaven in Ten Days 十日天堂 Qin Nan 2009 City of Life and Death 南京! 南京! Mrs Tang 2009 Looking for Jackie 寻找成龙 Doctor Cameo 2010 Romance on Lushan Mountain 2010 庐山恋2010 Geng Fei'er 2011 Mr & Mrs Single 隐婚男女 Cherry 2011 The Founding of a Party 建党伟业 Su Xuelin 2012 Be a Mother 母语 Li Yan 2012 The Last Supper 王的盛宴 Lü Zhi 2015 Ulterior Motive 别有动机 Ye Shuang 2016 Who Sleeps My Bro 睡在我上铺的兄弟 Xu Meixin 2018 Miss Puff 泡芙小姐 Cameo Super App 超级APP Rita also producer Ex Plan 前任局中局 Chen Wen My Neighbor Totoro 龙猫 Mother China version voice dubbed2019 Mao Zedong 1949 决胜时刻 Soong Ching-ling 2019 Sweet Princess 甜心格格 Empress Dowager Cixi 2021 Raging Fire 怒火 Anna Lam
Television series Year English title Chinese title Role Notes/ 1999 推新人的故事 Xiaoyu 2000 信仰 Hong Rong 2000 不共戴天 Du Juan 2000 嫁个好男人 Xing Dan 2001 Love Legend of the Tang Dynasty 大唐情史 Wu Meiniang 2001 火凤凰 Tong Shanshan 2003 My Fair Princess III还珠格格III Chen Zhihua 2003 青天衙门 Consort Liang Cameo 2004 My Date with a Vampire III我和僵尸有个约会3 Ngok Ngan-ping 2004 铁血莲花 Shuigu / Shen Shuilian 2004 龙票 Runyu 2005 Wind and Cloud 2风云II Yu Chuchu 2005 The Legend of Hero中华英雄 Mu Xiuluo 2006 Primacy Teahouse 第一茶庄 Shen Yuqi 2006 护花奇缘 Guan Qingqing 2006 芙蓉花开 Lan Xiaowei / Lan Furong 2006 我家不打烊 Miaomiao 2006 老鼠爱大米 Xiaowen / Xu Wei Cameo 2007 Dreams Link又见一帘幽梦 Wang Lüping 2007 Embroiderer Lan Xin绣娘兰馨 Shen Lanxin 2008 Love in the Forlorn City伤城之恋 Zhou Yuqing 2009 Three Black Triangles黑三角 Cheng Suzhen 2009 Mysterious House 滴血深宅 Bai Yulan 2009 Red Electric Wave红色电波 Xin Qing 2010 Erroneous True Love真情错爱 Ye Jin 2010 Mama I Love You妈妈我爱你 Yue Juni Cameo 2011 A Perfect Husband完美丈夫 Wang Yan 2011 New My Fair Princess新还珠格格 Du Xueyin Cameo 2011 Legend of Fan Liwa大唐女将樊梨花 Fan Lihua 2012 King's War楚汉传奇 Lü Zhi 2013 Red Dust滚滚红尘 Gu Haitang 2013The Girls 2女人帮·妞儿AnniCameo2013Destiny by Love非缘勿扰Liu Lin 2014Song of Vengeance唱战记Luo Yan2014The Romance of the Condor Heroes神雕侠侣Hexiang Cameo2016Who Sleeps My Bro睡在我上铺的兄弟Xu Meixin 2016 Let's Fall in Love 咱们相爱吧 Cai Chun'ni 2018 Story of Yanxi Palace延禧攻略 Fuca Rongyin 2019 The Brightest Star in the Sky夜空中最闪亮的星 Fang Yiran Guest appearance 2020 We Are All Alone 怪你过分美丽 Mo Xiangwan2020 The Eight民初奇人传 Jin Xiuniang 2021 The Rational Life 理智派生活 Shen Ruoxin People's Property 人民的财产 Fan Jiahui Post-production2022 Legacy 传家 Yi Zhongling Post-production 2023Stand or Fall闪耀的她Guan Wen 2024 For the Young Ones 九部的检察官 Du Ziyu 2025Watch Your Back黄雀Li Xiaolian成家Qin TianyueTBA Love and Passion 萬水千山總是情 Zhuang Mengdie Post-productionTBADr. Tang關於唐醫生的一切Tang JiayuFilmingTBAThe Gate of Renewal云襄传Su HuairouGuest appearanceTBA The Assassin 隐娘 Ning Jinghai
Discography Year English title Chinese title Co-singer(s) Notes 2006 忘情 Eric Huang ending theme song of Primacy Teahouse 2007 人在旅途 Bao Jianfeng, Nie Yuan 2007 滑出精采 Yin Xiaotian, Aduo, Qiusi, Jimmy Wong, Shen Renjie, Jing Gangshan, Cheng Xianjun theme song of Mingxing Da Lianbing () 2007 "Wrong" 错 insert song from Dreams Link 2007 "Dreams Link" 又见一帘幽梦 theme song of Dreams Link2012 "Red Dust" 滚滚红尘 theme song of Red Dust2013"One Shoulder Separation"一肩之隔theme song of Destiny by Love 2014 "Starlight on the Rooftop" 屋顶上的星光 insert song from Song of Vengeance 2014 硬仗 Xie Binbin 2014 "Only Want to Love You"只想爱你 2014"Bring Me Away"带我走 2018"Sound of the Falling Snow" 雪落下的声音 insert song from Story of Yanxi Palace2020"I Do" 我愿意 promotional song from We Are All Alone
Awards and nominations YearAwardCategoryNominated workResult 2008Golden Eagle AwardsBest Performance by an ActressDreams Link2011Huading AwardsBest New ActressBest Actress in A Period DramaMysterious HouseChina Image Film FestivalMost Promising ActressBe a Mother2013Asian Film AwardsBest Supporting ActressThe Last Supper2018Golden Seagull International New Media Film WeekBest ActressStory of Yanxi Palace 5th The Actors of China Award CeremonyBest Actress (Web Series)Chinese American Film FestivalActress of the YearIqiyi TV and Movie AwardsBest Screen PerformanceHuading AwardsBest Supporting Actress2019China Canada Television FestivalBest Actress
References
External links
Qin Lan at hkmdb.com