Deng Jiajia (; born 17 May 1983) is a Chinese actress.
Deng is noted for playing Tang Youyou in the sitcom television series IPartment, which enjoyed the highest ratings in China when it was broadcast.
Early life Deng was born in a military family in Neijiang, Sichuan on May 17, 1983. Her father is good at singing and dancing, thus inspiring Deng from an early age to be a star. At the age of four, Deng sang and danced on the Spring Festival evening party of Neijiang city. Deng started learning using electronic organ by age six. Deng became the student in charge of entertainment in her class during her school-days.
Deng began her career by attending the reality show Holiday Story () when she was a senior high school student, she won the championship.
Deng received a Bachelor of Literature with a major in performing arts from the Communication University of China in 2005.
Acting career Deng began her career by appearing in small roles in several wuxia television series, such as Ode to Gallantry, Chinese Paladin and The Legend of Chu Liuxiang.
In 2011, Deng rose to fame for her role in IPartment 2, which was one of the most watched ones in mainland China in that year. Deng also filmed in a number of successful sequels to IPartment.
In 2013, Deng starred in Silent Witness, a crime thriller film; and received critical acclaim for her performance. She won the Best Supporting Actress awards at the Hundred Flowers Awards and Golden Rooster Awards.
In 2018, Deng starred in the critically acclaimed crime drama Burning Ice.
In 2019, Deng starred in the historical drama Empress of the Ming, portraying Hu Shanxiang. For her role as Hu Shanxiang, she was nominated as a Best Actress in a Supporting role for the 2020 Magnolia Awards.
Filmography Film Year English title Chinese title Role Notes/ 2007 Yun 2008 Xiaoyu Almost Perfect Nangong Yan 2009 The Message Cameo Visitors From The Sui Dynasty Zhu Xiaoxiao Panda Express A Hao 2010 The Double Life Dongfang Ying Don Quixote Cameo 2011 I Phone You Cameo 2012 Any Other Side Xiaolu The Story of Shanghai Fang Yao Double Trouble Jing Wen 2013 Seven Days Before the Break Up Yo Yo Mysterious Island 2 Zhou Qing/ Zhou Xi Sweet Summer Love Su Jialin Silent Witness Lin Mengmeng 2016 Lost in White Wuxue Foolish Plan An Jing 2018 Chosen Tao Lu Love Apartment Tang Youyou 2021 Be Somebody Su Mengdie 2024To Gather Around胜券在握Fangfang TBA God of Practice
Television series Year English title Chinese title Role Notes/ 2002 Ode to Gallantry Shi Jian 2005 Chinese Paladin Du'niangzi 2007 The Legend of Chu Liuxiang Zhangsun Hong/ Yun Zhu 2008 Luo Maoli 2009 Go Around the World Mao Yanyan Four Women Conflict Kuang Chunni 2010 Romance of the Western Chamber Hongniang Infernal Lover Hua'er 2011 iPartment 2 Tang Youyou Family Property Li Muzi 2012 IPartment 3 Tang Youyou 2013 Zuo Zuo Romantic Kitchen Shui Ruobing Liao Zhai New Compilation Yun Lei 2014 iPartment 4 Tang Youyou Where is Happiness Mi Duo Winter Flowers Lan Suxin 2015 Think Before You Marry Man Yi 2016 Edge of Happiness Su Xiaoxiao Fury Hero Guan Shuang 2017 Burning Ice Zhu Huiru With Elite Wei Jing 2019 Empress of the Ming Hu Shanxiang 2020 My Dearest Zhen Jie Hunting Yu Xiaohui 2021New Generation: Bomb Disposal Expert Bai Yan2022回廊亭Jiang Yuanxing2022Babe通天塔Cui Shan2022致勇敢的你An Yu2023灿烂的转身An Ning2024Frozen Surface黑土无言Wang Ping TBA Love Express Lin Xiaohe Player Zhou Zhishu Hui Lang Ting Jiang Yuanxing Babel Cui Shan
Awards and nominations Year Event Category Nominated work Result 202026th Shanghai Television Festival Best Supporting Actress Empress of the Ming 20207th The Actors of China AwardsBest Actress (Sapphire)
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