Yang Zishan (, born 6 November 1986) is a Chinese actress. She is known for her breakout role in the film So Young, which won her the Huabiao Award for Outstanding New Actress and the Best Actress awards at the 5th China Image Film Festival and the 5th International Chinese Film Festival. Her outstanding performance in So Young also earned her nominations for best actress for the Golden Rooster Award, the Hundred Flowers Award, and at the Asia-Pacific Film Festival. In 2015, she won the Best Actress Award at the Shanghai International Film Festival for her performance in 20 Once Again. In 2016, her film One Night Only premiered at the 19th Shanghai International Film Festival. In 2017, She starred in Walking Past the Future, the only Chinese film to be nominated for the Un Certain Regard at the 2017 Cannes Film Festival, and the science fiction thriller Battle of Memories. In 2018, she starred in Till the End of the World, the first film in history to shoot in Antarctica. In 2020, her film Wuhai premiered at the 68th San Sebastian Film Festival where it competed for the Golden Shell. In 2021, her film Ripples of Life premiered at the 2021 Cannes Film Festival. In 2023, Yang Zishan was appointed the Jury Member of the 25th Shanghai International Film Festival Golden Goblet Award. In 2024, Yang Zishan was appointed the International Jury Member to the 14th Beijing International Film Festival. In 2025, her film Deep in the Mountains premiered at the 15th Beijing International Film Festival where it competed for the Tiantan Award.
Filmography Film Year English title Chinese title Role Notes2010 Close to You 近在咫尺的爱恋 Ding Xiaoling In Case of Love 街角的小王子 Liangliang 2011 Lovesick 恋爱恐慌症 Coco 2013 So Young 致我们终将逝去的青春 Zheng Wei 2014 Girls 闺蜜 Xiao Mei 2015 The Unbearable Lightness of Inspector Fan 暴走神探 Song Xiaoqiao 20 Once Again 重返20岁 Meng Lijun Zhong Kui: Snow Girl and the Dark Crystal 钟馗伏魔：雪妖魔灵 Zhong Ling Surprise 万万没想到：西游篇Su Xiaomei Legend of a Rabbit: The Martial of Fire 兔侠之青黎传说 Bai Lan Voice role 2016 One Night Only 天亮之前 MomoPremiered at the 19th Shanghai International Film Festival2017 Battle of Memories 記憶大師 Chen Shanshan Walking Past the Future 路过未来Yang Yaoting Also executive producer; premiered at the 2017 Cannes Film Festival; released in 2018 2018 Till the End of the World 南极之恋Jing Ruyi The first film in history to shoot in Antarctica2019 Adoring 宠爱 Qu Feifei Beautiful Guy 嗨！美男子 Post-production2020 Wu Hai 乌海 Miao Wei Premiered at the 68th San Sebastian Film Festival; released in 2021 Angel in White 战疫天使 Post-production2021 Ripples of Life 永安镇故事集Chen Chen Premiered at the 2021 Cannes Film Festival; released in 2023 Our New Life 我们的新生活 Xiao Li 2022 National Mission 国家任务 Post-production 2023 The Sand Murmurs 沙海之门 Bai Zhu Post-production2025 Deep in the Mountains如意饭店Yan Xue Premiered at the 15th Beijing International Film Festival
Television series Year English title Chinese title Role Notes2011 Female Zodiac Stories 发现生活新味Li Xiaoting 2012 Gentle Mercy 溫柔的慈悲Fan Aiqun 2013 One and Eight 一个和八个 Man Niu 2014 Our Youth in 1977 我们的青春1977 Chi Qiuyue 2016 Happy MiTan 欢喜密探 Mysterious girlCameo 2017 Wild Rose 红蔷薇 Xia Yuzhu 2018 Long Time No See 好久不见 Hua Duoduo Moonshine and Valentine 结爱·千岁大人的初恋 Princess Xiyan CameoNever Gone 原来你还在这里Su Yunjin 2020 A Murderous Affair in Horizon Tower 摩天大楼 Yang Ruisen 2021 The Lion's Secret 赖猫的狮子倒影 Mu Wanqing 2022Two Conjectures About Marriage 婚姻的两种猜想 Shen Mingbao 2022Our Times 我们这十年 A Xiang 2024The Swimsuit Saga 乘风踏浪 Luo Hong 2024City of the City 城中之城 Shen Jing TBAThings Being Hidden隐瞒之事
Discography Year English title Chinese title Album Notes 2019 "20 Once Again" 重返20岁 20 Once Again OST 2019 "Adoring" 宠爱 Adoring OST
Personal life Yang married actor Matt Wu in 2015. They met while starring in 7-minute romantic drama in Taiwan as part of the 2011 web series Female Zodiac Stories.
Awards and nominations Year Award Category Nominated work Result2013 The 29th Golden Rooster AwardBest Actress So young The 56th Asia-Pacific Film FestivalBest Actress The 15th Huabiao AwardOutstanding New Actress The 15th Huabiao AwardOutstanding Actress The 5th China Image Film FestivalBest Actress The 5th International Chinese Film Festival Best Actress The 1st China International Film Festival LondonBest New Actress The 8th Chinese Young Generation Film ForumNew actress of the year The 6th Top Chinese Music Chart Breakthrough New Artist AwardsBest New Film Actress of the Year The 4th LETV Film AwardsInfluential Film Actress of the Year 2014 The 32nd Hundred Flowers AwardBest Actress The 21st Beijing University Student Film FestivalBest Actress 5th China Film Director's Guild AwardActress of the Year The 14th Chinese Film Media AwardsMost Anticipated Actress 2014 Youth's Choice Annual CeremonyFavorite Movie Actress Girls 2015 The 15th Chinese Film Media AwardsMost Anticipated Actress The 18th Shanghai International Film FestivalBest Actress 20 Once Again The 22nd Beijing University Student Film FestivalBest Actress 2016 The 6th Douban Film Awards 2016Best Actress The 16th Chinese Film Media AwardsMost Anticipated Actress The 16th Chinese Film Media AwardsBest Actress 2017 The 16th China Film Academy AwardsAcademy Award 2018 The 21st Shanghai International Film FestivalPress Prize for Most Attractive Actress Walking Past the Future 2019 2019 Television Series of China Quality CeremonyMost Captivating Actress of the Year Long time no see 2021 The 8th Wenrong AwardsBest Film Actress Our New Life
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