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 Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest 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 3D Sex and Zen: Extreme Ecstasy, 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 2010 Home Run《回家的路》《疯狂直播秀》Marry 2011 3D Sex and Zen: Extreme Ecstasy 《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 2013Adolescent Hormone 《青春荷尔蒙》Cui Na 2013The Mobile Young Ages《行走的青春》You Mei 2013Lost: Room Escape《迷魂之密室逃脱》Lu Qi 2014Long's Story 《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 2017 Fight 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 Sources:Lan Yan at douban.comLan Yan at chinesemov.com
Television Year English title Chinese title Role Notes 2004Hosenrolle《反串》Xiao Zhang 2005Legend: Fantasy Yin and Shang Dynasties 《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 2008 Phantom of the Fog City 《雾都魅影》Yu Ruotong 2008 Sofia's Diary China 《苏菲日记2》 Li Beibei 2009 Diamond Family 《钻石豪门》Yu Aimei 2010Housekeeper 《大管家/暗战金陵》He Xingfang 2011 The Seventh Fairy 《天地姻缘七仙女》Eldest fairy Honger 2012 Secret History of Princess Taiping 《太平公主秘史》 Empress Wang 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》 Consort Chen 2013Diao Si Man 2《屌丝男士2》Diors goddess 2015 Female Bodyguard of Song Dynasty《龙汇镖局之大宋女镖师》Ou Yang Ruonan 2015 Firm of Couterattack 《配角逆袭事务所》Daji 2019 Chong Er's Preach 《重耳傳奇》Jia Ji 2020 Firm of Couterattack 《巫蠱筆記》He Nai Sources:
References
External links