Ye Qing (; born 13 November 1988) is a Chinese actress. She rose to fame after portraying Yu Tan in the television series historical television series Scarlet Heart (2011), which enjoyed the highest ratings in mainland China. Her film breakthrough came in 2014 with her performance as Zhang Yan in the wuxia film Brotherhood of Blades, for which she won the Best Newcomer at the Chinese Australia International Film Festival and was nominated for the Best Newcomer at the 22nd Beijing College Student Film Festival.
Early life and education Ye was born on November 13, 1988, in Yakeshi, Inner Mongolia, China. She graduated from Beijing Film Academy.
Acting career Ye Qing's first film role was an undergraduate of Jiangsu University in the biographical film Love Angel (2009). Following this, she appeared in numerous roles in other films, including One Wrong Step (2011), Love on that Day (2011), and My Family (2013).
She gained fame for her supporting role as Yu Tan in the historical television series Scarlet Heart (2011), adapted from Tong Hua's novel of the same title.
In 2012, she had a key supporting role in Xuan-Yuan Sword: Scar of Sky, a fantasy wuxia drama. That same year, she also appeared in other television series, including anthology romance drama Refresh 3+7 and romance series Conspiracy of Love.
Ye was cast as the female lead in the wuxia film Man of Tai Chi (2013), She then co-starred in the action film Urban Games.
In 2014, she played a supporting role in Scarlet Heart 2, the modern sequel to Scarlet Heart. She also starred in the wuxia film Brotherhood of Blades. She was nominated for the Best Newcomer at the 22nd Beijing College Student Film Festival and won the Best Newcomer at the China Australia International Film Festival.
Ye had a supporting role in romance drama Woman on the Breadfruit Tree (2015).
In 2016, Ye co-starred in fantasy wuxia drama Chinese Paladin 5. She then appeared in historical series Princess Jieyou as Feng Liao, a politician and diplomat in the Western Han dynasty. That same year, she featured in romance comedy film My Best Friend's Wedding, and Oxide Pang's war film My War.
Ye appeared in the romantic television series Love & Life & Lie (2017). She made a guest appearance on Midnight Diner. Ye joined the main cast of The Starry Night, the Starry Sea II as Ming Zhu, a blind girl of the owner of the teahouse. She then featured in romance drama Across the Ocean to See You.
In 2018, Ye starred in the suspense web drama Romantic Detective.
In 2019, Ye starred in the crime drama Your Secret, and historical mystery drama Under The Power.
Filmography Film Year English title Chinese title Role Notes 2009 Love Angel Ding Yulan 2011 One Wrong Step Gu Xiaoyu Love on that Day Xiao Ya 2013 My Family Yu Xiaoshuang Man of Tai Chi Qing Xia Deep Love Xiao Chen Urban Games Zhang Xiaozhuo 2014 Brotherhood of Blades Zhang Yan 2015 Mr. Six 2016 My Best Friend's Wedding Ma Li My War Wang Wenjun 2017 A girl 2018Perfect-Lover.com 2020Back to the Wharf Jiang Fan
Television series Year English title Chinese title Role Notes 2011 Scarlet Heart Yu Tan 2012 Xuan-Yuan Sword: Scar of Sky Ru Yan Refresh 3+7 Xiao Mei Conspiracy of Love Ye Zhifan 2014 Scarlet Heart 2 Meng Xinyi 2015 Woman on the Breadfruit Tree Ge Mi'er 2016 Princess Jieyou Feng Liao Chinese Paladin 5 Yu Shang 2017 Love & Life & Lie Ji Zhizhen Across the Ocean to See You Tang Guoguo Midnight Diner Mingming The Starry Night, The Starry Sea II Ming Zhu 2018 Beauties in the Closet恰逢姐妹花正开Beauty Fang CaoCameo Romantic Detective Chen Xi 2019 Your Secret我知道你的秘密 Gu ChuUnder The Power Shangguan Xi 2020Wu Xin: The Monster Killer III 无心法师III Xue Niang If There Is No Tomorrow 我是余欢水 2021To Be With You 约定 Su Ting {Nian Ye Fan} Novoland: Pearl Eclipse斛珠夫人Zhu Linglang2023Rising With the Wind我要逆风去Song Zhi TBA Lie Jin Feng Bao Agarwood Like Crumbs沉香如屑Ying DengIncomparable Beauty无与伦比的美丽Su Yi 2025Justifiable Defense正当防卫Jiang Ting
Awards Year Award Category Work Result Notes 2015 China Australia International Film Festival Best Newcomer Brotherhood of Blades 22nd Beijing College Student Film Festival Best Newcomer 202516th Macao International Television FestivalBest Supporting ActressJustifiable Defense
References
External links
Ye Qing on Chinesemov