Huang Wei (; born 1964) is a Chinese actress and TV host for the China Central Television (CCTV).
Biography Huang was born in 1964 in Beijing, to a family of senior intellectuals. Her father worked in diplomatic field and her mother was a teacher. In her early years, she studied at Beijing No. 5 High School and later entered the Broadcasting Department of the Beijing Broadcasting Institute (now Communication University of China). Following her graduation in 1987, Huang was assigned as a TV host with the China Central Television (CCTV). She is married to Yu Jingshun and the couple have a daughter.
As TV host with CCTV, she hosted youth program Between Heaven and Earth, legal program Social Latitude and Longitude and service program Walking With You. In 1996, he began hosting a program Sunset Red. In 1998, her first acting role was in the movie Mrs. Li Zhifan. In the movie, she was cast as Deng Yingchao, the wife of the first Premier of the People's Republic of China Zhou Enlai. From then on, she was cast as Deng in several Chinese historical movies and TV shows such as Founding Leader Mao Zedong (1999), The Long March (2001), Ode to Yan'an (2004), The Founding of a Republic (2009), Mao Zedong (2013), A New World (2018), and Diplomatic Storm (2019), portraying her for over 20 years and the role she portrayed for most of her entertainment career.
In 2020, she produced an eight-episode show Leling Changxiang (joyful singing in old age), which featured 32 choirs with approximately 2000 senior singers performing on CCTV. The concept for the show originated when she read an article about the best exercises for health, which highlighted singing as particularly beneficial for the elderly. The article noted that singing promotes happiness, potentially extending their lifespan. In the 2021 historical drama Striking the Water, she was cast as Yang Zhende, the mother of Deng Yingchao, which became her first different role.
Filmography +Key Denotes works that have not yet been released
Film YearEnglish title Chinese title Role Notes/ 1998 Mrs. Li Zhifan 李知凡太太Deng Yingchao 2000 To Be with You Forever 相伴永远Deng Yingchao 2009 Founding of a Republic 建国大业Deng Yingchao 2011 The Big Picture 大格局Deng Yingchao 2012 Zhou Enlai Returned to Yan'an 周恩来回延安Deng Yingchao 2019 Mao Zedong 1949 决胜时刻Deng Yingchao
Television Year English title Chinese title Role Notes/ 1999 Founding Leader Mao Zedong 开国领袖毛泽东Deng Yingchao 2000 Sunrise in the East 日出东方 Deng Yingchao 2001 Deng Xiaoping in 1925 邓小平在1925年 Deng Yingchao The Long March 长征 Deng Yingchao 2003 Ode to Yan'an 延安颂 Deng Yingchao 2006 General Chen Gang 陈赓大将 Deng Yingchao 2007 Zhou Enlai in Chongqing 周恩来在重庆 Deng Yingchao 2009Liberation 解放 Deng Yingchao The East 东方 Deng Yingchao 2013 Mao Zedong 毛泽东 Deng Yingchao 2016 My Uncle Zhou Enlai 周恩来在重庆 Deng Yingchao 2018 Change The World 换了人间 Deng Yingchao 2019 Forever Comrades 永远的战友 Deng Yingchao Diplomatic Situation 外交风云 Deng Yingchao 2021 The Red Leaves of Xiangshan 香山叶正红 Deng Yingchao Striking the Water 中流击水 Yang Zhende 2024 Battle of Shangganling 上甘岭 Deng Yingchao TBA People's Premier Zhou Enlai 人民总理周恩来Deng Yingchao TBA Nanjing Negotiations 南京谈判Deng Yingchao
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