Yang Mi

}} Yang Mi (, born 12 September 1986), also known as Mini Yang, is a Chinese actress and singer. She began her career as a child actress in ''Tang Ming Huang'' (1990) and transitioned to adult roles in the 2000s, gaining recognition with ''Wang Zhaojun'' (2007), which earned her a Best Actress nomination at the 24th China TV Golden Eagle Awards. She further rose to prominence with supporting roles in ''The Return of the Condor Heroes'' (2006) and ''Chinese Paladin 3'' (2009).

Yang's breakthrough came with the time-travel drama ''Palace'' (2011), which brought her widespread popularity and several award nominations. Her roles in ''Ru Yi'' (2011) and ''Beauty World'' (2012) brought her additional Huading Awards nominations for Best Actress. She went on to star in hit series such as ''Beijing Love Story'' (2012), ''Swords of Legends'' (2014), ''The Interpreter'' (2016), ''Eternal Love'' (2017), and ''Legend of Fuyao'' (2018). More recently, she headlined ''Novoland: Pearl Eclipse'' (2021) and ''In the Name of the Brother'' (2024), the latter of which was nominated for Best Series Drama at the Seoul International Drama Awards.

In film, Yang gained popularity with ''Mysterious Island'' (2011) and starred in the commercially successful ''Tiny Times series'' (2013–2015). She won Best Actress at the 50th WorldFest-Houston International Film Festival for ''Reset'' (2017), and received critical acclaim for ''Baby'' (2018), which was screened at the Toronto International Film Festival and 66th San Sebastián International Film Festival, receiving a nomination for the Silver Shell for Best Actress in the latter.

Recognized as one of China's New Four Dan Actresses by Tencent in 2009 and by ''Southern Metropolis Entertainment Weekly'' in 2013 respectively, Yang ranked as China's top celebrity for advertising and commercial value as of June 2024, according to Statista. Provided by Wikipedia