Yang Caiyu

Yang Caiyu (Chinese: 杨采钰; pinyin: Yáng Cǎiyù; born 28 September 1992) is a Thai Chinese actress. She made her acting debut in the short film Boy's Dairy (2012), and has since gone on to appear in numerous film titles such as Love in the 1980s (2015), Youth (2017) and Don't Forget Your Original Heart (2018).[4]

In this Chinese name, the family name is Yang.
Yang Caiyu
杨采钰
Born (1992-09-28) September 28, 1992
Wuhan, Hubei, China
Other namesOraphan Saithong
Citizenship Thailand[N 1]
Alma materBeijing Film Academy
Occupation(s)Actress, Singer
Years active2012–present
Height168 cm (5 ft 6 in)
Spouse
Chen Jinfei
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(m. 2019)​

Early life and education

Born in 1992, Yang attended a kindergarten in Wuhan before moving to Shenzhen, where she finished fifth grade and skipped directly to junior high school. In the second year of junior high school, she was one of the city's top three students and the only one in her whole grade. In March 2007, she served as the host of the 2nd National Primary and Secondary School Art Exhibition and Awards Gala finals hosted by the Ministry of Education.[5][6][7][8]

After graduating from junior high school, she moved to the United States where she continued with her high school education. In 2011, Yang was accepted to the University of Southern California, Boston University and other five universities in the United States for major in media, but chose to return to China where she applied for admission as a foreign candidate at the Beijing Film Academy. She was successfully admitted to the Performance Department and actress Zhou Dongyu was in her same class. During her time at the Beijing Film Academy, she served as a freshman class representative of the Performance Department and bilingual host of the 10th Beijing Film Academy International Student Film Festival in 2011.[9][10]

After she graduated from Beijing Film Academy in 2017, Yang received an offer of admission from Columbia University for MFA, making her the third Chinese candidate to receive admission at the MFA program in Columbia University. But she declined the admission in order to pursue her acting career.[11]

Career

In 2003, she sang the ending song of the Chinese animated series The Legend of Nezha. In 2012, she made her acting debut in the short film Boy's Diary, a promotional short film for Peking University and in TV drama Code of Youth. In 2013, Yang starred alongside Scott Adkins and Dolph Lundgren in the 3-D movie Legendary.[12][13][14][15]

In 2015, she starred in the romance film Love in the 1980s, which was directed Huo Jianqi. In the film, she played the role of Cheng Liwen. The film was nominated in the 18th Shanghai International Film Festival. In 2017, she starred in the mystery thriller film Edge of Innocence and on the same year, she starred in the film Youth, which was directed by Feng Xiaogang and written by Yan Geling. In the film, she played the role of Lin Dingding and for her performance, she received the Best Supporting Actress Award at the first Marianas International Film Festival in Saipan.[16][17][18]

In 2018, she starred alongside Li Chen and Wang Qianyuan in the adventure suspense TV drama Seven Days. In 2020, she starred in the film Only Cloud Knows, which was also directed by Feng Xiaogang.[19][20]

In 2021, she starred in a series of short dramas Faith Makes Great, which was made by the National Radio and Television Administration to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China. On the same year, for her performance in the TV drama Like a Flowing River 2, she was nominated for Best Actress in a Chinese Contemporary TV Drama at the 32nd Huading Awards.[21]

Personal life

On 6 July 2017, Yang publicly revealed that she was in a relationship with businessman Chen Jinfei, the CEO of Beijing Tongchan Investment Group and Hongxing Entertainment Media Investment Co., Ltd, and is 30 years older than her. Chen was also the member of the 9th and 10th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference. He is also the godfather of Chinese actress Liu Yifei.[22][23][24][25]

On 18 December 2019, some Chinese news outlets broke the news that Yang and Chen were married. When enquired Yang for confirmation of the news, she did not respond, while Chen did not deny the news and at the same time stated that "there is no need to respond to this, it is just a matter of her own life".[26]

Filmography

Films

Television
  • Happy Camp (1997) - Herself (Episode No. 1008)
  • Day Day Up (2008) - Herself (Episode No. 681)
  • Code of Youth (2012) - Ouyang Keyi
  • Twenty-Four Hours (2018) - Herself (Season 3, Episode No. 6 & 7)
  • Seven Days (2019) - Jenny
  • Truth! Flowers and Everything (2019) - Herself
  • Sniper (2020) - Ouyang Xiangling
  • Like a Flowing River 2 (2020) - Liang Sishen
  • Faith Makes Great (2021) - Ge Lan
  • Ode to Joy 3 (2022) - Fang Zhiheng
  • Like a Flowing River 3 (2023) - Liang Sishen
  • Ode to Joy 4 - Fang Zhiheng (2023)
  • Ode to Joy 5 - Fang Zhiheng (TBA)

References

Notes
  1. Although her nationality remains unclear, most of the Chinese media sources state that she was born to a Thai father and Chinese mother. When she applied for admission at the Beijing Film Academy, she applied as a foreign candidate.[1][2] China's nationality laws do not recognize dual nationality.[3]

Citations
  1. "《欢乐颂3》开播惹争议，未标注杨采钰国籍，窦骁被标加拿大籍". Sohu. 2022-08-13. Retrieved 2023-05-14.
  2. "网传杨采钰是中泰混血富二代，那她为何还爱上大她30岁的陈金飞？". 163.com. 2022-04-09. Retrieved 2023-05-14.
  3. "Nationality Law of the People's Republic of China" (PDF). China.org.cn (French Embassy in China). Retrieved May 14, 2023. Article 3 The People's Republic of China does not recognize dual nationality for any Chinese national ... Article 9 Any Chinese national who has settled abrod and who has been naturalized as a foreign national or has acquired foreign nationality of his own free will shall automatically lose Chinese nationality.
  4. "杨采钰 Ora". Douban. Retrieved May 30, 2022.
  5. "两次合作大导却只拍虐心戏 黄轩其实特别想演喜剧". China News. 2019-12-09. Retrieved May 30, 2022.
  6. "杨采钰亮相主演新片武汉路演 遇老乡献拥抱". 163.com. 2019-12-09. Retrieved May 30, 2022.
  7. "杨采钰：只想踏踏实实做个合格的演员". Beijing News FUN Entertainment. 2019-12-27. Retrieved May 30, 2022.
  8. "19岁被美国5所名校录取，毅然回国考北影，因《芳华》一炮而红". 163.com. 2018-01-23. Retrieved May 30, 2022.
  9. "杨采钰疑似与陈金飞情变，如果没有了陈金飞，她还能走多远?". Sohu. 2022-08-28. Retrieved 2022-12-23.
  10. "被王凯怒怼"收起你那套美国人的傲慢"的杨采钰：14岁赴美留学，口语水平逆天，还拒绝了USC、BU、哥大offer？". zhishiq.com. 2021-01-20. Retrieved May 30, 2022.
  11. "杨采钰自曝学历:第三个被哥大戏剧系录取的中国人". 163.com. 2018-01-28. Retrieved May 30, 2022.
  12. "It turns out that the beautiful and tall Yang Caiyu is the original singer of the song "Young Hero Little Nezha"". INF News. Retrieved May 30, 2022.
  13. "28岁杨采钰，颜值美丽身材有料，这位女神也太美了！". 163.com. 2021-02-28. Retrieved May 30, 2022.
  14. "Legendary: Tomb of the Dragon (2013)". Trakt. Retrieved May 30, 2022.
  15. "《青春守则》全部启用新人类 片酬比重全国最低". Sohu. 2012-07-26. Retrieved May 30, 2022.
  16. Xu, Fan (2015-09-17). "Business leaders savor film set in romantic era". China Daily. Retrieved May 30, 2022.
  17. "Edge of Innocence". Film Affinity. Retrieved May 30, 2022.
  18. Cabrera, Bea (2017-12-11). "Youth is Best Picture at MIFF". Saipan Tribune. Retrieved May 30, 2022.
  19. "Seven Days (2017)". Drama Panda. Retrieved May 30, 2022.
  20. "杨采钰《只有芸知道》定档 12月20日读懂罗芸的心事". Qianlong. 2019-10-23. Retrieved May 30, 2022.
  21. "第32届华鼎奖提名名单出炉，《觉醒年代》《山海情》提名领跑". Huading Award. 2021-02-12. Retrieved May 30, 2022.
  22. Duan, Noël (2017-11-30). "Disney's new Mulan actress Liu Yifei is as famous as Emma Watson". Quartz. Retrieved 2022-11-21.
  23. "中 신인배우 '양차이위' 30살 연상과 열애…송승헌 대륙여신 유역비의 '대부'". g-enews.com. 2018-09-07. Retrieved May 30, 2022.
  24. "China's 100 Richest Business People - (12) Chen Jinfei". Forbes Asia. 2001-11-12. Retrieved May 30, 2022.
  25. Rosenthal, Elizabeth (1999-03-15). "Capitalists to Be Granted Official Status in Communist China". The New York Times. Retrieved May 30, 2022.
  26. "杨采钰陈金飞领证了？男方：这是我们生活上的事". Sohu. 2019-12-20. Retrieved May 30, 2022.
  27. "《魔兽》主演加盟中美合拍科幻片《重力反转》". 163.com. 2016-05-14. Retrieved December 23, 2021.


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