China has seen a growing number of outstanding new generation actresses with a booming entertainment industry. There are actresses whom we think are very talented, successful, beautiful, gorgeous, lovely, elegant and popular in the industry. These women are recognized for their achievements in film and TV, social influence, recognition, commercial value and potential to contribute to the film industry. Our Top 10 Actresses of China includes influential young actresses with large fan bases on social media platforms. Let’s check out the list of Top 10 Actress of China.
#1. Zhang Ziyi
She is a well-known Chinese model and actress who is also recognized as one of the “Four Dan” (most bankable) Actresses of the country. People know Ziyi for her appearances in the movies ‘Hero’, ‘Rush Hour 2’, ‘The Banquet’ and ‘House of Flying Daggers’. The actress received 12 different Best Actress awards for her work ‘The Grandmaster’ and became the most awarded actress for a single Chinese film.
Age – 42
Height – 1.65 m , 5.5 inc
Weight – 49.2kg
Movie name – Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon , Memoirs Of A Geisha , House of Flying Daggers , Rush Hour 2 , The Grandmaster , Hero , The Road Home , Legend Of The Black Scorpion
Birthday – 9 February 1979
Awards :-
| Beijing College Student Film Festival |
| Beijing International Film Festival |
| Changchun Film Festival |
| China Film Director’s Guild Awards |
| Chinese Film Media Awards |
| Golden Rooster Awards |
| Chunyan Awards |
| Golden Broom Awards |
| Golden Rooster Awards |
| Guangzhou Student Film Festival |
#2. Yang Mi
Born on 12 September, 1986; Yang Mi is a Chinese actress and singer who made acting debut in historical television series ‘Tang Ming Huang’. In 2017, she won the Best Actress award at the WorldFest Houston International Festival for her performance in ‘Reset.’
Age – 34
Height – 1.65 m , 5.5 inc
Weight – 90 k
Movie name – A Writer’s Odyssey , Once Upon a Time , Tiny Times , He Yi Sheng Xiao Mo , Fall in Love Like a Star , Mysterious Island , King of Beggars , The Witness
Birthday – 12 September 1986
Awards :-
| Forbes China Celebrity 100 |
| Huading Awards |
| Shanghai Television Festival |
| China Music Awards |
| Beijing Pop Music Awards |
| CCTV-MTV Music Awards |
| Migu Music Awards |
| China TV Golden Eagle Award |
| China International Film Festival London |
| Beijing International Film Festival |
#3. Fan Bingbing
She is one of the China’s highly paid and influential actresses and singers. Fan made TV debut in ‘My Fair Princess’ which was produced in Taiwan. She went for acting in movies and started her own production company under the banner of Fan Bingbing Studio. The actress was ranked on the top of the ‘50 Most Beautiful People in China’ and remained No. 1 in the ‘Forbes China Celebrity List’.
Age – 39
Height – 1.68 m , 5.6 inc
Weight – 58 kg
Movie name – Lost in Beijing . Lady of the Dynasty , Skiptrace , X-Men: Days of Future Past , Double Xposure , The White Haired Witch Of Lunar Kingdom
Birthday – 16 September 1981
Awards :-
| Hundred Flowers Awards |
| Huabiao Awards |
| Hundred Flowers Awards |
| Golden Rooster Awards |
| Chinese Film Media Awards |
| Golden Horse Awards |
| Huading Awards |
| Berlin Chinese Film Festival |
| Golden Screen Awards |
| China Film Director’s Guild Awards |
#4. Vicky Chen
Born on 10 August, 2003; Vicky Chen is well recognized by her stage name Wen Qi who is a Taiwanese actress. She won the Golden Horse Award for Best Supporting Actress in 2017 for the film The Bold, the Corrupt and the Beautiful. The actress became the youngest actress who was nominated for the Golden Horse Award for Best Leading Actress for the film Angels Wear White.
Age – 17
Height – N/A
Weight – N/A
Movie name – The Bold, the Corrupt and the Beautiful , Angels Wear White , The Liquidator , Blood of Youth , Somewhere Winter , For a Few Bullets , Fagara
Birthday – 10 August 2003
Awards :-
| Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival |
| Asian Film Critics Association Awards |
| China Film Director’s Guild Awards |
| Chinese Film (Ningbo·Cixi) Festival |
| Chinese Film Media Awards |
| Faro Island Film Festival |
| FEST International Film Festival |
| Golden Horse Film Festival |
| Guangzhou Student Film Festival |
#5. Tang Wei
She is a Chinese actress who started acting as Goalkeeper in the television series “Chinese Female Football” in 1998. She made her film debut in 2007 with the erotic period film “Lust, Caution”. Born on 7 October, 1979; Tang Wei is a popular face on social media platforms.
Age – 41
Height – 1.72 m , 5’8 inc
Weight – 56 kg
Movie name – Lust, Caution , Late Autumn , Finding Mr Right , Finding Mr Right 2 , Long Day’s Journey into Night , The Golden Era , Wonderland
Birthday – 7 October 1979
Awards :-
| BAFTA Awards |
| Alliance of Women Film Journalists |
| Asia Pacific Screen Awards |
| Asian Film Awards |
| Asian Film Critics Association Awards |
| Baek Sang Art Awards |
| Beijing Student Film Festival |
| Blue Dragon Awards |
| Chicago Film Critics Association Awards |
| Film Independent Spirit Awards |
#6. Zhou Dongyu
She is a Chinese actress who made her film debut in 2010 with the film “Under the Hawthorn Tree”. Known for her wonderful works in the industry, Zhou Dongyu is a wonderful Chinese on-screen actress.
Age – 29
Height – 1.60 m , 5.3 inc
Weight – N/A
Movie name – Better Days , Soul Mate 2016 , Under the Hawthorn Tree , This Is Not What I Expected , The Palace , The Thousand Faces of Dunjia
Birthday – 31 January 1992
Awards :-
| Academy Award of Beijing Film Academy |
| Asian Film Awards |
| Asian Film Critics Association Awards |
| Beijing Student Film Festival |
| China Film Critics Association Award |
| China Film Director’s Guild Awards |
| Chinese Film Media Awards |
| Faro Island Film Festival |
| Golden Horse Film Festival |
| Golden Rooster Awards |
#7. Zhao Liying
She is one of the popular Chinese TV and film actresses. Zhao is known as the most paid Chinese TV actress among others. The actress is well recognized for her good looks in the entertainment industry. She started acting career with a series named ‘Century Endless Love’ which was never broadcast. The actress slowly became one of the best Chinese TV actors of the present times and has been honored with several awards for her acting skills.
Age – 33
Height – 1.65 m , 5.5 inc
Weight – 43 kg
Movie name – The Monkey King 3 . Eternal Wave , Duckweed , Days of Our Own , The Rise of a Tomboy , Royal Treasure
Birthday – 16 October 1987
#8. Liu Yifei
The actress is widely known as Crystal Liu who is a Chinese model, actress and singer. Along with her acting skills, Liu has been famous for being one of the most beautiful actresses in China. The actress has acted in several TV programs, serials and movies and received the ‘Most Charismatic Actress’ award at the 22nd Hong Kong Society of Cinematographers Award ceremony.
Age – 33
Height – 1.70 m , 5.7 inc
Weight – 55 kg
Movie name – Mulan , The Return of the Condor Heroes , Once Upon a Time , Never Gone , The Forbidden Kingdom , The Third Way of Love , Chinese Paladin
Birthday – 25 August 1987
#9. Zhou Xun
She is one of the most critically and commercially successful Chinese actresses who has ruled the film and TV industry in China for over two decades. Zhou’s works include several successful national and international films and TV series. The actress dedicates herself in social service with recognitions including the first United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Goodwill Ambassador for China in 2008.
Age – 46
Height – 1.61 m , 5.3 inc
Weight – 48 kg
Movie name – Painted Skin , The Yin Yang Master , Painted Skin 2 , The Message , Flying Swords of Dragon Gate . Ming Ming , Legend Of The Black Scorpion
Birthday – 18 October 1974
#10. Dilraba
She is a Chinese actress, singer and model who became popular with the Chinese TV series ‘Diamond Lover’. She won the Audience’s Favorite Newcomer Award in 2015. Born on 3 June, 1992 in Urumqi, Xinjiang, China; the actress belongs to the Uyghur ethnic group. The actress is presently rumored to be in a relationship with the singer William Chan WaiTing but she has denied it and said that she isn’t currently dating anybody.
Age – 29
Height – 1.67 m , 5.6 inc
Weight – 52 kg
Movie name – Saga of Light , 21 Carats , Namiya , Once Upon a Time . Eternal Love , Fall in Love Like a Star , Legend of Sun and Moon
Birthday – 3 June 1992