Yuan Shanshan (, born 22 February 1987) also known as Mabel Yuan is a Chinese actress and singer. She is noted for her roles as in the Gong series: Palace II (2012) and Palace III (2013); as well as Swordsman (2013) and Jian Bing Man (2015).
Early life and education Yuan Shanshan was born in a wealthy and highly educated family, to civil servant parents, in Xiangcheng District of Xiangyang city, Hubei province on February 22, 1987. At the age of 6, she started to play the violin.
In 2005, she attended Beijing Film Academy from which she graduated in 2009.
Career Yuan made her acting debut in A House's Maid in 2010, and was praised by co-star Zhao Wenxuan for her performance.
Yuan Shanshan first came to the attention of the audience when she played a supporting role in the historical television series Qin Xianglian. Under her co-star Leanne Liu's recommendation, she then signed with Yu Zheng's Studio. After guest-starring in Palace, Yuan then got the role of Empress Xiaoshengxian in second installment of Yu Zheng's 'Gong' series; which propelled Yuan to fame and earned her a Breakthrough Improvement award.
Thereafter Yuan starred in several productions by Yu Zheng such as Beauty Without Tears (2012), the third installment of Yu Zheng's 'Beauty' series; Beauty of the Emperor (2012); Swordsman (2013), adapted from Jin Yong's wuxia novel The Smiling, Proud Wanderer; and Palace 3: The Lost Daughter (2014), the sequel of Palace II — all of the series were popular during their run and led to increased recognition for Yuan. She is also known for her role in the period romantic drama Love in Spring (2013). However despite her rising popularity, Yuan faced several backlash by haters on Weibo in regards to her miscast, as the role of Ren Yingying in Swordsman.
In 2015, Yuan starred in the superhero parody film Jian Bing Man, which was a box office success and broke ten million admissions. Yuan won the Most Powerful New Actress award at the Weibo Movie Awards Night. She next starred in the South Korean-Chinese romantic comedy film So I Married an Anti-fan and recorded a duet with her co-star Park Chan-yeol from boy band Exo. For the film, Yuan won the Most Popular Actress award at the Chinese American Film Festival.
Filmography Film Year English title Chinese title Role Notes/ 2008 Shangguan Yan The Secret of Quail-Roost Bo Mei The Secret of Quail-Roost 2 Bo Mei 2010 Lover Eternal Ji Anran 2014 One Day Su Xiaomei 2015 Jian Bing Man Du Xiaoxiao 2016 So I Married an Anti-fan Fang Miao Miao / Lee Geun-yeong 2017 Revenge for Love Tian Meng City of RockCameo2018Lobster Cop 2019Little Q Youthful China in the Headlines Short film
Television series Year English title Chinese title Role Notes/ 2009 My Fool Wife Lin Xiaoxiao 2010 A House's Maid Ju No.1 Xiaoxiang Road Jin Di The Vigilantes in Masks Bing Bing 2011 The Wild Duck Fang Tingting Palace Ru Bing Qin Xianglian Qin Xianglian Hidden Intentions Cui Shanshan 2012 Palace II Empress Xiaoshengxian Allure Snow Xu Jin Beauties of the Emperor Consort Yu, called by the name "Yu Miaoge" in this series In Love with Power Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang 2013 Swordsman Ren Yingying Happiness Radiates Xia Fei The Biography of Princess Shisan Princess Shisan Love in Spring Yao Xiaodie Crazy for Palace Concubine Xi Hunt Wolf Sun Xiaoyu 2014 Home with a Pregnant Woman Ni Hao Palace 3: The Lost Daughter Song Liancheng Cosmetology High Princess Yongning 2015 City of Angels Guan Shasha Murong Jin He Lan Tour Between Two Lovers Ye Lin The Nanny Man Lu Qing 2016 Love is So Beautiful Xu Xinlin 2017 Above the Clouds Jian Xi The Times We Had Lulu 2019 National Treasure's Extraordinary Journey Zhou Ruosi The Legendary Tavern CameoTBA Pursuit of True Love Mi Lulu Great Age Yao Gun Bei Jing Yi Nan New Face Wang Xiaoai A Land So Rich in Beauty Sha Ou
Discography Singles Year English title Chinese title Album Notes2012 "No Tears" Beauty Without Tears OST with Han Dong "Promise" "Song of Love Sickness" Palace II OST 2013 "Awakened" Swordsman OST"Love Me" "Love's Delivery" Love of Spring OST "I Have a Date With Spring" "Won't Complain" Palace 3: The Lost Daughter OST "Loneliness" 2015 "Stubborn" "End of Love" Furong Jin OST "New Student" theme song of Grade One Freshman 2016 "I Hate You" So I Married An Anti-fan OST with Park Chan-yeol "Having You is Enough"
Awards and nominations Year Nominated work Award Category Result 2016 So I Married An Anti-fan Chinese American Film Festival Most Popular Actress 2017"I Hate You"5th YinYueTai VChart Awards Best Collaboration (with Park Chanyeol)20196th The Actors of China Award Ceremony Best Actress (Emerald Category)National Treasure's Extraordinary Journey
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