Yin Tao (, born 6 December 1979) is a Chinese actress. In 2017, she became the third Chinese actress to win the "Grand Slam", after winning "Best Actress" at the three biggest Chinese-language television awards including the Feitian Award, the Golden Eagle Award and the Magnolia Award.
Biography Early life Born and raised in Chongqing, she attended Chongqing Art School in 1996. Her father was a literary soldier. Yin entered People's Liberation Army Arts College in 1999, majoring in drama, where she graduated in 2003. After graduation, Yin worked in People's Liberation Army Naval Song and Dance Troupe.
Acting career In 2002, Yin participated in her first stage play while still in college Wait for You in Paradise. Her performance was widely recognized, winning an array of trophies including the Golden Lion Award for Performance, the award for Excellent Performance at the 8th Cao Yu Drama Award, and the Best Leading Actress of the 5th Shanghai Magnolia Award.
Yin's subsequent performances in TV series The Sky of History, and Catching the Wrong Bus brought her into the limelight. She also won the Outstanding Actress Award at the 23rd Golden Eagle Awards for her performance as A-mei in Catching the Wrong Bus.
In 2007, Yin starred in the military romance drama Happiness As Flowers. She received a Flying Apsaras Award nomination for Best Actress.
In 2008, Yin starred in The Woman's Lifetime, and was nominated for the Best Actress Award at the 14th Shanghai Television Festival. She also as the torch bearer in the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games.
In 2009, she starred in two hit television series In a Land Far Faraway and The Prominent Clan. Both shows earned high ratings and won accolades from critics and TV viewers. The same year, Yin co-starred with Anthony Wong in the historical television series The Legend of Yang Guifei. Playing Yang Guifei, one of the Four Beauties of ancient China. Yin’s natural beauty and consummate acting skill demonstrated in this show pushed her acting career to a new level.
In 2010, she starred in historical drama The Firmament of The Pleiades, which became the first television series from China to be screened on Japan's NHK at prime time. Yin impressed viewers with her refined performance that the Japanese viewers have dubbed her "Chinese Aurora".
In 2011, Yin starred in the historical television series Secret History of Empress Wu, playing the titular role Wu Zetian. The drama received positive reviews.
In 2013, Yin won the Outstanding Actress Award at the 29th Flying Apsaras Awards for her roles in Family on the Go and The Love in Yan'an. That same year, Yin featured in action film Police Story 2013, starring alongside Jackie Chan.
In 2017, Yin won Magnolia Award for Best Actress in a Television Series for her performance in Feather Flies to the Sky. The same year, she was cast alongside Huang Xiaoming in the television series The Years You Were Late.
In 2020, Yin served as one of jury members for the Chinese TV Series of the TV Series category of the Magnolia Awards.
Personal life In 2004, Yin married Shen Juncheng (), general manager of a communication company in Chongqing, and divorced the following year. In 2009, she met a wealthy businessman named Sun Donghai () while filming The Legend of Yang Guifei, and the two broke up in 2010. Yin and fell in love while filming the drama Romeo and Juliet, but later broke up. In 2015, she was introduced to football player Li Jinyu, and the two broke up in 2017. In March 2019, Yin's friend introduced her to actor , and they broke up in October 2020.
Filmography Film Year English title Chinese title Role Notes/ 2004 Red Banderole Shan Shan 2005 Intel Younger Suo Lala 2012 Today and Tomorrow Voice-dubbed 2013 Police Story 2013 Landlady 2015 La Historia Du Un AmorLu Yijing 2017 Mr. No Problem Mrs You 2018 Goddesses in the Flames of War Hui 2021Sunny SistersZhang Lijun19211921Wen Suqin 2022 Home Coming Bai Hua
Television series Year English title Chinese title Role 1996 The 30 Years Old Woman Ping Ping 1999 Yu Dandan 2002 Tong Cao The Housewife Dou Miao 2003 Red Detachment of Women Wu Qionghua The Sky of History Dongfang Wenying 2004 Catching the Wrong Bus A Mei 2005 Part Ten Lu Lanlan Happiness As Flowers Da Mei Vertical Attack Gu Xiaonan The True Love of Time Fan Xiaojie 2006 The Woman's Lifetime Tao Xiaotao Zhao Chuchu Last Night Stars A Xiang Broken and Scattered Dong Xiaohan Peach Blossoming Shui Xiang 2007 Police Story Chang Jia Big Pearl Bai Yongyun The Story of Medical Team Yin 2008 In a Land Far Faraway Yuan Ying Highland Yang Tao The Prominent Clan Wang Yuqiu The East Is Red 1949 Gu Zhengfan/ Gu Zhenghan 2009 The Legend of Yang Guifei Yang Guifei Eagles Battalion Jiang Jingchao 2010 The Firmament of The Pleiades Wife Zhang 2011 The Love in Yan'an Su Zhen Secret History of Empress Wu Wu Zetian The Marriage of My Mother Zhang Shihe 2012 The Fashion Editor Cheng Xin Women in the Battlefield Duan Siqi Family On the Go Zhou A'yu No. 19 Huangliang Hutong Guanyue Liangzi 2013 The Story of Soldier Students 2 Assistant Yin Without Thieves Qiao An'na 2014 If Happiness Comes Ye Baihe 2015 Exceedingly High Road Xia Yuanyuan Tian Beilei Legend of the Song Wang Yuehong The Blood Chit The Cloud's Time of Flying 2016 People's Prosecutor Xia Jingru 2017 Feather Flies To The Sky Luo Yuzhu 2018 Frontier of Love Wen Yiqiu The Years You Were Late Mo Li 2021 Fighting Youth Lin Rui Brilliant Girls 爱的理想生活 Wen Ruxue 2022As We Wish幸福二重奏Liao ShaA Lifelong Journey人世间Zhen Juan2023Viva Femina耀眼的你啊Kang Ziyou2024As Husband, As Wife小夫妻Che LiBorn to be the One凡人歌Shen Lin
Theater Year English title Chinese title Role 2003 Wait for You in Paradise Bai Xuemei 2009 The Army Rose Zhao Mei 2010 The Yellow Storm Guan Zhaodi 2011 Flying Qi Lingyan 2014Romeo & Juliet Juliet
Awards and nominations Year Award Category Nominated workResults 2003 12th Wenbiao Award Performance Award I Will Wait for You in the Heaven 5th Chinese Drama Golden Lion Award Performance Award 8th Cao Yu Drama Award Outstanding Performance Award 15th Shanghai Magnolia Drama Performance Art Award Best Actress 2006 23rd China TV Golden Eagle Award Audience's Choice for Actress I Take the Wrong Bus 2007 26th Flying Apsaras Award Outstanding Actress Happiness As Flowers 2008 14th Shanghai Television Festival Best Actress The Woman's Lifetime 2009 27th Flying Apsaras Award Outstanding Contribution Award 2013 29th Flying Apsaras Award Outstanding Actress The Love in Yan'an, Family on the Go 2017 23rd Shanghai Television Festival Best Actress Feather Flies To The Sky 2018 9th China Film Director's Guild Awards Best Actress Mr. No Problem 31st Flying Apsaras Award Outstanding Actress Feather Flies To The Sky 29th China TV Golden Eagle AwardBest Actress20196th The Actors of China Award Ceremony Best Actress (Sapphire Category)The Years You Were Late1978 Excellence AwardsBest Actress15th Sichuan Television FestivalBest ActressFeather Flies To The Sky202231st China TV Golden Eagle AwardBest ActressA Lifelong Journey202328th Shanghai Television Festival Best Actress 16th Asian Film Awards Best Supporting Actress Home Coming
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