Wan Qian

Biography

Wan Qian is a Chinese actress and singer, born on May 14, 1982 in Hunan Province. She comes from a military family and grew up in a strict family environment. She left home during her high school years to go to Changsha to study acting. In 2002, she made her debut in her first TV drama "The Golden Lock Record", which launched her acting career. She graduated in 2004 from the Acting Department of the Shanghai Theatre Academy. In 2006, she won the "Annual Pioneer New Artist Award" and "Annual Pioneer Duet Golden Song Award" with her single "The Lost Ending" on the 9+2 Music Pioneer Chart. In 2012, she starred in the historical drama film "Liu Rushi". In 2014, she won the Best Supporting Actress award at the 51st Golden Horse Awards for her role in "Paradise in Service". In 2018, she was nominated for Best Supporting Actress at the 24th Shanghai TV Festival for her role in "The Hunting Field". In 2019, she starred in "The Wild Goose Lake" directed by Diao Yinan, which was selected for the Official Competition of the 72nd Cannes Film Festival as the only Chinese film. That same year, she was nominated for Best Actress at the 25th Shanghai TV Festival for the drama "Detachment" and won the Performance Society Award at the 17th China Film Golden Phoenix Awards for "Hello, Madman!". In 2023, she was nominated for Best Supporting Actress at the 36th China Golden Rooster Awards for "The Learned Dad". In 2024, she won Best Actress at the Shanghai Jing'an Modern Drama Valley "One Drama Awards" for the stage play "Hello, Madman!". In 2025, she won Best Actress in the Main Competition of the 27th Shanghai International Film Festival for her crime film "The Long Night is Ending", which also won the Jury Prize in the Main Competition. That same year, she was nominated for Best Supporting Actress at the 30th Shanghai TV Festival for her role as "Su Gengsheng" in "The Story of Rose". Wan Qian is married to an advertising photographer and gave birth to a daughter in 2017.