Yang Mi Height, Weight, Age, Boyfriend, Family, Facts, Biography

May 2024 · 6 minute read
Yang Mi Quick Info
Height5 ft 6 in
Weight46 kg
Date of BirthSeptember 12, 1986
Zodiac SignVirgo
ReligionBuddhism

Yang Mi is a Chinese actor, singer, and television producer who has been cast in a number of movies such as A Writer’s Odyssey, King of Beggars, The Door, Mysterious Island, East Meets West 2011, Love in the Buff, Painted Skin: The Resurrection, The Bullet Vanishes, Wu Dang, Tiny Times, Tiny Times 2, Tiny Times 3, Tiny Times 4, The Breakup Guru, You Are My Sunshine, Reset, Cities in Love, Fall in Love Like a Star, Kung Fu Panda 3, The Witness, L.O.R.D: Legend of Ravaging Dynasties, Brotherhood of Blades II: The Infernal Battlefield, and All’s Well, Ends Well 2012. She has been named by Southern Metropolis Daily as one of the New Four Dan Actresses. Moreover, Yang Mi has also been a part of various shows including Tang Ming Huang, The Return of the Condor Heroes, Chinese Paladin 3, Beautiful Life, Beauty’s Rival in Palace, Painted Skin, The Dream of Red Mansions, Palace, Symphony of Fate, Beijing Love Story, Beauty World, Palace II, Swords of Legends, The Interpreter, Legend of Fuyao, Eternal Love of Dream, and Novoland: Pearl Eclipse.

Born Name

Yang Mi

Nick Name

Mini Yang, Mi Mi, Little Fox Mi

Sun Sign

Virgo

Born Place

Xuanwu District, Beijing, China

Nationality

Chinese

Education

Mi studied at the Beijing Xuanwu Experimental Primary School which is now defunct. She later attended the Beijing Film Academy’s Performance Institute.

Occupation

Actor, Singer, Television Producer

Family

Manager

Yang was previously represented by the Kowloon-based Mei Ah Entertainment Group Ltd.

She, in 2015, started getting represented by her own talent agency, Jay Walk Studio.

Genre

Soundtrack, mandopop

Instruments

Vocals

Labels 

Net Worth

Her net worth has been $15 Million according to CelebrityNetWorth.com.

Build

Slim

Height

5 ft 6 in 167.5 cm

Weight

46 kg or 101.5 lbs

Boyfriend / Spouse

Yang Mi has dated –

  • Feng Shaofeng (2011) – She was romantically involved with actor Feng Shaofeng in the year 2011.
  • Hawick Lau (2012-2018) – The relationship between Yang Mi and Hong Kong actor-singer Hawick Lau came into the spotlight when Mi announced the same on Weibo in early 2012. They have shared screen space in projects like Ru Yi, Holding Love, and A Clear Midsummer Night. The couple got engaged on November 11, 2013, and tied the knot in Bali, Indonesia on January 8, 2014. Their wedding was attended by Yang’s close friend and co-star from the 2009 TV series Chinese Paladin 3, Tiffany Tang. The couple welcomed their first child, daughter Noemie Lau (nicknamed Little Sticky Rice) by cesarean section on June 1, 2014, at the Hong Kong Adventist Hospital. Hawick was accused of cheating on his wife with co-star Angel Wang (aka Wang Ou) in November 2016. The cheating scandal was eventually resolved wherein Hawick was proved innocent and it all turned out to be foul play by Chinese paparazzo Zhuo Wei. In early 2017, the couple was again hit with rumors of a relationship crisis and the fact that they neither confirmed nor denied these claims, added fuel to the fire. They announced their divorce in a joint statement released by Chinese entertainment and media company Jiaxing Media on December 22, 2018.
  • Race / Ethnicity

    Asian (Chinese)

    She is of Han ethnicity.

    Hair Color

    Black

    Eye Color

    Light Brown

    Sexual Orientation

    Straight

    Distinctive Features

    Cute diamond-shaped face

    Brand Endorsements

    Yang has done endorsement work for the following brands –

    Religion

    Buddhism

    Best Known For

    Playing the leading role in several popular television series like Chinese Paladin 3 (2009) and Swords of Legends (2014) and films like The Witness (2015) and Reset (2017)

    First Album

    She released her debut album titled Close To Me in 2012.

    First Film

    She made her theatrical film debut in a minor role in 1992 as Beggar So’s daughter in the Stephen Chow starrer King of Beggars. She was 6 years old at the time.

    First TV Show

    Mi made her television acting debut in 1993 as the young princess Xianning in Chen Jialin’s historical drama series Tang Ming Huang. She was 7 years old at the time.

    As an adult, her first TV show appearance came in the 2004 television series The Story of a Noble Family.

    Yang Mi Favorite Things

    Source – Jing Daily, W Magazine

    Yang Mi Facts

  • Mi established her own talent agency Jay Walk Studio in 2014 in collaboration with H&R Century Pictures.
  • Her own talent agency’s clientele includes names like Dilraba Dilmurat, Zhang Yunlong, Vengo Gao, Li Xirui, Liu Ruilin, and Vin Zhang who was her co-star in the television series V Love, The Interpreter, Swords of Legends, and Eternal Love.
  • The fantasy-romance drama series Eternal Love in 2017 saw her play three characters Bai Qian, Su Su, and Si Yin in different timelines. The series was adapted from TangQi GongZi’s novel “Three Lives Three Worlds, Ten Miles of Peach Blossoms”. It was well-received in China and overseas and Yang was praised for her performance on the show.
  • 2017 also saw her working in Jackie Chan’s production Reset in which she played Xia Tian. Her stellar performance in the movie won her the “Best Actress Award” at the 50th WorldFest-Houston International Film Festival.
  • Her achievements in 2017 helped her reach the 3rd spot on the Forbes China Celebrity List, which was her highest ranking yet. She was previously ranked at the 6th position in 2014.
  • In 2010, Yang starred in a minor role in Li Shaohong’s television series The Dream of Red Mansions. She managed to create a lasting impression even with her limited screen time.
  • In 2011, she was awarded the Most Popular Actress Award at the 17th Shanghai Television Festival.
  • Yang won the Best Theme Song Award (OST) at the 6th Huading Awards for singing the theme song of the series Palace titled “In Support of the Love” in 2011.
  • She was voted as the Most Disappointing Actress at the Golden Broom Awards for her work in Wu Dang (2012).
  • Yang produced her first television series V Love and received the Most Capable Producer Award at the 2013 Asian Idol Awards.
  • Yang won the Most Popular All-Rounded Artist award at the 4th China TV Drama Awards in 2012.
  • She made her first appearance at the Metropolitan Museum of Art Costume Institute Gala (Met Gala) in 2017. She was dressed in a Michael Kors ensemble for the Rei Kawakubo: The Art of the In-Between exhibition.
  • Her hobbies include drawing and writing song lyrics.
  • She is fluent in Mandarin and Cantonese languages.
  • Yang was chosen as one of the New Four Dan Actresses by the Southern Metropolis Daily in 2009 and 2013.
  • She owns a pet cat named Cang.
  • She can also play the Gu Zheng, a Chinese string instrument, in a limited capacity.
  • She co-starred as Tu Ling in the 2021 action-adventure fantasy film A Writer’s Odyssey.
  • In 2021, she started appearing as Fang Haishi/Ye Haishi in the historical fantasy television series Novoland: Pearl Eclipse.
  • She was one of the many Chinese celebrities who cut ties with Adidas in 2021 after the brand announced its decision to not use cotton sourced from the Xinjiang region due to concerns of Uyghur forced labor.
  • Featured Image by Yang Mi / Instagram

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