Wang Luodan

Wang Luodan (Chinese: 王珞丹, born 30 January 1984) is a Chinese actress and singer. She rose to fame because with the TV series Struggle (2007). She became increasingly popular after starring in My Youthfulness (2009) and A Story of Lala's Promotion (2010). Wang has also established herself in films Driverless (2010), Caught in the Web (2012) and The Dead End (2015). Due to her popularity, she was named one of the new New Four Dan Actresses in 2009. In 2013, she won Golden Rooster Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in the film Caught in the Web. Li ranked 74th on Forbes China Celebrity 100 list in 2014.[2]

Wang Luodan
Wang Luodan in Hangzhou
Born	(1984-01-30) 30 January 1984 Chifeng, Inner Mongolia, China
Alma mater	Beijing Film Academy
Occupation	Actor Singer
Years active	2004–present
Agent	SMI Corporation
Partner(s)	Zhang Jiajia[1]
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	王珞丹
Simplified Chinese	王珞丹
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Wáng Luòdān
Musical career
Instruments	Piano, Accordion, Drums, Guitar, Electric Guitar

Early life and education

Wang was born in Inner Mongolia, China.[3] She graduated from Beijing Film Academy in 2005.[4]

Career

Wang rose to fame for her role in the highly popular youth drama, Struggle (2007), playing a girl from a wealthy family who is always optimistic in her never ending pursuit of love.[5] She cemented her straightforward onscreen persona in My Youthfulness (2009), the second installment of Zhao Baogang's 'Youth' trilogy after Struggle.[6][7]

After achieving success on the small screen, Wang ventured to films. She starred in the experimental indie film Twilight Dancing (2008) directed by Shu Ya.[8]

Wang resumed her onscreen persona in the youth-oriented drama, Go La La Go! (2010) based on the novel of A Story of Lala's Promotion.[9] The series attracted a large following among younger viewers and many of their middle-aged parents.[10] The same year, Wang starred in the film Driverless. Opposite from her usual spunky roles, she plays a deaf-mute girl who is crazily in love with an amateur car racer and was praised by critics for her performance.[11] Due to her popularity, she was named one of the new Four Dan Actresses and chosen as the Golden Eagle Goddess in 2010.[12][13]

In 2012, Wang starred in the period war drama Detachment of Women, which broke her previous typecasting as a "pure and innocent maiden".[14] The same year, she starred in Chen Kaige's social film Caught in the Web wherein she played an ambitious journalist.[15] Her performance won her the Best Supporting Actress award at the 29th Golden Rooster Awards.[16]

Wang then took a break from acting and work due to her hectic schedules, heading to New York University to further her studies for three months.

After she returned from her hiatus in 2014, Wang starred as the titular protagonist Wei Zifu in her first historical drama The Virtuous Queen of Han. She also starred in the biographic film Rise of the Legend[17] and road film The Continent, where she plays a prostitute that services guests at a road hotel.[18] That year, she was chosen as the Most Valuable Chinese Actress.[19]

In 2015, Wang starred in the cycling film To the Fore by Dante Lam.[20] The same year, she starred in crime drama film The Dead End by Cao Baoping.[21] The film drew critical acclaim and Wang won Best Supporting Actress at the 13th Changchun Film Festival.[22]

In 2017, Wang starred in the medical drama ER Doctor, directed by Zheng Xiaolong.[23]

In 2019, Wang returned to the big screen with the anthology film Half the Sky.[24]

Filmography

Film

Year	English title	Chinese title	Role	Notes
2006	Qi Yue	七月	Qing Qing	[25]
2008	Alternative Ways	非常道	Xiao Xin
	Twilight Dancing	车逝	Mei Mei
2009	My Airhostess Roommate	恋爱前规则	Ran Jing	[26]
2010	Driverless	无人驾驶	Li Xin
2011	The Founding of a Party	建党伟业	Zhang Ruoming (Cameo)	[27]
2012	Caught in the Web	搜索	Yang Jiaqi
	Lethal Hostage	边境风云	Xiao An	[28]
	The Guillotines	血滴子	Cameo	[29]
	Legend of the Moles: The Treasure of Scylla	摩尔庄园2海妖宝藏		Voiced-dubbed[30]
2013	Better and Better	越来越好之村晚	Zhou Yinan	[31]
	Love You for Loving Me	我爱的是你爱我	Shen Xiaole	[32]
	Exchange Life	鲜我奇缘		[33]
2014	The Continent	后会无期	Su Mi
	Rise of the Legend	黄飞鸿之英雄有梦	Ah Chun
2015	To the Fore	破风	Huang Shiyao
	Detective Gui	宅女侦探桂香	Gui Xiang	[34]
	The Dead End	烈日灼心	Yi Guxia
	The Cornfield	玉米人		[35]
2016	The Secret	消失的爱人	Qiu Jie	[36]
	My War	我的战争	Meng Sanxia	[37]
2019	Half the Sky	半边天
	Gone with the Light	被光抓走的人		[38]
TBA	Forever Young	不老奇事		[39]

Television series

Year	English title	Chinese title	Role	Notes
2004	Flying Butterfly	蝴蝶飞飞	Mai Lele	[40]
2006	Sun Shining like Blossom	阳光像花一样绽放	Dan Juan	[41]
	Keke Xili	可可·西里	Ding Wenjing
	Mother is a River	母亲是条河	Lee Datao	[42]
2007	Coming Home	烽火孤儿	Du Wei/Du Wei's mother	[43]
	Struggle	奋斗	Mi Cai
2008	An Earthshaking Seven Days	震撼世界的七日	Guan Xiaoxi	[44]
	Volleyball Heroic Woman	排球女将	Li Xue	[45]
2009	My Youthfulness	我的青春谁做主	Qian Xiaoxiang
	Dark Fragrance	暗香	Wu Yue	[46]
2010	A Story of Lala's Promotion	杜拉拉升职记	Du Lala
2011	Men	男人帮	Mo Xiaomin	[47]
2012	Detachment of Women	红娘子	Wang Xiaohong
	Under the Hawthorn Tree	山楂树之恋	Jing Qiu	[48]
2014	The Virtuous Queen of Han	卫子夫	Wei Zifu
2015	Turned to Say Love You	转身说爱你	Li Mingyu	[49]
2017	ER Doctor	急诊科医生	Jiang Xiaoqi
2021	Shanghai Dream	两个人的上海	Wen Jia	[50]

Discography

Year	English title	Chinese title	Album
2006	"Wear My Love" (with Will Pan)	戴上我的爱	Around the World
2008	"Believe There's One Day"	相信有一天	Volleyball Heroic Woman OST
2010	"I Thought"	我以为	A Story of Lala's Promotion OST
	"Driverless Love"	无人驾驶的爱情	Driverless OST

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
2008	7th China TV Golden Eagle Award	Audience's Choice For Actress	Struggle	Nominated
2009	27th Flying Apsaras Awards	Outstanding Actress		Nominated
2010	16th Shanghai Television Festival	Best Actress	My Youthfulness	Nominated
		Most Popular Actress		Won	[51]
	China TV Golden Eagle Award	Audience's Choice For Actress		Nominated
	1st College Students' Television Festival	Most Popular Actress		Won	[52]
	1st One Drama Presentation	Most Anticipated Theater Actress	N/A	Won	[53]
2011	17th Shanghai Television Festival	Best Actress	A Story of Lala's Promotion	Nominated
	13th Golden Phoenix Awards	Newcomer Award	N/A	Won	[54]
2012	8th Huading Awards	Best Actress (Revolution-Era Drama)	Detachment of Women	Nominated
	2012 New York Chinese Film Festival	Most Popular Asian Artist	N/A	Won	[55]
2013	29th Golden Rooster Awards	Best Supporting Actress	Caught in the Web	Won	[16]
2015	15th Chinese Film Media Awards	Most Anticipated Actress	The Continent	Nominated
	7th Macau International Movie Festival	Best Actress	To the Fore	Nominated
	13th Sichuan Television Festival	Best Actress	The Virtuous Queen of Han	Nominated
2016	19th Huading Awards	Best Actress (Contemporary Drama)	Turned to say Love You	Nominated
	13th Changchun Film Festival	Best Supporting Actress	The Dead End	Won	[22]
	8th Macau International Movie Festival	Best Actress	My War	Nominated
2018	24th Huading Awards	Best Actress (Modern Drama)	ER Doctor	Nominated	[56]

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44. 王珞丹拍《震撼世界的七日》感动落泪 (in Chinese). Sina Corp. 22 July 2008.
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55. "Chinese film fest wraps up in New York". CCTV.com. 21 October 2012.
56. 华鼎奖提名公布 《和平饭店》《归去来》闪耀榜单. Netease (in Chinese). 22 October 2018.

External links

• Wang Luodan on Sina Weibo (in Chinese) (registration required)
• 王珞丹工作室 on Sina Weibo (in Chinese) (registration required)
• Blue·Dan-王珞丹个站 wangluodan station on Sina Weibo (in Chinese) (registration required)