Deng Jiajia

Deng Jiajia
Deng Jiajia
邓家佳
Born	Deng Jia (邓嘉); 17 May 1983 (age 41); Neijiang, Sichuan, China
Alma mater	Communication University of China (BLitt)
Occupation	Actress
Years active	2001–present
Spouse	Yu Yan (m. 2009⁠–⁠2019)
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	鄧家佳
Simplified Chinese	邓家佳
Hanyu Pinyin
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Dèng Jiājiā

Deng Jiajia (Chinese: 邓家佳; born 17 May 1983) is a Chinese actress.

Deng is noted for playing Tang Youyou in the sitcom television series IPartment, which enjoyed the highest ratings in China when it was broadcast.^[2]

Early life

Deng was born in a military family in Neijiang, Sichuan on May 17, 1983. Her father is good at singing and dancing, thus inspiring Deng from an early age to be a star. At the age of four, Deng sang and danced on the Spring Festival evening party of Neijiang city. Deng started learning using electronic organ by age six. Deng became the student in charge of entertainment in her class during her school-days.

Deng began her career by attending the reality show Holiday Story (假日总动员) when she was a senior high school student, she won the championship.^[3]

Deng received a Bachelor of Literature with a major in performing arts from the Communication University of China in 2005.^[4]

Acting career

Deng began her career by appearing in small roles in several wuxia television series, such as Ode to Gallantry, Chinese Paladin and The Legend of Chu Liuxiang.

In 2011, Deng rose to fame for her role in IPartment 2, which was one of the most watched ones in mainland China in that year. Deng also filmed in a number of successful sequels to IPartment.^[5]^[6]

In 2013, Deng starred in Silent Witness, a crime thriller film; and received critical acclaim for her performance.^[7] She won the Best Supporting Actress awards at the Hundred Flowers Awards and Golden Rooster Awards.^[8]^[9]

In 2018, Deng starred in the critically acclaimed crime drama Burning Ice.^[10]

In 2019, Deng starred in the historical drama Empress of the Ming, portraying Hu Shanxiang.^[11] For her role as Hu Shanxiang, she was nominated as a Best Actress in a Supporting role for the 2020 Magnolia Awards.^[12]

Filmography

Film

Year	English title	Chinese title	Role	Notes
2007		除却巫山	Yun	^[13]
2008		飓风之舞	Xiaoyu	^[14]
2008	Almost Perfect	十全九美	Nangong Yan	^[15]
2009	The Message	风声		Cameo^[16]
	Visitors From The Sui Dynasty	隋朝来客	Zhu Xiaoxiao	^[17]
	Panda Express	熊猫大侠	A Hao	^[18]
2010	The Double Life	A面B面	Dongfang Ying	^[19]
2010	Don Quixote	魔侠传之堂吉诃德		Cameo^[20]
2011	I Phone You	爱封了		Cameo^[21]
2012	Any Other Side	夜店诡谈	Xiaolu	^[22]
	The Story of Shanghai	上海故事	Fang Yao
	Double Trouble	宝岛双雄	Jing Wen	^[23]
2013	Seven Days Before the Break Up	分手前那7天	Yo Yo
	Mysterious Island 2	孤岛惊魂2	Zhou Qing/ Zhou Xi	^[24]
	Sweet Summer Love	夏日示爱	Su Jialin	^[25]
	Silent Witness	全民目击	Lin Mengmeng
2016	Lost in White	冰河追凶	Wuxue	^[26]
2016	Foolish Plan	槑计划	An Jing	^[27]
2018	Chosen	杀无赦	Tao Lu	^[28]
2018	Love Apartment	爱情公寓	Tang Youyou	^[29]
2021	Be Somebody	扬名立万	Su Mengdie	^[30]
TBA	God of Practice	遇神		^[31]

Television series

Year	English title	Chinese title	Role	Notes
2002	Ode to Gallantry	侠客行	Shi Jian
2005	Chinese Paladin	仙剑奇侠传	Du'niangzi
2007	The Legend of Chu Liuxiang	楚留香传奇	Zhangsun Hong/ Yun Zhu
2008		敌营十八年	Luo Maoli	^[32]
2009	Go Around the World	闯荡	Mao Yanyan
2009	Four Women Conflict	锁清秋	Kuang Chunni	^[33]
2010	Romance of the Western Chamber	西厢记	Hongniang	^[34]
2010	Infernal Lover	无间有爱	Hua'er	^[35]
2011	iPartment 2	爱情公寓2	Tang Youyou
2011	Family Property	家产	Li Muzi	^[36]
2012	IPartment 3	爱情公寓3	Tang Youyou
2013		狂奔的左左	Zuo Zuo	^[37]
	Romantic Kitchen	浪漫满厨	Shui Ruobing	^[38]
	Liao Zhai New Compilation	聊斋四	Yun Lei	^[39]
2014	iPartment 4	爱情公寓4	Tang Youyou	^[40]
	Where is Happiness	幸福在哪里	Mi Duo	^[41]
	Winter Flowers	冬暖花会开	Lan Suxin	^[42]
2015	Think Before You Marry	想明白了再结婚	Man Yi	^[43]
2016	Edge of Happiness	缘来幸福	Su Xiaoxiao	^[44]
2016	Fury Hero	怒火英雄	Guan Shuang	^[45]
2017	Burning Ice	无证之罪	Zhu Huiru
2017	With Elite	我不是精英	Wei Jing	^[46]
2019	Empress of the Ming	大明风华	Hu Shanxiang
2020	My Dearest	最亲最爱的人	Zhen Jie	^[47]
2020	Hunting	猎狐	Yu Xiaohui
TBA	Love Express	爱情也包邮	Lin Xiaohe	^[48]
	Player	玩家	Zhou Zhishu	^[49]
	Hui Lang Ting	回廊亭	Jiang Yuanxing	^[50]
	Babel	通天塔	Cui Shan

Awards and nominations

Year	Event	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
2020	26th Shanghai Television Festival	Best Supporting Actress	Empress of the Ming	Nominated	^[51]
2020	7th The Actors of China Award Ceremony	Best Actress (Sapphire)	—	Pending	^[52]

References

External links

Deng Jiajia on Weibo (in Chinese)
Deng Jiajia at IMDb

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