Gülnezer Bextiyar

Gülnezer Bextiyar
Gülnezer Bextiyar
	Gülnezer Bextiyar in January 2019
Born	2 May 1992 (age 31); Ürümqi, Xinjiang, China
Other names	Gulnazar; Gulinazha Baihetiyaer; Coulee Nazha
Education	Xinjiang Arts Institute
Alma mater	B.A., Beijing Film Academy
Occupations	Actress; model;
Years active	2011–present
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese	古力娜扎·拜合提亚尔
Traditional Chinese	古力娜扎·拜合提亞爾
Hanyu Pinyin	Gǔlìnàzhā Bàihétíyàer
Uyghur name
Uyghur	گۈلنەزەر بەختىيار‎
Latin Yëziqi	Gülnezer Bextiyar

Gülnezer Bextiyar (Uyghur: گۈلنەزەر بەختىيار; born 2 May 1992), also known by her pinyin transliteration name Gulinazha (Chinese: 古力娜扎) or simply Nazha, is an ethnic Uyghur Chinese actress and model who graduated from the Beijing Film Academy in 2011.

Early life and education

Gülnezer was born on 2 May 1992 in Ürümqi, Xinjiang, China.^[2] She attended Xinjiang Arts University, majoring in dancing when she was young. At the age of 16, she participated in a modeling contest where she took home the award for the "Most Photogenic". Gülnezer auditioned for the Beijing Film Academy in 2011. During the audition, her unique appearance received attention and her photos were taken and published online.^[3] Due to the exposure, she was discovered and signed on by Tangren Media.^[4]

Career

In 2012, Gülnezer made her acting debut in the television series Xuan-Yuan Sword: Scar of Sky and rose to fame for her role as Yu Xiaoxue.^[3]^[5]

In 2013, Gülnezer made her big-screen debut in the police film Police Story 2013.^[6] She then starred in comedy film The Breakup Guru and action film Black & White: The Dawn of Justice,^[7]^[8] and received the Newcomer award at the Golden Phoenix Awards.^[9]

In 2016, Gülnezer played her first leading role in the fantasy historical drama The Classic of Mountains and Seas.^[10] The same year, she played the role of Diaochan in the historical fiction drama God of War, Zhao Yun;^[11] and the female lead in the fantasy action drama Chinese Paladin 5, based on the video game of the same title.^[12]

In 2017, Gülnezer starred in the fantasy action drama Fighter of the Destiny alongside Lu Han.^[13] The drama was a commercial success and attained high ratings during its run.^{[citation needed]} The same year, she starred in the music film City of Rock as a rebellious guitar player.^[14] Her performance received positive reviews, and she was won the Breakthrough Actress award at the Huading Awards.^{[citation needed]}

In 2018, Gülnezer was once again cast as Diaochan in the historical film Dynasty Warriors, based on the video game of the same name.^[15]

In 2019, Gülnezer starred in the romance drama Ten Years Late, based on the Japanese manga series Asunaro Hakusho alongside Shawn Dou; where she played a travel service product manager.^[16]^[17]

In 2021, Gülnezer starred in the crime action drama Dancing in the Storm as a criminal profiler, alongside William Chan.^[18]

Other activities

Endorsements

In 2018, the jewelry brand Qeelin chose Gülnezer to become its ambassador.^[19]

In 2019, Sergio Rossi announced the appointment of Gülnezer as its first Brand Ambassador for the Greater China region.^[20]

In 2019, Gülnezer was chosen as brand spokesperson for the eyewear brand PRSR.

In 2020, Chando announced Gülnezer as their global spokesperson for skincare products.

In 2020, Silk'n announced Gülnezer as their brand global spokesperson.

In 2021, Triumph announced Gülnezer as their brand's first spokesperson for the Asia Pacific region.

Personal life

On August 9, 2015, actor Hans Zhang revealed on Sina Weibo that he was in a relationship with his The Classic of Mountains and Seas co-star Gülnezer. On December 25, 2017, the representatives of both issued a statement stating that the two broke up amicably in mid-October 2017.^[21]

Filmography

Film

Year	English title	Chinese title	Role	Notes/Ref.
2013	Police Story 2013	警察故事2013	Xiao Wei	^[6]
2014	The Breakup Guru	分手大师	Xiao Zhuang	^[7]
	Black & White: The Dawn of Justice	痞子英雄2：黎明再起	Li Xiaomu	^[8]
	The Boundary	全城通缉	Shao Yu	^[22]
2015	Lovers & Movies	爱我就陪我看电影	Jia Meng	^[23]
2015	A Privacy Safe	隐私保险箱	Chen Man
2017	The Game Changer	游戏规则	Tang Qianqian	^[24]
2017	City of Rock	缝纫机乐队	Ding Jianguo	^[14]
2019	Voice of the Nation	为国而歌	Yuan Chunhui	^{[citation needed]}
2021	Dynasty Warriors	真三国无双	Diaochan	^[15]
2022	Don't Forget I Love You	不要忘记我爱你	Xing Yue
2023	Puppy Love	爱犬奇缘	Qian Fei Fei
TBA	A Legend	传说	Princess Meng Yun

Television series

Year	English title	Chinese title	Role	Network	Notes/Ref.
2012	Xuan-Yuan Sword: Scar of Sky	轩辕剑:天之痕	Yu Xiaoxue	Hunan TV	^[3]
2016	Legend of Nine Tails Fox	青丘狐传说	Tao Heng		^[25]
	The Classic of Mountains and Seas	山海经之赤影传说	Sumo		^[10]
	God of War, Zhao Yun	武神赵子龙	Diaochan		^[11]
	Go! Goal! Fighting!	旋风十一人	Yu Fei	Dragon TV	Cameo
	First Love	柠檬初上	Ning Xiaomeng	Jiangsu TV	^[26]
	Chinese Paladin 5	仙剑云之凡	Tang Yurou	Hunan TV	^[12]
2017	Fighter of the Destiny	择天记	Xu Yourong	Hunan TV	^[13]
2019	Return the World to You	归还世界给你	Shen Yien	Jiangsu TV	^[27]
2019	Ten Years Late	十年三月三十日	Yuan Cai	iQiyi, Tencent	^[16]
2021	Twelve Legends	十二谭	Ye Ming	Youku	^[28]
	Weaving a Tale of Love	风起霓裳	Kudi LiuLi	Hunan TV	^[29]
	The Dance of the Storm	风暴舞	Maggie Zhou	iQiyi, Tencent, Youku	^[18]
2023	Dongbo Xueying Land	雪鹰领主	Yu JingQiu	Tencent Video
	Incomparable Beauty	无与伦比的美丽	Yu JiaEn	Jiangsu TV
	Weaving a Tale of Love Season 2	风起西州第二部	Kudi LiuLi	Youku
	Got a Crush on You	恋恋红尘	Song XinChen	Viki
TBA	Destined Wink	再看你就爱上我	Shen ShuangShuang	Youku

Short film

Year	English title	Chinese title	Role	Notes/Ref.
2012	Xuanyuan Sword 7	轩辕剑7	Xiaoxue	^[30]
2012	Café. Un moment Lent	咖啡.慢活一刻	Nana
2013	Xuanyuan Sword 6	轩辕剑6	Hu Yue	^[31]

Variety show

Year	English title	Chinese title	Role	Notes/Ref.
2014	Keep Running	奔跑吧	Guest	Season 1 Episode 2
2015	Up Idol	偶像來了	Cast member	Season 1 ^[32]
2016	Day Day Up	天天向上	Guest	Aired 12 February
2017	Divas Hit the Road	花儿与少年	Cast member	Season 3^[33]
2017-2021	Happy Camp	快乐大本营	Guest
2019-2020	Yes, I Do	喜欢你，我也是	Cast member	^[34]

Music video

Year	English title	Chinese title	Album	Notes/Ref.
2012	"Red Dust Inn"	红尘客栈	Jay Chou	^[35]

Discography

Year	English title	Chinese title	Album	Notes/Ref.
2019	"End of Time"	时光尽头	Return the World to You OST
2020	You	你	sing for the country Ost
2020	"I Like You Too"	喜欢你，我也是		I Like You Too theme song
2021	know fate	夜明
2021	little time	周子萱

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
2015	15th Golden Phoenix Awards	Newcomer Award	Black & White: The Dawn of Justice, The Breakup Guru	Won	^[9]
2017	22nd Huading Awards	Best Actress (Ancient Drama)	Chinese Paladin 5	Nominated	^[36]
	L'Officiel Fashion Night Influence Award	Hot Era Reader	—	Won	^[37]
	6th iQiyi All-Star Carnival	Popular Artist Award	—	Won	^[38]
2018	Weibo Awards Ceremony	Popular Artist Award	—	Won	^[39]
	China Screen Ranking	Trend of the Year	—	Won	^[40]
	23rd Huading Awards	Breakthrough Actress	City of Rock	Won	^{[citation needed]}
	25th Cosmo Beauty Ceremony	Shining Beautiful Idol	—	Won	^[41]
	Weibo Movie Awards Ceremony	Popularity Award	—	Won	^[42]
	L'Officiel Night	Generation Transformation Award	—	Won	^[43]
2019	Weibo Award Ceremony	Weibo Goddess	—	Won	^[44]
	Golden Bud - The Fourth Network Film And Television Festival	Best Actress	Return the World to You, Ten Years Late	Nominated	^[45]
	Cosmo Glam Night	Dream Personality of the Year	—	Won	^[46]

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