Sun Yi (, born 4 June 1993) is a Chinese actress.
Career In 2014, Sun was picked from 1000 candidates to star in the art-house film Pleasure. Love.. The film premiered at the 2016 Sundance Film Festival in the World Dramatic competition. Sun won the Best Actress at the Asian New Talent Awards. She also won Best New Actress at the 11th Chinese Young Generation Film Forum.
In 2015, she starred in romantic comedy film My Original Dream which was screened in competition at the 28th Tokyo International Film Festival. The same year, she featured in the historical drama The Legend of Mi Yue.
Sun raised her profile after starring in the youth melodrama Promise of Migratory Birds. She gained widespread popularity with her role in Because of Meeting You, adapted from the 2014 Korean drama Jang Bo-ri is Here! alongside Deng Lun. The series placed number one throughout its broadcast and averaged ratings of 1.93%, becoming one of the highest rated drama of the year.
In 2018, Sun starred in the period romance drama Siege in Fog, and romance melodrama All Out of Love. The same year, she was cast in the romance drama Irreplaceable Love.
In 2019, Sun was cast in the legal romance drama Hello Prosecutor, a remake of the South Korean television series Prosecutor Princess.
In 2020, she was cast in the historical romance drama Twisted Fate of Love.
Personal life On May 7, 2017, Sun and actor Dong Zijian announced that they were getting married. The couple later welcomed a baby girl named Dong Dafu in September. They announced their divorce in August 2022.
Filmography Film Year English title Chinese title Role Notes2015 My Original Dream 我的青春期Li Chunxia 2016 Pleasure. Love. 男欢女爱 young Hu Yajie I Love That Crazy Little Thing 那件疯狂的小事叫爱情 Wang Ruofei Cameo
Television series Year English title Chinese title Role Network Notes2015 Running After the Love 大猫儿追爱记 Tong Tong Anhui TV, Jiangxi TV Love Lot 爱情上上签 Wu Ping Ningbo TV The Legend of Mi Yue 芈月传 Mi Yao Beijing TV, Dragon TV 2016 Legend of Ban Shu 班淑传奇 Ah Cen Tencent Promise of Migratory Birds 十五年等待候鸟 Li Li Hunan TV 2017 Because of You 因为遇见你 Zhang Guoguo 2018 Siege in Fog 人生若如初相见Qin Sang Tencent All Out of Love 凉生，我们可不可以不忧伤Jiang Sheng Hunan TV 2019 Hurricane 暴风骤雨Yu HanqiuJiangsu Broadcasting Station 2020Twisted Fate of Love今夕何夕Dong Yue/Wen XinTencent 2020Irreplaceable Love与晨同光Li ChuyaoJiangsu TV 2021Be Together我和我们在一起Xia YanMango TV 2021Hello Prosecutor你好检察官Jiang Xiaoxi Zhejiang TV 2022The Wind Blows From Longxi 风起陇西Di YueCCTV, iQIYI 2023New Vanity Fair春日暖阳官Ding Mo MoYouku 2023Pledge of Allegiance 山河之影Shu TangiQIYI, Viki 2023I Love You我知道我爱你Xu NuoTencentTBAThe Truth风过留痕Dan Qing
Discography YearEnglish titleChinese titleAlbum Notes 2018 "First Love, First Encounter" 初见初恋 Siege in Fog OST "Waiting For Light" 等光 2020 "Mr. Right" 对的人
Awards and nominations Year Award Category Nominated work Result Ref. 2016 19th Asian New Talent Awards Best Actress Pleasure. Love. 11th Chinese Young Generation Film Forum Awards Best New Actress 2017 8th China TV Drama Awards New Actress of the Year Because of You 2018 25th Cosmo Beauty Ceremony Beautiful Idol
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