Dai Jiaoqian

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Dai Jiaoqian (Chinese: 戴娇倩; born 4 June 1982), also known as Shirley Dai, is a Chinese actress, singer and hostess.[1][2][3]

Dai Jiaoqian
戴娇倩
Born (1982-06-04) June 4, 1982 (age 42)
Other namesShirley Dai
Alma materEast China Normal University
Occupation(s)Actress, singer, hostess
Years active1998-present
AgentDinglongda Media Company
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese
Simplified Chinese
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinDaì Jiāoqiàn
Musical career
GenresMandopop

Dai is noted for her roles as Liu Xia and Princess Xingdai in the television series Flowering Season, Rainy Season (1998) and The Palace: the Lost Daughter (2014) respectively.

Life

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Early life

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Dai was born in Shanghai on June 4, 1982, where she attended the Shanghai No.3 Middle School for Girls and Shanghai Caoyang NO.2 High School, with her ancestral home in Nanjing, Jiangsu. Dai graduated as a recommended student, majoring in Chinese language.

Acting career

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Dai first rose to prominence in 1998 for playing Liu Xia in the television series Flowering Season, Rainy Season, for which she received nominations at the 17th Golden Eagle Awards.

Dai's first film role was a clerk uncredited appearance in the film Crash Landing (2000).

In 2002, Dai had a supporting role in Contact, which won Best Supporting Actress at the 12th Chunyan Awards.

In 2004, Dai played her role as Ru Yu in the Xiaozhuang Epic sequel, Secret History of the Crown Prince.

In 2005, Dai participated in Jeffrey Lau's A Chinese Tall Story, a fantasy adventure film starring Nicholas Tse, Charlene Choi, Fan Bingbing, Bolin Chen and Steven Cheung.[4]

She starred in many television series, such as Phoenix Swing (2001), Shouting for You to Come Back (2007), Spring Goes, Spring Comes (2008) and The Diamond Family (2009).

In 2007, Dai appeared as Jian Xiong in The Sword and the Chess of Death, a wuxia television series starring Tony Sun, Jenson Tien, Liu Tao and Ray Lui.

In 2010, Dai starred as Tong Jinyu, reuniting her with co-star Kingdom Yuen, who played Ma Linglong, in the television series Happy Mother-in-Law, Pretty Daughter-in-Law.

In 2011, Dai played the character Li Qinghe in The Legend of Crazy Monk 2, an ancient costume comedy starring Benny Chan, Lam Chi-chung, Zhang Liang and Ye Zuxin.

Dai played a supporting role Huo Caidie in the 2012 wuxia television series The Bride with White Hair, adapted from Liang Yusheng's novel of the same title.[5] The same year, Dai starred in the romantic comedy television series Mermaid Legend, alongside Kenny Kwan, Zanilia Zhao and Ding Zijun, the series was one of the most watched ones in mainland China in that year.[6] In 2013, China Whisper described her as "Top 10 Most Beautiful Girls in Shanghai".[7]

In 2014, Dai starred with Lu Yi, Mabel Yuan, Gao Yunxiang and Yang Rong in The Palace: the Lost Daughter, the sequel to 2012's Palace II,

Filmography

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Film

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Year English title Chinese title Role Notes
2000 Crash Landing 《紧急迫降》 guest
2005 A Chinese Tall Story 《情癫大圣》 a devil
2008 Hutong Days 《胡同里的阳光》 Xiao Hui
2014 《爱情鸟》 Na Na
2015 A Promise to the Kurichenko's 《相伴库里申科》

Television series

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Year English title Chinese title Role Notes
1998 Flowering Season, Rainy Season 《花季·雨季》 Liu Xia
《烟雨红尘》 Xiao Ya
1999 《哎呦妈妈》 Xu Bing
2000 《西区故事》 Qiu Feng
《谈婚论嫁》 Hong Ling
Chinese Hero 《中华大丈夫》 A Le
2001 Phoenix Swing 《凤在江湖》 Feng Huang
Contact 《非常接触》 Ding Ning
Plan of Horse Whistle and West Wind 《策马啸西风》 Lin Huan'er
2002 《都市东游记》 Tang Zhao
《烧饼皇后》 Huo Xiang
2003 《怪才祝枝山》 Li Shougu
Eighteen Monks 《十八罗汉》 Li Qingqing
2004 Secret History of the Crown Prince 《皇太子秘史》 Ru Yu
2005 《茶马古道》 Yang Huayi
The World is at Peace 《天下太平》 Shang Tianbei
《情断上海滩》 Qiao Yiyi
《梧桐相思雨》 Jin Yuxuan
2007 Man's True Color 《男人本色》 Tan Xiaoqin
《谁为梦想买单》 Jin Liu
The Romantic King of Dramas 《风流戏王》 Princess Long
《天下农民》 Tianzao
Shouting for You to Come Back 《大声呼喊你回来》 Luo Qian
《走天山的女人》 Meng Shan
The Sword and the Chess of Death 《魔剑生死棋》 Jian Xiong
Small Town Past Events 《小城往事》 Xiu Wen
2008 Coming Face to Face 《狭路相逢》 Gao Xiaoyan
Hostile Camp 18 Years 《敌营十八年》 Teng Yulian
Spring Goes, Spring Comes 《春去春又回》 Shen Zijun
2009 《落泪成金》 Chengcheng
Say Love in Music 《我用音乐说爱你》 Dai Lin
The Diamond Family 《钻石豪门》 Yu Aixue/ Yao Keren
Battlefield Romance Tune 《战地浪漫曲》 Yingzi
2010 Happy Mother-in-Law, Pretty Daughter-in-Law 《欢喜婆婆俏媳妇》 Tong Jinyu
2011 3S Lady 《单身女王》 Gu Feifei
Best Quality Mother 《极品妈妈》 An Ke
The Legend of Crazy Monk 2 《活佛济公2》 Li Qinghe
Perfect Husband 《完美丈夫》 Zhou Meimei
Love in the War Time 《烽火儿女情》 Su Yuhan/ Xu Yaqin
2012 The Last Shot 《最后一枪》 Shen Xueqing
Mermaid Legend 《追鱼传奇》 Jin Mudan
Name Bride 《错婚》 Qin Yue
The Bride with White Hair 《新白发魔女传》 Huo Caidie
My War 《我的抗战》 Lin Ruoping
2013 《名门媳妇》 Ye Zichun
《怒海情仇》 Tang Ruyin
Happy Wife Growing Up 《幸福媳妇成长记》 Xu Qianqian
2014 Changsha Battle 《长沙保卫战》 Fang Shaoyun
Strait 《海峡》 Liu Xiaofeng
Sky Net 2012 《天网2012》 Su Ling
Family Banquet 《家宴》 Feng Guoguo [8]
The Palace: The Lost Daughter 《宫锁连城》 Xing Dai [9]
《一诺千金》 Si Xiaoya
《烽火青春》 Xia Lan/ An Lei [10]
Country Founder: Zhu De 《开国元勋朱德》 Kang Keqing
《如果爱可以重来》 Tian Xin

Single

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  • Over the Heart (Chinese: 把心交出来)
  • I Know (Chinese: 其实早知道)
  • Call (Chinese: 呼唤)
  • My Motherland, I Love You (Chinese: 我的中国我爱你)
  • The Sound a Flower Blooms (Chinese: 花开的声音)
  • Shouting for You to Come Back (Chinese: 大声呼喊你回来)
  • A Little Happy Woman (Chinese: 幸福小女人)
  • Love of The Starry Sky (Chinese: 爱的星空)
  • Figure (Chinese: 身影)
  • Suddenly Remind of You (Chinese: 忽然想起)

Television Programme

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Awards

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Year Work Award Result Notes
1999 Flowering Season, Rainy Season 17th Golden Eagle Award for Best Actress Nominated
2002 Contact 12th Chunyan Award for Best Supporting Actress Won
2012 Shanghai Media Group Limited - The Most Popular Actress Won

References

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  1. ^ "Actress Shirley Dai". China.org. 2010-06-01.
  2. ^ "Beautiful Chinese actress Little Cecilia Cheung - Shirley Dai Jiao Qian". hugchina.com. 2012-02-02.
  3. ^ "Celebrities highlight 2013 iQIYi Beautiful China Gala". MSN. 2013-07-05. Archived from the original on 2014-03-12. Retrieved 2014-03-12.
  4. ^ 《情癫大圣》角色介绍. Sohu (in Chinese). 2005-10-09.
  5. ^ 图文:《新白发魔女传》启动-吴奇隆感谢戴娇倩. Sina (in Chinese). 2012-04-20.
  6. ^ 戴娇倩《追鱼传奇》杀青 加盟《新白发魔女传》. Sohu (in Chinese). 2012-07-16.
  7. ^ "Top 10 Most Beautiful Girls in Shanghai". China Whisper. 2013-05-05.
  8. ^ 王刚《家宴》开机 全明星阵容温情寒冬. s1979.com (in Chinese). 2012-11-09. Archived from the original on 2014-03-12.
  9. ^ 戴娇倩《连城》热拍 与袁姗姗上演夺爱之战. Tencent (in Chinese). 2013-04-03.
  10. ^ 戴娇倩《烽火青春》 演绎军中"御姐". dzwww.com (in Chinese). 2014-01-04. Archived from the original on 2014-03-13. Retrieved 2014-03-12.
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