Song Dandan (Chinese: 宋丹丹; pinyin: Sòng Dāndān; born 25 August 1961) is a Chinese skit and sitcom actress.[1]

Song Dandan
宋丹丹
Born (1961-08-25) 25 August 1961 (age 63)
Other namesSong Changying
Occupation(s)Actress, Comedian
Years active1989–present
Spouse(s)Unknown (m. 1986–1987)
Ying Da (m. 1989–1997)
Yuji Zhao (m. 1997–present)
ChildrenYing Batu (born 1990)
AwardsShanghai Television FestivalBest Actress
2008 Marvin's War
2013 Jin Tailang's Love

Chinese name
Chinese宋丹丹
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinSòng Dāndān
Musical career
GenresDrama

Biography

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Song was born in Beijing, on August 25, 1961, to a highly educated family. Her father Song Gong (宋汎) was vice chairman of Beijing Federation of Literary and Art Circles. Her brother Song Beisha (宋北杉; born 1951) was vice governor of Shanxi and vice chairman of All-China Federation of Industry and Commerce.

She was trained and started as a drama actress. But it was her skit debut, A Date with Slug, in 1989 CCTV New Year's Gala that brought her immediate success. Afterwards she costarred first with Huang Hong, then with her successful partner Zhao Benshan in many Gala show skits. Some of her roles included "Anti-family plan Guerilla", and "Yesterday, today and Tomorrow". On television her most famous role was in I Love My Family (我爱我家). In recent years, Home with Kids (家有儿女) is also a notable sitcom she starred in.

Song Dandan also has a cameo role in House of Flying Daggers.[2][3]

Personal life

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Song was married three times. In 1989, she was married to director Ying Da, the couple has a son named Ying Batu (英巴图). They divorced amicably in 1997. In that same year, she married her third husband, Zhao Yuji (赵玉吉), was a top executive at one of China's largest steel companies, Shougang Group, and moved later to real-estate development and equity investment.[4] Her stepdaughter, from Zhao's previous marriage, is the film director Chloé Zhao.

Filmography

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Television

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Year Title Role Partner Note
1985 Xun Zhao Hui Lai De Shi Jie (寻找回来的世界) Song Xiaoli Wang Gang, Xu Yajun
1989 Hao Nan Hao Nv (好男好女) Cai Fang Li Baotian
1992 Ai Ni Mei Shang Liang (爱你没商量) Zhou Hua Xie Yuan, Ma Ling
1994 I Love My Family He Ping Wen Xingyu, Yang Lixin
Bao Gong Qi An (包公奇案)
1996 Broadway 100 Lin Beibei Liu Xiaofeng, Liu WeI
2000 Hao Ri Zi Yi Qi Guo (好日子一起过) Cousin driver Lv Lipeng, Ding Zhicheng
2001 Jue Se Shuang Jiao (绝色双娇) Liu Jinhua Zhang Ting, Jiao Enjun
2002 Huo Ge Jing Shen Tou (活个精神头) Li Ding, Wen Xingyu
Jue Se Shuang Jiao 2 (绝色双娇2) Liu Jinhua Zhang Ting, Wu Mengda
Amazing Cases Yu Huixin Su Youpeng, Kou Zhenhai
Pai An Jing Qi (拍案惊奇)
Wo Ai Wo Che (我爱我车) Lin Xiaoyu Yang Lixin, Wen Xingyu, Liang Tian
2003 Xin Yu Zhe (心语者) Yang Lixin
家和万事兴之善意的谎言 Xue Ying Wu Mengda, Zhao Benshan
家和万事兴之我的新郎 Song Cuifen Zeng Zhiwei
Yao Zi Cheng Long (遥子成龙) Shen Lili Chen Hanbai
结婚快乐
Return Of Judge Bao IV Yi Zhi Hua Jin Chaoqun, Jiao Enjun
2004 Home With Kids Liu Mei Gao Yalin, Zhang Yishan, Yang Zi
Kong Fang Zi (空房子) Yang Hongying Li Mingqi, Wang Lin
2005 Home With Kids 2 Liu Mei Gao Yalin, Zhang Yishan, Yang Zi
Chen Shi Xiao Tan (尘世笑谈) Si Gu Xie Yuan, He Bing
2006 Tan Tan Xin Lian Lian Ai (谈谈心恋恋爱) Feng Linglong Lei Kesheng
2007 低头不见抬头见 Guest Huang Hong, Guo Da
爱情来电显示 Fu Jia
Home With Kids 3 Liu Mei Gao Yalin, Ning Danlin
2008 马文的战争 Yang Xin Lin Yongjian, Li Chongxiao
把日子过好 Tang Yunqing Hou Tianlai, Tang XIaoning
Home With Kids 4 Liu Mei Gao Yalin, Ning Danlin
家在洹上 Er Niu Yuan Li, Liu Xinyi
二哥 Boss Wang's Wife Liu Jinshan, Hong Jiantao
2009 相伴 He Guoyu Zhang Guoli, Han Yuqin, Liu Xiaoqian
老牛家的战争 Zi Xia Zhang Hongjie, Qin Weidong, Zhou Dongqi
圆圆的故事 He Ping Guan Ling, Jiang Chao
2010 李春天的春天 Li Chuntian Yu Yajun, Li Jiaxuan, Wang Sisi
Family, Power N Wen Nan Zhao Baogang, Zhu Yuchen, Wang Ziwen [5]
林师傅在首尔 Yu Jianing's Mother Zhang RuiXi, Ning Danning
2011 金太狼的幸福生活 Wang Shuhua Li Xiaolu, Wang Lei, Fan Ming
妈妈的花样年华 Wen Yinghe Lin Yongjian, Zhou Dongqi, Ba Tu
2012 Mi Family's Marriage Wu Qionghua Zhang Hongjie, Fu Jing, Zhong Dongqi
Beautiful Contract Hua Meili Ba Tu, Fan Ming, Wu Wenjia
2013 My Son Is Wonderful Lin Chang Tong Dawei, Guan Yue, Liu Yun
2014 MISSION IMPOSSIBLE LOVE Yao Di, Lei Mingfan, Fan Ming
2017 Dear My Friends 亲爱的她们 Vivian Wu, Yvonne Yung, Zhang Ruoyun
2020 The Stage 我待生活如初恋 [6]

Pieces

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Year Title Partner
1989 Lan Han Xiang Qin (懒汉相亲) Lei Kengsheng, Zhao Lianjia
1990 Chao Sheng You Ji Dui (超生游击队) Huang Hong
1991 Hand In Hand
Babysitter and carpenter
1992 Yang Ge Qing (秧歌情)
Wedding (婚礼)
1998 Going Home (回家)
1999 Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow (昨天,今天,明天) Zhao Benshan, Cui Yongyuan
Lao Ban (老伴) Zhao Benshan
2000 Zhong Dian Gong (钟点工)
2006 Shuo Shi (说事) Zhao Benshan, Cui Yongyuan
2007 Ce Hua (策划) Zhao Benshan, Niu Qun
2008 Huo Ju Shou (火炬手) Zhao Benshan, Liu liu

Drama

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Year Title Role Notes
1982 Bu Jin Chang Jiang (不尽长江) Zheng Xiaomei
1983 Wang Jian Guo Dang Guan (王建国当官) Female
'Wu Wang Jin Ge Yue Wang Jian (吴王金戈越王剑)' Ji Zi
1984 Hong Bai Xi Shi (红白喜事) Ling Zhi
Home Wang Er
1986 Blessed by God Constanze Mozart
1987 Arsonist Anna
1988 Tai Ping Hu (太平湖) Female Soider
Woyzeck Mary
1991 Major Barbara (芭巴拉上校) Major Barbara
1992 Cha Guan (茶馆) Xiao Dingbao
Hui Gui (回归) Luo Zha won Chinese Plum Performance Award
2002 Wan Jia Deng Huo (万家灯火) He Lao Tai Total of 100 performances
2004 Wan Jia Deng Huo (万家灯火) Won Chinese Drama Golden Lion Award
2005 Cha Guan (茶馆) Kang Shunzi First performance in North America
2006 White Deer Plain Xiao Eh
2008–2009 Cha Guan (茶馆) Kang Shunzi
2009 Wo Tou Hui Guan (窝头会馆) Tian Cuilan As Act 1 Assistant Director, Total of 36 performances
2010 Wo Tou Hui Guan (窝头会馆) Third Round of Performance

Film

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Year Title Role
1985 Yue Ya Er (月芽儿) Han Yuerong
Nan Fu Ke Nv Zhu Ren (男妇科女主人) Feng Lian
1986 Field Is the Green Curtain Of Tall Crops Again Ya Dan
1988 The Silly Manager Ying Zi
1992 The Analects of Confucius (四十不惑) Duan Jinghua
1997 The Red Suit (红西装) Qi Hongguang
2001 Family Ties Fafang
2004 House of Flying Daggers Yee
2007 Going Home (落叶归根) Female
Happy New Year Ah Ying
2010 Major Secretary Shanghai Railway Officer
2013 Personal Tailor Dan Jie
2015 Follow Me My Queen

References

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  1. ^ Song Dandan is "China's most famous female comic". See "Song Dandan Talks About Marriages in First Book". China.org.cn.
  2. ^ Song Dandan at IMDb
  3. ^ "Song Dandan". MovieTimes.
  4. ^ Willmore, Alison. "Chloé Zhao's America". Vulture. Vulture. Retrieved April 4, 2021.
  5. ^ "家,N次方 (豆瓣)". movie.douban.com (in Chinese).
  6. ^ "张嘉译闫妮再携手《我待生活如初恋》,搭档宋丹丹秦海璐". Sina (in Chinese). September 24, 2019.