# Song Jia (actress, born 1980)

Song Jia (Chinese: 宋佳, born 13 November 1980), also known as Xiao Song Jia (小宋佳, literally: "Song Jia the younger", to distinguish her from another older actress also called Song Jia), is a Chinese actress and singer.

## Career

Song Jia studied at the secondary school affiliated with the Shenyang Conservatory of Music (SYCM), and at Shanghai Theater Academy where she majored in acting.
Song rose to fame for her performance in Curiosity Kills the Cat (2006) as a manicure girl with a clear-cut stand on what to love and what to hate. She was nominated for a Golden Rooster Award for Best Supporting Actress.
Song has been known for her diverse roles as well as her precise and genuine portrayal of every character, winning her acclaim as a versatile actress. She played the role of Zheng Yunan in the television series Memoirs of China (2008) and a native Tibetan girl in the film Once Upon a Time in Tibet (2010). In both roles, she was able to speak a new language with a natural confidence and fluency: English and Tibetan. These two vastly different yet equally challenging characters are a typical example of her diverse acting style.
In The Brink (2012), Song played the lead female character Gu Qiuyan. Within the limited story structure, Song revealed a multifaceted character and a complex psychological world, and received both the Magnolia and Golden Eagle Awards for Best Actress.
In Falling Flowers (2013), Song depicted the legendary life of renowned Chinese writer Xiao Hong, and won the Golden Rooster Award for Best Actress, the Chinese American Film Festival Gold Angel Award for Best Actress and other awards. This film also won the Golden Goblet Award for Best Cinematography at the Shanghai International Film Festival.
For the martial arts film The Final Master (2015), Song won Best Actress awards from the inaugural Gold Aries Award by the Macau International Film Festival and the Huading Awards for her performance as a sharp-tongued waitress in a fancy Western-themed restaurant, shamed in the community because she gave birth to a son who was not fully Chinese.
In 2017, Song served on the jury for the Shanghai Television Festival.
In 2021, Song was the jury for the main competition of feature films at the 24th Shanghai International Film Festival

## Other activities

Song Jia was appointed the UNEP 10YFP and SWITCH-Asia Ambassador, joining in international efforts to achieve Sustainable Consumption and Production in China.

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | English title | Chinese title | Role | Notes |
| 2003 | Double Dating | 非常浪漫 | Shan Shan | |
| 2003 | Midnight Ghosts | 午夜惊魂 | Chen Lei | |
| 2004 | The Game of Killing | 天黑请闭眼 | Li Jia | |
| 2006 | Talking About Love | 谈谈心恋恋爱 | Lin Qiao'er | |
| 2006 | Curiosity Kills the Cat | 好奇害死猫 | Sharon Liang | |
| 2006 | Big Movie | 大电影之数百亿 | Zhi Xian | Cameo |
| 2007 | Call for Love | 爱情呼叫转移 | Luo Yanyan | |
| 2007 | Help | 救我 | Yan Jiang | |
| 2008 | Red Cliff | 赤壁上 | Li Ji | |
| 2008 | Desires of the Heart | 桃花运 | Lin Cong | |
| 2009 | On His Majesty's Secret Service | 大内密探灵灵狗 | Princess Rainbow | |
| 2010 | Bruce Lee, My Brother | 李小龙我的兄弟 | Yu Qinqiu | Cameo |
| 2011 | Once Upon a Time in Tibet | 西藏往事 | Yong Cuo | |
| 2011 | Energy Behind the Heart | 用心跳 | | Cameo |
| 2011 | Cold Steel | 遍地狼烟 | Liu Yan | |
| 2012 | Passion Island | 热爱岛 | Fan Li | |
| 2013 | Falling Flowers | 萧红 | Xiao Hong | |
| 2015 | The Final Master | 师父 | Zhao Guohui | |
| 2016 | The Bodyguard | 我的特工爷爷 | Chun Hua | Cameo |
| 2016 | When Larry Met Mary | 陆垚知马俐 | Mary | |
| 2016 | Cherry Returns | 那年夏天你去了哪里 | Yuan Ningjing | |
| 2017 | Shock Wave | 拆弹专家 | Carmen | |
| 2017 | The Founding of an Army | 建军大业 | Soong Ching-ling | |
| 2017 | The Conformist | 冰之下 | Bing Bing | |
| 2018 | Fat Buddies | 胖子行动队 | Cameo | |
| 2018 | The Poet | 诗人 | Chen Hui | |
| 2019 | The Shadow Play | 风中有朵雨做的云 | Lin Hui | |
| 2019 | The Game of Desire | 欲念游戏 | Baby's Mother | Cameo |
| 2019 | Super Me | 超级的我 | Hua'er | |
| 2019 | My People, My Country | 我和我的祖国 | Lü Xiaoran | |
| 2019 | The Guilty Ones | 你是凶手 | Bai Lan | |
| 2020 | Back to the Wharf | 风平浪静 | Pan Xiaoshuang | |
| 2021 | Tiger Robbers | 阳光劫匪 | Xiao Xue | |
| 2021 | 1921 | 1921 | Gao Junman | |
| 2021 | Chinese Doctors | 中国医生 | Huang Jiahui | |
| 2021 | The Eleventh Chapter | 第十一回 | Zhen Manyu | |
| 2021 | My Country, My Parents | 我和我的父辈 | Han Jingya | |
| 2021 | Words After Dark | 夜晚的语言 | Liu Shiran | |
| 2022 | Ode to the Spring | 你是我的春天 | Wang Ya'er | |
| 2024 | Strangers When We Meet | 朝云暮雨 | Dating Lady | Cameo |
| 2024 | Enjoy yourself | 祝你幸福 | Bai Hui | |
| 2024 | Her Story | 好东西 | Wang Tiemei |
| 2024 | | 抗战中的文艺 | Xiao Hong | |
| TBA | The Weary Poet | 诗眼倦天涯 | Wen Sanchun | |
| TBA | Sunshine is not Bandit | 阳光不是劫匪 | | |
| TBA | Broken Formation | 破阵子 | | |

### Television series

| Year | English title | Chinese title | Role | Notes |
| 2001 | | 其实不想走 | Qin Peipei | |
| 2002 | | 越活越精彩 | Liu Yu | |
| 2003 | Unexpected | 出乎意料 | Rong Shanshan | |
| 2004 | | 出水芙蓉 | Fang Xiaoxuan | |
| 2004 | | 逆水寒 | Wan Qing | |
| 2005 | Sigh of His Highness | 一生为奴 | Empress Dowager Ci'an | |
| 2006 | The War for Love | 真情无限之继母 | Lan Lan | |
| 2007 | | 故乡的云 | Liang Siyun | |
| 2008 | The Last Battle | 最后的较量 | Lin Chacha | |
| 2008 | Memoirs of China | 中国往事 | Zheng Yunan | |
| 2009 | Red Sun | 红日 | Li Qing | |
| 2009 | | 闯关东 | Tan Xiang'er | |
| 2009 | Love with my Former Wife | 跟我的前妻谈恋爱 | Yu Xiaohong | |
| 2009 | Look at Flower in Fog | 雾里看花 | Huang Yijiang | |
| 2010 | Red Cradle | 红色摇篮 | Gou Wencao | Cameo |
| 2010 | | 天地民心 | Princess Hedai | |
| 2010 | White Wolf | 白狼 | Bai Xiaoyue | |
| 2010 | Confucius | 孔子春秋 | Yan Weizai | |
| 2010 | Will You Marry Me and My Family | 大女当嫁 | Jiang Dayan | |
| 2011 | Windmill | 风车 | Ah Cai | |
| 2012 | The Shengtianmen Gate | 圣天门口 | Ah Shuang | |
| 2012 | The Brink | 悬崖 | Gu Qiuyan | |
| 2012 | The Bachelor | 大男当婚 | Zhao Kai | |
| 2012 | Fragrant Years | 那样芬芳 | Rong Fangfang | |
| 2013 | Jinan City is our Hometown | 我们这拨人 | Mu Ge | |
| 2013 | The Sweet Burden | 小儿难养 | Jian Ning | |
| 2014 | Forty Nine Days: Fiesta | 四十九日·祭 | Yu Mo | |
| 2014 | Nine Years | 九年 | Tang Kunkun | |
| 2014 | True Man | 爷们儿 | Chen Li | |
| 2015 | Hey Daddy | 嘿，老头！ | Yi Shuang | |
| 2016 | Young Marshal | 少帅 | Yu Fengzhi | |
| 2020 | Under The Sun | 生活像阳光一样灿烂 | Bai Canlan | |
| 2020 | Goodbye, My Love | 白色月光 | Zhang Yi | |
| 2021 | A Love for Dilemma | 小舍得 | Nan Li | |
| 2021 | Love at Night | 夜色暗涌时 | Li Yunyun | Cameo |
| 2022 | A Lifelong Journey | 人世间 | Zhou Rong | |
| 2022 | Pride & Price | 盛装 | Chen Kaiyi | |
| 2023 | In Spite of the Strong Wind | 纵有疾风起 | Shuo Bing | |
| 2023 | Echo | 回响 | Ran Dongdong | |
| 2023 | The Forerunner | 问苍茫 | Song Qing Ling | |
| 2024 | | 山花烂漫时 | Zhang Guimei | |

## Discography
### Albums

| Year | English title | Chinese title |
| 2007 | Dream of Woman | 女人的梦 |
| 2008 | Can Or Cannot Have Happiness? | 能不能幸福 |
| 2018 | HER (EP) | |
| 2019 | Outside | 在外面 |

### Singles

| Year | English title | Chinese title | Album |
| 2011 | "End of the Rainbow" | 彩虹的尽头 | Cold Steel OST |
| 2012 | "Growth" | 成长 | Fragrant Years OST |
| 2016 | "Flower" | 花 | When Larry Met Mary OST |
| 2020 | "Firmly Believe Love Will Win" | 坚信爱会赢 | Wuhan virus support theme song |
| 2020 | "Be With You" | 陪着你 | The Love Book OST |

## Awards and nominations

| Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result |
| 2007 | 26th Golden Rooster Awards | Best Supporting Actress | Curiosity Kills the Cat | Nominated |
| 2010 | 16th Chunyan Awards | Best Supporting Actress | Curiosity Kills the Cat | Won |
| 2012 | 18th Shanghai Television Festival | Best Actress | The Brink | Won |
| 2012 | 26th China TV Golden Eagle Award | Best Actress | The Brink | Won |
| 2012 | 26th China TV Golden Eagle Award | Best Performing Arts Award | The Brink | Won |
| 2012 | 55th Asia-Pacific Film Festival | Best Actress | Falling Flowers | Nominated |
| 2013 | 29th Golden Rooster Awards | Best Actress | Falling Flowers | Won |
| 2013 | 29th Flying Apsaras Awards | Outstanding Actress | The Brink, The Shengtianmen Gate | Nominated |
| 2013 | 15th Huabiao Awards | Outstanding Actress | Falling Flowers | Nominated |
| 2013 | 1st Vancouver Chinese Film Festival | Best Actress | Falling Flowers | Won |
| 2013 | 9th Chinese American Film Festival | Best Actress | Falling Flowers | Won |
| 2014 | 5th China Film Director's Guild Awards | Best Actress | Falling Flowers | Nominated |
| 2015 | 3rd Asia Pacific Film Festival New Zealand | Best Actress | Falling Flowers | Won |
| 2015 | 2nd Sino-American International TV Festival | Most Influential Actress | Hey Daddy | Won |
| 2016 | 1st Gold Aries Award | Best Actress | The Final Master | Won |
| 2016 | 20th Huading Awards | Best Actress | The Final Master | Won |
| 2016 | 7th China Film Director's Guild Awards | Best Actress | The Final Master | Nominated |
| 2016 | 23rd Beijing College Student Film Festival | Best Actress | The Final Master | Nominated |
| 2016 | 16th Chinese Film Media Awards | Best Actress | The Final Master | Nominated |
| 2016 | 22nd Shanghai Television Festival | Best Actress | Young Marshal | Nominated |
| 2016 | 20th Huading Awards | Best Actress (TV) | Young Marshal | Nominated |
| 2017 | 31st Golden Rooster Awards | Best Actress | When Larry Met Mary | Nominated |
| 2019 | 19th Chinese Film Media Awards | Best Actress | The Shadow Play | Won |
| 2019 | 11th China Film Director's Guild Awards | Best Actress | The Shadow Play | Nominated |
| 2019 | Night of the Film | Actress of the Year | — | Won |
| 2019 | Tencent Entertainment White Paper | Quality Film Actor | — | Won |
| 2021 | 3rd Asia Contents Awards | Best Actress | A Love for Dilemma | Won |
| 2024 | 29th Shanghai Television Festival | Best Supporting Actress | The Forerunner | Nominated |