# Yuan Shanshan

Yuan Shanshan (Chinese: 袁姗姗, born 22 February 1987) also known as Mabel Yuan is a Chinese actress and singer. She is noted for her roles as in the Gong series: Palace II (2012) and Palace III (2013); as well as Swordsman (2013) and Jian Bing Man (2015).

## Early life and education

Yuan Shanshan was born in a wealthy and highly educated family, to civil servants parents, in Xiangcheng District of Xiangyang city, Hubei province on February 22, 1987. At the age of 6, she started to play the violin.
In 2005, she attended Beijing Film Academy from which she graduated in 2009.

## Career

Yuan made her acting debut in A House's Maid in 2010, and was praised by co-star Zhao Wenxuan for her performance.
Yuan Shanshan first came to the attention of the audience when she played a supporting role in the historical television series Qin Xianglian. Under her co-star Leanne Liu's recommendation, she then signed with Yu Zheng's Studio. After guest-starring in Palace, Yuan then got the role of Empress Xiaoshengxian in second installment of Yu Zheng's 'Gong' series; which propelled Yuan to fame and earned her a Breakthrough Improvement award.
Thereafter Yuan starred in several productions by Yu Zheng such as Beauty Without Tears (2012), the third installment of Yu Zheng's 'Beauty' series; Beauty of the Emperor (2012); Swordsman (2013), adapted from Jin Yong's wuxia novel The Smiling, Proud Wanderer; and Palace 3: The Lost Daughter (2014), the sequel of Palace II — all of the series were popular during their run and led to increased recognition for Yuan. She is also known for her role in the period romantic drama Love in Spring (2013). However despite her rising popularity, Yuan faced several backlash by haters on Weibo in regards to her miscast, as the role of Ren Yingying in Swordsman.
In 2015, Yuan starred in the superhero parody film Jian Bing Man, which was a box office success and broke ten million admissions. Yuan won the Most Powerful New Actress award at the Weibo Movie Awards Night. She next starred in the South Korean-Chinese romantic comedy film So I Married an Anti-fan and recorded a duet with her co-star Park Chan-yeol from boy band Exo. For the film, Yuan won the Most Popular Actress award at the Chinese American Film Festival.

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | English title | Chinese title | Role | Notes |
| 2008 | | 戏院凶座 | Shangguan Yan | |
| 2008 | The Secret of Quail-Roost | 女生宿舍的秘密 | Bo Mei | |
| 2008 | The Secret of Quail-Roost 2 | 女生宿舍的秘密2 | Bo Mei | |
| 2010 | Lover Eternal | 巫山梦 | Ji Anran | |
| 2014 | One Day | 有一天 | Su Xiaomei | |
| 2015 | Jian Bing Man | 煎饼侠 | Du Xiaoxiao | |
| 2016 | So I Married an Anti-fan | 所以，我和黑粉结婚了 | Fang Miao Miao / Lee Geun-yeong | |
| 2017 | Revenge for Love | 疯岳撬佳人 | Tian Meng | |
| 2017 | City of Rock | 缝纫机乐队 | | Cameo |
| 2018 | Lobster Cop | 龙虾刑警 | | |
| 2019 | Little Q | 小Q | | |
| 2019 | Youthful China in the Headlines | 头条里的青春中国 | | Short film |

### Television series

| Year | English title | Chinese title | Role | Notes |
| 2009 | My Fool Wife | 我的傻瓜老婆 | Lin Xiaoxiao | |
| 2010 | A House's Maid | 大屋下的丫鬟 | Ju | |
| 2010 | No.1 Xiaoxiang Road | 潇湘路一号 | Jin Di | |
| 2010 | The Vigilantes in Masks | 怪侠一枝梅 | Bing Bing | |
| 2011 | The Wild Duck | 野鸭子 | Fang Tingting | |
| 2011 | Palace | 宫锁心玉 | Ru Bing | |
| 2011 | Qin Xianglian | 秦香莲 | Qin Xianglian | |
| 2011 | Hidden Intentions | 被遗弃的秘密 | Cui Shanshan | |
| 2012 | Palace II | 宫锁珠帘 | Empress Xiaoshengxian | |
| 2012 | Allure Snow | 倾城雪 | Xu Jin | |
| 2012 | Beauties of the Emperor | 王的女人 | Consort Yu, called by the name "Yu Miaoge" in this series | |
| 2012 | In Love with Power | 山河恋·美人无泪 | Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang | |
| 2013 | Swordsman | 笑傲江湖 | Ren Yingying | |
| 2013 | Happiness Radiates | 幸福绽放 | Xia Fei | |
| 2013 | The Biography of Princess Shisan | 十三格格新传 | Princess Shisan | |
| 2013 | Love in Spring | 爱在春天 | Yao Xiaodie | |
| 2013 | Crazy for Palace | 我为宫狂 | Concubine Xi | |
| 2013 | Hunt Wolf | 猎天狼 | Sun Xiaoyu | |
| 2014 | Home with a Pregnant Woman | 家有喜妇 | Ni Hao | |
| 2014 | Palace 3: The Lost Daughter | 宫锁连城 | Song Liancheng | |
| 2014 | Cosmetology High | 美人制造 | Princess Yongning | |
| 2015 | City of Angels | 天使的城 | Guan Shasha | |
| 2015 | Murong Jin | 芙蓉锦 | He Lan | |
| 2015 | Tour Between Two Lovers | 向幸福出发 | Ye Lin | |
| 2015 | The Nanny Man | 我爱男保姆 | Lu Qing | |
| 2016 | Love is So Beautiful | 恋爱真美 | Xu Xinlin | |
| 2017 | Above the Clouds | 云巅之上 | Jian Xi | |
| 2017 | The Times We Had | 国民大生活 | Lulu | |
| 2019 | National Treasure's Extraordinary Journey | 国宝奇旅 | Zhou Ruosi | |
| 2019 | The Legendary Tavern | 老酒馆 | | Cameo |
| TBA | Pursuit of True Love | 米露露求爱记 | Mi Lulu | |
| TBA | Great Age | 大时代 | Yao Gun | |
| TBA | Bei Jing Yi Nan | 北京以南 | | |
| TBA | New Face | 焕脸 | Wang Xiaoai | |
| TBA | A Land So Rich in Beauty | 江山如此多娇 | Sha Ou | |

## Discography
### Singles

| Year | English title | Chinese title | Album | Notes |
| 2012 | "No Tears" | 无泪 | Beauty Without Tears OST | with Han Dong |
| 2012 | "Promise" | 承诺 | Beauty Without Tears OST | |
| 2012 | "Song of Love Sickness" | 相思曲 | Palace II OST | |
| 2013 | "Awakened" | 觉悟 | Swordsman OST | |
| 2013 | "Love Me" | 爱我 | Swordsman OST | |
| 2013 | "Love's Delivery" | 爱的传颂 | Love of Spring OST | |
| 2013 | "I Have a Date With Spring" | 我和春天有个约会 | Love of Spring OST | |
| 2013 | "Won't Complain" | 不怨 | Palace 3: The Lost Daughter OST | |
| 2013 | "Loneliness" | 寂寞红 | Palace 3: The Lost Daughter OST | |
| 2015 | "Stubborn" | 倔强 | — | |
| 2015 | "End of Love" | 绝恋 | Furong Jin OST | |
| 2015 | "New Student" | 新生 | — | theme song of Grade One Freshman |
| 2016 | "I Hate You" | "I Hate You" | So I Married An Anti-fan OST | with Park Chan-yeol |
| 2016 | "Having You is Enough" | 有你就足够 | So I Married An Anti-fan OST | |

## Awards and nominations

| Year | Nominated work | Award | Category | Result |
| 2016 | So I Married An Anti-fan | Chinese American Film Festival | Most Popular Actress | Won |
| 2017 | "I Hate You" | 5th YinYueTai VChart Awards | Best Collaboration (with Park Chanyeol) | Won |
| 2019 | 6th The Actors of China Award Ceremony | Best Actress (Emerald Category) | National Treasure's Extraordinary Journey | Nominated |