# Chen Yao (actress)

Chen Yao (Chinese: 陈瑶; born 31 October 1994) is a Chinese actress. She is known for her role as Yue Qiluo in Wu Xin: The Monster Killer (2015) and her role as Sang Tian in My Unicorn Girl (2020).

## Early life

Chen Yao was born in Panzhihua, Sichuan, China. Chen graduated from the Beijing Film Academy in 2017.

## Career

Chen made her acting debut in the youth sports drama Go! Goal! Fighting!, which premiered in 2016.
In 2015, Chen rose to fame for her role as Yue Qiluo, the main antagonist in the hit fantasy web series Wu Xin: The Monster Killer. Chen was awarded the Best Supporting Actress at the Golden Guduo Media Awards for her breakout performance.
In 2016, Chen was part of an ensemble cast for the drama Legend of Nine Tails Fox, in which she played a fox demon. The drama also co-starred Zhang Ruoyun and Qiao Xin. The same year, Chen starred in her first leading role in So Young, based on the youth romance novel of the same name by Xin Yiwu. The following year, she reprised her role as Yue Qiluo in the second season of Wu Xin: The Monster Killer and simultaneously portrayed a male character in the series.
In 2018, Chen starred in the fantasy historical drama Beauties in the Closet, followed by modern youth drama Meet in Youth, Love in Foods with Chen Xiang. The same year, she won the Rising Star Award at the Sina Best Taste 2017 Award Ceremony. Chen then starred in the action drama Age of Legends, in which she portrayed a young female CEO.
In 2020, the third installment of Wu Xin: The Monster Killer premiered. Chen portrayed a pair of twin siblings who had mysterious connections with Yue Qiluo. The same year, she starred in the youth sports drama My Unicorn Girl, and historical romance mystery drama Maiden Holmes. Her debut film, First Love was also released.

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | English title | Chinese title | Role | Notes |
| 2014 | Sadness Cuisine | 伤心料理 | First customer | Short film |
| 2016 | Our Love Is Youth | 我们的爱情正青春 | Chen Yao | Short film |
| 2020 | First Love | 初恋教我的18件事 | Tian Xiaole | Web movie |

### Television series

| Year | English title | Chinese title | Role | Network |
| 2015 | Wu Xin: The Monster Killer | 无心法师 | Yue Qiluo | Sohu TV |
| 2016 | Legend of Nine Tails Fox | 青丘狐传说 | Hua Yue | Hunan TV |
| 2016 | Go! Goal! Fighting! | 旋风十一人 | Tang Qiqi | Dragon TV |
| 2016 | So Young | 致青春 | Zheng Wei | Dragon TV |
| 2017 | Wu Xin: The Monster Killer II | 无心法师 II | Yue Qiluo | Sohu TV, Tencent Video |
| 2017 | Wu Xin: The Monster Killer II | 无心法师 II | Xiao Ding Mao | Sohu TV, Tencent Video |
| 2018 | Beauties in the Closet | 柜中美人 | Hu Feiluan | Youku |
| 2018 | Meet in Youth, Love in Foods | 像我们一样年轻 | Yang Xiaorou | Hunan TV |
| 2018 | Age of Legends | 橙红年代 | Li Wan | Dragon TV, Zhejiang TV |
| 2020 | Wu Xin: The Monster Killer III | 无心法师 III | Liu Qingluan | iQiyi, Tencent Video, Youku |
| 2020 | Wu Xin: The Monster Killer III | 无心法师 III | Liu Xuanhu | iQiyi, Tencent Video, Youku |
| 2020 | My Unicorn Girl | 穿盔甲的少女 | Sang Tian | iQiyi |
| 2020 | Maiden Holmes | 少女大人 | Su Ci | Tencent Video |
| 2021 | The Player | 指尖少年 | Gu Ling | Mango TV |
| 2021 | The Player | 指尖少年 | Darcy | Mango TV |
| 2023 | Love Is Full of Jiudaowan | 情满九道弯 | Shi Xiaona | CCTV-8 |
| 2024 | The Tale of Rose | 玫瑰的故事 | Bai Xiaohe | CCTV-8, Tencent Video |
| TBA | Immortality | 皓衣行 | Shi Ming Jing | Tencent Video |
| TBA | Best Enemy | 宿命之敌 | Shen Qiu Ping / Tian Liu | iQiyi |
| TBA | Ban Cheng Hua Yu Ban Jun Li | 半城花雨伴君离 | Hua Zhuyu | Youku |

### Variety show

| Year | English title | Chinese title | Role | Network | Notes/Ref. |
| 2017 | Chi Guang Quan Yu Zhou | 吃光全宇宙 | Host | iQiyi | |
| 2019 | Everybody Stand By | 演员请就位 | Contestant | Tencent | |

## Awards

| Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Results |
| 2015 | Star Show Award Ceremony | Trend Newcomer | — | Won |
| 2016 | 1st Golden Bud - The Third Network Film And Television Festival | Best Supporting Actress | Wu Xin: The Monster Killer | Won |
| 2017 | 4th The Actors of China | Green Group Actress Award | — | Nominated |
| 2017 | Sina Best Taste 2017 Award Ceremony | New Rising Star of the Year | — | Won |
| 2019 | 3rd Golden Bud - The Third Network Film And Television Festival | Most Capable Actress | — | Won |
| 2019 | Sina Fashion Awards | Most Promising Artist of the Year | — | Won |