# Bai Lu (actress)

Bai Mengyan (Chinese: 白梦妍; pinyin: Bái mèng yán; born 23 September 1994), known professionally by her stage name Bai Lu (Chinese: 白鹿), is a Chinese actress, model and singer. She is best known for her roles in Untouchable Lovers (2018), The Legends (2019), Arsenal Military Academy (2019), Love Is Sweet (2020), One and Only (2021), Forever and Ever (2021), and Till the End of the Moon (2023).

## Early life

Bai Lu was born Bai Mengyan on 23 September 1994, in Changzhou, Jiangsu.
In 2010, she did her junior high school and the Foreign Language degree program at Changzhou Higher Vocational Technical Institute of Tourism and Commerce. In 2015, after graduating in her program, she began working as a model in graphic advertisement for Taobao.

## Career
### 2012–2018: Career beginnings

In 2012, Bai Lu participated in SM Entertainment's overseas audition, but was not successful. In 2015, she shot a short film for a literary magazine, and later appeared on its cover. She then began to pursue her career as an actress and acted in the short film Meeting You Is Such a Good Thing (遇见你这么美好的事情), produced by Cat's Tree Studio. In 2016, Bai Lu signed a contract with Yu Zheng's entertainment company, Huanyu Film. She featured in Rover Lu's MV, "Liu Yan: Message". She acted in the television series Zhaoge, playing a noble lady.
In 2017, Bai starred as lead in the historical comedy series King Is Not Easy. She starred as lead in the fantasy drama The Monkey King: Land of Beauty.
In 2018, Bai starred in the historical romance drama Untouchable Lovers, playing dual roles, as the general Hou Xuan and as a prince's concubine, "Le Yun". For her performance in the series, she won "Best Newcomer Award" at the iQiyi All-Star Carnival.

### 2019–present: Rising popularity and breakthrough

In 2019, Bai starred as "Lu Zhaoyao", a fearless demon leader, alongside Xu Kai, in the xianxia drama The Legends. The series topped television broadcasting ratings. Its unique characters, romantic comedy elements, and strong female characters were much appreciated by the viewers. She starred as "Xie Xiang", a girl pretending to be her brother, in the youth military-based series Arsenal Military Academy. The series got positive responses and she received Best Actress Awards for her portrayal. Later, she starred in the romance comedy series Lucky's First Love.
In 2020, Bai starred as "Jiang Jun" in the workplace romance series Love Is Sweet, alongside Luo Yunxi, playing an idealistic but intelligent financial analyst. This series got decent recognition in the international market. She also starred as "Long Aoyi", in the historical romance series Jiu Liu Overlord, alongside Lai Yi.
In 2021, Bai starred as "Cui Shiyi" in the Chinese period romantic series One and Only, alongside Ren Jialun. With a gripping romance story and superior production quality, the series topped popularity rankings, generated buzz on national and international social media with an overall 8.7M searches. Because of the popularity, a sequel of One and Only, named Forever and Ever, was made, where she played "Shi Yi". This series is a poignant love story in modern version.
In 2022, Bai starred as "Xia Jie" in the police series Ordinary Greatness. Later, she starred as "Li Susu" in the historical fantasy series Till the End of the Moon. This series broke many records online and is placed 1st in ranking, after its premier on Youku.
In 2023 Bai starred as "Jiang Xuening" in the historical drama Story of Kunning Palace. This drama broke the hit index 10,000 of the IQIYI and became the first female centric drama, who achieved that in 2023.

## Endorsements

Bai Lu is the face of many national and international brands. She was named the Brand ambassador for a Michael Kors jewelry wristwatch collection and for Chopard. In addition, she partnered with Hourglass, Olay, Amortal, Revivo, Wasado, Florasis, Pony, Italian designer shoe brand Sergio Rossi, Swisse Milk, and other local brands. She is the brand ambassador for Allie and for Changqing Yogurt drink.

## Public image

Bai Lu tops the "2022 Most Improved Celebrity" in commercial value rankings. She features in the "Top 10 Most Popular Drama Artist" and in "Top 10 Most Beautiful Chinese Actress 2023". By April 2023, she had 20M followers on Weibo.

## Filmography
### Short films

| Year | English title | Chinese title |
| 2015 | Meeting You is such a Good Thing | 遇见你这么美好的事情 |
| 2016 | There are no Jokes in this World | 世界上没有所谓的玩笑，玩笑都有认真的成分 |
| 2016 | This Winter, Have You Fell in Love? | 这个冬天，你恋爱了吗 |
| 2016 | What Do You Expect of Me | 你还要我怎样 |

### Television series

| Year | English title | Chinese title | Role |
| 2017 | King is Not Easy | 大王不容易 | Da Xi |
| 2018 | Untouchable Lovers | 凤囚凰 | Wang Xiao Qian / Han Xiao |
| 2019 | The Legends | 招摇 | Lu Zhaoyao |
| 2022 | Ordinary Greatness | 警察荣誉 | Xia Jie |
| 2023 | Only For Love | 以爱为营 | Zheng Shu Yi |
| 2025 | Northward | 北上 | Xia Fenghua |

### Web series

| Year | English title | Chinese title | Role | Notes |
| 2019 | Arsenal Military Academy | 烈火军校 | Xie Xiang / Xie Liang Chen | |
| 2019 | Lucky's First Love | 世界欠我一个初恋 | Xing Yun | |
| 2020 | Love Is Sweet | 半是蜜糖半是伤 | Jiang Jun | |
| 2020 | Jiu Liu Overlord | 九流霸主 | Long Aoyi | |
| 2021 | Song of Youth | 玉楼春 | Lin Shaochun | |
| 2021 | One and Only | 周生如故 | Cui Shiyi | |
| 2021 | Forever and Ever | 一生一世 | Shi Yi | |
| 2021 | Ace Troops | 王牌部队 | Hu Yang | Cameo (Ep.1, 13, 34) |
| 2023 | Till the End of the Moon | 长月烬明 | Li Su Su / Ye Xi Wu / Sang Jiu | |
| 2023 | Story of Kunning Palace | 宁安如梦 | Jiang Xue Ning | |
| 2025 | Moonlight Mystique | 白月梵星 | Bai Shuo / Xing Yue | |
| TBA | Lament of the River Immortal | 临江仙 | Li Qing Yue / Hua Ru Yue | |
| TBA | Qing Wu Feng Ming | 唐宫奇案之青雾风鸣 | Li Peiyi | |

### Television shows

| Year | English title | Chinese title | Role |
| 2021 | Keep Running (Yellow River 2) | 奔跑吧黄河篇2 | Resident MC |
| 2021 | Have Fun (Season 1, episode 9) | 嗨放派 | Resident MC |
| 2022 | Keep Running (Season 10) | 奔跑吧10 | Resident MC |
| 2022 | Keep Running (Let's Build A Better Life) | 奔跑吧共同富裕篇 | Resident MC |
| 2023 | Keep Running (Season 11) | 奔跑吧11 | Resident MC |
| 2023 | 1 million promises | 100万个约定 | Herself |

### Music video appearances

| Year | English title | Chinese title | Artist | Notes | Ref. |
| 2016 | "Message" | 留言 | Rover Lu | | |
| 2021 | "Dance of the Youth" | 青春舞曲 | | To commemorate the 100th Anniversary of the Chinese Communist Party | |

## Discography
### Singles

| Year | English title | Chinese title | Album |
| 2017 | "Subordinate Takes Order" | 小的听令 | King is Not Easy OST |
| 2018 | "A Tale of Two Phoenixes" | 凤囚凰 | Untouchable Lovers OST |
| 2019 | "Entering a Dream" (with Xu Kai) | 入梦 | Arsenal Military Academy OST |
| 2019 | "Want To Be With You" | 想和你一起\ | Lucky's First Love OST |
| 2021 | "Heartbeat" | 心动 | Forever and Ever OST |
| 2021 | "My Sugar" | | Bai Lu Debut 5th Year Anniversary Birthday Single |
| 2022 | "Floating Universe" | 漂浮宇宙 | Non-album singles |
| 2022 | "Did You See A Little Deer" | 你有没有看见一只小鹿 | Non-album singles |

## Awards and nominations

| Year | Award | Ceremony | Nominated work | Results |
| 2017 | 11th Tencent Video Star Awards | Most Promising New Actress | King is Not Easy | Won |
| 2018 | 7th iQIYI All-Star Carnival | Newcomer Award | Untouchable Lovers | Won |
| 2019 | 6th The Actors of China Award Ceremony | Best Actress (Web series) | Arsenal Military Academy | Nominated |
| 2019 | StarHub Night of Stars 2019 | Most Promising Actress | Arsenal Military Academy | Won |
| 2019 | Golden Bud - The Fourth Network Film And Television Festival | Best Actress | The Legends, Arsenal Military Academy, Lucky's First Love | Nominated |
| 2019 | 8th iQIYI All-Star Carnival | Most Popular Actress | Arsenal Military Academy | Won |
| 2019 | Weibo TV Series Awards | Top 10 Popular Actresses | The Legends, Arsenal Military Academy, Lucky's First Love | Won |
| 2019 | Today Headline News Award | New Female Star of The Year | — | Won |
| 2020 | 7th The Actors of China Award Ceremony | Best Actress (Web series) | — | Nominated |
| 2020 | 2021 iQIYI Scream Night | Popular Actress of the Year | Love Is Sweet | Won |
| 2021 | 8th Wen Rong Awards | Best Youth Actress | Forever and Ever | Nominated |
| 2021 | iQiYi Q Awards 2021 | Most Popular Actress | One and Only | Won |
| 2021 | 34th Huading Awards | Best Actress | One and Only | Nominated |
| 2022 | 7th Global Diplomats' Chinese Culture Night | Most Popular Young Actress | — | Won |
| 2022 | Golden Bud - The Sixth Network Film And Television Festival | Most Popular Actress | One and Only, Forever and Ever, Song of Youth, Ace Troops | Won |
| 2022 | Chinese American TV Festival - Golden Angel Awards | Outstanding Actress of the Year | Forever and Ever | Won |
| 2023 | 2023 Weibo Night | Most Paid Attention Artist | — | Won |