# Guan Xiaotong

Guan Xiaotong (Chinese: 关晓彤; born 17 September 1997) is a Chinese actress and singer of Manchu descent. She is known for her roles in films The Left Ear and Shadow; and the television series To Be a Better Man. From an early age, her family encouraged a passion for the arts, and she first starred in Nuan at the age of four. Forbes China listed Guan under their Asia 2017 list which consisted of 30 influential people under 30 years old who have had a substantial effect in their fields.
Known as the "Nation's Daughter" in China, Guan is regarded as one of the "Four Dan Actresses of the post-90s Generation" and as one of the "New Four Dan actresses of the "post-'95s" Generation" by CCTV.

## Biography

Guan was born to a family of actors in Beijing. Her father, Guan Shaozeng, was an actor, and her grandfather, Guan Xuezeng was the founder of Beijing Qinshu. From an early age, her family encouraged a passion for the arts, and she first starred in Nuan at the age of four.
In 2016, Guan was admitted into the Beijing Film Academy after placing first in both the practical and written section of the Chinese College Entrance Examinations.

## Career

Guan first gained attention when she starred in Nuan, adapted from author Mo Yan's short story, The White Dog and the Swing. The film garnered positive reception from both China and Japan.
Guan rose to prominence as a child actress through Chen Kaige's film The Promise, playing the younger counterpart of Cecilia Cheung's character. She continued to build up her filmography, starring in television series and films.
Her popularity rose as she starred in the 2014 television series May December Love, which received high ratings in China. She also starred in One Servant of Two Masters, which won her the Best Supporting Actress award at the Hengdian Film and TV Festival of China. Following the airing of these dramas, Guan was dubbed as the "Nation's Daughter" by the Chinese media.
In 2015, Guan starred in coming-of-age film The Left Ear, and won the Most Promising Actress award at the inaugural Gold Aries Award held by Macau International Movie Festival. The same year, she also released her first solo album, Eighteen.
In 2016, Guan starred in the family drama Papa Can You Hear Me Sing, a remake of the classic Taiwanese film of the same name. She then starred in the romance drama To Be A Better Man. Both series earned high ratings in China, and Guan won the Best Supporting Actress award at the Shanghai Television Festival for her performance in To Be a Better Man. She also starred in her first adult leading role in the fantasy drama Novoland: Castle in the Sky, and won the Best Actress award at the 7th Macau International Television Festival for her performance.
In 2017, Guan played the female lead in fantasy action drama Xuan-Yuan Sword: Han Cloud and romance comedy series Love of Aurora.
In 2018, Guan starred in the historical romance drama Untouchable Lovers as well as sports romantic comedy series Sweet Combat. The same year, Guan starred in Zhang Yimou's wuxia film Shadow, receiving positive reviews for her portrayal of a double-faced princess. The same year, she was cast in the fantasy romance film The Story of Turandot alongside Dylan Sprouse. Forbes China listed Guan under their 30 Under 30 Asia 2017 list which consisted of 30 influential people under 30 years old who have had a substantial effect in their fields.
In 2020, Guan starred in the female-centric youth modern drama Twenty Your Life On. The same year, she starred in the romance comedy film Oversize Love.

## Social activities

In 2017, Guan became the ambassador for "World Life Day", a joint campaign by the United Nations Environment Programme, International Fund for Animal Welfare and The Nature Conservancy.

## Personal life

On 8 October 2017, Guan and Chinese actor-singer Lu Han, her co-star in Sweet Combat admitted that they were dating.

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2003 | Profoundly Affecting | Shuang Shuang | |
| 2003 | Nuan | Ya | |
| 2005 | Electric Shadows | Jiang Lingling | |
| 2005 | The Promise | Young Qing Cheng | Supporting role |
| 2006 | Only Promises Keeps My Heart | Young Han Xueting | Supporting role |
| 2008 | Uptown Girl and Donetown Girl | Xiao Tian | |
| 2008 | Save Me | Xiao Xue | Supporting role |
| 2009 | The Treasure Hunter | Young Lan Ting | Supporting role |
| 2010 | Spring Buds Blossoms | Nong Xiaomei | |
| 2010 | If You Are the One 2 | Chuan Chuan | Supporting role |
| 2011 | Summer's Latte Art | Young Girl | Cameo |
| 2012 | Painted Skin: The Resurrection | Young Princess Jing | Supporting role |
| 2013 | Switch | Xiao Yueyue | Main role |
| 2013 | Flash Play | Middle School Girl | Cameo |
| 2013 | The Dance of the Summer | The girl | Cameo |
| 2013 | Personal Tailor | Adult Dream Girl | Cameo |
| 2015 | The Left Ear | Jiang Jiao | Supporting role |
| 2015 | Love of Magic | Princess An Jiexi | Main role |
| 2015 | Roco Kingdom 4 | Princess Keli | |
| 2015 | Romance Out of the Blue | Sha Sha | Main role |
| 2016 | Bad Guys Always Die | Chinese Girl | Cameo |
| 2017 | Robosaur Wars | Long Po | |
| 2017 | The Founding of an Army | Deng Yingchao | Supporting role |
| 2018 | Always Be with You | Cosmetic Doctor | Supporting role |
| 2018 | A Paper Marriage | Wang Xiaoxiang | Main role |
| 2018 | Shadow 2018 | Princess Qingping | Supporting role |
| 2018 | Surrender to Innocent Girls | Yao Lan | Main role |
| 2019 | Lost in Love | Meng Li | Cameo |
| 2019 | The Captain | | Supporting role |
| 2020 | Oversize Love | Lin Xiaotong | Main role |
| 2021 | The Curse of Turandot | Princess Turandot | Main role |
| 2024 | Inside Out 2 | Joy | Chinese dub |
| TBA | The Dream of Red Mansions | Jia Yuanchun | Cameo |

### Television series

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2004 | True Love Forever | Jiang Aili | Supporting role |
| 2007 | Another Lifetime of Fate | Young Meng Lijun | Supporting role |
| 2007 | The Shadow of Empress Wu | Huaji Nana | Supporting role |
| 2007 | Beautiful Life | Young Yan Yang | Cameo |
| 2009 | Da Li Princess | Young Hexi | Cameo |
| 2010 | Bridge of Life and Death | Young Dan Dan | Cameo |
| 2011 | The Vigilantes in Masks | Chai Yan | Cameo |
| 2011 | Confucius | Young Xiao Jiang | Cameo |
| 2012 | Ocean Espionage | Zhou Tingting | Supporting role |
| 2012 | Mazu | Young Lin Moniang | Supporting role |
| 2013 | 101 Times Confession | Zhu Beibei | Main role |
| 2013 | Flowers in Fog | Young Xue Hua | Cameo |
| 2013 | Aftershock | Su Xi | Supporting role |
| 2014 | Romance of our Parents | An Yi | Supporting role |
| 2014 | May December Love | Ouyang Miaomiao | Supporting role |
| 2014 | One Servant of Two Masters | Yang Shumiao | Supporting role |
| 2014 | Love at Jurrasic | Ge Jingjing | Supporting role |
| 2015 | The Wife's Lies | Chen Puyu | Supporting role |
| 2015 | Legend of Ban Shu | Jiang Xiu | Supporting role |
| 2015 | Pretty Wife | Visa | Supporting role |
| 2015 | Joy Fans | Princess An Jiexi | Cameo |
| 2015 | Seventeen Blue | Kui Zhi | Supporting role |
| 2016 | Papa Can You Hear Me Sing | Ah Mei | Main role |
| 2016 | Hello Mr. Right | Lin Xia | Main role |
| 2016 | Paper Restaurant | Ku Gua | Supporting role |
| 2016 | Mr Hahaha | Nurse | Cameo |
| 2016 | To Be A Better Man | Peng Jiahe | Main role |
| 2016 | Novoland: The Castle in the Sky | Yi Fuling | Main role |
| 2017 | Stairway to Stardom | Herself | Cameo |
| 2017 | Xuan-Yuan Sword: Han Cloud | Ye Yaxi | Main role |
| 2017 | Love of Aurora | Han Xingzi | Main role |
| 2018 | Untouchable Lovers | Liu Chuyu | Main role |
| 2018 | Sweet Combat | Fang Yu | Main role |
| 2018 | Huotoujun Inn | Guan Tongtong | Cameo |
| 2018 | Dagger Mastery | Shui Lian | Main role |
| 2019 | I Am The Head Teacher | Xiao Guan | Cameo |
| 2020 | Shi Cha Hai | Zhuang Xiaoxiao | Main role |
| 2020 | Twenty Your Life On | Liang Shuang | Main role |
| 2020 | Nothing But Thirty | Liang Shuang | Cameo |
| 2021 | A Girl Like Me | Ban Hua | Main role |
| 2021 | Dreams and Glory | Liu Siqi | Supporting role |
| 2022 | Twenty Your Life On 2 | Liang Shuang | Main role |
| 2022 | Hu Tong | Lin Yue | Main role |
| TBA | Once a Youth | Xie Qiao | Main role |
| TBA | Mr. and Mrs. Chen | Chen Jiaping | Main role |
| TBA | Skating Boy | Ji Xing | Main role |
| TBA | The Brightest of Us | Xu Man | Guest role |

## Discography
### Albums

| Year | English title | Chinese title | Notes/Ref. |
| 2015 | Eighteen | | |

### Singles

| Year | English title | Chinese title | Album | Notes/Ref. |
| 2015 | "Princess An Jie Xi" | 安洁西公主 | | |
| 2015 | "The Story Between You and Me" | 关于你和我的故事 | | |
| 2017 | "Slow Movement" | 漫动作 | | with Will Pan |
| 2017 | "Twenties" | 都二十了 | | |
| 2018 | "Flower Day" | 花期 | Music Diary | |
| 2018 | "Kite" | 风筝 | Music Diary | |

### Soundtracks

| Year | English title | Chinese title | Album | Notes |
| 2015 | "Song of Air Stewardess" | 空姐之歌 | Romance Out of the Blue OST | |
| 2016 | "Music Dream" | 音梦 | Novoland: The Castle in the Sky OST | |
| 2017 | "Bright Moon" | 明月 | Xuan-Yuan Sword: Han Cloud OST | |
| 2017 | "For My 17-year-old Self" | 给17岁的自己 | Secret Fruit OST | |
| 2017 | "Where you want to go" | 想要去的地方 | Dahufa OST | |
| 2017 | "Once Again" | 二次初恋 | Once Again OST | with Wang Yibo |
| 2017 | "You Have Never Left Before" | 你从来没离开 | Love of Aurora OST | |
| 2017 | "Don't Fall For Me" | 别对我动情 | Love of Aurora OST | with Zhu Xiaopeng |
| 2018 | "Lesson of Love" | 爱情教会我什么 | Surrender to Innocent Girls OST | |
| 2020 | "Us" | 我们 | Twenty Your Life On OST | |
| 2020 | "Tree" | 树 | Twenty Your Life On OST | |
| 2021 | "Wind Flower", "Drunk Happiness" | 花信, 醉清欢 | A Girl Like Me OST | |

### Other appearances

| Year | English title | Chinese title | Notes/Ref. |
| 2016 | "Sunshine in the Eyes" | 瞳孔里的太阳 | Theme song of 29th World AIDS Day |
| 2017 | "Bringing Moonlight on the Road | 带上月光上路 | Performance for CCTV Spring Gala |
| 2017 | "Embracing You" | 拥抱你 | Theme song of 30th World AIDS Day |
| 2018 | "The Future Me" | 未来已来 | Theme song for China's Communist Youth League |
| 2019 | "Unlimited Imagination of Youth" | 青春畅想 | Performance for CCTV Spring Gala |
| 2019 | "My Motherland and I" | 我和我的祖国 | Project for People's Republic of China's 70th anniversary |
| 2019 | "Dream" | 梦想 | Theme song for China Student Television Festival |