# Ye Qing

Ye Qing (Chinese: 叶青; born 13 November 1988) is a Chinese actress. She rose to fame after portraying Yu Tan in the television series historical television series Scarlet Heart (2011), which enjoyed the highest ratings in mainland China. Her film breakthrough came in 2014 with her performance as Zhang Yan in the wuxia film Brotherhood of Blades, for which she won the Best Newcomer at the Chinese Australia International Film Festival and was nominated for the Best Newcomer at the 22nd Beijing College Student Film Festival.

## Early life and education

Ye was born on November 13, 1988, in Yakeshi, Inner Mongolia, China. She graduated from Beijing Film Academy.

## Acting career

Ye Qing's first film role was an undergraduate of Jiangsu University in the biographical film Love Angel (2009). Following this, she appeared in numerous roles in other films, including One Wrong Step (2011), Love on that Day (2011), and My Family (2013).
She gained fame for her supporting role as Yu Tan in the historical television series Scarlet Heart (2011), adapted from Tong Hua's novel of the same title.
In 2012, she had a key supporting role in Xuan-Yuan Sword: Scar of Sky, a fantasy wuxia drama. That same year, she also appeared in other television series, including anthology romance drama Refresh 3+7 and romance series Conspiracy of Love.
Ye was cast as the female lead in the wuxia film Man of Tai Chi (2013), She then co-starred in the action film Urban Games.
In 2014, she played a supporting role in Scarlet Heart 2, the modern sequel to Scarlet Heart. She also starred in the wuxia film Brotherhood of Blades. She was nominated for the Best Newcomer at the 22nd Beijing College Student Film Festival and won the Best Newcomer at the China Australia International Film Festival.
Ye had a supporting role in romance drama Woman on the Breadfruit Tree (2015).
In 2016, Ye co-starred in fantasy wuxia drama Chinese Paladin 5. She then appeared in historical series Princess Jieyou as Feng Liao, a politician and diplomat in the Western Han dynasty. That same year, she featured in romance comedy film My Best Friend's Wedding, and Oxide Pang's war film My War.
Ye appeared in the romantic television series Love & Life & Lie (2017). She made a guest appearance on Midnight Diner. Ye joined the main cast of The Starry Night, the Starry Sea II as Ming Zhu, a blind girl of the owner of the teahouse. She then featured in romance drama Across the Ocean to See You.
In 2018, Ye starred in the suspense web drama Romantic Detective.
In 2019, Ye starred in the crime drama Your Secret, and historical mystery drama Under The Power.

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | English title | Chinese title | Role |
| 2009 | Love Angel | 小城大爱 | Ding Yulan |
| 2011 | One Wrong Step | 无底洞 | Gu Xiaoyu |
| 2011 | Love on that Day | 爱在那一天 | Xiao Ya |
| 2013 | My Family | 合影 | Yu Xiaoshuang |
| 2013 | Man of Tai Chi | 太极侠 | Qing Xia |
| 2013 | Deep Love | 狠爱你 | Xiao Chen |
| 2013 | Urban Games | 城市游戏 | Zhang Xiaozhuo |
| 2014 | Brotherhood of Blades | 绣春刀 | Zhang Yan |
| 2015 | Mr. Six | 老炮儿 | |
| 2016 | My Best Friend's Wedding | 我最好朋友的婚礼 | Ma Li |
| 2016 | My War | 我的战争 | Wang Wenjun |
| 2017 | | 缞神契约 | A girl |
| 2018 | Perfect-Lover.com | 来自你的瓦伦汀 | |
| 2020 | Back to the Wharf | 风平浪静 | Jiang Fan |

### Television series

| Year | English title | Chinese title | Role | Notes |
| 2011 | Scarlet Heart | 步步惊心 | Yu Tan | |
| 2012 | Xuan-Yuan Sword: Scar of Sky | 轩辕剑之天之痕 | Ru Yan | |
| 2012 | Refresh 3+7 | 刷新3+7 | Xiao Mei | |
| 2012 | Conspiracy of Love | 真爱背后 | Ye Zhifan | |
| 2014 | Scarlet Heart 2 | 步步惊情 | Meng Xinyi | |
| 2015 | Woman on the Breadfruit Tree | 长在面包树上的女人 | Ge Mi'er | |
| 2016 | Princess Jieyou | 解忧公主 | Feng Liao | |
| 2016 | Chinese Paladin 5 | 仙剑云之凡 | Yu Shang | |
| 2017 | Love & Life & Lie | 遇见爱情的利先生 | Ji Zhizhen | |
| 2017 | Across the Ocean to See You | 漂洋过海来看你 | Tang Guoguo | |
| 2017 | Midnight Diner | 深夜食堂 | Mingming | |
| 2017 | The Starry Night, The Starry Sea II | 那片星空那片海2 | Ming Zhu | |
| 2018 | Beauties in the Closet | 恰逢姐妹花正开 | Beauty Fang Cao | Cameo |
| 2018 | Romantic Detective | 暧昧侦探 | Chen Xi | |
| 2019 | Your Secret | 我知道你的秘密 | Gu Chu | |
| 2019 | Under The Power | 锦衣之下 | Shangguan Xi | |
| 2020 | Wu Xin: The Monster Killer III | 无心法师III | Xue Niang | |
| 2020 | If There Is No Tomorrow | 我是余欢水 | | |
| 2021 | To Be With You | 约定 | Su Ting {Nian Ye Fan} | |
| 2021 | Novoland: Pearl Eclipse | 斛珠夫人 | Zhu Linglang | |
| 2023 | Rising With the Wind | 我要逆风去 | Song Zhi | |
| TBA | Lie Jin Feng Bao | 烈金风暴 | | |
| TBA | Agarwood Like Crumbs | 沉香如屑 | Ying Deng | |
| TBA | Incomparable Beauty | 无与伦比的美丽 | Su Yi | |

## Awards

| Year | Nominated work | Award | Category | Result | Notes |
| 2015 | Brotherhood of Blades | China Australia International Film Festival | Best Newcomer | Won | |
| 2015 | Brotherhood of Blades | 22nd Beijing College Student Film Festival | Best Newcomer | Nominated | |