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'''Yao Chen''' ({{zh|c=姚晨|poj=Iâu Sîn|p=Yáo chén}}, born 5 October 1979) is a Chinese actress and philanthropist.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":0">{{cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/profile/yao-chen/|title=Yao Chen|work=Forbes}}</ref> She first gained popularity for her role in ''[[My Own Swordsman]]'' (2006). Yao went on to star in the television series ''[[Lurk (TV series)|Lurk]]'' (2008), ''Divorce Lawyers'' (2014), and ''[[All Is Well (TV series)|All Is Well]]'' (2019). Her notable film credits include ''[[Caught in the Web]]'' (2012), ''[[Firestorm (2013 film)|Firestorm]]'' (2013), ''[[Lost, Found]]'' (2018), and ''[[Send Me to the Clouds]]'' (2019).

In 2019, she received the [[Singapore International Film Festival]]’s cinema icon award for a career that has encompassed a wildly popular television series (''Lurk)'' and award winning film (''All is Well'').<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Scott |first=Mathew |date=2019-12-01 |title=Singapore Film Fest: Yao Chen on Producing Her Own Films, Ageism in the Chinese Film Industry |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/2019-sgiff-yao-chen-producing-her-own-films-ageism-chinese-film-industry-1258609/ |access-date=2024-06-11 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Anelli |first=Don |date=2019-11-03 |title=Yao Chen will be conferred the Cinema Icon Award at the 30th Singapore International Film Festival |url=https://asianmoviepulse.com/2019/11/yao-chen-will-be-conferred-the-cinema-icon-award-at-the-30th-singapore-international-film-festival/ |access-date=2024-06-11 |website=Asian Movie Pulse |language=en-US}}</ref> In the same year, Yao was recognized as the best actress at [[Tokyo International Film Festival|Tokyo Film Festival]] and [[Busan International Film Festival]], in addition, she was also nominated for best actress at the [[Golden Rooster Awards]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Busan International Film Festival |url=https://www.biff.kr/ |access-date=2024-06-11 |website=Busan International Film Festival}}</ref> In 2014, ''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]'' named Yao as one of the most influential people on their ''Time 100'' list.<ref name="time">{{cite web|url=http://time.com/collection-post/70808/yao-chen-2014-time-100/|title=Yao Chen|work=Time Magazine|date=23 April 2014}}</ref> As of 2014, she is listed as the 83rd most powerful woman in the world by ''[[Forbes]]''.<ref name=Forbes14>{{cite web|title=The World's 100 Most Powerful Women|url=https://www.forbes.com/power-women/list/2/#tab:overall|website=Forbes}}</ref> Several English-language media outlets have nicknamed her "China's answer to [[Angelina Jolie]]."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/culturevideo/filmvideo/film-interviews/11050458/Yao-Chen-interview-meet-Chinas-answer-to-Angelina-Jolie.html|title=Yao Chen interview: meet China's answer to Angelina Jolie|date=24 August 2014|work=The Telegraph}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://nymag.com/thecut/2015/09/yao-chen-interview.html|title=The Angelina Jolie of China on Fame and Power|date=28 September 2015|work=New York Mag}}</ref> Yao ranked 56th on ''[[Forbes]]'' [[Forbes China Celebrity 100|China Celebrity 100]] list in 2013,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.jaynestars.com/news/2013-forbes-china-celebrity-100-list-fan-bingbing-is-top-earner/|title=2013 Forbes China Celebrity 100 List: Fan Bingbing in Top Spot|date=24 April 2013|website=JayneStars}}</ref> 69th in 2014,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/russellflannery/2014/05/06/2014-forbes-china-celebrity-list-full-list/#1c5ad618117d|title=2014 Forbes China Celebrity List (Full List)|date=6 May 2014|website=Forbes}}</ref> 41st in 2015,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/russellflannery/2015/05/13/2015-forbes-china-celebrity-list-full-list/#51d4b5303529|title=2015 Forbes China Celebrity List (Full List)|date=13 May 2015|website=Forbes}}</ref> and 60th in 2019.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://ent.sina.com.cn/s/m/2019-08-20/doc-ihytcitn0545378.shtml |script-title=zh:福布斯中国发布100名人榜 吴京黄渤胡歌位列前三|website=Sina|date=20 August 2019|language=zh}}</ref> In 2013, she was named a [[United Nations|UN]] Refugee Agency Goodwill Ambassador to help highlight refugee issues for the Chinese-speaking world.<ref name=":0" /> She is the first Chinese Ambassador in this program. Yao Chen won the 22nd Crystal Awards at the opening session of the 46th [[World Economic Forum]] Annual Meeting in Davos-Klosters, Switzerland. Other honorees include [[Leonardo DiCaprio]] , artist [[Olafur Eliasson]], and musician [[Will.i.am|Will.I.Am]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Christian Celebrity Yao Chen Wins 22nd Annual Crystal Award in Davos Forum - China Christian Daily |url=https://chinachristiandaily.com/news/china/2016-01-21/NaN |access-date=2024-06-06 |website=chinachristiandaily.com}}</ref> For Yao’s works and impacts in Asia and the world, she was received 2023 [[Asia Game Changer Awards|Asia Game Changer Award]] from [[Asia Society]]. Other awardees include artist [[Yayoi Kusama]], Founder of [[The Natori Company|Natori]] Josie Cruz Natori, Philanthropists [[Jerry Yang]] and Akiko Yamazaki, and others.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Staff |first=NYSD |date=2023-11-01 |title=Asia Society celebrates 10th Anniversary of Asia Game Changers {{!}} New York Social Diary |url=https://www.newyorksocialdiary.com/asia-society-celebrates-10th-anniversary-of-asia-game-changers/ |access-date=2024-06-11 |work=New York Social Diary |language=en-US}}</ref>

Yao starred as the daughter of a powerful martial artist in a 2005 television production of ''[[My Own Swordsman]]''. The series was especially popular and skyrocketed her to fame in China.<ref name=chen /> Following this, in 2008, she played the part of an iconic guerilla leader in the series ''[[Lurk (TV series)|Lurk]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ent.qq.com/a/20090220/000122.htm|script-title=zh:《潜伏》掀谍战剧热潮 孙红雷姚晨演绎血色浪漫|date=20 February 2009|website=Tencent|language=zh}}</ref> The spy drama became a smash hit in China and Yao won the Best Actress award at the [[Huading Awards]] and the [[Golden Eagle Award (China) for Best Actress|Golden Eagle Awards]].<ref name=chen>{{cite web|url=http://www.china.org.cn/top10/2011-07/15/content_22999717_4.htm|title=Yao Chen|date=15 July 2011|work=China.org.cn}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://en.people.cn/90001/90782/7198845.html|title=Stars shine at awarding ceremony of 2010 Huading Award|date=14 November 2014|work=Xinhua News|access-date=14 September 2018|archive-date=25 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220125140056/http://en.people.cn/90001/90782/7198845.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>

In 2012, Yao starred in [[Chen Kaige]]'s social drama ''[[Caught in the Web]]'' as a truth-seeking journalist.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.chinesefilms.cn/141/2012/05/15/241s9426.htm|title=Yao Chen Plays a Journalist in "Caught in the Web"|date=15 May 2012|work=Chinese Films|access-date=25 May 2017|archive-date=26 July 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200726104046/http://www.chinesefilms.cn/141/2012/05/15/241s9426.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref> She then starred alongside [[Andy Lau]] in the action thriller ''[[Firestorm (2013 film)|Firestorm]]'', which won her the Outstanding Actress award at the [[Chinese Film Media Awards]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://china.org.cn/video/2013-12/16/content_30908558.htm|title=Andy Lau and Yao Chen's new film 'Firestorm' sweeps theatres|date=16 December 2013|work=China.org.cn}}</ref>

More recently, Yao starred in blockbusters ''[[Monster Hunt]]'' (2015),<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ent.sina.com.cn/m/c/2015-07-15/doc-ifxewxfu4193178.shtm|script-title=zh:姚晨《捉妖记》为戏蓬头"粉"面被虐成渣|work=Sina|date=15 July 2015|language=zh}}{{Dead link|date=July 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> ''[[Chronicles of the Ghostly Tribe]]'' (2015)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.mtime.com/2015/10/09/1547555-all.html |script-title=zh:专访《九层妖塔》主演姚晨 一人分饰三角 "这部作品没来得及展示一切"|date=10 October 2015|work=Mtime|language=zh|access-date=25 May 2017|archive-date=7 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200807122406/http://news.mtime.com/2015/10/09/1547555-all.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> and ''[[Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons 2|Journey to the West 2]]'' (2017).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ent.sina.com.cn/m/c/2017-01-31/doc-ifxzyxmu8424630.shtml|script-title=zh:姚晨《西游伏妖》演技纯熟 被赞最萌反派|date=31 January 2017|work=Sina|language=zh}}</ref> Yao was nominated as Best Supporting Actress at the [[Hundred Flowers Awards]] for her performance in ''Monster Hunt''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.cctv.com/2016/08/24/ARTItLeR8PEw3en2Ucqhk7Ou160824.shtml|script-title=zh:姚晨提名百花奖女配 《捉妖记》女厨神展"姚式喜剧"|date=24 August 2016|work=CCTV.com|language=zh}}</ref> She also starred in ''[[MBA Partners]]'' (2016), playing an ambitious young woman.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://english.cri.cn/12394/2016/04/25/4001s925533.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160426180820/http://english.cri.cn/12394/2016/04/25/4001s925533.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=26 April 2016|title=Star-studded Premiere of 'MBA Partners' Hits Beijing|date=25 April 2016|work=China Radio International}}</ref>

In 2017, Yao served as the jury of the [[23rd Shanghai Television Festival]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.stvf.com/a/2017-04-28/1089.html|title=Yao Chen and Wallace Chung as Jury Members of TV Drama Category |date=28 April 2017|work=Shanghai Television Festival|access-date=25 May 2017|archive-date=26 July 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200726104151/http://www.stvf.com/a/2017-04-28/1089.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>

In 2018, Yao starred in the mystery film ''[[Lost, Found]]'' alongside [[Ma Yili]]; a remake of the South Korean film ''[[Missing (2016 film)|Missing]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.mtime.com/2018/06/17/1581569.html|script-title=zh:姚晨马伊琍双女主飙戏!《找到你》亮相上影节|date=17 June 2018|website=Mtime|language=zh|access-date=14 September 2018|archive-date=7 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200807122402/http://news.mtime.com/2018/06/17/1581569.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Most recently, she staredstarred in ''[[If You are the One 3]]'' in 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Frater |first=Patrick |date=2023-12-05 |title=Feng Xiaogang’s ‘If You Are the One 3’ Picked up by Fortissimo Ahead of China Release |url=https://variety.com/2023/film/news/if-you-are-the-one-3-fortissimo-1235821535/ |access-date=2024-06-07 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}</ref> Other key cast include [[Ge You]], [[Shu Qi]], [[Fan Wei (actor)|Fan Wei]] and [[Guan Xiaotong]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rosser2023-12-04T09:39:00+00:00 |first=Michael |title=Fortissimo boards Feng Xiaogang comedy ‘If You Are The One 3’ (exclusive) |url=https://www.screendaily.com/news/fortissimo-boards-feng-xiaogang-comedy-if-you-are-the-one-3-exclusive/5188449.article |access-date=2024-06-07 |website=Screen |language=en}}</ref>

Yao was named the [[United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees|UNHCR]]'s Honorary Patron for China and has visited refugees in places including the Philippines, Thailand, Somalia, Sudan and Ethiopia. The number of followers of her microblogging during this visit increased dramatically, won over by her sincere, fearless communication and her honest engagement with current world events.<ref name="Glass"/><ref name="unhcr"/> In 2013, she was named the first UNHCR goodwill ambassador in China.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2016/01/21/yao-chen-refugees-davos-2016/79103072/|title=Chinese actress Yao Chen uses huge Weibo following to help refugees|date=21 January 2016|work=USA Today}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.womenofchina.com.cn/html/report/7190-1.htm|title=Yao Chen Enjoys Her Role as Chinese Honorary Patron of UNHCR|date=25 July 2014|work=Women of China}}{{Dead link|date=July 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.unhcr.org/hk/en/1435-unhcr-national-goodwill-ambassador.html|title=Ms. Yao Chen, UNHCR National Goodwill Ambassador|date=28 March 2007|work=United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees}}</ref>

Yao is among the people most followed on [[Sina Weibo|Weibo]] with 79 million followers.<ref>{{cite press release|url=http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/yao-chen-77-million-followers-its-not-so-much-502711921.html|title=Yao Chen: '77 million Followers? It's not so much...'|date=6 May 2015|agency=PR Newswire}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/culture/2016-03/07/content_23769454_6.htm|title=Yao Chen|work=China Daily|date=7 March 2016}}</ref> She uses her influence and wide reach to spread awareness on issues such as refugees crisis, pollution and censorship.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bmoredigital.co.uk/bmore-blog/2014/07/time-100-yao-chen|title=TIME 100 - YAO CHEN PUSHES THE BOUNDARIES OF CHINA'S SOCIAL MEDIA|date=24 July 2014|work=bmore digital}}{{Dead link|date=July 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref name=time />

Yao was among the recipients of the 2016 Crystal Award for her work on behalf of the U.N. refugee agency in raising awareness of the world refugee crisis.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://english.cri.cn/12394/2016/01/20/4083s913676.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160121213443/http://english.cri.cn/12394/2016/01/20/4083s913676.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=21 January 2016|title=Yao Chen Honored at 22nd Annual Crystal Awards in Davos|date=20 January 2016|work=China Radio International}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://english.cntv.cn/2016/01/20/VIDEAO6dVwVvEhp6qk7rRzeZ160120.shtml|title=Leonardo DiCaprio, Yao Chen win WEF awards|date=20 January 2016|work=CCTV.com|access-date=25 May 2017|archive-date=2 February 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202210011/http://english.cntv.cn/2016/01/20/VIDEAO6dVwVvEhp6qk7rRzeZ160120.shtml|url-status=dead}}</ref> The same year, she was selected as one of the "Young Global Leaders" in 2016 by the World Economic Forum.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/celebrity/2016-03/18/content_23936503.htm|title=WEF names China's Yao Chen as a 'Young Global Leader' in 2016|date=18 March 2016|work=China Daily}}</ref> Yao was also awarded the Top Influence Award at the You Bring Charm to the World award ceremony.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://africa.chinadaily.com.cn/life/2017-04/07/content_28836065.htm|title=Jackie Chan, Chinese astronauts win 2016 influence awards|date=7 April 2017|work=China Daily}}</ref>

In 2021, Yao Chen joined actress [[Charlize Theron]] and prima-ballerina [[Misty Copeland]] as brand ambassadors for [[Breitling_SABreitling SA|Breitling]], dubbed the Breitling Spotlight Squad.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.breitling.com/us-en/squads/spotlight/|title=Spotlight Squad|date=2021|work=Breitling Official Website}}</ref>

|rowspan=3|2016 || ''[[Everybody's Fine (2016 film)|Everybody's Fine]]'' || 一切都好 ||Guan Qing||<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.mtime.com/2015/12/01/1549807.html|script-title=zh:《一切都好》曝态度版海报 姚晨窦骁陈赫 婚姻梦想不将就|date=21 December 2015|website=Mtime|language=zh|access-date=14 September 2018|archive-date=14 September 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180914061516/http://news.mtime.com/2015/12/01/1549807.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>

| rowspan=2|2019 ||''[[Send Me to the Clouds]]'' ||送我上青云 || Sheng Nan ||<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.mtime.com/2019/08/01/1595588.html|script-title=zh:姚晨主演《送我上青云》曝手绘海报 云雾缭绕穿梭 隐喻每个人都处在不同的困境|date=1 August 2019|website=Mtime|language=zh|access-date=3 August 2019|archive-date=21 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201021071920/http://news.mtime.com/2019/08/01/1595588.html|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/201908/16/WS5d564a2ba310cf3e355662fb.html|title=Yao Chen opens new doors for mature actors and actresses|date=16 August 2019|website=China Daily}}</ref>

| 26th [[Beijing College Student Film Festival]] ||Best Actress ||{{won}} ||<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.businesstimes.cn/articles/208050/20190428/9620988421.htm|script-title=zh:第26届北京大学生电影节落幕 姚晨凭借《找到你》二度封后|date=28 April 2019|website=Business Times|language=zh}}{{Dead link|date=July 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

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