Song Jia (actress, born 1980)
| Song Jia | |||||||||||||
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| Chinese name | 宋佳 (simplified) | ||||||||||||
| Born |
November 13, 1980 Harbin, Heilongjiang, China | ||||||||||||
| Occupation | Actress | ||||||||||||
| Label(s) | Orange Sky Entertainment Group (International) Holdings Ltd.[1] | ||||||||||||
| Years active | 2004–present | ||||||||||||
| Alma mater | Shanghai Theater Academy | ||||||||||||
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Song Jia (宋佳; born 13 November 1980 in Harbin, Heilongjiang), also known as Xiao Song Jia (小宋佳; literally: "young Song Jia", to distinguish her from another older actress also called Song Jia), is a Chinese actress and singer.[1]
Career
Song Jia studied at the secondary school affiliated with the Shenyang Conservatory of Music (SYCM), and at Shanghai Theatre Academy where she majored in acting.[1]
For her performance in Curiosity Kills the Cat (2007) as a manicure girl with a clear-cut stand on what to love and what to hate, Song was nominated for a Golden Rooster Award for Best Supporting Actress. In The Brink (2012), Song played the lead female character Gu Qiuyan. Within the limited story structure, Song revealed a multifaceted character and a complex psychological world, and received both the Magnoli and Golden Eagle Awards for Best Actress.[2]
In Falling Flowers (2013), Song depicted the legendary life of renowned Chinese writer Xiao Hong,[3] and won the Golden Rooster Award for Best Actress, the Chinese American Film Festival Gold Angel Award for Best Actress and other awards. This film also won the Golden Goblet Award for Best Cinematography at the Shanghai International Film Festival.[2]
Song has been known for her diverse roles as well as her precise and genuine portrayal of every character, winning her acclaim as a versatile actress. She played the role of Zheng Yunan in the television series Memoirs of China (2008) and a native Tibetan girl in the film Once Upon a Time in Tibet (2010).[4] In both roles, she was able to speak a new language with a natural confidence and fluency: English and Tibetan. These two vastly different yet equally challenging characters are a typical example of her diverse acting style.[5]
For the martial arts film The Final Master (2015), Song won Best Actress awards from the inaugural Gold Aries Award by the Macau International Film Festival and the Huading Awards for her performance as a sharp-tongued waitress in a fancy Western-themed restaurant, shamed in the community because she gave birth to a son who was not fully Chinese.[6]
In 2017, Song served as the jury for the Shanghai Television Festival.[2]
Other activities
Song Jia was appointed the UNEP 10YFP and SWITCH-Asia Ambassador, joining in international efforts to achieve Sustainable Consumption and Production in China.[7]
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Chinese Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Midnight Ghosts | 午夜惊魂 | Chen Lei | |
| 2003 | Double Dating | 非常浪漫 | Shan Shan | |
| 2004 | The Game of Killing | 天黑请闭眼 | Li Jia | |
| 2006 | Tan Tan Xin Lian Lian Ai | 谈谈心恋恋爱 | Lin Qiao'er | |
| 2006 | Curiosity Kills the Cat | 好奇害死猫 | Sharon Liang | |
| 2006 | Big Movie | 大电影之数百亿 | Zhi Xian | |
| 2007 | Help | 救我 | Yan Jiang | |
| 2007 | Call for Love | 救我 | Luo Yanyan | |
| 2008 | Desires of the Heart | 桃花运 | Lin Cong | |
| 2008 | Red Cliff | 赤壁上 | Li Ji | |
| 2009 | Energy Behind the Heart | 用心跳 | Cameo | |
| 2009 | On His Majesty's Secret Service | 大内密探灵灵狗 | Princess Rainbow | [8] |
| 2010 | Bruce Lee, My Brother | 李小龙我的兄弟 | Yu Qinqiu | |
| 2010 | Once Upon a Time in Tibet | 西藏往事 | Yong Cuo | |
| 2011 | Cold Steel | 遍地狼烟 | Liu Yan | |
| 2012 | Passion Island | 热爱岛 | Fan Li | |
| 2013 | Falling Flowers | 萧红 | Xiao Hong | |
| 2015 | The Final Master | 师父 | Zhao Guohui | |
| 2016 | The Bodyguard | 我的特工爷爷 | Chun Hua | |
| 2016 | When Larry Met Mary | 陆垚知马俐 | Mary | |
| 2016 | Cherry Returns | 那年夏天你去了哪里 | Yuan Ningjing | |
| 2017 | Shock Wave | 拆弹专家 | Carmen | |
| 2017 | The Conformist | 冰之下 | Bing Bing | |
| 2017 | A Rain Cloud in the Sky | 风中有朵雨做的云 | Lin Hui |
Television
| Year | Title | Chinese Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Qi Shi Bu Xiang Zou | 其实不想走 | Qin Peipei | |
| 2002 | Yue Huo Yue Jing Cai | 越活越精彩 | Liu Yu | |
| 2003 | Unexpected | 出乎意料 | Rong Shanshan | |
| 2004 | Chu Shui Fu Rong | 出水芙蓉 | Fang Xiaoxuan | |
| 2004 | Ni Shui Han | 逆水寒 | Wan Qing | |
| 2005 | Sigh of His Highness | 一生为奴 | Empress Dowager Ci'an | |
| 2006 | The War for Love | 真情无限之继母 | Lan Lan | |
| 2007 | Gu Xiang De Yun | 故乡的云 | Liang Siyun | |
| 2008 | The Last Battle | 最后的较量 | Lin Chacha | |
| 2008 | Memoirs of China | 中国往事 | Zheng Yunan | |
| 2009 | Red Sun | 红日 | Li Qing | |
| 2009 | Chuang Guan Dong | 闯关东 | Tan Xiang'er | |
| 2009 | Love with my Former Wife | 跟我的前妻谈恋爱 | Yu Xiaohong | |
| 2009 | Look at Flower in Fog | 雾里看花 | Huang Yijiang | |
| 2010 | Red Cradle | 红色摇篮 | Gou Wencao | Cameo |
| 2010 | Tian Di Ming Xin | 天地民心 | Princess Hedai | |
| 2010 | White Wolf | 白狼 | Bai Xiaoyue | |
| 2010 | Confucius | 孔子春秋 | Yan Weizai | |
| 2010 | Big Girl Should Get Married | 大女当嫁 | Jiang Dayan | [9] |
| 2011 | Windmill | 风车 | Ah Cai | |
| 2012 | The Shengtianmen Gate | 圣天门口 | Ah Shuang | |
| 2012 | The Brink | 悬崖 | Gu Qiuyan | |
| 2012 | Bachelor | 大男当婚 | Zhao Kai | |
| 2012 | Fragrant Years | 那样芬芳 | Rong Fangfang | |
| 2013 | Jinan City is our Hometown | 我们这拨人 | Mu Ge | |
| 2013 | The Sweet Burden | 小儿难养 | Jian Ning | |
| 2014 | Forty Nine Days: Fiesta | 四十九日·祭 | Yu Mo | |
| 2014 | Nine Years | 九年 | Tang Kunkun | |
| 2014 | True Man | 爷们儿 | Chen Li | |
| 2015 | Hey Daddy | 嘿，老头！ | Yi Shuang | |
| 2016 | Young Marshal | 少帅 | Yu Fengzhi |
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Golden Rooster Awards | Best Supporting Actress | Curiosity Kills the Cat | Nominated | |
| 2010 | Chunyan Awards | Won | |||
| 2012 | Shanghai Television Festival | Best Actress | The Brink | Won | |
| China TV Golden Eagle Award | Audience's Choice for Actress | Won | [10] | ||
| Best Performing Arts Award | Won | ||||
| Asia-Pacific Film Festival | Best Actress | Falling Flowers | Nominated | ||
| 2013 | Golden Rooster Awards | Won | [11] | ||
| Flying Apsaras Awards | Outstanding Actress | The Brink, The Shengtianmen Gate | Nominated | ||
| Vancouver Chinese Film Festival | Best Actress | Falling Flowers | Won | [12] | |
| Huabiao Awards | Nominated | ||||
| Chinese American Film Festival | Won | [13] | |||
| 2014 | China Film Director's Guild Awards | Nominated | |||
| 2015 | Asia Pacific Film Festival New Zealand | Won | [14] | ||
| 2nd Sino-American International TV Festival | Most Influential Actress | Hey Daddy | Won | [15] | |
| 2016 | Gold Aries Award | Best Actress | The Final Master | Won | [16] |
| Huading Awards | Won | [17] | |||
| China Film Director's Guild Awards | Nominated | ||||
| Beijing College Student Film Festival | Nominated | ||||
| Chinese Film Media Awards | Nominated | ||||
| Shanghai Television Festival | Young Marshal | Nominated |
References
- 1 2 3 "Song Jia Graces VOGUE Magazine". Women of China.
- 1 2 3 "STVF Welcomes Its “Magnolia” Award Jury – “Little Flower” Song Jia". stvf.com.
- ↑ "Film 'Xiao Hong' Hits Screens on International Women's Day". China Radio International.
- ↑ ""Once Upon a Time in Tibet" Starts Shooting". China Radio International.
- ↑ "Artsy youth actor Song Jia: I believe in Fate". sino-us.com.
- ↑ "1930s Tianjin crackles with intrigue in The Final Master". China Daily.
- ↑ "Chinese Actress Song Jia Joins International Efforts to Achieve Sustainable Consumption and Production in China as UNEP 10YFP and SWITCH-Asia Ambassador". Switch Asia.
- ↑ "Hong Kong movie ready to open". CCTV.com.
- ↑ "TV Drama 'Big Girl Should Get Married' Is Hot Now". China Radio International.
- ↑ "Golden Eagle TV Art Festival opens in Hunan Province". CCTV.com.
- ↑ "Awards handed out at the 22nd Golden Rooster Film Festival". China Daily.
- ↑ "宋佳凭《萧红》温哥华华语电影节三度封后". Sina (in Chinese).
- ↑ "Chinese American Film Festival Film Series: Falling Flowers-Song Jia". Duarte Dispatch.
- ↑ "iFeng" (in Chinese).
- ↑ "宋佳亮相中美国际电视节 登台领奖裙装优雅". iFeng (in Chinese).
- ↑ "Goodbye Mr. Loser the biggest winner at Gold Aries Awards". China Daily.
- ↑ "Actor Chen Jianbin and Actress Song Jia Win Top Huading Awards". Women of China.