Zhou Dongyu

Zhou Dongyu

Known for
Acting
Born
January 31, 1992 (age 34)
Birthplace
Shijiazhuang, Hebei Province, China

Biography

Zhou Dongyu is a celebrated Chinese actress, born on January 31, 1992, in Shijiazhuang, Hebei, China. She gained prominence for her role in Zhang Yimou's film "Under the Hawthorn Tree" (2010), which marked her debut in acting despite having no prior experience. Her performance earned her critical acclaim and several awards, establishing her as a rising star in Chinese cinema. Zhou has since starred in numerous successful films, including "Soul Mate" (2016), which won her the Golden Horse Award for Best Leading Actress, and "Better Days" (2019), which earned her both the Hong Kong Film Award for Best Actress and the Golden Rooster Award for Best Actress. She is recognized as one of the "Four Dan Actresses of the Post-90s Generation" in China, alongside Zheng Shuang, Guan Xiaotong, and Yang Zi.

Known For

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Filmography

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Animal World 2 poster

Animal World 2

Movie

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Secrets By the Sea poster

Secrets By the Sea

TV · as Tong Yan / Shen Shaojie · 1 ep

2026
周五晚高疯 poster

周五晚高疯

TV · 22 eps

2025
Art College 1994 poster

Art College 1994

Movie · as Hao Lili (voice)

2025
Fire on the Plain poster

Fire on the Plain

Movie · as Li Fei

2024
Strangers When We Meet poster

Strangers When We Meet

Movie · as Chang Juan

2023
Tainted Love poster

Tainted Love

Movie · as Zhou Ran

2023
The Breaking Ice poster

The Breaking Ice

Movie · as Nana

2023
My Youth and I poster

My Youth and I

Movie · as Zhou Xiaoyu

2023
Tale of the Night poster

Tale of the Night

Movie · as Lanzhou Girl

2023
Born to Fly poster

Born to Fly

Movie · as Shen Tianran

2023
Trending Topic poster

Trending Topic

Movie · as Chen Miao

2023
Under the Light poster

Under the Light

Movie · as Li Huilin

2022
2022年中央广播电视总台中秋晚会 poster

2022年中央广播电视总台中秋晚会

Movie

2022
Ode to the Spring poster

Ode to the Spring

Movie

2022
Hello Saturday poster

Hello Saturday

TV · 1 ep

2021
A New Awakening poster

A New Awakening

Movie

2021
The Year of the Everlasting Storm poster

The Year of the Everlasting Storm

Movie

2021
Embrace Again poster

Embrace Again

Movie · as Xia Xiao

2021
The Break Away poster

The Break Away

Movie

2021
A Fangirl's Romance poster

A Fangirl's Romance

Movie · as Gao Bei (young)

2021
Ancient Love Poetry poster

Ancient Love Poetry

TV · as Shang Gu / Hou Chi · 49 eps

2020
Unspeakable Love poster

Unspeakable Love

Movie · as Zhou Chun

2020
New World poster

New World

TV · as 贾小朵 · 70 eps

2019
Youth China hits headlines poster

Youth China hits headlines

Movie · as Journalist

2019
On the Balcony poster

On the Balcony

Movie · as Lu Shanshan

2019
Better Days poster

Better Days

Movie · as Chen Nian

2019
My People, My Country poster

My People, My Country

Movie · as Hospital Nurse (segment "Passing By")

2019
The Protectors poster

The Protectors

TV · 13 eps

2019
Behind the Scenes poster

Behind the Scenes

TV · as Bu Xiao Gu · 46 eps

2019
Life Choices poster

Life Choices

TV · 1 ep

2018
Us and Them poster

Us and Them

Movie · as Fang Xiaoxiao

2018
Animal World poster

Animal World

Movie · as Liu Qing

2018
Kung Fu Monster poster

Kung Fu Monster

Movie · as Bella

2018
Goddesses In The Flames Of War poster

Goddesses In The Flames Of War

Movie

2017
This Is Not What I Expected poster

This Is Not What I Expected

Movie · as Gu Shengnan

2017
A Nail Clipper Romance poster

A Nail Clipper Romance

Movie · as Emily

2017
The Thousand Faces of Dunjia poster

The Thousand Faces of Dunjia

Movie · as Circle

2017
City of Rock poster

City of Rock

Movie · as Tongtong

2017
The Founding of an Army poster

The Founding of an Army

Movie · as Fan Guixia

2017
Goldbuster poster

Goldbuster

Movie

2017
Magic City poster

Magic City

TV · as Xiao Yao · 50 eps

2017
Love & Life & Lie poster

Love & Life & Lie

TV · as Liu Xintong · 41 eps

2017
Shall I Compare You To a Spring Day poster

Shall I Compare You To a Spring Day

TV · as Xiao Hong · 40 eps

2017
The Chinese Restaurant poster

The Chinese Restaurant

TV · 11 eps

2017
National Treasure poster

National Treasure

TV · as 瑶 · 1 ep

2017
Youth Inn poster

Youth Inn

TV · 1 ep

2016
Everybody's Fine poster

Everybody's Fine

Movie · as Taxi Passenger

2016
Run for Love poster

Run for Love

Movie · as Bai Qiezi

2016
Lost in White poster

Lost in White

Movie · as Zhou Xinyi

2016
Never Said Goodbye poster

Never Said Goodbye

Movie · as Xiao You

2016
SoulMate poster

SoulMate

Movie · as Li Ansheng

2016
The New Year's Eve Of Old Lee poster

The New Year's Eve Of Old Lee

Movie

2016
Mr. Nian poster

Mr. Nian

Movie · as 沙果 (voice)

2016
Sparrow poster

Sparrow

TV · as Xu Bicheng · 69 eps

2016
Trump Card poster

Trump Card

TV · 1 ep

2015
Life Unplugged poster

Life Unplugged

Movie

2015
Shanghai Noir poster

Shanghai Noir

Movie · as Hui Lan

2015
The Ark Of Mr. Chow poster

The Ark Of Mr. Chow

Movie · as Zhou Lan

2015
Go Fighting poster

Go Fighting

TV · 1 ep

2015
Go Fridge poster

Go Fridge

TV · 2 eps

2015
We Are In Love poster

We Are In Love

TV · 12 eps

2014
My Old Classmate poster

My Old Classmate

Movie · as Zhou Xiao Zhi

2014
Breakup Buddies poster

Breakup Buddies

Movie · as Zhou Lijuan

2014
Chef Nic poster

Chef Nic

TV · 1 ep

2014
I Can I BB poster

I Can I BB

TV · 2 eps

2014
Divas Hit the Road poster

Divas Hit the Road

TV · 20 eps

2013
The Palace poster

The Palace

Movie · as Chen Xiang

2012
Miao Shan and the Minotaur poster

Miao Shan and the Minotaur

Movie · as Miao Shan

2011
The Road Of Exploring poster

The Road Of Exploring

Movie

2011
The Allure of Tears poster

The Allure of Tears

Movie

2010
Under the Hawthorn Tree poster

Under the Hawthorn Tree

Movie · as Jing

1962
Golden Horse Awards poster

Golden Horse Awards

TV · as Self · 1 ep