My Take
Angelababy is one of those rare multi-hyphenates who actually pulls it off across every lane she enters. Born in Shanghai in 1989 and partly raised in Hong Kong, she built her name as a model before pivoting hard into acting and music, and the hustle clearly paid off — in 2016 she took home the Hundred Flowers Award for Best Supporting Actress for her work in Mojin: The Lost Legend, which is a genuinely prestigious recognition in Chinese cinema, not just a participation trophy. What strikes me most about her is the sheer scale of her cultural footprint across East Asia; she was named one of China's New Four Dan Actresses back in 2013, which put her in rare company. She's also sharp enough as a businessperson to have built a brand well beyond any single project, and that kind of career longevity doesn't happen by accident.
Overview
Angela Yeung Wing (Chinese: 杨颖; pinyin: Yáng Yǐng; born 28 February 1989), better known by her stage name Angelababy, is a Chinese singer, model and actress. In 2013, she was chosen by Southern Metropolis Entertainment Weekly as one of the New Four Dan Actresses. In 2016, she won the Hundred Flowers Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role in the film Mojin: The Lost Legend.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Angelababy
- Name (Japanese)
- アンジェラベイビー
- Reading
- あんじぇらべいびー
- Born
- February 28, 1989 (age 37)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Pisces / Snake
- Origin
- Shanghai, People's Republic of China
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- actor / singer / model / businessperson
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Notre Dame College
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.