Portrait of Yan Ni

Acting

Yan Ni

Career

Active from 2000 to 2026, busiest in 2009 with 7 main titles.

Leading roles
52
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score61/100
Highest rated
Poster for My Own Swordsman
My Own Swordsman
GoodWatch score88/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 20 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.4 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.8 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.5 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Yan Ni Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Crime
    2.5, average 3.6
  • Uncanny
    1.5, average 2.5
  • Contemporary Realism
    4.5, average 5.4
  • Scare
    1.7, average 2.6

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven 6
  • Social Realism 5
  • Romantic Comedy 3
  • Emotional Resonance 3
  • Emotional Journey 3
  • Ensemble Cast 3
  • Chinese Cinema 3
  • Coming-of-Age 2
  • Action Comedy 2
  • Hong Kong Cinema 2
  • Situational Humor 2
  • Political Intrigue 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

100
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

5 titles
5 Missing Teenagers
5 Missing Teenagers

TV show · as Chen Xi

Faith & Law
Faith & Law

TV show · as Wu Juan

一路灿烂
一路灿烂

TV show · as Liu Jingli

Sunshine Thief
Sunshine Thief

as 赛欢

The Elephant Queen
The Elephant Queen

as 叶香

2020s

26 titles · average score 74
Vanished Name
Vanished Name (2026)

TV show · as Ren Meiyan

Family At Large
Family At Large (2025)

as Granny

The Escaping Man
The Escaping Man (2025)

as 孙心如

Romance in the Alley
Romance in the Alley (2024)

TV show · as Huang Ling

Grandma's New World
Grandma's New World (2023)

TV show · as Sun Yuping / Sun Yulan

Heart's Motive
Heart's Motive (2023)

as Jin Ximei

So Long for Love
So Long for Love (2023)

as Pan Yanqiu

Papa
Papa (2023)

as Liu Zhenzhen

Minning Town
Minning Town (2021)
GoodWatch score 85

TV show · as Magistrate Yang

People's Property
People's Property (2021)

TV show · as Shi Hongxin

Dear Parents
Dear Parents (2021)

TV show · as Liu Biyun

The Stage
The Stage (2020)

TV show · as 蔡素芬

2010s

40 titles · average score 56
Growing Pain
Growing Pain (2019)

TV show · as Wang Shengnan

Wished
Wished (2017)

as Shangguan Furong

Some Like It Hot
Some Like It Hot (2016)
GoodWatch score 62

as Ma Lilian

The New Year's Eve Of Old Lee
The New Year's Eve Of Old Lee (2016)

as Li Yangduo

A Servant of Two Masters
A Servant of Two Masters (2014)

TV show · as Tang Hong

Marriage Cuisine
Marriage Cuisine (2014)

TV show · as Ma Aqin

Coming Home
Coming Home (2014)
GoodWatch score 80

as Director Li

Life Revelation
Life Revelation (2014)

TV show · as Yu Xiaoqiang

11 Flowers
11 Flowers (2012)
GoodWatch score 64

as Mama

Inseparable
Inseparable (2012)
GoodWatch score 65

as Miss Yang

My Own Swordsman
My Own Swordsman (2011)
GoodWatch score 53

as 佟湘玉

The Great Magician
The Great Magician (2011)
GoodWatch score 53

as Lei's Wife

2000s

28 titles · average score 71
A Woman, a Gun and a Noodle Shop
A Woman, a Gun and a Noodle Shop (2009)
GoodWatch score 48

as Wang's wife

Cow
Cow (2009)
GoodWatch score 69

as Jiu'er

The North Wind Blows
The North Wind Blows (2009)

TV show

卫生队的故事
卫生队的故事 (2009)

TV show · as 闫护士长

Three Sevens hits Twenty One
Three Sevens hits Twenty One (2009)

TV show · as 邓佑真

Kung Fu Dunk
Kung Fu Dunk (2008)
GoodWatch score 50

as Master Ni

Ming Dynasty in 1566
Ming Dynasty in 1566 (2007)
GoodWatch score 93

TV show · as 李妃

Behind The House
Behind The House (2007)

TV show · as 唐玉秀

My Own Swordsman
My Own Swordsman (2006)
GoodWatch score 88

TV show · as Tong Xiangyu

Stolen Life
Stolen Life (2005)
GoodWatch score 69

as Sichuan woman

Health Express
Health Express (2004)

TV show · as 严文秀

The Bronze Teeth
The Bronze Teeth (2001)
GoodWatch score 79

TV show · as 葛松儿

1980s

1 title
CCTV Spring Festival Gala: Crosstalk and Sketch
CCTV Spring Festival Gala: Crosstalk and Sketch (1983)

TV show