Portrait of Cao Yanyan

Acting

Cao Yanyan

Career

Active from 1997 to 2026, with up to 2 main titles a year.

Leading roles
2
top three billing
Average score
Not enough ratings

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 4 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.7 versus catalog average 4.5EnergyHeart: 5.5 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.7 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Cao Yanyan Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Violence
    2.8, average 4.1
  • Showbiz
    0.0, average 1.2
  • Dark Humor
    1.8, average 2.8
  • Biographical
    0.0, average 1.0

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Family Secrets 3
  • Character-Driven 2
  • Love Triangle 2
  • Emotional Journey 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

24
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

10 titles · average score 76
Notes of DNA Appraiser
Notes of DNA Appraiser (2026)

TV show · as Lei Yiyao

Northward
Northward (2025)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show · as Ma Siyi's Mother

Strange Chronicles of Tang
Strange Chronicles of Tang (2025)

TV show · as Manniang / 曼娘

Returning Pearl
Returning Pearl (2025)

TV show · as Empress

Strange Tales of Tang Dynasty
Strange Tales of Tang Dynasty (2022)
GoodWatch score 78

TV show · as Manniang / 曼娘

沸腾人生
沸腾人生 (2022)

TV show

Song of Life
Song of Life (2022)

TV show · as Tao Liqing

You Are My Hero
You Are My Hero (2021)
GoodWatch score 79

TV show · as Zhang Yajun

Cute Programmer
Cute Programmer (2021)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show · as Xiao Qi's Mother

The Last Goodbye to Mama
The Last Goodbye to Mama (2021)

TV show · as Xie Chunhua

2010s

10 titles
The Chronicles of Town Called Jian
The Chronicles of Town Called Jian (2018)

TV show · as Su Xiaomei

Happiness Chocolate
Happiness Chocolate (2018)

TV show · as Li Meixin

Ordinary Person Character
Ordinary Person Character (2017)

TV show · as Fang Liran

Full House of Happiness
Full House of Happiness (2016)

TV show

重组家庭
重组家庭 (2016)

TV show · as 宋晓敏

First Prize
First Prize (2012)

as Aunt Ba

Waking Love Up
Waking Love Up (2011)

TV show · as Li Meixiu

掌门女婿
掌门女婿 (2011)

TV show

The Girl in Blue
The Girl in Blue (2010)

TV show

Never Look Back
Never Look Back (2010)

TV show

2000s

3 titles
二哥
二哥 (2009)

TV show · as 惊蛰

徽州女人
徽州女人 (2007)

TV show · as 祝绍兰

警察抓小偷
警察抓小偷 (2004)

TV show · as 许军英

1990s

1 title
金海情
金海情 (1997)

TV show