Wang Yiyao (Chinese: 王伊瑤, born 30 June 1991), also known as Scarlett Wang or Vanessa Wang, is a Chinese actress and model. Wang graduated from Qiqihar University.
Career
Beginnings
In 2010, at the age of 19, Wang was discovered after being photographed while she was taking an art examination which led to her being dubbed "Little Kelly Chen" by netizens. In 2011, she made her modelling debut as a CVTV star angel and was chosen to promote the Volvo Ocean Race in China for two consecutive years (2011–2012).[1]
Between 2011 and 2013, Wang made appearances in multiple Chinese variety shows including as a contestant on Super Star Ding Dong (开门大吉).[2]
In 2013, Wang made her official acting debut in China's first 3D fantasy romance movie The Fox Lover.[3][4] The same year, she appeared in the urban sitcom Happy Leftovers.
In 2014, Wang appeared in the campus comedy Super Teacher Bing adapted from the online novel of the same name, playing a bold, unrestrained, charming and innocent "beautiful bad girl".[5] The drama garnered over 100 million views online during its broadcast period. The same year, Wang also appeared in the female critical ethics drama Youth Confession produced by Hunan TV and LeTV.[6]
In 2016, Wang appeared in the role of the ninth princess consort in the period romance drama Legend of Nine Tailed Fox. The same year, she played in the period romance drama Royal Highness which aired in 2018.[13] In November, she was a guest at the inaugural OK!Funshion Week Celebrity Fashion Week.[14][15] She then appeared in the anti-Japanese war drama The Battle of Jiangqiao portraying a Jiangmen-born patriotic and progressive young lady.[16]
In 2017, Wang played a supporting role alongside Xia Yu, Yan Ni and Binlong Pan in the urban fantasy comedy movie Wished.[17]
In 2019, Wang appeared in the youth cute pet emotional drama Hero Dog 3 alongside Jiang Chao and Cecilia Boey as a gentle female vet.[18] In July, Wang appeared in the fashion drama The Next Top Star which starred Qu Ying and Xu Kaicheng as cold-looking Guan Tang who has a sense of justice.[19]
In 2021, Wang co-starred with Wen Song and Jia Bing in her first republican drama as the female lead in web drama Legendary Hotel.[21] Wang returned to the big screen in August in rom-com movie My Heroic Husband.[22] In November, the 3rd China Online Film Week announced that Wang had won the Most Influential Actor Award.[23] On 5 December, Wang appeared in suspense web drama Who Is The Murderer which starred Zanilia Zhao. The drama was released exclusively on iQIYI's Mist Theatre platform.
On 13 September 2022, Wang starred alongside Jordan Chan in the fantasy film See The Sea.[24] The same year, Wang played a supporting role in period comedy drama New Life Begins.[25]
In 2023, Wang took on a role in another suspense drama Who Is He jointly-produced by CCTV-8 and Youku.[25] She then appeared in period romance drama The Longest Promise which premiered on 2 July and five days later on Netflix, marking Wang's first related work with the latter.
In 2024, Wang was cast in a supporting role in xianxia drama The Legend of Shen Li after being recommended to director Deng Ke by leading lady Zanilia Zhao.[25] The drama was a hit domestically, leading to increased recognition for Wang.[26] Later in August 2024, Wang made special appearances in novel-adapted period drama Go East.[27]
^Liu, Shuhui (28 March 2013). "《开门大吉》封面女郎王祉萱带神秘人物助阵" (in Chinese). CNTV. Archived from the original on 3 September 2023. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
^Zhang, Erika (10 July 2013). "十美竞艳秀身姿 3D电影《白狐》打出美女牌". Tencent QQ (in Chinese). Retrieved 24 December 2020.
^Wang, Xiaoyi (22 September 2013). "《白狐》大打美女牌 发海量美女古今性感照". Netease (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 3 September 2023. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
^Wang, Xiaoyi (30 June 2014). "《超级教师》王祉萱热辣惹火 引观众狂喷鼻血". Netease (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 20 January 2017. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
^Wang, Xiaoyi (29 July 2014). "《青春忏悔录》热播 王祉宣演绎爱的陷落与救赎". Netease (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 3 September 2023. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
^Wang, Xiaoyi (13 July 2015). "《实习生》王祉萱倾情演绎90后职场新人". Netease (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 3 September 2023. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
^Wang, Xiaoyi (21 July 2015). "《加油吧实习生》开播 王祉萱演绎"花瓶女"". Netease (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 3 September 2023. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
^Wang, Xiaoyi (30 July 2015). "王祉萱《实习生》上演"实习生版小时代"". Netease (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 3 September 2023. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
^Wang, Xiaoyi (6 March 2014). "《我的爱对你说》办发布会 王祉萱错爱进行时". Netease (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 3 September 2023. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
^"《云之凡》热拍 王祉萱上演霸气毒影". Sohu (in Chinese). 9 September 2015. Archived from the original on 17 May 2019. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
^"《云之凡》热拍 王祉萱搭档耿乐二度合作". Sohu (in Chinese). 23 September 2015. Archived from the original on 3 September 2023. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
^Dong, Ning (4 November 2016). "OK!FUNSHION WEEK首届明星挚爱时尚周启动[组图]" (in Chinese). China Internet Information Center. Archived from the original on 3 September 2023. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
^"《决战江桥》曝人物海报 李幼斌演绎抗战第一人". Sohu (in Chinese). 27 October 2015. Archived from the original on 3 September 2023. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
^ abLi, Tong (6 July 2017). "王祉萱《反转人生》热映 美丽娇嗲惹人爱". Netease (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 3 September 2023. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
^Chen, Shaojie (28 June 2019). "《神犬小七3》开播 王祉萱反差出演温婉女兽医". Netease (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 3 September 2023. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
^Yin, Lili (5 July 2019). "王祉萱《热搜女王》开播 关棠勇闯娱乐圈气场全开". Netease (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 3 September 2023. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
^"【凤鸣告示栏】". Sina Weibo (in Chinese). 1 April 2024. Retrieved 25 September 2024.
^ ab"#四方馆今日开播#". Sina Weibo (in Chinese). 23 August 2024. Retrieved 25 September 2024.
^Wang, Xiaoyi (30 June 2014). "《超级教师》王祉萱热辣惹火 引观众狂喷鼻血". Netease (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 20 January 2017. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
