Cai Ming (actress)

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In this Chinese name, the family name is Cai.

Cai Ming
蔡明
Born	(1961-10-21) 21 October 1961 (age 63) Beijing, China
Nationality	Chinese
Occupation(s)	Sketch comedy performer, actress, singer
Years active	1973-present
Notable work	Haixia
Spouse	Ding Qiuxing ​ (m. 1985)​
Children	Son: Ding Ding
Parent(s)	Father: Cai Yuping Mother: Tian Hua
Awards	China Dazhong Television Award for the Most Favorite Actresses 2000 1st Huading Award for Best Chinese Quyi Actress 2007 10th China International Children's Festival - Child Star 2009 4th Huading Award for the Most Favorite Actresses 2010

Cai Ming (Chinese: 蔡明; pinyin: Cài Míng; born 21 October 1961) is a Chinese singer, actress, and sketch comedy performer.^[1][2][3]

Cai is notable for performing sketch comedy in CCTV New Year's Gala since 1991.

Biography

Cai was born into an educated family in Beijing on October 21, 1961, and she is of Hui ethnic group, the daughter of Tian Hua (Chinese: 田华), a doctor, and Cai Yuping (Chinese: 蔡毓平), a professor at Capital University of Economics and Business.

After graduating from junior high school, Cai entered the Beijing Film Studio Troupe.

In 1973, she starred in Xie Tieli's film Haixia (Chinese: 海霞), and this made her become famous overnight.

Cai performed sketch comedy in CCTV New Year's Gala since 1991.

Since July 2020, she has been working as a voice actress for Virtual YouTuber Nanako, who belongs to VirtuaReal Star.^[4][5]

Personal life

At the age of 22, Cai met her husband Ding Qiuxing (Chinese: 丁秋星), who is a Chinese director, they married in 1985, their son, Ding Ding (Chinese: 丁丁), was born in July 1986.

Works

Discography

• Across (Chinese: 跨越), Cai Ming's debut studio album, was released on 1 January 2004.

Film

Year	English Title	Chinese title	Role	Cast	Ref
1973	Haixia	海霞	Haixia	Wu Haiyan, Chen Qiang, Tian Chong
1980	Passenger with Handcuff	戴手铐的旅客	Wei Xiaoming	Yu Yang
1984	Ways To Make Fortunes	生财有道	Qing Xiu	Chen Qiang
1985	Tears in Suzhou	泪洒姑苏	Xiao Ling	Wu Qianqian
1989	The Egg-Trafficking Army	倒蛋部队	a young girl	Guo Da
1990	Love	恋爱角	a young girl	Zhang Jinlai, Guo Da, Fu Yiwei
1991	War of Divorce	离婚大战	Yingzi	Ge You, Hou Yaohua
2005	Life and Death Plunder	生死劫	aunt	Zhou Xun, Wu Jun, Su Xiaoming
2012	A Happy Chinese New Year	亲家过年	Cai Yun	Wen Zhang, Zhang Fengyi, Cong Shan
2015	Hot Blood Band	热血男人帮
2024	A Place Called Silence	默杀	Mother Xu

Television

Year	English title	Chinese title	Role	Cast	Ref
1993	Woman Heart	女人心	Ding Dong
1994	Contemporary Family	临时家庭	Zhou Xingxing
	I Love My Family	我爱我家	Yan Hong
1999	Cao Cao	曹操	Yu Jin
	Love Me	爱我好不好	Meng Xiaoqiang
2000	Tie the Knot	酒结良缘	Xiaowan's mother
	Idler: Sister Ma	闲人马大姐	Sister Ma
	Sister Ma and her Neighborhoods	马大姐和邻居们	Sister Ma
2001	All in the Family	东北一家人	Gao Wa	Gong Hanlin
2002	Chinese Communist Party Member: Sister Ma	党员马大姐	Sister Ma	Gong Hanlin
2003	Get Married with Children	带着孩子结婚	Liu Xiaohong
2004	Harmony Brings Wealth 2	家和万事兴之双喜临门	Tao Lan
2006	Full of It 2	十全十美之有梦年代	Zhu Liyun
		绝代妖后	Hao Ge's wife
2007	The Biography of Sister Ma	马大姐新传	Sister Ma
2008		清明上河	guest	Guo Da
	The Amateur Detective	业余侦探	Yang Xia
	Get Knocked Up	好孕来临	Dandan's mother
2009	Superman: Sister Ma	超人马大姐	Sister Ma
	Dazzled	眼花缭乱	Wu Shasha
2010		鸡毛蒜皮没小事	Aunt Zhang
	Men of Ronghe Town	荣河镇的男人们	He San'gu	Guo Da
2012	A Strange Family	奇异家庭	Gai Lan
2013		老妈的三国时代	Cao Meihua

CCTV New Year's Gala

Year	English title	Chinese title	Cast	Ref
1991	Stranger	陌生人	Gong Hanlin
1993	Huangtupo	黄土坡	Guo Da
1994	Overseas Call	越洋电话	Guo Da
1995	Father	父亲	Guo Da, Zhao Baole, Yu Hailun
1996	The Story of the Robot	机器人趣话	Guo Da
1997	Spring Festival	过年	Guo Da, Guo Donglin
1999	Ball Game Fan	球迷	Guo Da, Guo Donglin
2000	A Love Laughter Girl	爱笑的女孩	Wen Xingyu, Juhao
2001	Matchmaker	红娘	Guo Da
2002	Between the Neighbors	邻里之间	Guo Da, Niu Qun
2003	All My Relatives	都是亲人	Guo Da, Li Wenqi, Liu Xiaomei
2004	Wedding	婚礼	Ying Zhuang, Li Yong
2005	The Romantic Thing	浪漫的事	Guo Da, Han Ying
2006	The Biography of Sister Ma	马大姐外传	Guo Da
2007	Gifts	送礼	Guo Da, Juhao
2008	Dream Home	梦幻家园	Guo Da, Wang Ping
2009	Welcome to Beijing	北京欢迎你	Guo Da
2010	My Family Have A Graduate	家有毕业生	Guo Da
2013	I Could Dance Whenever I Liked	想跳就跳	Pan Changjiang
2014	Disturb the Residents	扰民	Hua Shao, Yue Yunpeng, Da Peng	[6]

Awards

Year	Award	N/W	Ref
2000	China Dazhong Television Award for Hottest Actresses	Won
2007	1st Huading Award for Best Chinese Opera Actress	Won
2008	2nd Huading Award for Best Actress	Nominated
2009	10th China International Children's Festival - Child Star	Won
2010	4th Huading Award for Hottest Actresses	Won

References

1. 《出彩中国人》第二期萌娃一秒落泪获赞 蔡明下跪 (in Chinese). Xinhua. 2014. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2014-02-18.
2. 蔡明：模仿也不容易 (in Chinese). Wangyi. 2014. Archived from the original on 2014-02-22. Retrieved 2014-02-18.
3. 元宵晚会蒋大为唱《套马杆》 蔡明演绎《卷珠帘》 (in Chinese). Chinanews. 2014.
4. "知料｜蔡明在B站"二次出道"，虚拟直播这门生意有多香？" (in Chinese). 36Kr. 2021-07-25. Retrieved 2022-09-02.
5. "直播行业新势力——虚拟主播的异军突起" (in Chinese). 36Kr. 2021-09-14. Retrieved 2022-09-02.
6. 蔡明央视马年春晚再坐轮椅 网友调侃：真瘸了？ Archived 2014-02-20 at the Wayback Machine. Beifangnet. 2014-01-30. (in Chinese).

External links

• Cai Ming on Weibo (in Chinese)
• Cai Ming (actress) on Tencent Weibo