Choenyi Tsering was born in Ngari Prefecture, Tibet Autonomous Region, China, on 15 May 1986. She aspired to act from an early age. She graduated from Tibet University.[3]
Acting career
At the age of 13, Choenyi Tsering appeared in an advertisement for a Tibetan medicine. It was her first ever advertising campaign as a model.[4]
Choenyi Tsering made her film debut in Zhanian Instrument (1999), playing Gesang. The film was produced and distributed by CCTV-6.
In 2002, she attended the Tourism Ambassador of Tibet trials and won the Champions. In the fellowing year, she got the first place in the "Fifty-six Golden Flower Beauty Pageant of National Minorities" contest.
After playing minor roles in various films and television series, Choenyi Tsering received her first leading female role in a series called Changpiao Zhuangge (2008).
In 2009, she won the top place in Come on! Oriental angel (《加油!东方天使》), a Talent Show program aired on Dragon Television.[5][6]
In 2010, Choenyi Tsering became the Penghu Islands Tourist Image Propaganda Ambassador. That same year, she appeared uncredited in the biographical historical television series Huang Yanpei as a journalist.
Choenyi Tsering's first major film role was in Wuye Paimen (2011). It was released on 26 August 2011.
In 2017, Choenyi Tsering co-starred with Kimba and Siano Dudiom Zahi in Soul on a String as the Qiong, a Tibetan shepherdess.[9] It is based on the short stories Tibet: Soul on a String (《西藏,系在皮绳结上的魂》) and On the Road to Lhasa (《去拉萨的路上》) by Tashi Dawa. The film premiered at the 19th Shanghai International Film Festival on 15 June 2016, and opened in China on 18 August 2017.