Biography
Yan Ni (Chinese: 闫妮), born Yan Kaiyan, is a Chinese film and television actress. She was born on 10 March 1971 in Xi'an, Shaanxi.
She trained at the People's Liberation Army Academy of Art after initial studies in accounting and began acting in 1992. Yan Ni rose to prominence for her role as Tong Xiangyu in the television series My Own Swordsman (2006). Her film credits include Monster Hunt (2015) as Luo Ying, Coming Home (2014) as Director Li, A Woman, a Gun and a Noodle Shop (2009) as Wang's wife, and The Wasted Times (2016) as Mama Wang.
In 2020 she received the Best Leading Actress award at the 26th Magnolia Awards for her performance in Growing Pain.
