--- name: "Yong Mei" canonical: "https://film.one/person/yong-mei" roles: ["Actor"] born: "14 February 1970" reviewed_on_fi1m: 1 average_as: "actor" average_over: 1 updated: "2026-09-17T12:38:53.948110+00:00" licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL." --- # Yong Mei Actor. Born 14 February 1970 in Hohhot City, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, China. ## Details - **Work:** Actor - **Born:** 14 February 1970, Hohhot City, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, China - **Also known as:** 森吉德玛, Senji De Ma, Сэньцзи Дэ Ма - **Berlin International Film Festival:** 1 Berlin prize (1 won) - **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yong_Mei, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q61745930, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3619308/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/572086 ## Streaming the US now - **Apple TV:** [*The Assassin*](https://film.one/film/the-assassin.md) (82) For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country. ## Biography Yong Mei (Chinese: 咏梅) is a Chinese actress. Born on 14 February 1970 in Hohhot, Inner Mongolia, she is an ethnic Mongol whose original Mongolian name is Senji De Ma. She studied business administration at the University of International Business and Economics in Beijing. She began her acting career in television in the late 1990s and gained prominence with her role in the 2004 series *A Chinese-style Divorce*. Yong Mei appeared as Lady Nie Tian in Hou Hsiao-hsien's *The Assassin* (2015). She won the Silver Bear for Best Actress at the 69th Berlin International Film Festival in 2019 for her performance as Wang Liyun in *So Long, My Son* (2019), becoming the first actress from mainland China to receive the award. Other film credits include *Aftershock* (2010), *Ocean Heaven* (2010), *Nice View* (2022) and *No More Bets* (2023). *Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.* ## On Fi1m (1) - *The Assassin* (2015), Fi1m 82, as Lady Nie Tian — [page](https://film.one/film/the-assassin.md) ## Complete filmography (36) Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page. - *Above the Dust* (2025), as Muyue - *Like A Rolling Stone* (2024), as Li Hong - *No More Bets* (2023), as Zhao Dongran - *Awakening Spring* (2023), as Aunt - *A Passing Cloud* (2022), Acting - *Nice View* (2022), as Ma Yuxia - *Luoyang* (2021), series, as Saint - *Hear Her* (2020), series, Acting - *故宫贺岁* (2020), series, Acting - *A Little Reunion* (2019), series, as Liu Jing - *So Long, My Son* (2019), as Wang Liyun - *Genghis Khan* (2018), as Hoelun - *Secret Fruit* (2017), as Yu Chizi's Mother - *乱世书香* (2015), series, Acting - *The Assassin* (2015), as Lady Nie Tian — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/film/the-assassin.md) - *总有晴空* (2014), series, as 松岩雨 - *Young Style* (2013), Acting - *The Brink* (2012), series, as Sun Yuejian - *You Are My Lover* (2012), series, as Liu Yan - *我的夏天* (2011), as 公交车司机 - *Aftershock* (2010), as Fang Da Qiang's Sister - *Ocean Heaven* (2010), as Principal Tan - *人到中年* (2009), series, Acting - *一半天堂* (2008), series, as Chen Xiaoning - *锁春记* (2008), series, as 查宛丹 - *县委书记* (2006), series, as 沈丽红 - *孝子* (2006), series, as 谢言 - *Chinese Style Divorce* (2004), series, as Xiao Li - *青鸟的天空* (2004), series, as 林萍 - *不要靠近我* (2004), series, Acting - *Cell Phone* (2003), as Xiao Su - *走过幸福* (2003), series, as 方方 - *Qianlong Dynasty* (2003), series, as 苏卿怜 - *曼谷雨季* (2003), series, as 布邑澜 - *秀水街* (2000), series, as 齐美 - *堆积情感* (2000), series, Acting ## Gallery - ![Yong Mei](https://film.one/media/person/695522/gallery-08d224b05545.jpg) Yong Mei — Harald Krichel, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1f/Yong_Mei-2197.jpg/1280px-Yong_Mei-2197.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) - ![Yong Mei (2019)](https://film.one/media/person/695522/gallery-d6b084e23ec9.jpg) Yong Mei (2019) — Martin Kraft, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/25/MJK_37920_Yong_Mei.jpg/1280px-MJK_37920_Yong_Mei.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) - ![Yong Mei (2019)](https://film.one/media/person/695522/gallery-ddd5626532bf.jpg) Yong Mei (2019) — Martin Kraft, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/MJK_37921_Yong_Mei.jpg/1280px-MJK_37921_Yong_Mei.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) - ![Yong Mei (2019)](https://film.one/media/person/695522/gallery-9f6f9b3a3169.jpg) Yong Mei (2019) — Martin Kraft, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ef/MJK_37922_Yong_Mei.jpg/1280px-MJK_37922_Yong_Mei.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) - ![Yong Mei (2019)](https://film.one/media/person/695522/gallery-5d964895c2cf.jpg) Yong Mei (2019) — Martin Kraft, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/53/MJK_37923_Yong_Mei.jpg/1280px-MJK_37923_Yong_Mei.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) - ![Yong Mei (2019)](https://film.one/media/person/695522/gallery-2da546b9fd26.jpg) Yong Mei (2019) — Martin Kraft, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8e/MJK_37924_Yong_Mei.jpg/1280px-MJK_37924_Yong_Mei.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) ## Awards ### Berlin International Film Festival — 1 won - 2019: Best Actress (won), for *So Long, My Son* ### Other awards — 1 won - Golden Rooster Award for Best Actress 2019: Golden Rooster Award for Best Actress (won), for *So Long, My Son* *From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.* --- © Fi1m Ltd. 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