Huang Wei (actress)

Huang Wei
黄薇
Born	1964 (age 60–61) Beijing, China
Alma mater	Communication University of China
Occupation(s)	Actress, TV host
Years active	1987–present

Huang Wei (Chinese: 黄薇; pinyin: Huáng Wēi; born 1964) is a Chinese actress and TV host for the China Central Television (CCTV).

Huang was born in 1964 in Beijing, to a family of senior intellectuals. Her father worked in diplomatic field and her mother was a teacher.^[1] In her early years, she studied at Beijing No. 5 High School and later entered the Broadcasting Department of the Beijing Broadcasting Institute (now Communication University of China). Following her graduation in 1987, Huang was assigned as a TV host with the China Central Television (CCTV).^[2] She is married to Yu Jingshun and the couple have a daughter.^[1]

As TV host with CCTV, she hosted youth program Between Heaven and Earth, legal program Social Latitude and Longitude and service program Walking With You. In 1996, he began hosting a program Sunset Red.^[2] In 1998, her first acting role was in the movie Mrs. Li Zhifan. In the movie, she was cast as Deng Yingchao, the wife of the first Premier of the People's Republic of China Zhou Enlai.^[3]

From then on, she was cast as Deng in several Chinese historical movies and TV shows such as Founding Leader Mao Zedong (1999), The Long March (2001), Ode to Yan'an (2004), The Founding of a Republic (2009), Mao Zedong (2013), A New World (2018), and Diplomatic Storm (2019), portraying her for over 20 years and the role she portrayed for most of her entertainment career.^[3][4]

In 2020, she produced an eight-episode show Leling Changxiang (joyful singing in old age), which featured 32 choirs with approximately 2000 senior singers performing on CCTV. The concept for the show originated when she read an article about the best exercises for health, which highlighted singing as particularly beneficial for the elderly. The article noted that singing promotes happiness, potentially extending their lifespan.^[5] In the 2021 historical drama Striking the Water, she was cast as Yang Zhende, the mother of Deng Yingchao, which became her first different role.^[6]

Key

†	Denotes works that have not yet been released

Year	English title	Chinese title	Role	Notes
1998	Mrs. Li Zhifan	李知凡太太	Deng Yingchao	[3]
2000	To Be with You Forever	相伴永远	Deng Yingchao	[4]
2009	Founding of a Republic	建国大业	Deng Yingchao	[4]
2011	The Big Picture	大格局	Deng Yingchao	[7]
2012	Zhou Enlai Returned to Yan'an	周恩来回延安	Deng Yingchao	[8]
2019	Mao Zedong 1949	决胜时刻	Deng Yingchao	[9]

Year	English title	Chinese title	Role	Notes
1999	Founding Leader Mao Zedong	开国领袖毛泽东	Deng Yingchao	[10]
2000	Sunrise in the East	日出东方	Deng Yingchao	[11]
2001	Deng Xiaoping in 1925	邓小平在1925年	Deng Yingchao	[12]
	The Long March	长征	Deng Yingchao	[4]
2003	Ode to Yan'an	延安颂	Deng Yingchao	[13]
2006	General Chen Gang	陈赓大将	Deng Yingchao	[14]
2007	Zhou Enlai in Chongqing	周恩来在重庆	Deng Yingchao	[15]
2009	Liberation	解放	Deng Yingchao	[4]
	The East	东方	Deng Yingchao	[4]
2013	Mao Zedong	毛泽东	Deng Yingchao
2016	My Uncle Zhou Enlai	周恩来在重庆	Deng Yingchao	[4]
2018	Change The World	换了人间	Deng Yingchao	[16]
2019	Forever Comrades	永远的战友	Deng Yingchao	[3]
	Diplomatic Situation	外交风云	Deng Yingchao	[17]
2021	The Red Leaves of Xiangshan	香山叶正红	Deng Yingchao	[1]
	Striking the Water	中流击水	Yang Zhende	[6]
2024	Battle of Shangganling	上甘岭	Deng Yingchao	[18]
TBA	People's Premier Zhou Enlai	人民总理周恩来	Deng Yingchao	[19]
TBA	Nanjing Negotiations	南京谈判	Deng Yingchao	[20]

• Huang Wei at IMDb