# Angelababy
**Angelababy** (杨颖; born 1989) is the stage name of Angela Yeung Wing, a Chinese actress and fashion model who built her career in Hong Kong and mainland China and later appeared in Hollywood films such as *Hitman: Agent 47* and *Independence Day: Resurgence*.[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2854802/) • [2](https://www.fandango.com/people/angelababy-18732/film-credits) Born in Shanghai, she debuted as a model in 2003, moved into film in 2007, and became one of the most-followed entertainers on Chinese social media.[3](https://www.iq.com/actor-info/angelababy-200153205?lang=en_us) • [4](https://www.weibo.com/realangelababy?is_pic=1&profile_ftype=1)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Birth | 1989, Shanghai, China; height 5′ 5″ (1.65 m)[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2854802/) |
| Legal name | Angela Yeung Wing; her Hong Kong identity card uses the Cantonese romanization "Yeung Wing"[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2854802/) • [5](https://xuan.com.my/entertainment/angelababy%E4%B8%8D%E6%98%AF%E6%9C%AC%E5%90%8D-88966) |
| Debut | Fashion model in 2003; first screen appearance was a 5-minute cameo in Peng Haoxiang's *Trivial Matters* (2007)[3](https://www.iq.com/actor-info/angelababy-200153205?lang=en_us) |
| Major award | Best Supporting Actress at the 33rd Hundred Flowers Awards (2016) for *Mojin: The Lost Legend*, which grossed 1.65 billion yuan[3](https://www.iq.com/actor-info/angelababy-200153205?lang=en_us) |
| Hollywood roles | Diana in *Hitman: Agent 47* (2015); Rain Lao in *Independence Day: Resurgence* (2016)[2](https://www.fandango.com/people/angelababy-18732/film-credits) |
| Marriage | Married actor Huang Xiaoming on May 27, 2015; divorced January 28, 2022; one son born 2017[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2854802/) |
| Social media | Her Weibo account lists about 1.07 hundred million followers[4](https://www.weibo.com/realangelababy?is_pic=1&profile_ftype=1) |
## Name and early life
She was born in Shanghai to a half-Chinese, half-German father and a Chinese mother, and moved to Hong Kong at thirteen years old.[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2854802/) Her stage name combines her legal given name, Angela, with her family nickname, "Baby".[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2854802/) Accounts of the name's origin differ slightly: she has said friends found "Angela" hard to pronounce, so "Baby" was added, and other reports trace "Baby" to childhood baby fat before she returned to using Angela as a television host, combining the two to avoid confusion.[5](https://xuan.com.my/entertainment/angelababy%E4%B8%8D%E6%98%AF%E6%9C%AC%E5%90%8D-88966) On an esports program in 2023 she clarified that the English name on her Hong Kong identity card is "Yeung Wing", the [Cantonese](https://www.edgepedia.org/cantonese) romanization of her [Chinese name](https://www.edgepedia.org/chinese-name), rather than the Mandarin pinyin "Yang Ying".[5](https://xuan.com.my/entertainment/angelababy%E4%B8%8D%E6%98%AF%E6%9C%AC%E5%90%8D-88966)
## Modeling and Hong Kong film
She debuted as a fashion model in 2003 and made her name in Hong Kong through modeling work.[3](https://www.iq.com/actor-info/angelababy-200153205?lang=en_us) • [6](https://www.1905.com/mdb/star/1485/) Her first screen appearance was a five-minute cameo in Hong Kong director Peng Haoxiang's *[Trivial Matters](https://www.edgepedia.org/trivial-matters)* in 2007, and she shifted her focus toward film from that year.[3](https://www.iq.com/actor-info/angelababy-200153205?lang=en_us) • [6](https://www.1905.com/mdb/star/1485/) Through 2009 and 2010 she appeared in Hong Kong comedies including *Short of Love* and *All's Well, Ends Well 2010*, filmed the romance *Hot Summer Days*, and in 2010 voiced Rapunzel in the Cantonese dub of Disney's *Tangled*.[3](https://www.iq.com/actor-info/angelababy-200153205?lang=en_us) • [1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2854802/)
Her first leading film role came in the 2011 romance *Love You You* (released in some markets as *Love You Love You*), and she sang the insert song "Bottom of the Heart" with [JJ Lin](https://www.edgepedia.org/jj-lin) for its soundtrack.[6](https://www.1905.com/mdb/star/1485/) • [3](https://www.iq.com/actor-info/angelababy-200153205?lang=en_us) In 2012 she won the Most Watched Actress award at the 13th Chinese Film Media Awards for the romance *First Time*, in which she played the sheltered student Song Shiqiao.[6](https://www.1905.com/mdb/star/1485/) • [7](https://www.reelasian.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/ra2012_pg.pdf) The same year she appeared in the Tai Chi films *Tai Chi Zero* and *Tai Chi Hero* as Chen Yu Niang.[2](https://www.fandango.com/people/angelababy-18732/film-credits)
## Mainland breakthrough
In January 2013, *Southern Metropolis Entertainment Weekly* ranked her among the new "Four Little Hua Dan", a group of four leading young actresses, and she made her television debut with *Love Yunge from the Desert* (*Yun Zhong Ge*), which aired in 2015.[6](https://www.1905.com/mdb/star/1485/) • [14](https://www.jaynestars.com/tv-dramas/angelababy-stars-in-first-tv-drama-yun-zhong-ge/) In 2014 she won Most Popular Actress at the 21st Beijing University Film Festival for her role as Yin Ruiji in the action film *Young Detective Dee: Rise of the Sea Dragon*, and she began appearing on the reality show *Keep Running* (*Running Man* China), which brought her wide public attention.[3](https://www.iq.com/actor-info/angelababy-200153205?lang=en_us) • [6](https://www.1905.com/mdb/star/1485/)
The 2015 adventure film *Mojin: The Lost Legend*, in which she played Ding Sitian, grossed 1.65 billion yuan at the box office, and she won Best Supporting Actress at the 33rd Hundred Flowers Awards for the role in 2016.[3](https://www.iq.com/actor-info/angelababy-200153205?lang=en_us) • [6](https://www.1905.com/mdb/star/1485/) Her 2016 film *Love O2O* drew more than 255,000 ratings on the review site Douban, and the fantasy film *[League of Gods](https://www.edgepedia.org/league-of-gods)* cast her as the Mermaid.[4](https://www.weibo.com/realangelababy?is_pic=1&profile_ftype=1) • [2](https://www.fandango.com/people/angelababy-18732/film-credits) In 2017 her costume drama *[General and I](https://www.edgepedia.org/general-and-i)* (*Gu Fang Bu Zi Shang*) topped national television ratings in its time slot.[6](https://www.1905.com/mdb/star/1485/)
## Hollywood and international work
Her Hollywood debut came with the role of Diana in the 2015 action film *Hitman: Agent 47*.[3](https://www.iq.com/actor-info/angelababy-200153205?lang=en_us) She followed it as Rain Lao, a fighter pilot, in the 2016 science-fiction sequel *Independence Day: Resurgence*.[2](https://www.fandango.com/people/angelababy-18732/film-credits) She also served as a brand ambassador for the Meitu phone, as disclosed in a 2016 Hong Kong stock exchange filing by the company.[8](https://www1.hkexnews.hk/listedco/listconews/sehk/2016/1205/01357_2807892/C116.pdf)
## Later career
Her screen output in the 2020s moved toward streaming dramas: *Love the Way You Are* (2022), *The Wind Blows From Longxi* (2022), *Divine Destiny* (*Chen Yuan*, 2023), and the 2025 costume romance *[Everlasting Longing](https://www.edgepedia.org/everlasting-longing)* (*Xiang Si Ling*), in which she played Jun Qiluo opposite Song Weilong, followed by the 2025 web drama *Back for You* (*Man Ying Xun Zong*), in which she played the painter Luna.[9](https://movie.douban.com/celebrity/1033011/movies?sortby=time) • [10](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4359093/)
After upheavals in 2023, she lost some contracts with international brands and her film and variety appearances decreased; she shifted toward advertising, livestreaming, and fashion work.[11](https://news.laodong.vn/van-hoa-giai-tri/thu-nhap-cua-angelababy-sau-4-nam-ly-hon-huynh-hieu-minh-1751478.ldo) From late 2025 her fan club announced a return to work, and in 2026 she signed domestic brand endorsements in cosmetics and skincare, joined the travel variety show *Chu Fa, Huan You Tuan* with Sha Yi and Yang Di, and focused on short dramas, while fashion photography, including a widely discussed series in Qiang ethnic dress shot in Sichuan's Aba prefecture in August 2026, kept her in public view.[11](https://news.laodong.vn/van-hoa-giai-tri/thu-nhap-cua-angelababy-sau-4-nam-ly-hon-huynh-hieu-minh-1751478.ldo) • [12](https://ent.sina.cn/2026-08-06/detail-inimikrr4789154.d.html) • [13](https://ent.sina.cn/2026-08-24/detail-inipkkzx0161543.d.html)
## References
1. [Angelababy, IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2854802/)
2. [Angelababy Filmography and Movies, Fandango](https://www.fandango.com/people/angelababy-18732/film-credits)
3. [Angelababy, iQIYI actor profile](https://www.iq.com/actor-info/angelababy-200153205?lang=en_us)
4. [angelababy's Weibo profile](https://www.weibo.com/realangelababy?is_pic=1&profile_ftype=1)
5. [Angelababy不是本名！杨颖其实姓Yeung, XUAN (2023)](https://xuan.com.my/entertainment/angelababy%E4%B8%8D%E6%98%AF%E6%9C%AC%E5%90%8D-88966)
6. [杨颖个人资料, 1905电影网](https://www.1905.com/mdb/star/1485/)
7. [Reel Asian 2012 program notes for *First Time*](https://www.reelasian.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/ra2012_pg.pdf)
8. [Meitu disclosure, HKEXnews (2016)](https://www1.hkexnews.hk/listedco/listconews/sehk/2016/1205/01357_2807892/C116.pdf)
9. [杨颖 Angelababy的全部作品, Douban](https://movie.douban.com/celebrity/1033011/movies?sortby=time)
10. [Angelababy, IMDb (TV credits)](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4359093/)
11. [Angelababy's income after 4 years of divorce from Huynh Hieu Minh, Lao Dong (2026)](https://news.laodong.vn/van-hoa-giai-tri/thu-nhap-cua-angelababy-sau-4-nam-ly-hon-huynh-hieu-minh-1751478.ldo)
12. [angelababy回国后接下来有什么工作安排？, Sina (2026)](https://ent.sina.cn/2026-08-06/detail-inimikrr4789154.d.html)
13. [Angelababy近期还有哪些新作品或活动计划？, Sina (2026)](https://ent.sina.cn/2026-08-24/detail-inipkkzx0161543.d.html)
14. [Angelababy Stars in First TV Drama, “Yun Zhong Ge”, JayneStars.com](https://www.jaynestars.com/tv-dramas/angelababy-stars-in-first-tv-drama-yun-zhong-ge/)
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