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Cao Yanyan

Acting Born Sep 25, 1976 26 credits
26
Total Credits
2004–2025
22 Years Career Span
4
Vault Titles
10
Key Co-Stars

Biography

Cao Yanyan is a Mainland actress born on September 25, 1976, in the Changning District of Shanghai. A graduate of the Shanghai Theater Academy, she is currently affiliated with the Shanghai Theater Arts Center. Her professional acting career includes credits in both theater and screen productions. Her stage work features performances in the dramas Singer and Orangutan and I Have a Date with Spring. Her filmography includes the movies Letters and Visits Office Director and Yuan Longping. Additionally, she has appeared in numerous television series, including Miss Sales, Flowers, Dream of Red Mansions, Love to Sleep Woke Up, Summer Three Thousand Gold, and Pink Empire. According to The Movie Database, she has 26 known acting credits.

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Career overview

Subject: Yanyan Cao (Cao Yanyan).
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Name: Yanyan Cao (also known as Cao Yanyan, 曹艷艷, 曹艳艳, 艳姐, Cao Yan Yan).
Birth Date: September 25, 1976.
Birthplace: Changning District, Shanghai.
Education: Graduated from Shanghai Theater Academy.
Current Employment: Shanghai Theater Arts Center.
Profession: Mainland actress.
Known Credits: 26.
Drama Performances: Singer and orangutan, I have a date with spring.
Film Performances: Letters and Visits Office Director, Yuan Longping.
TV Series Performances: Miss sales, flowers, Dream of Red Mansions, love to sleep Woke up, summer three thousand gold, pink empire.
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Yanyan Cao, also known as Cao Yanyan, Cao Yan Yan, 曹艷艷, 曹艳艳, or 艳姐, was born on September 25, 1976, in the Changning District of Shanghai. She is a mainland actress who graduated from the Shanghai Theater Academy. Currently, she is working at the Shanghai Theater Arts Center.
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With 26 known credits, Cao has appeared in various dramatic productions and television series. Her work in drama includes performances in singer and orangutan and I have a date with spring. Her film credits include the titles Letters and Visits Office Director and Yuan Longping.
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In television, Cao has appeared in several series, including Miss sales, flowers, and Dream of Red Mansions. Other television credits listed include love to sleep Woke up, summer three thousand gold, and pink empire.
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Yanyan Cao, who is also known by the names Cao Yanyan, 曹艷艷, 曹艳艳, 艳姐, and Cao Yan Yan, was born on September 25, 1976, in the Changning District of Shanghai. She is a mainland actress and a graduate of the Shanghai Theater Academy. At present, she is employed at the Shanghai Theater Arts Center.

Throughout her career, Cao has accumulated 26 known credits. Her work in drama includes the productions singer and orangutan and I have a date with spring. In the film industry, she has appeared in the movies Letters and Visits Office Director and Yuan Longping.

Cao has also participated in several television series. Her television credits include Miss sales, flowers, Dream of Red Mansions, love to sleep Woke up, summer three thousand gold, and pink empire. These various roles across drama, film, and television constitute her professional body of work as an actress.

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Frequent co-stars

Career timeline

NorthwardStrange Chronicles of TangReturning Pearl
Strange Tales of Tang DynastyBoiling LifeSong of Life
You Are My HeroThe Last Goodbye to MamaCute Programmer
Happiness ChocolateThe Chronicles of Town Called Jian
Ordinary Person CharacterFor Your Own Good
后妈许多多Full House of Happiness
Murder in Photos
First Prize
Waking Love Up掌门女婿
The Girl in BlueNever Look Back
Yuan Long Ping二哥
徽州女人
警察抓小偷

Full Filmography

26 titles
  • Northward (2025) as Ma Siyi's Mother
  • Strange Chronicles of Tang (2025) as Manniang / 曼娘
  • Returning Pearl (2025) as Empress
  • Strange Tales of Tang Dynasty (2022) as Manniang / 曼娘
  • Boiling Life (2022)
  • Song of Life (2022) as Tao Liqing
  • You Are My Hero (2021) as Zhang Yajun
  • The Last Goodbye to Mama (2021) as Xie Chunhua
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  • Cute Programmer (2021) as Xiao Qi's Mother
  • Happiness Chocolate (2018) as Li Meixin
  • The Chronicles of Town Called Jian (2018) as Su Xiaomei
  • Ordinary Person Character (2017) as Fang Liran
  • For Your Own Good (2017)
  • 后妈许多多 (2016) as 宋晓敏
  • Full House of Happiness (2016)
  • Murder in Photos (2014)
  • First Prize (2012) as Aunt Ba
  • Waking Love Up (2011) as Li Meixiu
  • 掌门女婿 (2011)
  • The Girl in Blue (2010)
  • Never Look Back (2010)
  • Yuan Long Ping (2009)
  • 二哥 (2009) as 惊蛰
  • 徽州女人 (2007) as 祝绍兰
  • 警察抓小偷 (2004) as 许军英
  • Notes of DNA Appraiser as Lei Yiyao

Frequently Asked Questions

What movies or TV shows is Cao Yanyan best known for?

Cao Yanyan is widely recognized for notable roles and projects including Northward (2025), Strange Tales of Tang Dynasty (2022), Boiling Life (2022), You Are My Hero (2021).

When and where was Cao Yanyan born?

Cao Yanyan was born on September 25, 1976.

How many credits does Cao Yanyan have?

Cao Yanyan has accumulated over 26 film and television credits across a career spanning from 2004 to 2025.

What is Cao Yanyan's background in cinema and television?

Cao Yanyan is a Mainland actress born on September 25, 1976, in the Changning District of Shanghai. A graduate of the Shanghai Theater Academy, she is currently affiliated with the Shanghai Theater Arts Center. Her professional acting career includes credits in both theater and screen productions. Her stage work featur...

Cao Yanyan by the numbers

26credits
4films
22TV series
2004–2025active years

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