Profile | China actress Yang Zi goes global with selection as torch-bearer for 2024 Paris Olympics
- Actress known as ‘nation’s daughter’ has 62 million online followers, appeal gets Olympic-sized boost with torch-bearer appointment
Chinese actress Yang Zi will join a slew of other stars from the country to be torch-bearers at the Paris Olympics.
The 31-year-old, who leaves for France on June 26, is also an ambassador for China’s leading dairy brand, Mengniu, which is a Worldwide Olympic Partner, the state broadcaster CCTV reported.
Dubbed the “nation’s daughter” in China, Yang enjoys high popularity thanks to the success of the TV drama Home with Kids which was first broadcast in the early 2000s.
She played a main character called Xia Xue, a teenage girl who is smart, lively and sensible but also a bit rebellious. Her portrayal was overwhelmingly acclaimed by Chinese audiences.
Yang graduated from the prestigious Performance Institute of Beijing Film Academy in 2014.
Over the past decade she has starred in many TV and film productions such as the ancient costume drama Lost You Forever, the inspirational Go Go Squid and Psychologist.