Profile | China actress Huang Yi puts past of abuse by ex behind her, looks to future with optimism
Actress with traumatic romantic history says growing up in broken family made her long for love, but has learned to embrace own happiness
Chinese actress Huang Yi, 47, is often said to have ruined her successful career by marrying the wrong man, but she recently said she had made peace with her past and still had hopes to find true love.
Huang was born in Shanghai in 1977, and grew up with her grandparents after her mother and father divorced.
She made her acting debut in 1999 shortly after graduating as a performing arts major at Shanghai Oriental Culture College.
Television dramas starring her as a leading actress, such as Wrong Carriage, Right Groom (2001), Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2001), and My Fair Princess 3 (2003) have become nationwide hits, boosting her fame.
She has also appeared in several Hong Kong films such as Drug War (2012) and Overheard 3 (2014).
Huang’s love life has not been as successful as her acting career.