Zhou Dongyu
Acting
Born January 31, 1992, Shijiazhuang, Hebei Province, China
Zhou Dongyu is a celebrated Chinese actress, born on January 31, 1992, in Shijiazhuang, Hebei, China. She gained prominence for her role in Zhang Yimou's film "Under the Hawthorn Tree" (2010), which marked her debut in acting despite having no prior experience. Her performance earned her critical acclaim and several awards, establishing her as a rising star in Chinese cinema. Zhou has since starred in numerous successful films, including "Soul Mate" (2016), which won her the Golden Horse Award for Best Leading Actress, and "Better Days" (2019), which earned her both the Hong Kong Film Award for Best Actress and the Golden Rooster Award for Best Actress. She is recognized as one of the "Four Dan Actresses of the Post-90s Generation" in China, alongside Zheng Shuang, Guan Xiaotong, and Yang Zi.
Filmography
- 周五晚高疯
- 2025Art College 1994 — Hao Lili (voice)
- 2025Fire on the Plain — Li Fei
- 2024Strangers When We Meet — Chang Juan
- 2023Born to Fly — Shen Tianran
- 2023My Youth and I — Zhou Xiaoyu
- 2023Tainted Love — Zhou Ran
- 2023Tale of the Night — Lanzhou Girl
- 2023The Breaking Ice — Nana
- 2023Trending Topic — Chen Miao
- 2023Under the Light — Li Huilin
- 20222022年中央广播电视总台中秋晚会
- Hello Saturday
- 2022Ode to the Spring
- 2021A Fangirl's Romance — Gao Bei (young)
- 2021A New Awakening
- Ancient Love Poetry — Shang Gu / Hou Chi
- 2021Embrace Again — Xia Xiao
- 2021The Break Away
- 2021The Year of the Everlasting Storm
- New World — 贾小朵
- 2020Unspeakable Love — Zhou Chun
- Behind the Scenes — Bu Xiao Gu
- 2019Better Days — Chen Nian
- Life Choices
- 2019My People, My Country — Hospital Nurse (segment "Passing By")
- 2019On the Balcony — Lu Shanshan
- The Protectors
- 2019Youth China hits headlines — Journalist
- 2018Animal World — Liu Qing
- 2018Goddesses In The Flames Of War
- 2018Kung Fu Monster — Bella
- 2018Us and Them — Fang Xiaoxiao
- 2017A Nail Clipper Romance — Emily
- 2017City of Rock — Tongtong
- 2017Goldbuster
- Love & Life & Lie — Liu Xintong
- Magic City — Xiao Yao
- National Treasure — 瑶
- Shall I Compare You To a Spring Day — Xiao Hong
- The Chinese Restaurant
- 2017The Founding of an Army — Fan Guixia
- 2017The Thousand Faces of Dunjia — Circle
- 2017This Is Not What I Expected — Gu Shengnan
- Youth Inn
- 2016Everybody's Fine — Taxi Passenger
- 2016Lost in White — Zhou Xinyi
- 2016Mr. Nian — 沙果 (voice)
- 2016Never Said Goodbye — Xiao You
- 2016Run for Love — Bai Qiezi
- 2016SoulMate — Li Ansheng
- Sparrow — Xu Bicheng
- 2016The New Year's Eve Of Old Lee
- Trump Card
- Go Fighting
- Go Fridge
- 2015Life Unplugged
- 2015Shanghai Noir — Hui Lan
- 2015The Ark Of Mr. Chow — Zhou Lan
- We Are In Love
- 2014Breakup Buddies — Zhou Lijuan
- Chef Nic
- Divas Hit the Road
- I Can I BB
- 2014My Old Classmate — Zhou Xiao Zhi
- 2013The Palace — Chen Xiang
- 2012Miao Shan and the Minotaur — Miao Shan
- 2011The Allure of Tears
- 2011The Road Of Exploring
- 2010Under the Hawthorn Tree — Jing
- Animal World 2
- Secrets By the Sea — Tong Yan / Shen Shaojie
Appearances as themselves (1)
- Golden Horse Awards — Self