Yang Mi made her acting debut at the age of four in the historical drama Tang Ming Huang, before she even realized what acting was.Mi gradually began to appear in tiny roles in films such as King of Beggars (1992) and The Story of a Noble Family.
Similarly, the young actress secured a contract with Li Shaohong’s Rosat Entertainment agency in 2002. Yang Mi rose to prominence in the late 2000s as a result of this.
In 2005, she made her breakthrough as Nie Xiaoqian in the shenmo drama series Strange Tales of Liao Zhai.
Yang Mi was also nominated for the China TV Golden Eagle Award for Best Actress for her work in the drama The Return of the Condor Heroes (2006).Her subsequent performance in the 2009 fantasy action drama Chinese Paladin 3 further enhanced her celebrity. Mi continued to hone her skills throughout the years, landing a number of well-received roles in major films and dramas.She became well-known after starring in the 2011 historical romantic drama Palace. Yang also won the Most Popular Actress award at the 17th Shanghai Television Festival.
She also acted in the horror thriller Mysterious Island, which grossed more than 70 million yuan at the box office in the same year. It is the highest-grossing Chinese horror film to date.
