Guan Xiaotong (born September 17, 1997) is a Chinese actress and singer of Manchu descent. She is well-known for her performances in the films The Left Ear and Shadow, as well as the television series To Be a Better Man. Her family encouraged her interest in the arts from a young age, and she made her debut in Nuan at the age of four. Guan was named to Forbes China's Asia 2017 list, which included 30 influential people under the age of 30 who have made a significant impact in their fields.
Guan, also known as the "Nation's Daughter" in China, is considered one of the "Four Dan Actresses of the Post-90s Generation" and one of the "New Four Dan Actresses of the Post-'95s Generation" by CCTV.
Biography
Guan was born in Beijing to an acting family. Guan Shaozeng, her father, was an actor, and Guan Xuezeng, her grandfather, founded Beijing Qinshu. Her family encouraged her interest in the arts from a young age, and she made her debut in Nuan at the age of four.
Guan was admitted to the Beijing Film Academy in 2016 after finishing first in both the practical and written sections of the Chinese College Entrance Examinations.
Guan's career began when she starred in Nuan, a film based on author Mo Yan's short story The White Dog and the Swing. The film was well received in both China and Japan.
Guan rose to prominence as a child actress as the younger counterpart to Cecilia Cheung's character in Chen Kaige's film The Promise. She continued to expand her filmography by appearing in television shows and films.
Her popularity grew after she starred in the 2014 television series May December Love, which was well-received in China. She also appeared in One Servant of Two Masters, for which she received the Best Supporting Actress award at China's Hengdian Film and TV Festival. Guan was dubbed the "Nation's Daughter" by the Chinese media after these dramas aired.
Guan won the Most Promising Actress award at the inaugural Gold Aries Award held by Macau International Movie Festival in 2015 for her role in the coming-of-age film The Left Ear. Eighteen, her first solo album, was released the same year.
Guan was cast in the family drama Papa Can You Hear Me Sing, a remake of the classic Taiwanese film of the same name, in 2016. She went on to star in the romantic drama To Be A Better Man. Both series received high ratings in China, and Guan was named Best Supporting Actress at the Shanghai Television Festival for her work in To Be a Better Man. She also played her first adult leading role in the fantasy drama Novoland: Castle in the Sky, for which she received the Best Actress award at the 7th Macau International Television Festival.
Guan appeared as the female lead in the fantasy action drama Xuan-Yuan Sword: Han Cloud and the romance comedy series Love of Aurora in 2017.
Guan appeared in the historical romance drama Untouchable Lovers and the sports romantic comedy series Sweet Combat in 2018. Guan received positive reviews for her performance as a two-faced princess in Zhang Yimou's wuxia film Shadow the same year. The same year, she co-starred with Dylan Sprouse in the fantasy romance film The Story of Turandot. Guan was named to Forbes China's 30 Under 30 Asia 2017 list, which included 30 influential people under the age of 30 who have made a significant impact in their fields.
Guan appeared in the female-centric youth modern drama Twenty Your Life On in 2020. She appeared in the romance comedy film Oversize Love the same year.
Social gatherings
Guan was named an ambassador for "World Life Day" in 2017, a campaign organized by the United Nations Environment Programme, the International Fund for Animal Welfare, and The Nature Conservancy.
Private life
Guan and her Sweet Combat co-star, Chinese actor-singer Lu Han, announced their relationship on October 8, 2017.
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Profoundly Affecting | Shuang Shuang | |
| Nuan | Ya | ||
| 2005 | Electric Shadows | Jiang Lingling | |
| The Promise | Young Qing Cheng | Supporting role | |
| 2006 | Only Promises Keeps My Heart | Young Han Xueting | |
| 2008 | Uptown Girl and Donetown Girl | Xiao Tian | |
| Save Me | Xiao Xue | Supporting role | |
| 2009 | The Treasure Hunter | Young Lan Ting | |
| 2010 | Spring Buds Blossoms | Nong Xiaomei | |
| If You Are the One 2 | Chuan Chuan | Supporting role | |
| 2011 | Summer's Latte Art | Young Girl | Cameo |
| 2012 | Painted Skin: The Resurrection | Young Princess Jing | Supporting role |
| 2013 | Switch | Xiao Yueyue | Main role |
| Flash Play | Middle School Girl | Cameo | |
| The Dance of the Summer | The girl | ||
| Personal Tailor | Adult Dream Girl | ||
| 2015 | The Left Ear | Jiang Jiao | Supporting role |
| Love of Magic | Princess An Jiexi | Main role | |
| Roco Kingdom 4 | Princess Keli | ||
| Romance Out of the Blue | Sha Sha | Main role | |
| 2016 | Bad Guys Always Die | Chinese Girl | Cameo |
| 2017 | Robosaur Wars | Long Po | |
| The Founding of an Army | Deng Yingchao | Supporting role | |
| 2018 | Always Be with You | Cosmetic Doctor | |
| A Paper Marriage | Wang Xiaoxiang | Main role | |
| Shadow 2018 | Princess Qingping | Supporting role | |
| Surrender to Innocent Girls | Yao Lan | Main role | |
| 2019 | Lost in Love | Meng Li | Cameo |
| The Captain | Supporting role | ||
| 2020 | Oversize Love | Lin Xiaotong | Main role |
| 2021 | The Curse of Turandot | Princess Turandot | Main role |
| TBA | The Dream of Red Mansions | Jia Yuanchun | Cameo |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | True Love Forever | Jiang Aili | Supporting role |
| 2007 | Another Lifetime of Fate | Young Meng Lijun | |
| The Shadow of Empress Wu | Huaji Nana | ||
| Beautiful Life | Young Yan Yang | Cameo | |
| 2009 | Da Li Princess | Young Hexi | |
| 2010 | Bridge of Life and Death | Young Dan Dan | |
| 2011 | The Vigilantes in Masks | Chai Yan | |
| Confucius | Young Xiao Jiang | ||
| 2012 | Ocean Espionage | Zhou Tingting | Supporting role |
| Mazu | Young Lin Moniang | ||
| 2013 | 101 Times Confession | Zhu Beibei | Main role |
| Flowers in Fog | Young Xue Hua | Cameo | |
| Aftershock | Su Xi | Supporting role | |
| 2014 | Romance of our Parents | An Yi | |
| May December Love | Ouyang Miaomiao | ||
| One Servant of Two Masters | Yang Shumiao | ||
| Love at Jurrasic | Ge Jingjing | ||
| 2015 | The Wife's Lies | Chen Puyu | |
| Legend of Ban Shu | Jiang Xiu | ||
| Pretty Wife | Visa | ||
| Joy Fans | Princess An Jiexi | Cameo | |
| Seventeen Blue | Kui Zhi | Supporting role | |
| 2016 | Papa Can You Hear Me Sing | Ah Mei | Main role |
| Hello Mr. Right | Lin Xia | ||
| Paper Restaurant | Ku Gua | Supporting role | |
| Mr Hahaha | Nurse | Cameo | |
| To Be A Better Man | Peng Jiahe | Main role | |
| Novoland: The Castle in the Sky | Yi Fuling | ||
| 2017 | Stairway to Stardom | Herself | Cameo |
| Xuan-Yuan Sword: Han Cloud | Ye Yaxi | Main role | |
| Love of Aurora | Han Xingzi | ||
| 2018 | Untouchable Lovers | Liu Chuyu | |
| Sweet Combat | Fang Yu | ||
| Huotoujun Inn | Guan Tongtong | Cameo | |
| Dagger Mastery | Shui Lian | Main role | |
| 2019 | I Am The Head Teacher | Xiao Guan | Cameo |
| 2020 | Shi Cha Hai | Zhunag Xiaoxiao | Main role |
| Twenty Your Life On | Liang Shuang | ||
| Nothing But Thirty | Liang Shuang | Cameo | |
| 2021 | A Girl Like Me | Ban Hua | Main role |
| Dreams and Glory | Liu Siqi | Supporting role | |
| 2022 | Twenty Your Life On 2 | Liang Shuang | Main role |
| Hu Tong | Lin Yue | ||
| TBA | Once a Youth | Xie Qiao | |
| Mr. and Mrs. Chen | Chen Jiaping | ||
| Skating Boy | Ji Xing | ||
| The Brightest of Us | Xu Man | Guest role |
| Year | English title |
|---|---|
| 2015 | Eighteen |
| Year | English title | Chinese title | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | "Princess An Jie Xi" | 安洁西公主 | |
| "The Story Between You and Me" | 关于你和我的故事 | ||
| 2017 | "Slow Movement" | 漫动作 | |
| "Twenties" | 都二十了 | ||
| 2018 | "Flower Day" | 花期 | Music Diary |
| "Kite" | 风筝 |
| Year | English title | Chinese title | Album | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | "Song of Air Stewardess" | 空姐之歌 | Romance Out of the Blue OST | |
| 2016 | "Music Dream" | 音梦 | Novoland: The Castle in the Sky OST | |
| 2017 | "Bright Moon" | 明月 | Xuan-Yuan Sword: Han Cloud OST | |
| "For My 17-year-old Self" | 给17岁的自己 | Secret Fruit OST | ||
| "Where you want to go" | 想要去的地方 | Dahufa OST | ||
| "Once Again" | 二次初恋 | Once Again OST | with Wang Yibo | |
| "You Have Never Left Before" | 你从来没离开 | Love of Aurora OST | ||
| "Don't Fall For Me" | 别对我动情 | with Zhu Xiaopeng | ||
| 2018 | "Lesson of Love" | 爱情教会我什么 | Surrender to Innocent Girls OST | |
| 2020 | "Us" | 我们 | Twenty Your Life On OST | |
| "Tree" | 树 | |||
| 2021 | "Wind Flower", "Drunk Happiness" | 花信, 醉清欢 | A Girl Like Me OST |
| Year | English title | Chinese title | Notes/Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | "Sunshine in the Eyes" | 瞳孔里的太阳 | Theme song of 29th World AIDS Day |
| 2017 | "Bringing Moonlight on the Road | 带上月光上路 | Performance for CCTV Spring Gala |
| "Embracing You" | 拥抱你 | Theme song of 30th World AIDS Day | |
| 2018 | "The Future Me" | 未来已来 | Theme song for the China's Communist Youth League |
| 2019 | "Unlimited Imagination of Youth" | 青春畅想 | Performance for CCTV Spring Gala |
| "My Motherland and I" | 我和我的祖国 | Project for People's Republic of China's 70th anniversary | |
| "Dream" | 梦想 | Theme song for China Student Television Festival |
| Year | Title |
|---|---|
| 2015 | 用时间换天分 越努力越幸运 |
| 2017 | 不知愁滋味 |
| Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | High School Affiliated to Beijing Normal University | Star of the Arts | — | Won |
| 1st Hengdian Film and TV Festival of China | Best Supporting Actress | One Servant of Two Masters | Won | |
| 3rd iQiyi All-Star Carnival | Television Newcomer of the Year | Won | ||
| 2015 | 7th China TV Drama Awards | Best New Actress | Won | |
| 17th Huading Awards | Best Newcomer | Nominated | ||
| 2016 | 19th Huading Awards | My Wife is Born After the 80s | Nominated | |
| 1st Gold Aries Award | Most Promising Actress | The Left Ear | Won | |
| Mobile Video Festival | Audience's Favorite New Actress | — | Won | |
| Sohu Fashion Awards | Most Popular Female Star | — | Won | |
| 7th Macau International Television Festival | Best Actress | Novoland: The Castle in the Sky | Won | |
| 2017 | 22nd Huading Awards | Best Actress (Ancient Drama) | Nominated | |
| Best Supporting Actress | To Be a Better Man | Nominated | ||
| 23rd Shanghai Television Festival | Best Supporting Actress | Won | ||
| Chinese Communist Youth League (CCYL) | "May 4th Medal" | — | Won | |
| 11th Tencent Video Star Awards | Young Artist Award | — | Won | |
| 9th Macau International Movie Festival | Best Supporting Actress | A Paper Marriage | Nominated | |
| 2018 | 3rd China Television Drama Quality Ceremony | Most Marketable Young Actress | — | Won |
| Weibo Movie Awards Ceremony | Most Anticipated Actor | — | Won | |
| 5th The Actors of China Award Ceremony | Best Actress (Emerald Category) | — | Nominated | |
| 7th iQiyi All-Star Carnival | Movie Breakthrough Artist | — | Won | |
| 2019 | Next Generation Influencers for Global Philanthropy | Young Philanthropy Star | — | Won |
| 6th The Actors of China Award Ceremony | Best Actress (Emerald Category) | — | Won | |
| Jinri Toutiao Awards Ceremony | Trendy Artist of the Year | — | Won |
| Year | Rank |
|---|---|
| 2017 | 80th |
| 2019 | 81st |
| 2020 | 71st |
| Body Measurements | 32-24-33 inches |
| Bodytype | Slim |
| Height | 5 feet 8 inches (1.73 m) |
| Weight | 52 kg (115 lbs) |
| Waist | 24 inches |
| Hair Color | Black |
| Eye Color | Dark Brown |
| Shoe Size | 9 (US) |
| Dress Size | 4 (US) |
| Nickname | Guan |
| Gender | Female |
| Age | 25 years old (in 2023) |
| Date of Birth | September 17, 1997 |
| Full Name | Guan Xiaotong |
| Profession | Actress, Singer |
| Nationality | Chinese |
| Birthplace | Beijing, China |
| Religion | Buddhism |
| Zodiac Sign | Virgo |
Qualification: Beijing Film Academy
Profession: Actress, Singer
Known For: Sweet Combat
Net Worth: $200 Million Approx
Father: Guan Shaozeng
Mother: Li Jun
Sister: Guan Xiaodan
Marital Status: Dating
Currently dating: Lu Han
Hobbies: Travelling, Dancing
Favorite Destination: Japan
Favorite Food: Rice
Favorite Color: Pink, Black
Favorite Pets: Cat
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