Zheng Shuang Wiki, Age, Biography, Height, Boyfriend, Family, Images, And More

Zheng Shuang Wiki, Age, Biography, Height, Boyfriend, Family, Images, And More

Zheng Shuang is a Chinese actress who was born Zheng Yihan on August 22, 1991. She rose to prominence in Meteor Shower (2009–2010) as Chu Yuxun, becoming the youngest actress to be nominated for Best Actress at the China TV Golden Eagle Awards. She appeared in the hit romance comedy drama Love O2O in 2016.

Zheng was also named one of the "Four Dan Actresses of the Post-90s Generation" (Chinese: 90) by Southern Metropolis Daily, alongside Zhou Dongyu, Guan Xiaotong, and Yang Zi.

Zheng was found guilty of tax evasion (a total of 299 million RMB) on January 20, 2021. Coupled with her surrogacy scandal, she was labeled by Chinese state regulators as "actors with poor conduct," and she was blacklisted and barred from all public appearances, with all existing public activities relating to her entertainment career forced to be canceled.

Education

Zheng Shuang graduated from Beijing Film Academy in 2011 with a bachelor of arts in performance.

Acting debut and rising popularity from 2009 to 2013.

Zheng Shuang made her acting debut in Meteor Shower, Hunan TV's remake of the hit Taiwanese drama Meteor Garden, in 2009. The drama was a huge success in China, catapulting Zheng to stardom. She also released a single for the soundtrack, "Love Waltz." Zheng was nominated for Best Actress at the 25th China TV Golden Eagle Awards, making her the youngest nominee. Zheng later reprised her role in the drama's second season, which aired in 2010.

Zheng starred in Gordon Chan's fantasy film Mural in 2011, earning her the Hong Kong Film Directors' Guild Award for Best New Actress. In the same year, she appeared in the action comedy No Limit and the historical romance drama War of Desire.

Zheng played Princess Taiping and Princess Andingsi in the historical drama Secret History of Princess Taiping in 2012. In 2013, she starred in the sequel to the 2011 hit drama The Queen of SOP 2, a fashion romance drama.

Rising Popularity from 2014 to 2020

Zheng appeared as a fox spirit in the hit fantasy action drama Swords of Legends in 2014. The popularity of the drama led to Zheng's re-evaluation, and she was named Audience Favorite Actress at the 13th Huading Awards.

Zheng appeared in her first period drama, The Cage of Love, written by Tong Hua, in 2015. At the 19th Huading Awards, she was named Best Actress in the Revolutionary-Era Drama category for her performance. She co-starred with Jing Boran in Love Weaves Through a Millennium, a remake of the South Korean time-travel romance drama Queen In-hyun's Man, and appeared on the travel reality show Divas Hit the Road the same year. Zheng won the Popular Actress award at the 1st China Television Drama Quality Ceremony due to her extensive press coverage and successful works.

In 2016, Zheng starred in the historical melodrama Chronicle of Life, which was based on Fei Wo Si Cun's novel Lonely Courtyard in Late Spring. She then played Ding Yuehua in The Three Heroes and Five Gallants, a historical mystery drama based on the 19th-century classic novel of the same name. Zheng co-starred with Yang Yang in the romance comedy drama Love O2O, which was based on Gu Man's novel of the same name. Zheng's popularity grew as a result of the drama's success both domestically and internationally.

Rush to the Dead Summer, a youth melodrama based on Guo Jingming's novel of the same name, starred Zheng alongside Chen Xuedong in 2017. The drama received praise for its realistic depiction of youth and campus life, as well as its stunning cinematography. She also co-starred in Wu Kong, a fantasy-adventure film, her first in six years.

Zheng appeared in the romance drama My Story for You with Luo Jin in 2018. The same year, she helped write the script for the science fiction romance drama Hi, I'm Saori, in which she stars. Forbes China named Zheng to their 30 Under 30 Asia 2017 list, which included 30 influential people under the age of 30 who have had a significant impact in their fields.

Zheng appeared in Zhao Baogang's female-centric youth drama Youth Fight in 2019. The same year, she co-starred with Ma Tianyu in the romance melodrama River Flows To You, based on Guo Jingming's novel Cry Me A Sad River. Zheng was set to star in the spy drama Secret Keepers, in which she would play both an undercover agent and a Japanese spy. Secret Keepers was supposed to be released on September 5, 2020, but on September 2, 2020, it was abruptly halted and postponed indefinitely. The postponement was caused by a general blacklist imposed by state regulators on a co-star, Zhao Lixin, which required the production team to edit Zhao out of the drama.

2021–present: Career halting

Scandal surrounding surrogacy

It was revealed in January 2021 that Zheng had two children born through surrogacy in the United States and had allegedly first demanded late term abortions at 7 months into the pregnancies and expressed annoyance when informed that it was illegal, then abandoned them after her relationship with their father soured. Surrogacy is not permitted in China, but due to legal loopholes, some Chinese citizens may seek to have children through surrogate mothers in other countries. In China, news of people using surrogacy is usually met with a strong backlash.

Many brands began to drop her after the news broke. Prada later fired her as a spokesperson due to "significant recent media coverage" of her "personal life." Some brands, including Lola Rose of London, Chioture of China, and Aussie of Australia, had distanced themselves from her, while others had deleted social media posts promoting her. Many of her fanclubs had also removed content featuring her with fans abandoning her.

The scandal drew the attention of state regulators, who issued statements on various state media platforms criticizing Zheng's use of surrogacy and labeling her a "problematic artiste." Zheng has since been blacklisted by state regulators, and all existing entertainment activities involving her have been forced to be cancelled. When asked anonymously, several producers stated that no future programs would want to involve Zheng. The awarding committee also revoked awards won at the 13th and 19th Huading Awards.

Meituan Waimai, a Chinese shopping platform, classified "Zheng Shuang" as a sensitive word on February 20. Users were unable to order food if they entered "Zheng Shuang" as the recipient or picker.

Evasion of taxes

Zhang Heng revealed his chat history with Zheng Shuang and her mother in April 2021, revealing Zheng received a salary of 160 million RMB (US$24.6 million) for an unreleased TV series, A Chinese Ghost Story. It was claimed that Zheng presented tax authorities with a lower taxable amount of 48 million RMB, while the remainder was charged as fees by a company owned by her mother. In 2018, China enacted legislation to limit the highest possible salary for an actor to 40%-70% of a film's production costs. This prompted a tax evasion investigation into Zheng. To save the TV show, the production team decided to replace Zheng's face with Peng Xiaoran's throughout the series.

On August 27, 2021, it was revealed that Zheng received 156 million RMB for A Chinese Ghost Story and had understated her earnings through a 'yin-yang contract' arrangement. She was found to have failed to declare 191 million RMB between 2020 and 2021, evaded 45.27 million RMB in taxes, and underpaid her taxes by 26.52 million RMB. Zheng was charged with tax evasion by China's State Taxation Administration and ordered to pay a penalty of 299 million RMB (US$46.1 million). Zheng had paid the evaded taxes and late fees, leaving only the fine outstanding. Zhang was the agent suspected of facilitating the arrangement, and he is currently being investigated. The National Radio and Television Administration also ordered the cancellation of all programs in which Zheng had appeared, including A Chinese Ghost Story.

Private life

Zheng Shuang met producer Zhang Heng in May 2018 while filming a reality show. In August 2018, the couple announced their relationship and founded a company together. On January 19, 2019, the couple exchanged wedding vows in the United States. They did, however, announce their split in December 2019. On January 18, 2021, Zhang revealed that he had been stranded in the United States for over a year to care for two children. The two children were born on December 19, 2019 and January 4, 2020 to surrogate mothers in the United States. Both Zhang and Zheng have since confirmed that they are the children's parents. Zhang claimed that Zheng abandoned the two children after the couple split up and refused to sign legal documents allowing the children to travel to China. Zheng had denied the allegations, claiming Zhang had cheated on her in September 2019 and had returned to China.

Zheng's fertility clinic is reportedly owed US$68,000 for the successful surrogacy. According to reports, the clinic also confirmed Zheng's request to terminate the pregnancies at the seventh month, which was denied. The clinic also claimed that she wanted to pay them monthly to raise the children in the United States rather than bring them back to China.

She and her family also claimed that she did not abandon the children and that she had been preparing to fight for custody since 2019. On 23 January 2021, Zheng's father revealed in a video recording that the conversation that went viral was made when Zheng and Zhang had just broken up; the family simply wanted to find any way to cut Zhang off from Zheng's life, rather than not wanting the children. Zheng's father also stated that the couple decided to have children through surrogacy due to poor health conditions caused by Zheng's work, and he apologized for 'not correctly advising Zheng's decision-making process.'

In May 2021, an American court granted Zhang full custody of the two children on the grounds that the children recognized Zhang as the sole parent. Simultaneously, the court ordered Zheng to undergo treatment for 6 months to stabilize her mental health, as well as to interact with the children three times a week to allow them to form a familial bond.

Filmography

Film

YearEnglish titleChinese titleRole
2011No Limit无极限之危情速递Xiao'an
Mural画壁Mudan
2017Wu Kong悟空传Ah Yue

Television series

YearEnglish titleChinese titleRole
2009Meteor Shower一起来看流星雨Chu Yuxun
2010Meteor Shower II一起又看流星雨Chu Yuxun
2011Secret History of Empress Wu武则天秘史Princess Taiping (teenage)
War of Desire凰图腾Ning Caidie
2012Secret History of Princess Taiping太平公主秘史Princess Taiping / Princess Andingsi (teenage)
Fairytale童话二分之一An Qi'er
2013The Queen of SOP 2胜女的时代Mu Xiaoyan / Fang Yifei
2014Swords of Legends古剑奇谭Xiang Ling
Wonder Lady极品女士Sha Sha Guimi
2015Love Weaves Through a Millennium相爱穿梭千年Lin Xiangxiang
The Four少年四大名捕Wen Bing'er
The Cage of Love抓住彩虹的男人Wu Caihong
Destined to Love You偏偏喜欢你Xiao Han
2016A Happy Life 2天天有喜2之人间有爱Bai Xue
Chronicle of Life寂寞空庭春欲晚Wei Linlang (Liang'er)
The Three Heroes and Five Gallants五鼠闹东京Ding Yuehua
Love O2O微微一笑很倾城Bei Weiwei
Beauty Private Kitchens美人私房菜Song Yudie
2017Rush to the Dead Summer夏至未至Li Xia
2018My Story for You为了你,我愿意热爱整个世界Li Muzi
Hi, I'm Saori我的保姆手册Saori
2019Youth Fight青春斗Xiang Zhen
River Flows To You流淌的美好时光Yi Yao
TBASecret Keepers绝密者Su Jiaman
Jade Lovers翡翠恋人Shen Chenxi
A Chinese Ghost Story只问今生恋沧溟Nie Xiaoqian

Short film

YearEnglish titleChinese titleRole
2010Kissing Fish接吻鱼
Shutter Love如果遇见Xiao Han
2014The Twilight Saga暮光之城Bella
2016Jasmine Flowers茉等花开
2017Zhu Xian: Yun Meng Valley诛仙云梦川Ling Long / Duo Yi

Variety show

YearEnglish titleChinese titleRole
2015Divas Hit the Road花儿与少年Cast member
2016The Greatest Love旋风孝子
2018This is Fighting Robots这!就是铁甲
2019Meeting Mr. Right女儿们的恋爱
2020
让生活好看

爆款来了
Little Forest奇妙小森林

Music video

YearEnglish titleChinese titleSinger
2009"Watching The Moon Climb Up"看月亮爬上来Jason Zhang
2010"The Left Side of the Wing"左半边翅膀Xu Fei
"Happy Advancement"快乐出发EE-Media stars
"Wishing For You"
2011"Giving Energy Youth"给力青春

Discography

Singles

YearEnglish titleChinese titleAlbumNotes/Ref.
2009"Love's Waltz"爱的华尔兹Meteor Shower OST
2010"Super Fantasy"超梦幻Da Huo Shui Ni OST
2011"Extreme Love"极限爱恋No Limit OSTwith Hans Zhang
2015"Can't Forget"不能忘Love Weaves Through a Millennium OSTwith Jing Boran
"Divas Hit the Road"花儿与少年Divas Hit the Road OST
2020"With You by My Side"有你在身边
Charity song for Coronavirus

Bibliography

YearEnglish titleChinese title
2017Zheng Shuang's Book郑爽的书

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryNominated workResult
Major awards
201025th China TV Golden Eagle AwardBest ActressMeteor ShowerNominated
8th China Golden Eagle TV Art FestivalMost Popular ActressNominated
20126th Hong Kong Film Directors' Guild AwardNewcomer AwardMuralWon
31st Hong Kong Film AwardBest New PerformerNominated
201413th Huading AwardsAudience's Favorite ActressSwords of LegendsRescinded
201619th Huading AwardsBest Actress (Revolutionary-Era Drama)The Cage of LoveRescinded
20179th Macau International Movie FestivalBest Supporting ActressWu KongNominated
2019Golden Bud – The Fourth Network Film And Television FestivalBest ActressYouth FightRiver Flows To YouNominated
Popular Actress of the YearWon
Other awards
2009China Radio International OnlineMost Popular ActressMeteor ShowerWon
Sohu Internet TV FestivalMost Popular ActressWon
2nd Mengniu Music Chart Awards CeremonyBest Cross-over NewcomerWon
2010Sohu Internet TV FestivalBest New ActressMeteor Shower IIWon
Best CoupleWon
Hunan Television FestivalBest NewcomerWon
2011Grand Ceremony of New ForcesMost Promising Film NewcomerWon
2013Entertainment Live Television RankingMost Influential ActressWon
Asian Idol AwardsBest CoupleThe Queen of SOP 2Won
2015Baidu Knowledge 10th Anniversary Award CeremonyMost Shining CelebrityWon
Show Star Award CeremonyActress of the YearWon
Baidu Tieba Fantasy CarnivalBest On-screen PerformanceWon
The Actors of China Award CeremonyEmerald Category: ActressWon
2016Powerstar Award CeremonyMost Popular ActressWon
5th iQiyi All-Star CarnivalPopular Actress AwardThe Cage of LoveDestined to Love YouWon
1st China Television Drama Quality CeremonyPopular Actress AwardWon
2017Asian Good Books RankingBest Cross-over AuthorZheng Shuang's BookWon
Weibo TV Online Video AwardsMost Commercially Valuable ActorLove O2ORush to the Dead SummerWon
Weibo Fans Choice AwardWon
Netease Entertainment Award CeremonyCelebrity CollaboratorWon
2019Sohu Fashion AwardsFashion Figure of the YearWon
11th China TV Drama AwardsYoung Marketable ActressWon
2020Weibo Awards CeremonyPopular Artist of the YearWon

Forbes China Celebrity 100

YearRank
201739th
201967th
202082nd

Zheng Shuang – Biography, Facts & Life Story

Body Measurements33-24-35 inches
BodytypeSlim
Height5 feet 5 inches (1.68 m)
Weight53 kg (117 lbs)
Waist24 inches
Hair ColorBlack
Eye ColorDark Brown
NicknameZheng
GenderFemale
Age31 years old (in 2023)
Date of BirthAugust 22, 1991
Full NameZheng Shuang
ProfessionActress, Singer
NationalityChinese
BirthplaceShenyang, China
ReligionChristianity
Zodiac SignLeo

Zheng Shuang Education

Qualification: Beijing Film Academy

Zheng Shuang Career

Profession: Actress, Singer

Known For: Love O2O

Net Worth: $2 Million Approx

Family & Relatives

Father: Zheng Chenghua

Mother: Liu Yan

Marital Status: Single

No. of Children: 2

Past Relationships:

Zhang Heng ​ ​(m. 2019; div. 2020)​

Zheng Shuang Favorites

Hobbies: Photoshoot, Painting

Favorite Destination: Japan

Favorite Food: Pizza

Favorite Color: Pink, Brown

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