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Yiyan Jiang

Yiyan Jiang

Actor · Born September 11, 1983 (43) · Shaoxing, Zhejiang, China

She was born as Jiang Yan in Shaoxing, Zhejiang province, China. When she was 15, she enrolled in Beijing Dance Academy to study dance and singing. Then she learned acting at Beijing Film Academy. While she was at college, she started her first role in the film One Summer with You as Li Mingxin. She began to show her acting talent in the film City of Life and Death which depicted the massacre of Nanking by the Japanese army.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
September 11, 1983 (43)
From
Shaoxing, Zhejiang, China
Works as
Actor
Titles
8 on MovieCove · 38 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 39 days to Oct 28Up 11% in 30 days

What are Yiyan Jiang's films like?

Across their 7 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Survival.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
48%
Survival
22%
Power
15%
Bonds
8%
Self
8%
Justice4 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival2 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption2 titles, browse their movies with this themeBetrayal2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 7 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Heightened: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their heightened movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 0 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 6

Intense: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their intense movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 0 · Charged 3 · Intense 4

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 1 · Shifting 5 · Whiplash 1

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 6 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 0

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 4 · Relentless 2

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 0 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 3

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 3 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 1

Roles they play

2 analyzed roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
7
Thrilling
4
Melancholic
4
Contemplative
2
Elegiac
1
Other
1

How their films linger

Fun3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 3 with a twist

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet3
  • Ambiguous3

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Yiyan Jiang's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 6 of their 8 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (4).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Yiyan Jiang's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

38 credits, 8 with a MovieCove page; 2 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Reverse Chase (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Show 26 episodes · as Ye Miao

  • West by Northwest (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Actor

  • Veil of Shadows(2026)

    Show 8 episodes · as Fox Queen

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all shows

  • Loving Strangers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Show 28 episodes · as Wu Yijun

  • Sisters on Holiday (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Show 3 episodes · Actor

  • Faith Makes Great (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Show 1 episode · as Pang Bai · as Wu Yan

  • The Looming Storm (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as Yanzi

  • Seventy-Seven Days (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as Lan Tian

  • Dealer/Healer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as Carol

  • Sword Master(2016)

    as Mu-yung Chiu-ti

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Up Idol (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Show 12 episodes · Actor

  • The Vanished Murderer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Fu Yuan

  • A Journey Through Time with Anthony (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Actor

  • Cities in Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Actor

  • Go Fighting (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

  • One Night Stud (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Zuo Xiaoxin

  • Keep Running (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Four 3(2014)

    as Ji Yaohua

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Bunshinsaba 3 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Actor

  • The Four 2(2013)

    as Ji Yaohua

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • 像火花像蝴蝶 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Show 32 episodes · Actor

  • Conspirators (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Zi-Wei

  • The Bullet Vanishes(2012)

    as Fu Yuan

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • The Four(2012)

    as Ji Yaohua

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Shanghai Strangers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Xiu Xiu

  • Rest on Your Shoulder (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Baobao

  • The Pretending Lovers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Shen Lu

  • I Phone You (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Ling Ling

  • The Blue Cornflower (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Actor

  • Reign of Assassins(2010)

    as Tian Qing Tong

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • 宝贵的秘密 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as 韦美秀

  • Qiuxi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Actor

  • City of Life and Death(2009)

    as 'Xiao Jiang' Jiang Xiangjun

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Deadly Delicious (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Coco

  • We Have Nowhere to Place Youth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Show 24 episodes · as 周蒙

  • 错爱 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Show 28 episodes · as 谢晓英

  • One Summer With You (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Li Mingxin

  • 10 Years of Marriage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Show 28 episodes · Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 90th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 39 titles from 2003 to 2026; peak year 2017.

Biggest box office

The Four 3 (2014)

$32M worldwide

Highest rated

City of Life and Death (2009)

Midcredits 96th

Most popular right now

Reign of Assassins (2010)

Film career

20032026

Peak 2017 · steadily prominent in film for years. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

  • 2009Screen debut· City of Life and Death
  • 2017Career best· The Looming Storm

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting39 of 39: 39 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score55th

By decade

2000s8 · acting2010s24 · acting2020s7 · acting

Billing

usually 7th · top billed in 0% of 8 roles

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30.

How do Yiyan Jiang's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 48th percentile, the median of all 7; across their 7 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 53rd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

53rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Approval · how many liked their films

42ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Reach · how many have seen their films

77thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Midcredits score across 8 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up2
  • 50th to 74th2
  • 25th to 49th4

Shape of the crowd

5 of their 8 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Crowd Pleaser2
  • Mixed5

Most divisive · actor

The Four 3 (2014)

62nd percentile spread · 23% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

City of Life and Death (2009)

Midcredits 96th · 83% liked

Reviewers score the acting 70/100 in their films, across 7 reviewed titles; fans 77, detractors 50. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Yiyan Jiang work with?

People who share at least 2 of Yiyan Jiang's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Gordon Chan shares the most, 3.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and cinematographers

Producers

Mixed roles