Ma Su (actress)

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Ma's name is a combination of her parents' surnames — Ma (her father's) and Su (her mother's).

Ma graduated from the People's Liberation Army Arts College in 1998, majoring in dance. She worked as a model for some television commercials after her graduation. In 2002, she made her acting debut in High Flying Songs of Tang Dynasty, a historical television series set in the Tang dynasty. A year later, she graduated from the Beijing Film Academy.^[6]

Ma first rose to fame for her role as the repressed and rebellious young lady in the youth drama Spring in Summer (2003).

In 2009, Ma gained acclaim for her performance in the romantic period drama North Wind Blows.^[7][8] She won the Best Prospect award at the Shanghai Television Festival. Ma then starred in modern romance series My Beautiful Life (2010); her role as the "little nanny" was loved by the audience and established her acting recognition among the masses.^[9] She achieved further acclaim with her portrayal of a female bandit in war drama Highest Amnesty, and was also nominated for the Best Supporting Actress award at the Hundred Flowers Awards for her performance in Iron Man, a film about those who struggled to develop China's oil industry in the Taklamakan desert in West China.^[10][11]

Ma then played the titular protagonist in the period drama Beauty of Innocence (2011); her interpretation of the beautiful and strong-willed character won over many critics, and Ma won the Audience's Choice for Actress at the Golden Eagle Awards.^[12] She then starred in her first spy drama, Cheongsam (2011) wherein she played a special agent.^[13] Her performance in the series won her the Best Actress award at the Huading Awards.

2012 was Ma's most successful year yet. She starred in Beijing Youth, the third installment of Zhao Baogang's Youth trilogy; which won her the Best Actress award at the Huading Awards.^[14] She next starred in wuxia drama The Bride with White Hair, and received acclaim for her portrayal of Lian Nishang.^[15] The same year, Ma was named the Flying Apsaras Award for Outstanding Actress for her performance in both Beijing Youth and Beauty of Innocence; becoming the first Chinese actress born after the 1980s to nab a win at both the Flying Apsaras Awards and Golden Eagle Awards.^[16] Due to her successful performance in various television series, Ma was named the "Television Figure of the Year" at the China TV Drama Awards.^[17]

In 2014, Ma co-starred in the comedy film Breakup Buddies; her breakthrough performance as a loud-mouth and couth prostitute earned positive reviews and she won the Best Supporting Actress awards at the Chinese American Film Festival and China Film Festival London.^[18] Ma also guest-starred in the historical drama The Legend of Mi Yue (2015), wherein she played her first antagonist role.^[19]

Film

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Year	English title	Chinese title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2005	A Foreign Luck	天上掉馅饼	Bao'er
2005		群英会	Qinglian
2005		东江特遣队	Lin Yazhen
2006		但愿人长久	Han Wei
2007	Blessed Destiny	缘来是爱	Yang Fang
2009	Iron Man	铁人	Wu Xiameng
2010	Legend of the Fist: The Return of Chen Zhen	精武风云－陈真	General Zhuo's wife
	Wind Blast	西风烈		Cameo	[20]
2012	Ashita ni kakeru ai	通往明日之爱	Zhu Jiang		[21]
2014	Breakup Buddies	心花路放	Sha Sha
2015	You Are My Sunshine	何以笙箫默	Ms. Wen	Guest appearance	[22]
2016	Suddenly Seventeen	28岁未成年	Bai Xiaoning		[23]
	See You Tomorrow	摆渡人	Ah Sao		[24]
2018	The Faces of My Gene	祖宗十九代	Li Li		[25]
	Air Strike	大轟炸	Ding Lian		[26]
2019	Lost in Love	如影随心	Liu Juan		[27]
	For Love with You	一切如你			[28]
	Song of Youth	老师·好		Cameo
TBA	Battle of Golden Triangle	激战金三角			[citation needed]

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Television series

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Year	English title	Chinese title	Role	Notes/Ref.
2003	High Flying Songs of Tang Dynasty	大唐歌飞	Xu Hezi
2004		丝路豪侠	Manao
	Love in a Miracle	爱在有情天	Sun Xiudong
	Spring in Summer	夏日里的春天	Li Chuntian
	My Kung Fu Girlfriend	我的功夫女友	Yao Kaixin	[29]
	The River, The Street	后海前街	Huang Lei
2005	The Great Adventure	大冒险家	Yau Yin
2006	King Qian in Wuyue	吴越钱王	Zhen Zhufeng
	Red Ink Fang	红墨坊	Wu Mei	[30]
	Shoot Again	睁开你的眼睛	Qi Xiaoxuan
2007	Sword Stained with Royal Blood	碧血剑	An Xiaohui	[31]
	Wudang 2	武当II	Princess Zhu Wan	[32]
2008	Morality Baseline	道德底线	Chen Xiu	[33]
		善良背后	Lan Xin	[34]
2009	The North Wind Blows	北风那个吹	Liu Qing
		瑞莲	Rui Lian	[35]
	War of Custody	夺子战争	Chen Xiu	[36]
2010	Wu Cheng'en and Journey to the West	吴承恩与西游记	Niu Yufeng	[37]
	My Beautiful Life	我的美丽人生	Wang Xiaozao
		婚姻诊断	Wang Haiqing
	Highest Amnesty	大西南剿匪记	Zheng Yaomei
2011	Melody of Youth	青春旋律	Dong Qianqian	[38]
	Beauty of Innocence	女人如花	Bai Yuping
	Cheongsam	旗袍	Guan Pinglu
		军旗飘扬	Yang Wuyue	[39]
2012		欢乐元帅	Chang'e	[40]
	AA Lifestyle	AA制生活	Cai Juan	[41]
	Young Couple Times	小夫妻时代	Dai Keke	[42]
	Beijing Youth	北京青年	Quan Zheng
	The Bride with White Hair	新白发魔女传	Lian Nishang
		中国骑兵	Luo Juanzi	[43]
	The Bachelor	大男当婚	Cai Weilan	[44]
2013		烈焰	Song Yu	[45]
	Hi 30 years old!	30岁,你好	Luo Hua'er	[46]
	Longmen Express	龙门镖局	Qiu Luo	Cameo
	Angel is Coming	今夜天使降临	Tian Tian	[47]
		风雷动	Hua Mei	Special appearance
2014	0.5 Diors	屌丝日记	Xiao Kui	Cameo[48]
	Accoucheur	产科男医生	Zhao Shanshan	Special appearance
	Trial Marriage	结婚前规则	Jiang Chu'er	[49]
	Cosmetology High	美人制造	Lady Yang	Special appearance
	The Young Doctor	青年医生	Qin Lu	Special appearance
	Reunion Dinner	团圆饭	Bai Lijuan	[50]
2015	City of Angels	天使的城	Chen Shuang	[51]
	Scholar Encountered Soldiers	春江英雄之秀才遇到兵	Wan Shanjiang	[52]
	The Legend of Mi Yue	芈月传	Wei Yan	Guest appearance
2016	We Are Still Married	还是夫妻	Lin Xiao	[53]
2017	Midnight Diner	深夜食堂	Customer	Special appearance[54]
2018	The Brothers in Blood	浴血三兄弟	Xiao Jinzi	[55][56]
2019	Guns and Roses	黄金大劫案	Xin Wan	[57]
2020	Green Water and Green Hills With a Smile	绿水青山带笑颜	Zheng Fei	[58]
	Winter Begonia	鬓边不是海棠红		[citation needed]
	Qing Feng Ming Yue Jia Ren	清风明月佳人	Li Shishi
TBA	The Legend of Ba Qing	巴清传	Ba Hongxiang	[59]
	Shanghai Picked Flowers	十里洋场拾年花	Cheng Yumei
	Swan Dive for Love	北上广的四季沐歌	Zuo Xinran	[60]
	He Xian Gu - Journey to Immortal	修仙记之何仙姑传	Ling Xi	Special appearance[61]
	Two Conjectures About Marriage	婚姻的两种猜想	Xiao Qi	[62]

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