Scarlett Wang

Beginnings

In 2010, at the age of 19, Wang was discovered after being photographed while she was taking an art examination which led to her being dubbed "Little Kelly Chen" by netizens. In 2011, she made her modelling debut as a CVTV star angel and was chosen to promote the Volvo Ocean Race in China for two consecutive years (2011–2012).^[1]

Between 2011 and 2013, Wang made appearances in multiple Chinese variety shows including as a contestant on Super Star Ding Dong (开门大吉).^[2]

In 2013, Wang made her official acting debut in China's first 3D fantasy romance movie The Fox Lover.^[3][4] The same year, she appeared in the urban sitcom Happy Leftovers.

In 2014, Wang appeared in the campus comedy Super Teacher Bing adapted from the online novel of the same name, playing a bold, unrestrained, charming and innocent "beautiful bad girl".^[5] The drama garnered over 100 million views online during its broadcast period. The same year, Wang also appeared in the female critical ethics drama Youth Confession produced by Hunan TV and LeTV.^[6]

In 2015, Wang appeared in the Zanilia Zhao and Ryan Zheng-led workplace drama Best Get Going as the intern Gao Ruohan.^[7][8][9] The same year, she appeared in the idol drama My Love to Tell You.^[10] In September, Wang was cast alongside Elvis Han and Gülnezer Bextiyar in the fantasy romance television series Chinese Paladin 5, adapted from the popular role-playing game The Legend of Sword and Fairy 5 as the demoness Du Ying.^[11][12]

2016–present: Rising popularity

In 2016, Wang appeared in the role of the ninth princess consort in the period romance drama Legend of Nine Tailed Fox. The same year, she played in the period romance drama Royal Highness which aired in 2018.^[13] In November, she was a guest at the inaugural OK!Funshion Week Celebrity Fashion Week.^[14][15] She then appeared in the anti-Japanese war drama The Battle of Jiangqiao portraying a Jiangmen-born patriotic and progressive young lady.^[16]

In 2017, Wang played a supporting role alongside Xia Yu, Yan Ni and Binlong Pan in the urban fantasy comedy movie Wished.^[17]

In 2019, Wang appeared in the youth cute pet emotional drama Hero Dog 3 alongside Jiang Chao and Cecilia Boey as a gentle female vet.^[18] In July, Wang appeared in the fashion drama The Next Top Star which starred Qu Ying and Xu Kaicheng as cold-looking Guan Tang who has a sense of justice.^[19]

In 2020, Wang was cast as Fang Yi, one of Wei Xiaobao's seven wives, in the latest television adaptation of Jin Yong's novel The Deer and the Cauldron.^[20]

In 2021, Wang co-starred with Wen Song and Jia Bing in her first republican drama as the female lead in web drama Legendary Hotel.^[21] Wang returned to the big screen in August in rom-com movie My Heroic Husband.^[22] In November, the 3rd China Online Film Week announced that Wang had won the Most Influential Actor Award.^[23] On 5 December, Wang appeared in suspense web drama Who Is The Murderer which starred Zanilia Zhao. The drama was released exclusively on iQIYI's Mist Theatre platform.

On 13 September 2022, Wang starred alongside Jordan Chan in the fantasy film See The Sea.^[24] The same year, Wang played a supporting role in period comedy drama New Life Begins.^[25]

In 2023, Wang took on a role in another suspense drama Who Is He jointly-produced by CCTV-8 and Youku.^[25] She then appeared in period romance drama The Longest Promise which premiered on 2 July and five days later on Netflix, marking Wang's first related work with the latter.

In 2024, Wang was cast in a supporting role in xianxia drama The Legend of Shen Li after being recommended to director Deng Ke by leading lady Zanilia Zhao.^[25] The drama was a hit domestically, leading to increased recognition for Wang.^[26] Later in August 2024, Wang made special appearances in novel-adapted period drama Go East.^[27]

Film

Television series

Short film