|
Lan Yan
Lan Yan (, original Chinese name: 蓝燕; English: Leni Lan; born 9 March 1990), also known by her stage name, Crazybarby, is a Chinese actress, pop singer, and model, based in Hong Kong. Early life Lan was born in Shanghai before moving to Hong Kong at the age of 18. She designed her stage name "Crazybarby" by combining her legal given name, "''Crazy''", and her family-given nickname, "''Barby''". She graduated from the Acting Department of the Shanghai Theatre Academy and the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts. Career In 2005, Lan played her first starring role in the romance movie ''Everlasting Regret,'' directed by Stanley Kwan. In 2006, she starred in the Russian romance movie '' Potseluy babochki'' (''Kiss of a Butterfly)'', which beat '' Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest'' at the Russian box office and became the highest grossing domestic film and second-highest grossing film of that year. She was nominated for the Russian Film Festival Rookie of the Ye ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lan (surname 蓝)
Lan is the Mandarin pinyin and Wade–Giles romanization of the Chinese surname written in simplified Chinese and in traditional Chinese. It is romanized Lam or Nam in Cantonese. Lan is listed 131st in the Song dynasty classic text ''Hundred Family Surnames''. , it was the 121st most common surname in China, shared by 1.4 million people. Notable people surnamed Lan in English contexts This is a Chinese name, meaning the surname is stated the given name, though Chinese persons living in Western countries will often put their surname after their given name. Lan ( Mandarin and Wu Chinese form): * Lan Bozhou ( 藍博洲; born 1960), Taiwanese writer * Lan Caihe (藍采和), one of the Eight Immortals * Lan Chaoding ( 藍朝鼎; died 1861), Qing dynasty rebel leader * Lan Chaozhu ( 藍朝柱; 1826–1864), Qing dynasty rebel leader, brother of Lan Chaoding * Lan Cheng-lung (藍正龍; born 1979), Taiwanese actor * Lan Chengchun ( 藍成春; died 1864), Taiping Rebellion gen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |