Sun Fanqing (; born May 23, 1998), known professionally as Song Zu'er () is a Chinese actress, model and singer. She made her debut as a child actress with television series ''The Sea and Sky Boundless'' (2005) and has gone on to appear in series such as '' Novoland: Eagle Flag'' (2019), ''Guardians of the Ancient Oath'' (2020), '' The Bond'' (2021), ''To Fly with You'' (2021), ''Cupid's Kitchen'' (2022) and ''Legally Romance'' (2022).

Early life

Song Zu'er was born Sun Fanqing on 23 May 1998 in

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, China. Song studied in the United States for two years, and has an English name "Lareina". Song was enrolled in the

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in 2018, after placing third in the

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Career

Child actress beginnings

In 2005, Song began her acting career with a supporting role in the drama ''The Sea and Sky Boundless''. She then continued to act in various dramas, and gained recognition for playing

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in the 2009 television series '' Prelude of Lotus Lantern''.

Return to acting

In 2016, Song returned to acting in the comedy film ''

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'', where she starred alongside Xia Yu. In 2017, Song joined the variety program ''

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'' and became known to audiences. The same year, Song played a supporting role in the youth drama ''Boy Hood'' where she starred alongside

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. In 2018, Song played lead roles in the fantasy historical drama ''The Dark Lord'', as well as the comedy web series ''Gossip High''. She received positive reviews for her acting performance and line delivery. In 2019, Song starred in the fantasy epic drama '' Novoland: Eagle Flag''. The same year, she was cast in romance comedy drama ''Cupid's Kitchen''. ''Forbes China'' listed Song under their 30 Under 30 Asia 2019 list which consisted of 30 influential people under 30 years old who have had a substantial effect in their fields. In 2020, Song appeared in

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for the first time, acting out a skit ''Airport Sisters''. The same year, she starred in the fantasy historical drama ''Guardians of the Ancient Oath''. On July 16 of the same year, she joined the main cast of the Novoland: Eagle Flag series where she played the brilliant young Yu Ran, the Princess of the Winged Tribe, until the end of the series on September 2 of the same year. In 2021, she joined the main cast of the series The Bond where she will play Qiao Simei, one of the sisters of the Qiao family. On November 22, 2021, she joined the main cast of the series To Fly With You where she played Shen Zheng Yi, A girl who loves speed skating joins a sports club behind her mother's back. In 2022, she will join the main cast of the Cupid's Kitchen series where she will play Lin Kesong, a novice cook who receives advice from master chef Jiang Qianfan (Ethan Juan) to prepare for a culinary competition. On February 7, she will join the cast of the series Pride and Price (盛装) where she will play Li Na.

Filmography

Film

Television series

Television shows

Discography

Awards and nominations

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Song, Zu'er 1998 births Living people Beijing Film Academy alumni Actresses from Tianjin Chinese film actresses Chinese television actresses 21st-century Chinese actresses Chinese child actresses Chinese female models