Song Yan-fei (Chinese: 宋妍霏; born October 22, 1995), also known as Cecilia Boey (Chinese: 梅允中; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Bôe Ún-tiong), is a Chinese actress, singer and dancer. Song gained fame after joining Grade One Freshman and her roles in I'm Sorry It's not You (2017), Mr. Right (2018) and Walk Into Your Memory (2019).

Early life

Song was born on 22 October 1995 in Australia, and moved to Shanghai with her family when she was four years old. She attended Shanghai Theatre Academy.

Career

Pre-debut

Song was discovered by a South Korean talent scout when she was 15 and trained under JYP Entertainment from 2011 to 2014. She was supposed to debut with a girl group called 6MIX (later Twice), but Song suffered a serious knee injury and decided to leave the entertainment company. She went back to China to pursue a career in acting.

2015–present: Acting debut in China

Song returned to China and joined the cast of Grade One Freshman in 2015. Song made her large screen debut in The New Year's Eve of Old Lee (2016) playing the role as Lily. She was also cast in the television series Topple Your Ex-Girlfriend (2016), and I'm Sorry It's not You (2017) Where The Lost Ones Go (2017) it her debut project. She had her first lead role Mr. Right and a cameo in Detective Chinatown 2. Her rising popularity led her to several main roles, iQiyi's Hero Dog 3, Tencent Video's Walk Into Your Memory and Ten Years Late in 2019.

She was cast in the LeTV romance drama Braveness of the Ming and Jade Lovers, both set to air in 2020.

Filmography

Film

YearEnglish titleOriginal titleRoleRef.
2016The New Year's Eve of Old Lee过年好Lily
2018Detective Chinatown 2唐人街探案 2Ya Tou

Television series

YearEnglish titleOriginal titleRoleNetworkRef.
2016Topple Your Ex-Girlfriend整垮前女友Su DameiLeTV
2017I'm Sorry It's not You可惜不是你Ye ZiMango TV
2018Mr. Right恋爱先生Qiao YilinDragon TV, Jiangsu TV
2019Hero Dog 3神犬小七3An XiniQiyi
Walk Into Your Memory走进你的记忆An NingTencent Video
Ten Years Late十年三月三十日Shen ShuangshuangiQiyi
2020Cross Fire穿越火线An LanTencent
2021The Dance of the Storm风暴舞Chen JingweniQiyi, Youku, Tencent
2022The Silence of the Monster[zh]孤独的野兽Xia ShiiQiyi
2023Exploration Method of Love爱的勘探法Su Ji Shi / Su JinMango TV
Wenderella's Diary温德瑞拉日记Wen RouYouku
The Trust恩爱两不疑Xu YuiQiyi, Mango TV
TBABraveness of the Ming錦衣夜行Xu MingerLeTV
Jade Lovers翡翠恋人Chu XueYouku

Television shows

YearEnglish titleOriginal titleNetworkNotesRef.
2015Grade One Freshman一年级·大学季Hunan TelevisionCast member
2020720 Trend Manager720潮流主理人YoukuCast member
2020-2021I Am the Actor Season 3我就是演员3Zhejiang TelevisionContestant
2021Mr. Housework 3做家务的男人 第3季iQiyiCast member
2021-2022Wow! Nice Figure 3哎呀好身材3海浪季Mango TVCast member

External links