Cai Ming (Chinese: 蔡明; pinyin: Cài Míng; born 21 October 1961) is a Chinese singer, actress, and sketch comedy performer.[1][2][3]

Cai Ming
蔡明
Born (1961-10-21) 21 October 1961 (age 63)
Beijing, China
NationalityChinese
Occupation(s)Sketch comedy performer, actress, singer
Years active1973-present
Notable workHaixia
Spouse
Ding Qiuxing
(m. 1985)
ChildrenSon: Ding Ding
Parent(s)Father: Cai Yuping
Mother: Tian Hua
AwardsChina Dazhong Television Award for the Most Favorite Actresses
2000
1st Huading Award for Best Chinese Quyi Actress
2007
10th China International Children's Festival - Child Star
2009
4th Huading Award for the Most Favorite Actresses
2010

Cai is notable for performing sketch comedy in CCTV New Year's Gala since 1991.

Biography

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Cai was born into an educated family in Beijing on October 21, 1961, and she is of Hui ethnic group, the daughter of Tian Hua (Chinese: 田华), a doctor, and Cai Yuping (Chinese: 蔡毓平), a professor at Capital University of Economics and Business.

After graduating from junior high school, Cai entered the Beijing Film Studio Troupe.

In 1973, she starred in Xie Tieli's film Haixia (Chinese: 海霞), and this made her become famous overnight.

Cai performed sketch comedy in CCTV New Year's Gala since 1991.

Since July 2020, she has been working as a voice actress for Virtual YouTuber Nanako, who belongs to VirtuaReal Star.[4][5]

Personal life

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At the age of 22, Cai met her husband Ding Qiuxing (Chinese: 丁秋星), who is a Chinese director, they married in 1985, their son, Ding Ding (Chinese: 丁丁), was born in July 1986.

Works

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Discography

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  • Across (Chinese: 跨越), Cai Ming's debut studio album, was released on 1 January 2004.

Film

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Year English Title Chinese title Role Cast Ref
1973 Haixia 海霞 Haixia Wu Haiyan, Chen Qiang, Tian Chong
1980 Passenger with Handcuff 戴手铐的旅客 Wei Xiaoming Yu Yang
1984 Ways To Make Fortunes 生财有道 Qing Xiu Chen Qiang
1985 Tears in Suzhou 泪洒姑苏 Xiao Ling Wu Qianqian
1989 The Egg-Trafficking Army 倒蛋部队 a young girl Guo Da
1990 Love 恋爱角 a young girl Zhang Jinlai, Guo Da, Fu Yiwei
1991 War of Divorce 离婚大战 Yingzi Ge You, Hou Yaohua
2005 Life and Death Plunder 生死劫 aunt Zhou Xun, Wu Jun, Su Xiaoming
2012 A Happy Chinese New Year 亲家过年 Cai Yun Wen Zhang, Zhang Fengyi, Cong Shan
2015 Hot Blood Band 热血男人帮
2024 A Place Called Silence 默杀 Mother Xu

Television

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Year English title Chinese title Role Cast Ref
1993 Woman Heart 女人心 Ding Dong
1994 Contemporary Family 临时家庭 Zhou Xingxing
I Love My Family 我爱我家 Yan Hong
1999 Cao Cao 曹操 Yu Jin
Love Me 爱我好不好 Meng Xiaoqiang
2000 Tie the Knot 酒结良缘 Xiaowan's mother
Idler: Sister Ma 闲人马大姐 Sister Ma
Sister Ma and her Neighborhoods 马大姐和邻居们 Sister Ma
2001 All in the Family 东北一家人 Gao Wa Gong Hanlin
2002 Chinese Communist Party Member: Sister Ma 党员马大姐 Sister Ma Gong Hanlin
2003 Get Married with Children 带着孩子结婚 Liu Xiaohong
2004 Harmony Brings Wealth 2 家和万事兴之双喜临门 Tao Lan
2006 Full of It 2 十全十美之有梦年代 Zhu Liyun
绝代妖后 Hao Ge's wife
2007 The Biography of Sister Ma 马大姐新传 Sister Ma
2008 清明上河 guest Guo Da
The Amateur Detective 业余侦探 Yang Xia
Get Knocked Up 好孕来临 Dandan's mother
2009 Superman: Sister Ma 超人马大姐 Sister Ma
Dazzled 眼花缭乱 Wu Shasha
2010 鸡毛蒜皮没小事 Aunt Zhang
Men of Ronghe Town 荣河镇的男人们 He San'gu Guo Da
2012 A Strange Family 奇异家庭 Gai Lan
2013 老妈的三国时代 Cao Meihua

CCTV New Year's Gala

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Year English title Chinese title Cast Ref
1991 Stranger 陌生人 Gong Hanlin
1993 Huangtupo 黄土坡 Guo Da
1994 Overseas Call 越洋电话 Guo Da
1995 Father 父亲 Guo Da, Zhao Baole, Yu Hailun
1996 The Story of the Robot 机器人趣话 Guo Da
1997 Spring Festival 过年 Guo Da, Guo Donglin
1999 Ball Game Fan 球迷 Guo Da, Guo Donglin
2000 A Love Laughter Girl 爱笑的女孩 Wen Xingyu, Juhao
2001 Matchmaker 红娘 Guo Da
2002 Between the Neighbors 邻里之间 Guo Da, Niu Qun
2003 All My Relatives 都是亲人 Guo Da, Li Wenqi, Liu Xiaomei
2004 Wedding 婚礼 Ying Zhuang, Li Yong
2005 The Romantic Thing 浪漫的事 Guo Da, Han Ying
2006 The Biography of Sister Ma 马大姐外传 Guo Da
2007 Gifts 送礼 Guo Da, Juhao
2008 Dream Home 梦幻家园 Guo Da, Wang Ping
2009 Welcome to Beijing 北京欢迎你 Guo Da
2010 My Family Have A Graduate 家有毕业生 Guo Da
2013 I Could Dance Whenever I Liked 想跳就跳 Pan Changjiang
2014 Disturb the Residents 扰民 Hua Shao, Yue Yunpeng, Da Peng [6]

Awards

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Year Award N/W Ref
2000 China Dazhong Television Award for Hottest Actresses Won
2007 1st Huading Award for Best Chinese Opera Actress Won
2008 2nd Huading Award for Best Actress Nominated
2009 10th China International Children's Festival - Child Star Won
2010 4th Huading Award for Hottest Actresses Won

References

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  1. ^ 《出彩中国人》第二期萌娃一秒落泪获赞 蔡明下跪 (in Chinese). Xinhua. 2014. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2014-02-18.
  2. ^ 蔡明:模仿也不容易 (in Chinese). Wangyi. 2014. Archived from the original on 2014-02-22. Retrieved 2014-02-18.
  3. ^ 元宵晚会蒋大为唱《套马杆》 蔡明演绎《卷珠帘》 (in Chinese). Chinanews. 2014.
  4. ^ "知料|蔡明在B站"二次出道",虚拟直播这门生意有多香?" (in Chinese). 36Kr. 2021-07-25. Retrieved 2022-09-02.
  5. ^ "直播行业新势力——虚拟主播的异军突起" (in Chinese). 36Kr. 2021-09-14. Retrieved 2022-09-02.
  6. ^ 蔡明央视马年春晚再坐轮椅 网友调侃:真瘸了? Archived 2014-02-20 at the Wayback Machine. Beifangnet. 2014-01-30. (in Chinese).
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