Song Jia

Song Jia (, born 13 November 1980) is a Chinese actress and singer. Early in her career, she was sometimes known as "Song Jia the younger" to distinguish her from another older actress of the same name.

Career Song studied at the secondary school affiliated with the Shenyang Conservatory of Music (SYCM), and at Shanghai Theater Academy where she majored in acting.

Song rose to fame for her performance in Curiosity Kills the Cat (2006) as a manicure girl with a clear-cut stand on what to love and what to hate. She was nominated for a Golden Rooster Award for Best Supporting Actress.

Song has portrayed diverse characters, winning her acclaim as a versatile actress. She played the role of Zheng Yunan in the television series Memoirs of China (2008) and a native Tibetan girl in the film Once Upon a Time in Tibet (2010). In both roles, she spoke a new language with fluency: English and Tibetan. These two different characters are an example of her acting style.

In The Brink (2012), Song played the lead female character Gu Qiuyan. Within the limited story structure, Song revealed a multifaceted character and a complex psychological world, and received both the Magnolia Award for Best Actress and Golden Eagle Awards for Best Performing Arts Actress.

In Falling Flowers (2013), Song depicted the legendary life of renowned Chinese writer Xiao Hong, and won the Golden Rooster Award for Best Actress, the Chinese American Film Festival Gold Angel Award for Best Actress and other awards. This film also won the Golden Goblet Award for Best Cinematography at the Shanghai International Film Festival.

In 2017, Song served on the jury for the Shanghai Television Festival.

Other activities Song was appointed the UNEP 10YFP and SWITCH-Asia Ambassador, joining in international efforts to achieve Sustainable Consumption and Production in China.

Filmography Film

Television series

Discography Albums Year English title Chinese title 2007 Dream of Woman女人的梦 2008 Can Or Cannot Have Happiness? 能不能幸福 2018 HER (EP) 2019 Outside 在外面

Singles Year English title Chinese title Album 2011 "End of the Rainbow"彩虹的尽头 Cold Steel OST 2012 "Growth"成长 Fragrant Years OST 2016 "Flower" 花 When Larry Met Mary OST 2020 "Firmly Believe Love Will Win" 坚信爱会赢 Wuhan virus support theme song "Be With You" 陪着你 The Love Book OST

Awards and nominations Year Award Category Nominated work Result 2007 26th Golden Rooster Awards Best Supporting Actress Curiosity Kills the Cat 2010 16th Chunyan Awards Best Supporting Actress 2012 18th Shanghai Television Festival Best Actress The Brink 26th China TV Golden Eagle Award Audience's Choice for Actress Best Performing Arts Award 55th Asia-Pacific Film Festival Best Actress Falling Flowers 2013 29th Golden Rooster Awards Best Actress 29th Flying Apsaras Awards Outstanding Actress The Brink, The Shengtianmen Gate 15th Huabiao Awards Outstanding Actress Falling Flowers 1st Vancouver Chinese Film Festival Best Actress 9th Chinese American Film Festival 2014 5th China Film Director's Guild Awards Falling Flowers2015 3rd Asia Pacific Film Festival New Zealand 2nd Sino-American International TV Festival Most Influential Actress Hey Daddy 2016 1st Gold Aries Award Best Actress The Final Master 20th Huading Awards 7th China Film Director's Guild Awards 23rd Beijing College Student Film Festival 16th Chinese Film Media Awards 22nd Shanghai Television Festival Best Actress Young Marshal 20th Huading Awards Best Actress (TV) 2017 31st Golden Rooster Awards Best Actress When Larry Met Mary 2019 19th Chinese Film Media Awards Best ActressThe Shadow Play 11th China Film Director's Guild Awards Night of the FilmActress of the Year Tencent Entertainment White Paper Quality Film Actor 2021 3rd Asia Contents AwardsBest ActressA Love for Dilemma 2024 29th Shanghai Television Festival Best Supporting Actress The Forerunner 2025 3rd CMG Annual Chinese TV Drama Ceremony Actress of the Year She and Her Girls 1st China TV Drama Industry Conference 30th Shanghai Television Festival Best Actress 16th China Film Director's Guild Awards Best ActressHer Story 38th Golden Rooster Awards Best Actress