Yang Zi  楊紫

Date of Birth: Nov. 6, 1992

Yang Zi, born in Beijing, became a house-hold name after playing Xia Xue, a smart but somewhat arrogant girl and the elder daughter of Xia Donghai in the first two seasons of China's large-scaled sitcom hit series "Home with Kids," which debuted on national TV screens in 2004. Yang was only eleven when she portrayed the 17-year-old Xia Xue, but she showed no signs whatsoever of being wet behind the ears. Yang, who began acting when she was only seven, is a prolific child star, having starred in more than 30 films and TV series. She has cooperated with many renowned Chinese actors and actresses, including Song Dandan, Jiang Wenli, Xia Yu, Han Geng, Ning Jing and Hai Qing. Yang is currently a sophomore at the Beijing Film Academy.