Ran Wei (actress)
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| Born | Ran Wei (魏苒) |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation(s) | Actress, Model |
| Website | ranwei |
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| Chinese | 魏苒 | ||||||
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Ran Wei (Chinese: 魏苒) is an American actress and fashion model of Chinese descent.[2][3][4][5] She is best known for her role as Vivian Liu in Switch and as Soo Chin in How to Survive High School.
Early life[edit]
Wei was born in Zhengzhou, China. Wei moved to the United States when she was 16 years old to live with her parents in the San Francisco Bay Area.[5][6]
Career[edit]
Wei was discovered by a talent scout while working in a clothing store and appeared in many commercials before relocating to Los Angeles to further pursue her acting career.[7][8] She has continued to do work that appears both in the US and China, including commercials for Apple for the English and Mandarin market, which garnered the attention of the Chinese newspaper World Journal, the US's largest Chinese newspaper, and CCTV, China's predominant state television broadcaster.[9] She is the cover model on the first anniversary issue of Faddy Magazine and featured inside with an exclusive interview about her life and career.[10][11] The Visual Effects Society also invited Ran to present awards, including a Lifetime Achievement Award to Ridley Scott, and a Visionary Award to Syd Mead, for their 14th Annual VES Awards.[12][13]
In 2020, Ran joined as C4 for the Amazon Prime Tv Show Cyborgs Universe.
Filmography[edit]
Television[edit]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Cupid's Conundrum | Stephanie | TV mini-series |
| 2015 | How To Survive High School | Soo Chin | TV series |
| 2016 | 14th Annual VES Awards | Trophy Presenter (Self) | TV Awards Show |
| 2020 | Cyborgs Universe | C4 | TV series |
Film[edit]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Ice Cream Sunday[14] | Fantasy Girl | Short Film |
| 2016 | The Moneychangers[15] | Moral Hazard | Documentary |
| 2019 | Fatale Collective: Bleed[16] | Sophia (segment "The Safe Space") | Short Film |
| 2020 | The Purple Iris[17] | Lily | Short Film |
| 2022 | Switch[18] | Vivian Liu | Feature Film |
| 2022 | Black Ice VR[19] | A.I. | VR |
| 2024 | 10 Things About Sally[20] | Tammy Tam | Feature Film |
| 2024 | Learning English[21] | Actress | Short Film |
Awards and nominations[edit]
FilmQuest[edit]
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Fatale Collective: Bleed[22] | Best Ensemble Cast | Nominated |
References[edit]
- ^ "Ran Wei on Instagram". Instagram.
- ^ "Name To Know: Chinese Actress Ran Wei Is About To Burn Up Your Screens". E! Online. 11 December 2019.
- ^ "Bridging the Gap between China and America: Meet High Fashion Model Ran Wei". Bella Magazine. 11 November 2019.
- ^ "Ran Wei the Edgy International Model". C'est Prune Magazine. 27 November 2019.
- ^ a b "Asian American Girl Becomes a Commercial Star". ChinaQW. 14 December 2015.
- ^ "Hollywood Asian Commercial Queen Transforms into Porcelain". World Journal. 9 February 2019.
- ^ "Chinese American Ran Wei: From Retail Worker to Super Model". CCTV. 23 December 2015.
- ^ "Ran Wei on Murder in the First, See her Tonight". Coed.com. 2 November 2016.
- ^ "Asian American Girl Ran Wei: From Retail Worker to Super Model". China News. 23 December 2015.
- ^ "Faddy Magazine - Issue 13 - October 2019". Faddy Magazine. October 2019.
- ^ "The Transformation of American Chinese Girl, Ran Wei". Weixin. 20 October 2019.
- ^ "Asian American Commercial Watch: Jimmy John's Saves the Day: Strangry". 8asians. 26 May 2017.
- ^ "14th Annual VES Awards - All The Winners". FX Guide. 2 February 2016.
- ^ "Ice Cream Sunday (2014)". IMDb. February 16, 2023. Retrieved February 16, 2023.
- ^ "The Moneychangers (2016)". IMDb. September 14, 2016. Retrieved September 19, 2019.
- ^ "Fatale Collective: Bleed (2019)". IMDb. September 14, 2019. Retrieved September 19, 2019.
- ^ "The Purple Iris (2018)". IMDb. January 26, 2018. Retrieved September 19, 2019.
- ^ "Switch (2022)". IMDb. February 16, 2023. Retrieved February 16, 2023.
- ^ "Black Ice VR (2022)". IMDb. February 16, 2023. Retrieved February 16, 2023.
- ^ "10 Things About Sally (2024)". IMDb. March 10, 2024. Retrieved March 10, 2024.
- ^ "Learning English (2024)". IMDb. March 10, 2024. Retrieved March 10, 2024.
- ^ "Fatale Collective: Bleed (2019) Awards". IMDb. September 14, 2019. Retrieved September 19, 2019.
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