Song Dandan

Acting

Song Dandan

Born August 25, 1961 · Beijing, China (age 64)

Song Dandan (born August 25, 1961) is a celebrated Chinese actress and comedian, famous for her CCTV New Year’s Gala skits and classic sitcoms. A National First-Class Actress and Magnolia Award winner, also the stepmother of Oscar-winning director Chloe Zhao, whom she supported in her filmmaking career

Known For

House of Flying DaggersHouse of Flying Daggers · 2004
House of Flying Daggers
7.32004
MovieAdventureDrama
In 9th century China, a corrupt government wages war against a rebel army called the Flying Daggers. A romantic warrior breaks a beautiful rebel out of prison to help her rejoin her fellows, but things are not what they seem.
Moon CrescentMoon Crescent · 1986
Moon Crescent
9.01986
MovieDrama
A young woman in the 1920s has a hard life and learns sympathy for her own mother's situation.
The Red SuitThe Red Suit · 1998
The Red Suit
10.01998
MovieDrama
Modern-day urban problems like unemployment and teenage depression come under the microscope. Husband and wife lose their jobs, and their daughter is under considerable stress studying for her college exams. Meanwhile, grandmother is having an unexpected romantic liaison. Will the family be able to pull together to solve their problems?
失恋联盟失恋联盟 · 2004
失恋联盟
2004
Movie
Getting HomeGetting Home · 2007
Getting Home
7.32007
MovieDramaComedy
A black comedy about a farmer who tries to bring home the body of his friend, who died far from their town.
Male Sorority DirectorMale Sorority Director · 1999
Male Sorority Director
7.41999
MovieDramaComedy
Personal TailorPersonal Tailor · 2013
Personal Tailor
4.92013
MovieComedyDrama
A story centered on a company that grants wishes to people looking for a day away from their ordinary lives.
Major SecretaryMajor Secretary · 2010
Major Secretary
6.02010
MovieHistory

Movies

House of Flying DaggersHouse of Flying Daggers · 2004
House of Flying Daggers
7.32004
MovieAdventureDrama
In 9th century China, a corrupt government wages war against a rebel army called the Flying Daggers. A romantic warrior breaks a beautiful rebel out of prison to help her rejoin her fellows, but things are not what they seem.
Moon CrescentMoon Crescent · 1986
Moon Crescent
9.01986
MovieDrama
A young woman in the 1920s has a hard life and learns sympathy for her own mother's situation.
The Red SuitThe Red Suit · 1998
The Red Suit
10.01998
MovieDrama
Modern-day urban problems like unemployment and teenage depression come under the microscope. Husband and wife lose their jobs, and their daughter is under considerable stress studying for her college exams. Meanwhile, grandmother is having an unexpected romantic liaison. Will the family be able to pull together to solve their problems?
失恋联盟失恋联盟 · 2004
失恋联盟
2004
Movie
Getting HomeGetting Home · 2007
Getting Home
7.32007
MovieDramaComedy
A black comedy about a farmer who tries to bring home the body of his friend, who died far from their town.
Male Sorority DirectorMale Sorority Director · 1999
Male Sorority Director
7.41999
MovieDramaComedy
Personal TailorPersonal Tailor · 2013
Personal Tailor
4.92013
MovieComedyDrama
A story centered on a company that grants wishes to people looking for a day away from their ordinary lives.
Major SecretaryMajor Secretary · 2010
Major Secretary
6.02010
MovieHistory
窝头会馆窝头会馆 · 2009
窝头会馆
2009
Movie
Family PortraitFamily Portrait · 1992
Family Portrait
6.51992
MovieDrama
After laying bare backward village mentalities in Bloody Morning, Li Shaohong turns her attention to China’s urban middle class. Cao is a photographer, married to an opera singer and with an infant son, caught in the usual professional morass of political compromise. His life starts to fall apart when he learns that his ex-wife also bore him a son some months after their divorce – and when the boy turns up looking for his father. Nothing wildly dramatic, just believable people in believable situations. If the ending seems a touch forced, this is nevertheless a sign that ‘Fifth Generation’ cinema is changing and coming to terms with up-to-date realities.
白鹿原白鹿原 · 2006
白鹿原
2006
Movie
Happy New YearHappy New Year · 2007
Happy New Year
2007
MovieComedy
As Chinese New Year nears, a community doctor’s planned marriage to a neighbor unravels when a new arrival stirs up trouble; the three work through their issues and reconcile before the holiday.
田野又是青纱帐田野又是青纱帐 · 1986
田野又是青纱帐
1986
Movie
Family TiesFamily Ties · 2001
Family Ties
7.02001
MovieComedy
Set in modern-day Shanghai, the film follows Lu Min (played by Xiao Bo), a high school student facing the pressure of the college entrance exam. Without a privileged background, his hopes for a better future rest entirely on getting into a top university. His mother, Fangfang (played by Song Dandan), is a thrifty housewife obsessed with winning prizes from TV quiz shows—nearly every appliance in their home comes from her efforts. His father, Dayi (played by Fu Biao), struggles to find stable work after being laid off, failing one re-employment program after another. After briefly landing a job as a bar companion, he ends up in the hospital due to poor alcohol tolerance. Each member of the family is caught in their own test of life, navigating hardship with resilience, like countless ordinary families striving to hold on.
The Silly ManagerThe Silly Manager · 1988
The Silly Manager
7.81988
MovieDrama
Erzhi has problems managing the Bijimei Hotel.

TV Shows

WonderlandWonderland · 2021
Wonderland
6.82021
Series
A social experiment reality show about the cultivation of an ideal community, inviting 15 guests to Taohuawu, 15KM away from the city center, to live together for 21 days, creating an ideal society in their hearts. See how they live, work, and live in harmony in friction and cooperation. It is also a journey to explore the source of material and spiritual consensus.
Trump CardTrump Card · 2016
Trump Card
6.52016
Series
Home with KidsHome with Kids · 2005
Home with Kids
7.42005
SeriesComedyFamily
Xia Donghai returns to China with his son to reunite with his daughter and marries Liu Mei, a nurse with her own son. The blended family navigates different parenting styles and the mischievous behavior of their children, leading to both humorous and challenging situations.
Back to FieldBack to Field · 2017
Back to Field
8.22017
Series
The show documents the simplistic lifestyle of living away from the bustling city centers. Each season takes place in a different rural part of China. The cast members are only provided with the basic life necessities and have to take care of everything else such as cooking their own meals and building their own furniture. To "buy" different cooking ingredients and other tools, they have to complete certain tasks assigned by the production crew, such as planting and harvesting crops. Different guests join the cast in each episode and help out with the daily chores. The goal of the program is to bring the audience along on a slower pace of life and to illustrate the joys of a simple lifestyle.
CCTV Spring Festival Gala: Crosstalk and SketchCCTV Spring Festival Gala: Crosstalk and Sketch · 1983
CCTV Spring Festival Gala: Crosstalk and Sketch
9.01983
Series
The Detectives' AdventuresThe Detectives' Adventures · 2021
The Detectives' Adventures
5.02021
Series
The first reality show on detective stories adapted from classic IP. Every episode is based on a classic IP drama. MCs are able to adapt and act out the classic stories in the real scenes. The detective group includes seven MCs, who are encouraged to obtain clues from the unreasonable scripts and amusing games.
I Love My FamilyI Love My Family · 1993
I Love My Family
8.81993
SeriesDramaComedy
The first Mandarin-language sitcom.
I Can I BBI Can I BB · 2014
I Can I BB
8.32014
Series
低头不见抬头见低头不见抬头见 · 2007
低头不见抬头见
2007
SeriesComedy
家有儿女动画版家有儿女动画版 · 2018
家有儿女动画版
2018
Series
Home to the Nth PowerHome to the Nth Power · 2011
Home to the Nth Power
7.52011
SeriesDramaFamily
Chu Mu's mother Wen Nan is getting married for the third time, which will give Chu Mu a total of 3 step-siblings. There's Qi Qi, his rambunctious step-sister from his mother's second marriage, who announces that she wants Chu Mu to be her boyfriend. Wen Nan's third marriage is to a super wealthy widower named Xue Mao Xiang who has 2 children from his previous marriages - the spoiled and aloof Xue Yang, and daughter Xue Zhi Li, who returns from abroad to be the mediator of this new unconventional family.
Mr. HouseworkMr. Housework · 2019
Mr. Housework
5.02019
SeriesComedyFamily
New WorldNew World · 2020
New World
6.52020
SeriesDrama
Set in the city of Beiping during the 22 days before the founding of the People's Republic of China in 1949 is a story about the drastic changes in the lives of three brothers Jin Hai, Tie Lin, and Xu Tian as well as a romance between Xu Tian and Tian Dan. In investigating the murder that claimed the life of his fiancee, policeman Xu Tian starts on a trail that will eventually lead to his involvement in the liberation of Beiping. Jin Hai, Tie Lin, and Xu Tian are three friends who are as close as brothers. In the face of historic changes and conflicting beliefs, they make choices that take them on diverging paths. Xu Tian and communist member Tian Dan meet during their lowest moments and find a common goal that brings them together.
In Later YearsIn Later Years · 2023
In Later Years
8.52023
SeriesDrama
Living the life that others want, but also finding the ideal life for yourself. A panoramic view of the internal and external crises faced by the mature generation, and a “Ukiyo-e” style opening of the warmth and sadness of Chinese families.
We Love You, Mr. JinWe Love You, Mr. Jin · 2012
We Love You, Mr. Jin
8.32012
SeriesComedyDrama
When your parents don’t approve of your spouse, is a happy life possible? Mi Xiao Mi is a reporter for a Beijing news agency who meets and falls in love with Jin Liang, a gynecologist. When Xiao Mi insists on marrying Liang, a “bei piao” (a non-native Beijing resident), Xiao Mi’s single mother, Wang Shu Hua, nearly has a heart attack but is forced to accept the relationship. But when living with Liang’s father, Jin Tai Zhu, turns out to be more difficult than imagined, Xiao Mi’s mother refuses to just stand by and just watch. “We Love You, Mr. Jin,” also known as “Jin Tai Lang’s Happy Life,” is a 2012 Chinese drama series directed by Yu Chun.
Return Of Judge BaoReturn Of Judge Bao · 2000
Return Of Judge Bao
2000
SeriesDrama
The Coming OneThe Coming One · 2017
The Coming One
6.32017
Series
The show showcases talents competing to earn the title of Coming One.
Sisters Over FlowersSisters Over Flowers · 2015
Sisters Over Flowers
10.02015
Series
Sisters Over Flowers or Jiejie Over Flowers (Chinese: 花样姐姐; pinyin: Huāyàng Jiějiě) is a Chinese travel-reality show broadcast on SMG: Dragon Television. (Wikipedia)
The StageThe Stage · 2020
The Stage
8.52020
SeriesFamilyDrama
In his middle age, he is surrounded by many people. His fierce eldest daughter Ju Hua who is spoiled and stubborn, his non-blood-related second daughter Mei who is innocent and kind, his big brother Diao Da Jun who has wandered about for half a lifetime and finally, the kind-hearted Cai Su Fen who suddenly appears in his life.
Wonderful LifeWonderful Life · 2018
Wonderful Life
7.02018
SeriesDrama
二哥二哥 · 2009
二哥
2009
SeriesFamilyDrama
Master Lin In SeoulMaster Lin In Seoul · 2012
Master Lin In Seoul
2012
SeriesDramaFamily
It is a story about a Chinese restaurant named Furong Hall in Seoul. To extend the renting contract, Pu Shan Ji has to present excellent Chinese cuisine to convince the landlord. Pu Shan Ji quits her job and flies to China to find a brilliant chef, Master Lin, for some recipes. Unexpectedly, there is a subtle spark between them. Will Pu Shan Ji save the restaurant in the end?
Love Is BeautifulLove Is Beautiful · 2021
Love Is Beautiful
7.02021
SeriesDramaComedy
A daughter from a loving family learns that she has two dads when she meets her birth father in the most unexpected way and realizes that the father she knows and respects is actually her stepfather. When she graduated from university, Wang Xiao Mi has already fallen in love with the talk shows industry in China. She manages to impress investor Ke Lei during an open mic session and gets hired for a job. Wang Xiao Mi invites her parents to watch her performance. However, her mom Luo Qing catches a glimpse of Ke Lei who turns out to be her ex-husband that she hasn't seen in twenty years.
The Summer PalaceThe Summer Palace · 2020
The Summer Palace
2020
Series