In 2013, Angelababy starred in Tsui Hark's crime action film Young Detective Dee: Rise of the Sea Dragon, playing a beautiful courtesan. She then starred in both installments of wuxia film Tai Chi, portraying a martial artist. Her performance in First Time won her the Most Anticipated Actress award at the 13th Chinese Film Media Awards. In 2012, Angelababy starred alongside Mark Chao in romance film First Time, a remake of the 2003 Korean film. She sang a duet with JJ Lin entitled "Bottom of the Heart" as part of the movie's soundtrack. Angelababy had her first leading role in the 2011 film Love You You alongside Eddie Peng.
She then starred in numerous films as supporting roles, as well as appearing in music videos.
Career 2007–2012: Beginnings Īngelababy debuted as an actress in the movie Trivial Matters in 2007, where she had a 5-minute cameo appearance in the film. She speaks English, Mandarin, Shanghainese and Cantonese. She combined these two names to form her stage name, Angelababy. Although her English name is Angela, she was sometimes called "Baby" during her primary and secondary school years. Yang moved to Hong Kong when she was thirteen, and signed a modeling contract with Style International Management at the age of 14. I think that's how I developed a passion for fashion". She said in an interview, "Even though he sells more mature clothes, I loved going to his store and trying on new outfits and mixing and matching them. She gained an interest in fashion as a child under her father's influence. Her father runs a fashion business in Shanghai. Her birth name is Yang Ying (Cantonese: Yeung Wing).