On March 16, Yao Chen officially announced his divorce: a journey through mountains and rivers, and happiness in three lives. Destiny comes and goes, all are joyful.
In June last year, Yao Chen congratulated Cao Yu on being invited to become an Oscar judge.
On June 27, 2025, Yao Chen posted a message to congratulate Cao Yu on being elected as an Oscar judge: Congratulations to Mr. Cao!
Public information shows that Yao Chen was born on October 5, 1979 in Quanzhou City, Fujian Province. He is a native of Shishi, Fujian Province. He graduated from Beijing Film Academy and is an actress in Mainland China. In 2001, Yao Chen entered the entertainment industry as Ji Ling in "Nessun Dorma". In 2005, he became popular with the role of "Guo Furong" in "Wulin Gaiden".
In 2003, Yao Chen held a wedding with her classmate Ling Xiaosu; on January 28, 2011, she announced her divorce; in March 2011, she disclosed her relationship with photographer Cao Yu; on November 17, 2012, she held a low-key wedding in New Zealand; she gave birth to a son on July 1, 2013; and her daughter was born in November 2016.
Cao Yu, born on August 15, 1974, graduated from Beijing Film Academy, works at Beijing Film Studio, and is a male photographer in Mainland China.
His graduation work "To Be Refrained" won the Youth Film Fund Award at the 54th Cannes Film Festival, and he later filmed "Kekexili" and "Nanjing!" Nanjing! ""The Legend of the Demon Cat" and many other film works have won the Best Cinematography Award at the China Film Golden Rooster Award, the Best Cinematography Award at the San Sebastian International Film Festival and other awards. On December 4, 2020, Cao Yu was hired as a distinguished professor at the Shanghai Film Academy of Shanghai University. On January 5, 2021, he won the Best Cinematography Award at the first Golden Elm Award·2020 Chinese Film Awards for "Eight Hundred". On March 18, 2023, the film "Umbilical Cord" produced by the company is scheduled to be released in China. On August 28, 2025, he won the Best Cinematography Award at the 20th China Changchun Film Festival Golden Deer Award for "Decryption".
(Comprehensive from Jiangnan Metropolis Daily and Jiupai News)
