Sandra Ma is the stage name of Ma Sichun, a Chinese actress. Born on March 14, 1988, she made her acting debut at the age of 7 in the 1995 film “The Winter of Three Persons," which starred her aunt, actress Jiang Wenli. Sandra Ma went on to star in the 2012 film “Time Flies Soundlessly,” for which she won the Best New Actress Award at the 14th China Film Society of Performing Art Awards, and is known for her role in the 2015 coming-of-age film “The Left Ear.” Some of her popular television dramas include “Refresh 3+7” (2012), “Love Is the Most Beautiful” (2014), “The Empress of China” (2014), “Close Your Eyes and Close to Me” (2015), “Love Me, If You Dare” (2015) and “Oh My General” (2017).

Sandra Ma

As the head of the household, Qiao Hai Yun (Song Chun Li) has made it a rule that no matter where they are, or what they’re doing in life, all of her family members must come home for New Year. With three grown daughters, Hai Yun has enforced this rule for years but when her granddaughter Li Yi Jin (Sandra Ma) decides to break from tradition, Hai Yun is forced to take a hard look at her family and the relationships that bind them together.

As the daughter of Meng Ming Wei (Xu Fan), Hai Yun’s eldest, Yi Jin carries more than just the burden that comes with being the eldest daughter. With a mother who was adopted into the family, Yi Jin was raised under tremendous pressure from her mom. With grand ambitions for her daughter, Ming Wei pushed Yi Jin hard, thus straining the relationship between them. Unlike her elder sister, Meng Wang Qing (Liang Jing) has always had a perfect relationship with her daughter Tao Shu Na (Sun Qian), but when the two discover secrets about each other, their perfect relationship is put to the test. Meanwhile, Meng Yi An (Li Xiao Ran), the youngest of Hai Yun’s daughters, has always fought against the strong similarities between them. But no matter how hard she tries to forge her own path, fate always seems to find a way to lead Yi An down a similar path.

Though different in their unique ways, the three generations of Meng women are bound by more than fate. Like a flock of birds, they journey through life together, supporting each other as they navigate the sometimes tumultuous currents of life. Will this bond between them be shaken by the acts of a rebellious young woman or will they find that their family ties are stronger than any of them ever realized?

Adapted from the “She and Her Islands” by Yi Nan, “The Islands” is a 2024 Chinese family drama directed by Lin Yan.

The Islands

😇 Mommy's girls 💞

When Huangque’s Zhongnan Bridge suddenly collapses, the city is thrown into chaos. As investigators attempt to find the reason for the collapse, they uncover the remains of a man encased in the concrete of one of the bridge piers. Identified as the bridge’s chief architect, who was reported missing years ago, authorities reach out to his surviving daughter, Wen Xiao Yu (Sandra Ma), who immediately decides it’s time to know the truth about her father.

After her father’s death, Xiao Yu was adopted by her father’s school friend, Zhu Fang Zheng (Fan Wei), a well-connected man with deep pockets and powerful friends. Having always believed that her father had run off with a mistress, the whistleblowing letter found in his pocket upon his discovery leaves Xiao Yu with serious doubts. When she’s approached at her father’s funeral by Meng Chao (Karry Wang), a young worker who claims to have witnessed her father’s murder, Xiao Yu knows the only way she’ll ever learn the truth is if she uncovers it herself.

Teaming up with Meng Chao, Xiao Yu sets off on a mission to find the truth but what she discovers turns her entire world upside down. Unwilling to let the authorities mete out justice, Xiao Yu decides to exact her own kind of revenge. Just how far will Xiao Yu go to deliver her own version of justice?

A thrilling story of love and revenge, “The Fallen Bridge” is a 2022 Chinese crime mystery film directed by Li Yu.&nbsp;

The Fallen Bridge

MGTV

A hard-working woman with no shortage of ambition, Li Xiao Nan (Sandra Ma) lives a very full and active life. Working as a real estate agent during the day, Xiao Nan spends her evenings selling noodles from a stall which she sets up nightly. Though some might praise her dedication and admire her ability to provide so well for her family, others understand that there are much darker reasons why she chooses to work as hard as she does.

Married to a man praised by all, Xiao Nan should have been living a comfortable, happy life. Unfortunately her husband, Su Rui (Liu Kai) is anything but the “good man” everyone believes him to be. A violent man, with a bad cheating habit and an overwhelming amount of debt, Su Rui is anything but the “perfect” husband. Trapped in a living nightmare, Xiao Nan knows that she can’t endure much more of this miserable life, but finding a way out of such an awful marriage isn’t easy.&nbsp;

Suddenly reunited with an old friend, Wang Cheng (Bai Ke), Xiao Nan’s life takes an unexpected turn as their lives become increasingly entangled. Meanwhile, Su Rui’s current pursuit, Yu Hong (Zhang Yao), finds herself repeatedly falling for his honey-coated lies. Caught in a tangled web of desperation and deceit, will Xiao Nan ever find a way to break free?

A story of strength and self-preservation, “The Crack of Dawn” is a 2022 Chinese thriller drama directed by Niu Chao.

The Crack of Dawn

🌅 The Dawn Breakers Team 🌅

Growing up in a small town, Yun Xiao (Sandra Ma) has spent her entire life dreaming of what life might be like, living in a big city. Eternally bored with her small-town surroundings, Xiao finally decides she’s had enough and makes the decision to move. Ready to embrace the excitement of big city living, Xiao sets out with high hopes and big dreams. Unfortunately, life in the city turns out to be a lot less glamorous than she’d imagined and no matter how hard she tries, nothing seems to be going her way.

At the same time Xiao is trying to settle into her new life, Li Mai (Zhong Chu Xi) is making plans to start a new life of her own. Setting off for Japan with her boyfriend, Mai has no regrets about leaving her old life as a dancer behind. But a tragic accident not only keeps her from moving forward, but prevents her from going back as well. Stuck in an endless loop of hopelessness, Mai is ready to give up on life, but something keeps holding her back. Working at a dancehall alongside a small-town girl by the name of Xiao, the two soon find themselves entangled with a desperate musician by the name of Wu Feng (Johnny Huang), who has had one too many run-ins with the local mob boss, Commander B (Wang Yan Hui).&nbsp;

Realizing the only way to escape their nightmare-ish lives is to leave the big city behind, Xiao, Mai, and Feng set out to do just that. But walking away could prove to be much easier said than done.

A story of youthful hopes and dreams, “Wild Grass” is a 2020 life drama film directed by Xu Zhan Xiong.

Wild Grass

The Deep Roots Team

Tencent

Newly qualified doctor Mi Ka (Sandra Ma) joins a joint emergency rescue training exercise with an elite special forces unit, but finds herself thrust into action right away when a powerful earthquake devastates the city. She finds herself working with special ops agent Xing Ke Lei (Bai Jing Ting), but this isn’t the first time they’ve met – a series of misunderstandings previously left them both with poor impressions of each other. With hundreds of people in mortal danger, they must put their personal issues aside and work together to save lives. As the nation’s situation starts to become more perilous, can they rescue those in need? And might love bloom between them as they learn the true meaning of teamwork? This 2021 Chinese drama series was based on the novel by Mu Qing Yu and was directed by Zhang Tong.

You Are My Hero

Beijing Dinosaur Film Co., Ltd.

A student of Beijing Normal University, An Ran (Sandra Ma) was a pretty typical university student. She worked hard at her studies but she wasn’t opposed to taking a break to have a little fun; especially not when her favorite band was playing just across town. Desperate to see this once-in-a-lifetime show, An Ran fights her way through the crowd of overly excited fans mobbing the stadium, but without a ticket, she has no hope of getting in. At least not until a handsome stranger steps in and offers her a seat next to him. Without hesitation, An Ran accepts and in that moment her life changes forever.

A Taiwanese photographer with a studio in Beijing, Qi Xiao (Wallace Huo) couldn’t help but be drawn to the pretty girl he noticed trying to get into the concert. When she accepted the ticket he offered, his heart leapt and the time they spent together that evening would stay with him forever. That was in 1991. Today, things for An Ran and Qi Xiao are very different than what they imagined they would be, all those years ago.

A once-famous talk show host, An Ran, now a widow, lives in California with her estranged teenage daughter, Yu Xiaonian (Vicky Chen). When An Ran’s father becomes ill, Xiaonian returns to Beijing to care for him. While there, she discovers a collection of letters and photographs that tell the story of An Ran and Qi Xiao’s love; a love that was torn apart by family obligations, government restrictions, and the cruel interference of others. When these glimpses of the past combine with Xiaonian’s own memories she begins to see her mother in a whole new light. Will the truth of An Ran’s past be enough to heal the breach between them?

Adapted from the novel of the same name by Rao Xueman, “Somewhere Winter” is a 2019 romance film directed by Wang Weiming.

Somewhere Winter

❄️The Crossed Souls Team 🧩

Tencent TV

Ten years ago, Hao Ze Yu (Deng Lun) thought he was on his way to stardom. His appearance on popular talent competition led to widespread adulation, but fame proved fleeting for him. A decade later, he has all but left behind his dreams of becoming a top-level celebrity.

But things change quickly when he meets a motley crew of supportive individuals who want to help him turn his career around.

The group comprises a taxi driver (Han Tong Sheng) and his daughter Fu Zi (Sandra Ma). Fu Zi is a bright spark but has long been criticized for being overweight. Their number is made up by Mei Li (Ni Hong Jie), a beautiful woman now entering middle age.

Fu Zi decides to become Hao Ze Yu’s agent, and the trio forms a support network for him – trying to propel him back to stardom.

But the path to fame will not be smooth, and things get complicated when romantic interests threaten to derail their quest – and put an end to their budding four-way friendship.

Will Hao Ze Yu get another shot at stardom? Or will love send him down another, very different path?

This drama is based on a 2017 hit novel by author Zi You Ji Guang and is the third and final part of the “Gentleman” trilogy. The first two dramas in the series were “To Be a Better Man” (2016) and “Mr. Right” (2018).

“Mr. Fighting” is a 2019 Viki Original Chinese drama directed by Liu Xin.

Mr. Fighting

Fighting!

Dragon TV, ZJTV

Liu Zi Guang (William Chan) returns to his hometown after an accident that has left him with no memory of the past eight years. While he’s been away, his father had been attacked and is now in hospital. Liu Zi Guang wants to get to the bottom of what happened, and while he conducts his own inquiries, he meets the woman charged with leading the police investigation, Hu Rong (Sandra Ma). At first, the two clash – but things get complicated when they start developing feelings for each other and then come up against a fearsome crime boss.

"Age of Legends" is a 2018 Viki Original Chinese drama directed by Liu Xin. It is based on a hit novel by author Xiao Qi Xiao.

Age of Legends

The Legendary Team

Hu Rong

As the newly appointed head of the Court of Judicature and Revision, the Emperor Gao Zong (Chien Sheng) personally gifted Dee Ren Jie (Mark Chao) the powerful “Dragon Taming Mace”. Seeing the Emperor’s gift to Dee as a personal threat, the Empress Wu Ze Tian’s (Carina Lau) tasks the head of the royal guard, Yuchi Zhenjin (Feng Shao Feng), with stealing the mace from Dee. But tracking down the elusive Dee and the Mace soon proves next to impossible.

Furious that her plans have been thwarted, the Empress sees an opportunity to exact her revenge when an unknown force begins wreaking havoc across the empire. Blaming Dee for the ensuing carnage, the Empress demands Dee’s head. But Dee refuses to fall prey to the Empress’s plans. Seeking to uncover the truth behind the strange wave of crime sweeping over the empire, Dee soon finds himself up against a number of unbelievable foes.

Realizing his opponents are too powerful to defeat on his own, Dee recruits the help of Shatuo Zong (Lin Geng Xin) and the defected sorceress, Moon Water (Sandra Ma). With these new allies by his side, will Dee be able to stop the monsters responsible for this wave of destruction or will he ultimately fall prey to the powers who wield them?

The third installment of the “Detective Dee” series, “Detective Dee: The Four Heavenly Kings” is a 2018 Chinese action-adventure fantasy mystery film directed by Tsui Hark.

Detective Dee: The Four Heavenly King

🐲The Golden Dragon Team🐲

Huoerguosi Woxing Film Co.,Ltd

One golden opportunity. Two fierce competitors.

Huang Jian (Zhang Ruo Yun) is considered a genius in science and technology. Su Zi Cong (Li Xian) comes from a very wealthy family and has everything going for him, including looks and brains. They both compete for an opportunity to study with a famous applied physics professor at MIT.

To fulfill one of the requirements for the application, Jian joins a science organization. He meets Zhu Zhu (Sandra Ma), a rookie reporter who is there undercover to try to land a big scoop. Who will win the coveted position?

“Science & Sensibility” is a 2018 Chinese film directed by Li Xin.

Science & Sensibility

The Proton-agonists

Youku

During the Song Dynasty, a mighty female general accomplishes the unthinkable for a woman of the era. When tragedy befalls her family, Ye Zhao (Sandra Ma) dresses like a man and takes the place of her father in the Chinese military and rises to the rank of general. 

When the Empress Dowager begins to worry about Ye Zhao gaining too much power, she decides to marry Ye Zhao off to Zhao Yu Jin (Peter Sheng), the prince of Nanping who is known for being incredibly handsome, lazy and pampered due to his weak health. 

Ye Zhao’s love transforms Yu Jin into a different man. But who will end up holding the ultimate power in the kingdom?

“Oh My General” is a 2017 Chinese web drama series directed by Wen Jie He. It is adapted from the novel General Above I Am Below by Ju Hua San Li.

Oh My General

Gone with the Shirt Team 

Ye Zhao

Sohu

Getting inside the head of a violent criminal is not easy. 

But Simon Bo (Wallace Huo), a brilliant criminal psychologist, has the ability to get into the minds of even the most mysterious and violent criminals. He’s a professor at The University of Maryland and works as an analyst and advisor on the police department’s most violent or difficult cases. 

With the help of his young assistant, Jenny Jian (Sandra Ma), Simon delves into the thoughts and intentions of the criminal mind. As the daughter of a veteran police investigator with a deep sense of justice, can Jenny help Simon open up emotionally as they work together to solve crimes? 

“Love Me, If You Dare” is a 2015 Chinese drama series directed by Zhang Kai Zhou. It is based on the novel Close Your Eyes, Stay Close to Me by Ding Mo.

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