Tan Xiaoyan, one of the most well-known actresses in mainland China in the 1980s. Compared with many actresses of the same era, she did not appear too many young and beautiful in film and television dramas, but people who came from that era must remember her style on the wall calendar.

In 1986, Tan Xiaoyan starred in the movie "Zhenzhen's Hair House", playing Ah Xiang in the film. Born in 1965 in Wuzhishan, Hainan, Tan Xiaoyan was admitted to the Guangdong Dance School at the age of 12 and assigned to the Hainan Autonomous Prefecture Song and Dance Troupe after graduation.
In 1987, Tan Xiaoyan played Shi Xiaomeng in the urban crime-solving drama "Plainclothes Policeman" directed by Lin Ruwei, for which she was nominated for best actress at the 6th China Television Golden Eagle Awards. This is also the first widely known work of police writer Haiyan to be put on the screen, so Tan Xiaoyan also became the first Haiyan drama girl. Later "Rock Girls" also included Xu Jinglei, Sun Li, Wang Likun, Wang Luodan, Zhang Xinyi, Su Jin, Yuan Li, and Yu Na.
Tan Xiaoyan in "Plainclothes Policeman" left a good impression on many people at that time.
In 1987, Tan Xiaoyan starred in the TV series "Home Spring and Autumn".
Cover girl of 1987 Popular Cinema.
In 1988, Tan Xiaoyan and Lei Han starred in Huang Jianxin's film "Reincarnation", in which she played Yu Jing. 1988 is the year of the film Wang Shuo, which is also based on Wang Shuo's novel.
Tan Xiaoyan's wall calendar style, one. In the 1980s, every family in the city had a wall calendar, and Tan Xiaoyan, with her beautiful and generous appearance, frequently appeared in various wall calendars in those years, and many of her large photos decorated the original beauty of people's homes.
Tan Xiaoyan's wall calendar style, the second.
Tan Xiaoyan's wall calendar style, the third.
Tan Xiaoyan's wall calendar style, the fourth.
Tan Xiaoyan's wall calendar style, no. 5.
In 1990, Tan Xiaoyan and Zhang Fengyi starred in the movie "Journey to the South".
In 1991, Tan Xiaoyan, Together with Zhao Lirong, Li Baotian, Ge You, Shen Junyi and other stars, they starred in Huang Jianzhong's movie "New Year". This is a film that shows the variety of life, and it still tastes good after watching it many years later. In the film, Tan Xiaoyan and Hu Yajie, who worked together in "Plainclothes Police", play a husband and wife.
Tan Xiaoyan in "New Year's Day". Since 1993, Tan Xiaoyan has established a film and television company, but due to lack of experience, she has not been successful, and then she has gone abroad to develop and gradually faded out of the domestic film and television circle.
In 2014, Tan Xiaoyan starred in the TV series "The Great Case of the Mekong River". Since 2000, Tan Xiaoyan has returned to the domestic show business circle and engaged in production and other work.
Years later, Tan Xiaoyan and Hu Yajie's old friends reunited.
In the minds of many people, Tan Xiaoyan is a symbol of female beauty in the 1980s.