She started acting when she was 14-years-old, appearing in movies and commercials in Hong Kong. At 15, she auditioned for a girl band to be launched by BMG Records called "4 in Love" and passed with flying colors. From then on, she was called "Rainie" to fit in with the weather-based named girls of the group; she was originally called Lily in the industry.
She moved to Taiwan and pursued her acting career as she lived with her co-band members under one roof. She starred in various dramas starting with the mega blockbuster Meteor Garden where she played a supporting, yet pivotal role as the cute Xiao You (Hana Yori Dango's "Yuki" Chinese counterpart). 楊丞琳(1984년생, Taipei, Taiwan) 는 배우로, 대표작으로 刺青, 마신자 2: 빨간 옷 소녀의 비밀, 귀신을 보는 눈: 동안이 있으며, 그 외에도 你好,星期六, 心动的信号, 我是歌手, 天赐的声音, 声生不息, 我们的歌, 大小爱吃, 流星花園, 聊斋志异, 候鳥e人, 蒙面唱将猜猜猜, 滾石愛情故事 등 다양한 작품에 출연했다. (오뜨랑에서 실시간으로 번역된 한글 프로필도 확인할 수 있어요) 2022년 2023浙江卫视美好跨年夜에 출연했다. 2022년 沸腾校园에 출연했다. 2022년 灿烂的前行에 출연했다.