Chen made her acting debut in the youth sports drama
Go! Goal! Fighting!, which premiered in 2016. In 2015, Chen rose to fame for her role as Yue Qiluo, the main antagonist in the hit fantasy web series
Wu Xin: The Monster Killer. Chen was awarded the Best Supporting Actress at the Golden Guduo Media Awards for her breakout performance. In 2016, Chen was part of an ensemble cast for the drama
Legend of Nine Tails Fox, in which she played a fox demon. The drama also co-starred
Zhang Ruoyun and
Qiao Xin. The same year, Chen starred in her first leading role in
So Young, based on the youth romance novel of the same name by Xin Yiwu. The following year, she reprised her role as Yue Qiluo in the second season of
Wu Xin: The Monster Killer and simultaneously portrayed a male character in the series. In 2018, Chen starred in the fantasy historical drama
Beauties in the Closet, followed by modern youth drama
Meet in Youth, Love in Foods with
Chen Xiang. The same year, she won the Rising Star Award at the Sina Best Taste 2017 Award Ceremony. In 2020, the third installment of
Wu Xin: The Monster Killer premiered. Chen portrayed a pair of twin siblings who had mysterious connections with Yue Qiluo. The same year, she starred in the youth sports drama
My Unicorn Girl, Her debut film,
First Love was also released. ==Filmography==