[4] In 2012, Gülnezer made her acting debut in the television series Xuan-Yuan Sword: Scar of Sky and rose to fame for her role as Yu Xiaoxue.

[citation needed] The same year, she starred in the music film City of Rock as a rebellious guitar player.

[citation needed] In 2018, Gülnezer was once again cast as Diaochan in the historical film Dynasty Warriors, based on the video game of the same name.

[15] In 2019, Gülnezer starred in the romance drama Ten Years Late, based on the Japanese manga series Asunaro Hakusho alongside Shawn Dou; where she played a travel service product manager.

[16][17] In 2021, Gülnezer starred in the crime action drama Dancing in the Storm as a criminal profiler, alongside William Chan.

[22] On August 9, 2015, actor Hans Zhang revealed on Sina Weibo that he was in a relationship with his The Classic of Mountains and Seas co-star Gülnezer.