CHINESE MOST BEAUTIFUL ACTRESS LIU YIFEI BORN 1987 AUGUST 25

CHINESE MOST BEAUTIFUL ACTRESS 

LIU YIFEI BORN 1987 AUGUST 25 

Liu Yifei (born 25 August 1987[1]), birth name An Feng (安风), Vietnamese Lưu Diệc Phi, legal name Liu Ximeizi (刘茜美子),[2] is a popular Chinese actress, model and singer. Said to be one of the most beautiful Chinese actresses, Liu is widely known as "Fairy Sister" in the entertainment industry for her sweet and delicate image

Early life and education[edit]

Liu was born in Tongji Hospital in Wuhan, Hubei and her birth name was "An Feng".[1] She is an only child. Her father is An Shaokang (安少康), a 1st Secretary in the Chinese Embassy in France and a French language university professor, while her mother is Liu Xiaoli (刘晓莉), a dancer and a stage performer.




 Her parents divorced when she was 10 years old and she was raised solely by her mother. That same year, she adopted her mother's family name and changed her legal name to "Liu Ximeizi" and began modelling, along with training in singing, dancing and playing the piano. Her godfather is Chen Jinfei (陈金飞), the Chairman of Beijing Tongchan Investment Group (北京通产投资集团).[3][4]

When she was 11 years old, Liu and her mother moved to New York City, where she attended Louis Pasteur Middle School 67.[5] She returned to China in 2002 to pursue an acting career and adopted the stage name "Liu Yifei" (刘亦菲). 

Several weeks later, Liu was accepted into the Performance Institute of Beijing Film Academy at the age of 15, and graduated in 2006.














Career[edit]

Acting career[edit]

Immediately after her admittance into the Beijing Film Academy, Liu received offers to star in various television series. Her first television appearance was in The Story of a Noble Family. Shortly after, she was chosen to play Wang Yuyan in Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils, an adaptation of Louis Cha's novel of the same title. This role established her fame in China.

In 2005, Liu's popularity further rose after starring as Zhao Ling'er in Chinese Paladin, an adaptation of the action RPG The Legend of Sword and Fairy. The following year, she starred in The Return of the Condor Heroes, a television series adapted from Louis Cha's novel of the same title. After intense speculation on who would play Xiaolongnü, the role was finally offered to her. 

She was backed by Cha, who felt that she had all the necessary qualities to portray the young and innocent female protagonist.[6] The drama series became a popular hit across Asia, catapulting Liu into a household name. Xiaolongnü is arguably Liu's most recognizable role to date, with many people citing Liu as the perfect portrayal of the fictional character.

After achieving success in the TV industry, Liu then ventured onto the big screen, starring in many notable films.

 In 2008, she received her first major role in Chinese-American martial arts film The Forbidden Kingdom, in which she played Golden Sparrow, an orphan seeking revenge against her parents' killer.

In 2010, she starred in romance-comedy movie Love in Disguise opposite Taiwanese singer-actor Wang Leehom, which went on to become the highest-grossing film for a first-time director in Chinese history, grossing over 60 million RMB domestically. The following year, she starred in Chinese historical film White Vengeance.

 The movie became the opening film at the Pyongyang Film Festival, receiving enthusiastic response and good critical reception. Liu is also widely known for her role as Wu Qing in the film trilogy The Four. 

In recognition of her box office appeal, Liu was awarded the Most Influential Movie Actress at the 2012 Enlight Entertainment Awards.


At the 5th Macau International Movies Festival, Liu won her first major acting award in her 11-year career when she was crowned the Best Actress for her performance in The Assassins. She also received the Best Actress Award at the Golden Lotus Awards.

From 2014 to 2015, Liu starred opposite Korean actors Rain and Song Seung-heon in the films For Love or Money and The Third Way of Love respectively. She also shot a commercial film with Lee Min-ho for the brand Kumiho Tire.

In 2016, Liu starred in Never Gone, a romantic drama film based on the popular novel by Xin Yiwu. Listed as one of the most anticipated films of the year, Never Gone grossed over 100 million yuan in a day. Liu is cast as the female lead in the upcoming movie adaptation of fantasy novel Three Lives Three Worlds Ten Miles of Peach Blossoms.

Music career[edit]

Liu made her first foray into her music career in August 2005 when she secured a recording contract with Sony Music Entertainment Japan. After taking up singing and dancing lessons for a year, she released her first single "Mayonaka no Door" with Sony Music on July 19, 2006. Her debut album Liu Yifei was released the next month in various parts of Asia such as Mainland China, Taiwan, Hong Kong and throughout South-East Asia, featuring a diverse music repertoire including rap and soft rock. In the same year, Liu also released her Japanese album in which the single, "Mayonaka no Doa" was chosen to be the theme for an animation series Demashita! Powerpuff Girls Z by Tokyo TV.

Personal life[edit]


Liu began dating Song

Seung-heon, a South Korean actor, in 2015. They met while filming The Third Way of Love.[7]