Liu Tao
| Liu Tao | |
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| Born | June 12, 1978 Nanchang, Jiangxi, China |
| Nationality | Chinese |
| Occupation | Actress |
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Liu Tao (simplified Chinese: 刘涛; traditional Chinese: 劉濤; born 12 July 1978), is a Chinese actress.[1] Her major works include Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils, The Last Concubine, Princess Pearl and Dali Princess alongside popular Taiwanese actress Ruby Lin. Her performance as A'zhu in Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils won her much acclaim from viewers and critics alike.
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[edit] Biography
Born in Nanchang, Jiangxi, China, Liu graduated from the Guangdong Foreign Studies University of law. She served in the entertainment division-part of a performance troop in the People's Liberation Army. TV commercials led Liu into professional acting. Because of her spunk, and her never-give up personality that resembles the typical Shanghainese girl-Xing Zi, Liu was awarded the role of Xing Zi in the popular Cantonese TV series Foreign Wives, Local Guys. Later, she cast as Mu Sha in "Princess Returning Pearl III" and noticeably as A'zhu in Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils. Liu's impressive performance brought A'zhu's shyness, and caring personality into life and made herself a popular actress. She was selected as the year's most attractive actress in 2004, was one of the four most popular stars (四大花旦) at the Star Award Ceremony (星光大典) in 2006. In 2008, Liu married Wang Ke in Beijing, and she gave birth to a daughter that year, and in September 2009, she her son was born.
[edit] Filmography
- Princess Pearl III (2000) - Mu Sha
- Foreign Wives, Local Guys (2000)
- Happy Youth (2000)
- Red and Black 2000 (2000)
- Taiwan Strait (2000)
- Yong Le Heroes (2003)
- The Last Queen (2003)
- Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils (2003)
- Li Hou Zhu Yu Zhao Kuang Yin (2004)
- Madame White Snake (2004)
- Yuan Lai Jiu Shi Ni (2004)
- Yuan Lai Hai Shi Ni (2005)
- The Story of Ah Bao (2005)
- Ye Guang Bei (2005)
- Bian Di Ying Xiong (2005)
- Love Song in Paris (2005)
- Dali Princess (2006)
- Nüren Hua (2007)
- The Legend and the Hero (2007)
- The Founding of a Party (2011)
- Journey to the West (2011)
[edit] References
- ^ "刘涛北京王府饭店完婚 宣布将退出演艺圈 (Tao Palace Hotel Beijing announced that it will quit acting to marry)" (in Chinese). Xinhua News Agency. January 7, 2008. http://news.xinhuanet.com/photo/2008-01/07/content_7375771.htm. Retrieved 26 December 2010.
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