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Crystal Liu Yifei (simplified Chinese: 刘亦菲; traditional Chinese: 劉亦菲) (born August 25, 1987) is a Chinese actress and singer. Her legal name is Liu Ximeizi (simplified Chinese: 刘茜美子; traditional Chinese: 劉茜美子). The "茜" (Xi) is from the German film Sissi (Chinese translation 茜茜公主—hence the pronunciation of xi not qian; her mother calls her Xixi).^[1]

Early life

Born in Tongji Hospital in Hubei Province, she was originally named An Feng (simplified Chinese: 安风; traditional Chinese: 安風).^[2] She is the only child of An Shaokang (安少康), a 1st Secretary in the Chinese Embassy in France and French Language university professor, and Liu Xiaoli (刘晓莉), a dancer and a stage performer. Her parents divorced when she was 7 years old. She was raised solely by her mother and changed her name to Liu Ximeizi. She began modelling in 1995 and was trained in singing, dancing and playing the piano.

In 1997, Liu and her mother moved to United States. She attended Louis Pasteur Middle School 67.^[3] Returning to China in 2002 to pursue an acting career, she began to be known as Liu Yifei. Several weeks later, she was accepted into the Performance Institute of Beijing Film Academy at the age of 15. She graduated from the Beijing Film Academy in 2006.

Career

Immediately following her admittance into Beijing Film Academy, Liu received offers to star in various television drama serials. Her first role on television was in The Story of a Noble Family. Shortly after, she was chosen to play the role of Wang Yuyan in Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils, an adaptation of Louis Cha's Wuxia novel of the same name. Initially, Liu Tao was selected for the role of Wang Yuyan but it went to Liu Yifei eventually and Liu Tao was cast as A'Zhu instead.

In 2006, Liu starred in another TV series adaptation of Louis Cha's Wuxia novel The Return of the Condor Heroes. 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 play the role of the young and innocent Xiaolongnü.^[4] Although the drama serials she has acted in were well-received, the films she starred in did poorly in terms of box office earnings with the exception of The Forbidden Kingdom.

She appeared in Jimmy Lin's music video of the song "I Am Still Waiting For You" (我还在等你) from his 2006 album Can't Stop Me (挡不住我). She has also previously co-starred with him in Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils and The Love Winner.

In conjunction with her acting career, Liu obtained a recording contract with Sony Music Entertainment Japan in August 2005. She has started studying singing and dancing in Japan since then.^[5] She released her first single "Mayonaka no Door" with Sony Music on July 19, 2006. Her song "Mayonaka no Doa" as recorded by Sony Music appeared on television as one of the ending themes to "Demashita! Powerpuff Girls Z".

In 2008, she co-starred with martial arts film superstars Jet Li and Jackie Chan in The Forbidden Kingdom, a martial arts-adventure film, in which she played Golden Sparrow, an orphan seeking revenge against her parents' killer.

Filmography

Films

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2002	Love of May	Zhao Xuan
2002	The Love Winner	Jin Qiaoli	aka I Love How You Love Me
2006	Abao De Gushi
2008	The Forbidden Kingdom	Golden Sparrow
2010	Lian Ai Tong Gao

TV series

Year	Title	Role
2002	The Story of a Noble Family	Bai Xiuzhu
2003	Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils	Wang Yuyan
2004	Chinese Paladin	Zhao Ling'er
2005	Doukou Nianhua
2006	The Return of the Condor Heroes	Xiaolongnü

Discography

Albums

Album information	Track list	Notes
Title: Liu Yifei Label: Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Hong Kong) Limited Release date: 5 September 2006	泡芙女孩就要我滋味心悸幸運草放飛美麗世界的秘密一克拉的眼淚做你的秒鐘毛毛雨愛的延長賽	Chinese album
Title: All My Words Label: Sony Music Entertainment Japan Release date: 8 September 2006	真夜中のドア恋する週末 HAPPINESS 愛のミナモトどこまでも　ひろがる空に向かってテノヒラノカナタ My sunshiny day 世界の秘密 CLOSE TO ME 月の夜スピード Pieces of my words　～言の花～	Japanese album

Singles

Information	Track list	Notes
Title: Mayonaka no door Label: Sony Music Entertainment Japan Release date: 19 July 2006	真夜中のドア brightly 真夜中のドア (Instrumental) brightly (Instrumental)	Japanese album

References

^ Template:Zh icon "神仙姐姐" 劉亦菲 Xinhua online. July 29, 2004. Retrieved on August 21, 2006.
^ Template:Zh icon 劉亦菲成長照片曝光跳新疆舞美若天仙 People's Daily. November 30, 2005. Retrieved on August 21, 2006.
^ Template:Zh icon 芳邻刘亦菲. October 22, 2006. Retrieved on June 24, 2008.
^ Template:Zh icon 張紀中定"新俠侶" 金庸贊"小龍女" People's Daily. July 13, 2006. Retrieved on August 21, 2006.
^ Liu Yifei eyes international singing circle Xinhua online. May 28, 2005. Retrieved on July 17, 2006.

External links

Yifei Liu at IMDb

[1] Template:Zh icon "神仙姐姐" 劉亦菲 Xinhua online. July 29, 2004. Retrieved on August 21, 2006.

[2] Template:Zh icon 劉亦菲成長照片曝光跳新疆舞美若天仙 People's Daily. November 30, 2005. Retrieved on August 21, 2006.

[3] Template:Zh icon 芳邻刘亦菲. October 22, 2006. Retrieved on June 24, 2008.

[4] Template:Zh icon 張紀中定"新俠侶" 金庸贊"小龍女" People's Daily. July 13, 2006. Retrieved on August 21, 2006.

[5] Liu Yifei eyes international singing circle Xinhua online. May 28, 2005. Retrieved on July 17, 2006.

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 '''Crystal Liu Yifei''' ({{zh|t=劉亦菲|s=刘亦菲}}) (born August 25, 1987) is a [[People's Republic of China|Chinese]] actress and singer. Her [[legal name]] is '''Liu Ximeizi''' ({{zh|t=劉茜美子|s=刘茜美子}}). The "茜" (''Xi'') is from the [[Germany|German]] film ''[[Sissi (film)|Sissi]]'' (Chinese translation 茜茜公主&mdash;hence the pronunciation of ''xi'' not ''qian''; her mother calls her ''Xixi'').<ref>{{zh icon}} [http://big5.xinhuanet.com/gate/big5/www.sc.xinhuanet.com/content/2004-07/29/content_2584639.htm "神仙姐姐" 劉亦菲] ''[[Xinhua News Agency|Xinhua online]]''. July 29, 2004. Retrieved on August 21, 2006.</ref>
-==Personal life==
+==Early life==
-Born at [[Tongji Medical College|Tongji Hospital]] in [[Wuhan]], China, Liu's birthname is ''An Feng'' ({{zh|t=安風|s=安风}}).<ref>{{zh icon}} [http://ent.people.com.cn/BIG5/3903385.html 劉亦菲成長照片曝光 跳新疆舞美若天仙] ''[[People's Daily]]''. November 30, 2005. Retrieved on August 21, 2006.</ref> She is the [[only child]] of An Shaokang (安少康), a [[1st Secretary]] in the Chinese Embassy in France and [[French Language]] university professor, and Liu Xiaoli (刘晓莉), a dancer and a stage performer. Her parents divorced when she was 7 years old. Liu was raised solely by her mother and changed her name to ''Liu Ximeizi''. She began modelling in 1995 and was trained in singing, dancing and playing the piano. Liu moved to the [[United States of America|United States]] in 1997 with her mother and lived there for four years. She attended [[Little Neck, Queens#Education|Louis Pasteur Middle School 67]].<ref>{{zh icon}} [http://blog.sina.com.cn/s/blog_3f5e666e0100068l.html 芳邻刘亦菲]. October 22, 2006. Retrieved on June 24, 2008.</ref> Returning to China in June 2002 to pursue an acting career, she began to be known as ''Liu Yifei''. In September 2002, she was accepted into the Performance Institute of [[Beijing Film Academy]] at the age of 15. She graduated from the Beijing Film Academy in July 2006.
+Born in [[Tongji Medical College|Tongji Hospital]] in [[Hubei Province]], she was originally named ''An Feng'' ({{zh|t=安風|s=安风}}).<ref>{{zh icon}} [http://ent.people.com.cn/BIG5/3903385.html 劉亦菲成長照片曝光 跳新疆舞美若天仙] ''[[People's Daily]]''. November 30, 2005. Retrieved on August 21, 2006.</ref> She is the [[only child]] of An Shaokang (安少康), a [[1st Secretary]] in the Chinese Embassy in France and [[French Language]] university professor, and Liu Xiaoli (刘晓莉), a dancer and a stage performer. Her parents divorced when she was 7 years old. She was raised solely by her mother and changed her name to ''Liu Ximeizi''. She began modelling in 1995 and was trained in singing, dancing and playing the piano.
+In 1997, Liu and her mother moved to [[United States]]. She attended [[Little Neck, Queens#Education|Louis Pasteur Middle School 67]].<ref>{{zh icon}} [http://blog.sina.com.cn/s/blog_3f5e666e0100068l.html 芳邻刘亦菲]. October 22, 2006. Retrieved on June 24, 2008.</ref> Returning to China in 2002 to pursue an acting career, she began to be known as ''Liu Yifei''. Several weeks later, she was accepted into the Performance Institute of [[Beijing Film Academy]] at the age of 15. She graduated from the Beijing Film Academy in 2006.
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