Liu Yan (actress)

Liu Yan (Chinese: 柳岩; born 8 November 1980), also known as Ada Liu, is a Chinese actress, hostess and singer.[1][2][3][4] She won the "Best New Artist" at the 2nd Top Chinese Music Awards and the "Best Promising Host" at the 3rd Zongyi Award, in 2010 the Most Influencing Host of China named she on their list of the 10 Greatest hosts in Television.

In this Chinese name, the family name is 柳 (Liǔ).
Liu Yan
Liu filming the comedy television series A First Forward in Changsha, Hunan
Born (1980-11-08) 8 November 1980
Hengyang, Hunan, China
Other namesAda Liu
Alma materHunan Normal University
Communication University of China
Occupation(s)Actress, hostess, singer
Years active1999-present
AgentEnlight Media
Musical career
GenresMandopop
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese柳岩
Simplified Chinese柳岩

Liu is noted for her roles as Dai Yiyi and Jiajia in Badges of Fury (2013) and The Incredible Truth (2013) respectively.

Life

Early life

Liu was born in Hengyang, Hunan, on November 8, 1980, with her ancestral home in Wuhu, Anhui. She was raised in Guangzhou, Guangdong and is the younger of two children, with an elder brother.[1][5]

Liu became the student in charge of entertainment in her class when she was a pupil. Liu enrolled at Hunan Normal University, earning a bachelor's degree in Chinese literature.[6]

Hosting career

Liu joined Guangdong Television to host television in 1999, at the same year, she entered Communication University of China.[7]

In March 2000, Liu hosted Financial Report and Green News in Southern Television Guangdong. From 2001 to 2002, she hosted Walking in Guangzhou.

In November 2002, Liu joined Hunan Public Channel and hosted Public News.

In 2004, Liu returned to Guangzhou, she hosted Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao in Guangdong Television.

In December 2005, Liu joined Enlight Media.[8]

Acting career
Liu (leftmost) and Peng Yu (second from left) were filming the comedy television series A First Forward in Changsha, Hunan.

Liu made her acting debut in 2008 when she was chosen to act as a supporting actor in fantasy film Painted Skin.[9]

In 2009, Liu acted in the historical television series The Legend of Yang Guifei directed by You Xiaogang, playing the role of Empress Zhang.[10]

Liu had a minor role as Yun Mei in fantasy film Mural (2011), and also starred in Wong Jing's romance film Marry Mr. Prefect.[11][12]

In 2012, Liu was cast in the historical television series Against the Blade of Honour, which adapted from Taiwanese novelist Gu Long's wuxia novel of the same title.[13] However the series has not been broadcast to date.

After playing minor roles in various films and television series, Liu then acted bigger roles in Badges of Fury, The Incredible Truth, Jian Bing Man and I Belonged to You, which enjoyed commercial box office success in China and she quickly rose to prominence.

In 2016, Liu reunited with fellow I Belonged to You co-star Yang Yang in xianxia drama Martial Universe.[14] She was nominated for the Best Supporting Actress award with her performance in military drama Young Marshal.[15]

Filmography

Film
YearEnglish titleChinese titleRoleNotes
2008Painted Skin画皮
2009Mar's Baby火星宝贝之火星没事
2011Mural画壁Yun Mei
2012Helicopter灰机灰机Xiaomei[16]
The Zodiac Mystery十二星座离奇事件Cui Miao[17]
Crying and Laughing哭笑不得Lili[18]
The Next 11 Days冰雪11天A police's wife[19]
Marrying Mr. Perfect嫁个100分男人Anji Li'na
2013The Four II四大名捕2Ru Yan[20]
Badges of Fury不二神探Dai Yiyi[21]
The Incredible Truth人间蒸发Jiajia[22]
2014The Four III四大名捕3Ru Yan[23]
Ex-Files前任攻略Shang Dan[24]
The Breakup Guru分手大师Madame Tang[25]
2015An Inspector Calls神探駕到Wan Jun[26]
Jian Bing Man煎饼侠herself[27]
2016The Family Running Forward一家老小向前冲Yan Zilan[28]
I Belonged to You从你的全世界路过Yan Zi[29]
See You Tomorrow摆渡人[30]
2017Buddies in India大闹天竺Wu Jing[31]
The Thousand Faces of Dunjia奇门遁甲Hua Xiangrong[32]
2018Monster Hunt 2捉妖记2[33]
Legend of the Ancient Sword古剑奇谭之流月昭明Cang Ming[34]
Master Z: The Ip Man Legacy叶问外传：张天志Julia[35]
2019My Dear Liar受益人Yue Miaomiao[36]
2020The Winners大赢家Yu Haijiao
2021Fake Bodyguard冒牌大保镖Ye Mingzhu
Tempting Hearts有一点动心
2022The Taichi Master张三丰Yue'er

Television series
YearEnglish titleChinese titleRoleNotes
2009鹰与枭Huang Zemin[37]
The Legend of Yang Guifei杨贵妃秘史Empress Zhang
2010Harmony Brings Wealth 2家和万事兴之幸福的味道Yuanyuan[38]
2011Love Keeps Going爱上查美乐Chu Shaoyin[39]
2012Diors Man屌丝男士
风雨劈柴院Qi Juan
My Mother-in-law's Happy Life岳母的幸福生活Shen Zi[40]
2013Let's Get Married咱们结婚吧Lan Weiwei[41]
Brother like These香瓜七兄弟Nurse Liu[42]
Diors Man 2屌丝男士2[43]
2014My Grandfather 1945我姥爷1945Xiao Hong[44]
Diors Man 3屌丝男士3[45]
2015Women on the Breadfruit Tree面包树上的女人Anna Fei[46]
Flying Swords of Dragon Gate龙门飞甲Bao Mingyu[47]
War of 2两个女人的战争Zhao Xinmei[48]
Diors Man 4屌丝男士4[49]
2016Happy Mitan欢喜密探Hong Erniu[50]
Young Marshal少帅Xueliang's sister-in-lawCameo[51]
2018Double Happiness欢乐女神捕Empress
Huotoujun Inn伙头军客栈Liu NanCameo[52]
Martial Universe武动乾坤Mu Qianqian
Royal Highness回到明朝当王爷之杨凌传Cheng Qiyun[53]
2019The World is Not Fraudulent天下无诈Cameo
I Am The Head Teacher我是班主任Cameo
2020The Best of Times最好的时代Xiaoye Lizi
2021Legendary Hotel大饭店传奇Guest actress
2022A Dream of Splendor梦华录Sun Sanniang
TBAShanghai Picked Flowers十里洋场拾年花Zhou Fangfei

Discography

Albums
YearEnglish titleChinese titleNotes
2009Colors岩色

Singles
YearEnglish titleChinese titleAlbumNotes
2014"Mr. Perfect"男神
"Love at First Sight"一见钟情with Hwang Chan-sung
"Buried Love"绝口不提

Awards
YearAwardCategoryNominated workResultNotes
2011 4th China TV Drama Awards Best New Actress Love Keeps Going Nominated
2016 22nd Shanghai Television Festival Best Supporting Actress Young Marshall Nominated [54]
2019 Jinri Toutiao Awards Ceremony Breakthrough Actress of the Year — Won [55]
11th Macau International Movie Festival Best Actress My Dear Liar Won [56]
2020 29th Huading Awards Best Actress Nominated [57]
33rd Golden Rooster Awards Nominated
16th Changchun Film Festival Nominated
17th Guangzhou Student Film Festival Favorite Actress Won

References
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