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Liu Yifei ( 刘亦菲) is a Chinese actress and singer who was born on 25th of August , 1987 at Tongji hospital in Wuhan, China.
Yifei's father works as a university professor while her mother was a dancer and a stage performer. After her parents separated, Yifei lived with her mother, Liu Xiao Li (刘晓莉) . Yifei was ten when her parents divorced.
At a very young age of eight, Yifei was groomed by her mother in dancing, singing, and piano. On her ninth birthday, Yifei received a crystal from her mom as a birthday present. She loved it so much that she decided to call herself "Crystal." Since then, Yifei has been collecting Swarovski crystal as a hobby.
When Yifei was eleven, she moved to New York City with her mom. She lived in the United States of America for four years. In June 2002, Yifei returns to China to pursue an acting caree, She adopted her stage name Yifei. In September 2002, over 100,000 who applied for entrance to Beijing Film Academy, Yifei was one of the 500 who was accepted. At the age of fourteen and a half, she was the youngest student the school has ever had . She graduated from the Performance Institute of Beijing Film Academy in July 2006. Other famous graduates from the Institute are famous actress Zhao Wei (class 2000) and popular actor Huang Xiaoming (class 2000) who later became Yifei's co-star in "The Return of the Condor Heroes."
Immediately after her admittance into Beijing Film Academy, Yifei received offers to star in various television drama serials. Her first role on television was in “Jin Fen Shi Jia” (金粉世家) i.e. "The Story of a Noble Family." Shortly after, she was chosen to portray the role of "Wang Yuyan" in Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils ((Tian Long Ba Bu - 天龙八部), a drama based on the book by the acclaimed wuxia writer, Louis Cha a.k.a. Jinyong . It was this role that established her fame in China.
In 2003, Liu Yi Fei starred in her first movie “Love of May” ((Wu yue zhi lian - 五月之恋)) but it was through her starring role in the television drama, "Chinese Paladin" in 2004 that made her very famous in China. "Chinese Paladin" was adapted from a very popular role-playing video game "The Legend of Sword and Fairy."
Liu Yi Fei is fast becoming one of the most popular contemporary young artists in China. Sensing the popularity of Yifei and her great potential to be an international star, Sony Music Japan seized the opportunity to sign her up for a recording contract in August 2005 and since then Yifei lived in Japan for half a year to study singing, dancing and Japanese language. She released her first single "Mayonaka no Doa" (真夜中のドア) with Sony Music on July 19, 2006. Yifei's first Mandarin album "Liu Yifei" was released on the 5th of September, 2006. Her Japanese album "All My Words" was released a day after on the 6th of September, 2006.
In 2006, Yifei also starred in another CCTV television production based on a very famous book written by Jinyong, "The Return of the Condor Heroes" (Shen diao xia lu - 神雕侠侣). After intense speculation on who would get the role of "Xiaolongnü", the part was finally offered to Yifei. She was backed by Jinyong, who felt that she had all the necessary qualities to play the role of the young and innocent "Xiaolongnü". "The Return of the Condor Heroes" is a popular hit across Asia, from China to Hong Kong, Japan, Taiwan, Malaysia, Philippine, Vietnam, and Singapore. Yifei won the most popular female Chinese Idol in 2006.
Liu Yifei is currently studying in the United States of America and filming "The Forbidden Kingdom" (a.k.a The J & J Project) in China with Jackie Chan and Jet Li.
2002 :

The Story of a Noble Family
(Jin Fen Shi Jia - 金粉世家) Bai Xiu Zhu
2003 :
Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils
(Tian Long Ba Bu - 天龙八部 ) Wang Yuyan
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Tian Long Ba Bu is an adaption of a Jin Yong novel of the same name. The epic centers around the Beggar Leader Qiao Feng, the Dali Prince Duan Yu and the Shaolin Monk Xu Zhu. Each of their stories are interweaved throughout the show and finally clash and join at the climax of the story.
Qiao Feng's story is his quest to find his real identity and the mystery surrounding an event that occured 30 years prior that left him as an orphan. Duan Yu's story covers his meetings with many of his half sisters that he did not know he had (thanks to his adventurous dad during his young days) and the battle with Duan Yuan Qing as the rightful ruler of Dali. Xu Zhu is a lowly Shaolin Monk who gets caught in the middle of an internal struggle of the Care Free Sect, one of the most powerful and secretative sects around. Their stories take place during the Northern Song Dynasty and across warring kingdoms of Song, Liao, Dali, and Western Xia.
2004 :
Chinese Paladin a.k.a The Legend of Sword and Fairy
(Xian Jian Qi Xia Zhuan - 仙剑奇侠传) Zhao Ling Er
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Based on a popular RPG of the same name. The story takes place in a fantasy medieval China that's full of kung fu action, CG special effects, and whacky humor.
Li Xiao Yao, a "Stinky Punk", journeys to Dream Island to find a cure for his sick aunt. There he meets and marries the love of his life Ling'Er. On his way back home with the cure, he discovers that he's been tricked by the Lunar Sect Cult so that they can kidnap Ling'Er.
He awakens in his bed, having forgotten his entire trip to Dream Island but having saved his aunt. He rescues Ling'Er from the Lunar Sect Cult and is in turn rescued by a mysterious stranger who teaches him kung fu. Xiao Yao and Ling'Er travel to the capital to meet her father.
Along the way, they meet various people, get harassed by the Lunar Sect Cult, discover both of their histories, save the world and fall in love with each other all over again. It starts off sweet and light hearted but ends with plenty of tears.
The Love Winner a.k.a. I Love How You Love Me
(Lian ai da ying jia - 恋爱大赢家) Jin Qiao Li
Love of May
(Wu yue zhi lian - 五月之恋) Zhao Xuan
2005 :
In the Mood for Act
(Dou Kou Nian Hua - 豆蔻年华)
2006 :
A Bao De Gu Shi - 阿宝的故事
The Return of the Condor Heroes
(Shen diao xia lu - 神雕侠侣 ) Xiaolongnü(小龙女)
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Adapted from the novel by Jinyong (aka Louis Cha). This is a sequel to Legend of Condor Heroes and a prequel of sorts to Heavenly Sword and Dragon Sabre. The story concerns the adventures of Yang Guo, an orphaned boy in a mid-13th Century China.
From his humble beginnings, the street wise Yang Guo gets passed around from one prestigious master to another but none of them will teach him any kung fu. While escaping from a tortured experience under Quan Zhen Sect's Zhao Zhi Jing, he meets Xiao Long Nu, the girl who will become his kung fu master and eventually the love of his life.
2008 :
The Forbidden Kingdom
(King of Kungfu - 功夫之王) Golden Sparrow
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An American teenager who is obsessed with Hong Kong cinema and kung-fu classics makes an extraordinary discovery in a Chinatown pawnshop: the legendary stick weapon of the Chinese sage and warrior, the Monkey King. With the lost relic in hand, the teenager unexpectedly finds himself traveling back to ancient China to join a crew of warriors from martial arts lore on a dangerous quest to free the imprisoned Monkey King.