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Full Name: Crystal Liu Yifei
Traditional Chinese Name: 劉亦菲
Simplfied Chinese Name:刘亦菲
Legal Name Liu Qian Mei Zi (name after age 6)
Traditional Chinese: 劉茜美子
Simplified Chinese:刘茜美子
Birth Name: An Feng
Traditional Chinese:安風
Simplified Chinese: 安风
Nickname: Qian Qian (茜茜)
Birthdate: 25 August 1987
Birthplace: Wuhan, Hubei, China
Nationality: American
Height: 170 cm (5' 7")
Weight: 49kg (108lb)
Body Mass Index: 17 (Underweight)
Blood Type: B
Star Sign: Virgo
Chinese Zodiac: Rabbit
Education: Performance Institute of Beijing Film Academy
Profession: Model, Actress & Singer
Spoken Language: Chinese, English, Japanese
Favourite Sport: Tennis & Golf
Favourite Actress: Audrey Hepburn & Vivian Leigh
Favourite Actor: Brad Pitt
Favourite Film: Roman Holiday and Breakfast At Tiffany's
Favourite Singers: Faye Wong, Namie Amuro, Mika Nakashima
Favourite Toy: Barbie Dolls
Favourite Dress Type: Sports & Casual
Favourite Pastime Chat With Fans Online
Hobby Collecting Swarovski Crystal
Marital Status: Single (No time for boyfriend yet)
Blog: Yifei Blog
Official Japanese Website: Yifei Web
Agent: William Morris Agency
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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 the 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 career, 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.
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Movies/Shows
Year: 2002
Title: The Story of a Noble Family (Jin Fen Shi Jia - 金粉世家)
Role: Bai Xiu Zhu
Year: 2003
Title: Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils (Tian Long Ba Bu - 天龙八部 )
Role: Wang Yuyan
Year: 2004 :
Title: Chinese Paladin (Xian Jian Qi Xia Zhuan - 仙剑奇侠传)
Role: Zhao Ling Er
Year: 2004
Title: Love of May (Wu yue zhi lian - 五月之恋)
Role: Zhao Xuan
Year: 2004
Title: The Love Winner (Lian ai da ying jia - 恋爱大赢家)
Role: Jin Qiao Li
Year: 2005
Title: Dou Kou Nian Hua - 豆蔻年华
Role: Teacher
Year: 2006
Title: A Bao De Gu Shi - 阿宝的故事
Year: 2006
Title: The Return of the Condor Heroes (Shen diao xia lu - 神雕侠侣 )
Role: Xiaolongnü
Year: 2008
Title: The Forbidden Kingdom (King of Kungfu - 功夫之王)
Role: Golden Sparrow
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Albums
Year: 2006
Title: Liu Yi Fei
Label: Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Hong Kong) Limited
Notes: Chinese album (Release date: 5 September 2006)
Year: 2006:
Title: All My Words
Label: Sony Music
Notes: Japanese album (Release date: 8 September 2006)
Singles
Year: 2006
Title: Mayonaka no door
Label: Sony Music
Notes: Japanese (Release Date: 19 July 2006)
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