Liu Yifei is a Chinese-American actress, singer, and model. She is the two-time recipient of Best Actress Award in Macau International Movie Festival Ceremony. She is widely known as Fairy Sister in the entertainment industry. She was named as one of the New Four Dan actresses of China in 2009. Mainland Chinese actress Crystal Liu has long since been praised for her mild and ladylike temperament, as well as her goddess-like beauty. She has more than 53 million fans on Weibo, a Chinese microblogging website. Her Instagram account is @yifei_cc and has 432k followers. Read on to know full biography about her including her family details, career, body measurements, birthday, wiki, facts, net worth, and many more.
Famous For
- For her appearance in the films Mulan(2020), Once Upon a Time (2017), The Third Way of Love(2015), Night Peacock(2016), and many others.
- For her appearance in the TV shows "The Love of Hypnosis"(2019) and "The Story of a Noble Family" (2003).
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Early Life of Liu Yifei
Liu was born on August 25, 1987, in Tongji Hospital in Wuhan, Hubei, China. She holds Chinese as well as American nationality and belongs to Asian (Chinese ancestry) ethnicity. Her birth name was "An Feng". Her Zodiac sign is Virgo. Her father's name is An Shaokang, a 1st Secretary in the Chinese Embassy in France and a French-language university professor, while her mother is Liu Xiaoli, a dancer and a stage performer. Her parents divorced when she was 10 years old and she was raised solely by her mother. Age the age of 10, Liu began modeling, along with training in singing, dancing, and playing the piano. When she was 10 years old, Liu and her mother moved to New York City, where she attended Louis Pasteur Middle School 67. She returned to China in 2002 to pursue an acting career and was accepted into the Performance Institute of Beijing Film Academy at the age of 15, and graduated in 2006. As of 2019, she celebrated her 32nd birthday. She probably maybe Buddhism by religion.
Career of Liu Yifei
- Liu Yifei began her acting career by playing at the Television series.
- Her debut Television series was the period romance-drama "The Story of a Noble Family" which premiered in 2003.
- The same year, she was chosen by Zhang Jizhong to play Wang Yuyan in "Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils".
- She made her big-screen debut by playing in the film "Love of May" in 2004.
- In 2005, Liu starred in Chinese Paladin, a fantasy action drama adapted from the role-playing game "The Legend of Sword and Fairy".
- In 2006, Liu was chosen to portray Xiaolongnü in the series "The Return of the Condor Heroes".
- In 2007, she joined William Morris Agency (WMA) and was subsequently cast in her first Hollywood production, "The Forbidden Kingdom".
- In 2011, she starred in a fantasy supernatural film "A Chinese Ghost Story".
- The same year she also played in the Film " The Four" which was released in 2012.
- She subsequently reprised her role in two other installments of the film series.
- In 2014, Liu collaborated with Korean actor-singer Rain for the romance film "For Love or Money".
- The same year she starred in the American-Chinese action film "Outcast".
- In 2015, Liu starred in another Chinese-South Korean co-production, "The Third Way of Love".
- In 2016, Liu starred in the romance film "Night Peacock".
- She then starred alongside Kris Wu in the youth romance film "So Young 2: Never Gone".
- In 2017, Liu starred alongside Yang Yang in the romantic fantasy film "Once Upon a Time".
- She also starred in the historical film "The Chinese Widow".
- In November 2017, Liu was cast as Mulan in the live-action adaptation of the 1998 Disney animated film, which is set to be released in 2020.
- In December 2017, it was announced that Liu will star in the upcoming fantasy mystery television series, "The Love of Hypnosis" which is said to be premiered from 2020.
Achievement and Awards
- In 2006, she was chosen as the "Golden Eagle Goddess" at the 6th China Golden Eagle TV Art Festival.
- Liu won her first major acting award in her 11-year career, the Best Actress award at the 5th Macau International Movie Festival, for her role as Lingju and Diaochan in the historical film "The Assassins" (2012).
- In 2016 Her performance in the film "The Third Way of Love" led to her win for the Most Anticipated Actress award at the 16th Chinese Film Media Awards.
Record of Liu Yifei
The series "Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils" in which Liu Yifei had starred was broadcast in Taiwan and achieved a rating of 5.69, becoming the highest-rated Chinese drama in Taiwan in 2003.
Controversies and Issues
In August 2019, Liu reshared an image posted by Chinese newspaper People's Daily. The image included a quote from Chinese reporter Fu Guohao who worked for the Global Times and was subsequently assaulted by protesters during the 2019 Hong Kong anti-extradition bill protests: "I support Hong Kong police. You can beat me now. What a shame for Hong Kong." This sparked international controversy, with Liu being accused of supporting police brutality. The hashtag, #BoycottMulan, has since started trending supporting a boycott of the movie. In response to the controversy, Liu was not present at the 2019 D23 Expo, which gave fans an exclusive sneak peek of Mulan. When asked about the controversy in February 2020, Liu stated: "I think it's just a very sensitive situation." During the interview with Variety magazine at the premiere of Mulan on March 10, 2020, Liu described herself as "Asian" instead of “Chinese”, which caused anger among Chinese netizens, accusing her of forgetting her roots and threatening to boycott the film.
Personal Life of Liu Yifei
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Liu Yifei is an unmarried Woman. While Talking about her love relationship she was romantically linked with a South Korean actor Song Seung-Heon. Liu Yifei and Song Seung-heon first met in 2013 while filming "The Third Way of Love". They began dating in 2015. In 2017, it was claimed that Liu was pregnant and they had broken up. In January 2018, Song's agency confirmed breakup reports by stating that both of them had been very busy and they naturally grew apart. As of now, she is enjoying her present life happily without any disturbances. Her sexual orientation is straight.
Body Measurement of Liu Yifei
Liu Yifei is a very beautiful and bold looking lady with a fair and smooth complexion and immense beauty. She has a well-maintained slim body physique with height 5 ft 7 inches and weight 55 kg. Her body measurement is 35-28-36 inches. Her eye color is Dark Brown and hair color is Black. Overall, she has got a healthy body.
Net Worth of Liu Yifei
As of 2020, The net worth of Liu Yifei is estimated to be the US $10 million and earns approximately US $60,000-$100,000 annually. Her income sources include her career in the film industry and television series. She also earns from being a good singer by selling albums. She also works as a Brand Ambassador Chinese ambassador of "Dior" Prestige and Global ambassador of "Tissot"(Swiss watch company) from where she earns decent income. Crystal owns a home in China's capital Beijing whose area is estimated to be 4000-5000 square meters, about the size of four soccer fields. In addition to her Beijing home, Crystal reportedly owns a lakeside villa in Suzhou as well. Her mother and stepfather also forked over 1.8 million RMB to hold Crystal’s coming-of-age ceremony at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing, which is primarily used to house important foreign guests.