Liu Yifei, born August 25, 1987 in Wuhan, Hubei Province, is a Chinese-language actress and singer who graduated from the Beijing Film Academy with a Bachelor's degree in acting in 2002.In 2002, she was cast in the role of Bai Xiuzhu in the TV series The Golden Powder Family and in 2003, she was cast in the role of Wang Yuyan in the martial arts drama The Eight Dragons and in 2004, she was cast in the role of Zhao Ling'er in the fairy tale drama The Legend of the Immortal Sword. In 2008, she became the first Asian actress to top IMDB's list of newcomers with the Hollywood movie King of Kung Fu. In 2012, she won the 24th Hong Kong Institute of Professional Cinematographers' Most Attractive Actress Award and in 2014, she won the Best Actress Award at the 5th Macau International Film Festival for her role as Ling Ju in the costume film Copper Bird Terrace.In 2015, Liu Yifei starred in the films Night Peacock and Beacon of Fire, both of which were nominated in the main competition of international A film festivals. 2016, Liu Yifei was awarded the Most Popular Actress Award at the 16th Chinese Film Media Awards for her role as Zou Yu in the romantic film The Third Kind of Love. 2017, Liu Yifei was nominated for the Hollywood Critics Circle Award for her role as the female lead in the live-action version of Disney's Mulan. In 2017, Liu Yifei was nominated for the Hollywood Critics' Choice Super Award for Best Actress in an Action Movie, the 46th Saturn Awards for Best Actress, and was selected as one of The Hollywood Reporter's Hollywood Rising Stars. In 2021, she starred in the inspirational female costume drama Meng Hua Lu as Zhao Pan Er.In 2008, she donated 1 million yuan to the Wenchuan Earthquake and in 2021, she donated 1 million yuan to Henan to help with the 7-20 Henan Rainstorm.

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