Liu Yan (actress)

Ada Liu
Ada Liu
柳岩
Born	November 8, 1980 (age 44); Hengyang, Hunan
Nationality	Chinese
Alma mater	Hunan Normal University; Communication University of China
Occupation(s)	Actress, hostess, singer
Years active	1999 - present
Agent	Enlight Media
Notable work	Mural; Marry Mr.Prefect; The Legend of Yang Guifei
Television	Guangdong Television

Template:Chinese name

Ada Liu (simplified Chinese: 柳岩; traditional Chinese: 柳巖; pinyin: Liǜ Yán; born 8 November 1980) is a Chinese actress, hostess and singer.^[1]^[2]^[3] She won the "Best New Artist" at the 2th Top Chinese Music Awards and the "Best Promising Host" at the 3th Zongyi Award, in 2010 the Most Influencing Host of China named she on their list of the 10 Greatest hosts in Television.

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, she is the youngest of two children, she has an elderly brother.

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.^[4]

Hosting career

Liu joined Guangdong Television to host television in 1999, at the same year, she entered Communication University of China.^[5]

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, he hosted Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao in Guangdong Television.

In December 2005, Liu joined Enlight Media.

Acting career

Liu had her first experience in front of the camera in 2008, and she was chosen to act as a support actor in Painted Skin, a film starring Zhao Wei, Chen Kun and Zhou Xun.

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

Liu had a minor role as Yun Mei in Mural (2011), which starred Deng Chao as Zhu Xiaolian, it were highly praised by audience. She also played minor role in Love Keeps Going, a romantic comedy television series starring Mike He and Cyndi Wang.

In 2012, Liu acted with Tang Guoqiang and Zhang Zhiyao in the historical television series Full Moon Scimitar, which adapted from Taiwanese novelist Gu Long's wuxia novel of the same title. She participated in Wong Jing's affectional film Marry Mr.Prefect, which starring Ronald Cheng and Gigi Leung.

In 2013, Liu filmed in The Four 2, a wuxia film starring Liu Yifei, Wu Xiubo and Dengchao. After playing minor roles in various films and television series, Liu received her leading role in Badges of Fury and The Incredible Truth, it enjoyed the highest ratings in China and she quickly rose to prominence.

Works

Discography

Yanse (《岩色》), Ada Liu's debut studio album, it was released on November 2, 2009.

Film

Year	Title	Chinese Title	Role
2008	Painted Skin	《画皮》	guest
2009	Mar's Baby	《火星宝贝之火星没事》	guest
2011	Mural	《画壁》	Yun Mei
2012		《灰机灰机》	Xiaomei
	The Zodiac Mystery	《十二星座离奇事件》	Cui Miao
	Crying and Laughing	《哭笑不得》	Lili
	The Next 11 Days	《冰雪11天》	A police's wife
	Marry Mr.Prefect	《嫁个100分男人》	Anji Li'na
2013	The Four 2	《四大名捕2》	Ru Yan
	Badges of Fury	《不二神探》	Dai Yiyi
	The Incredible Truth	《人间蒸发》	Jiajia
		《把乐带回家2013》	guest

Television

Year	Title	Chinese Title	Role	Notes
2009		《鹰与枭》	Huang Zemin
2009	The Legend of Yang Guifei	《杨贵妃秘史》	Empress Zhang
2010	Harmony Brings Wealth 2	《家和万事兴之幸福的味道》	Yuanyuan
2011	Love Keeps Going	《爱上查美乐》	Chu Shaoyin
2012	Diors Man	《屌丝男士》		^[6]
	Full Moon Scimitar	《新圆月弯刀》	Qin Keqing
		《风雨劈柴院》	Qi Juan
	Women on the Breadfruit Tree	《面包树上的女人》	Anna Fei
	My Mother-in-law's Happy Life	《岳母的幸福生活》	Shen Zi
	Seven Brothers	《香瓜七兄弟》	Nurse Liu
2013	Let's Get Married	《咱们结婚吧》	Lan Weiwei
2013		《养儿防老》	Hao Feifei

Awards

Year	Award	Result
2009	2th Top Chinese Music Award for Best New Artist	Won
2010	3th Zongyi Award for Best Promising Host	Won
2010	3th Top-ten of the Most Influencing Host of China	Won

References

^ "袁莉刘雨欣被讽热衷暴露出位柳岩成"营销典范"？". 辽沈晚报 (in Chinese (China)). Xinhuanet. 2011-12-30. Retrieved 2012年02月17日. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
^ "柳岩自曝情史:10年前曾向结婚却遭人渣男友抛弃" (in Chinese (China)). Chinanews. Retrieved 2012年07月19日. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
^ "柳岩喝饮料呛水出糗表情纠结见镜头尴尬捂嘴偷笑" (in Simplified Chinese). Xinhuanet. Retrieved 2014. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
^ "《柳岩：被评性感是莫大褒奖，望男友是幽默胖子》" (in Chinese (China)). Sohu. Retrieved 2011年10月17日. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
^ "《明星资料库：柳岩》" (in Chinese (China)). Sohu.
^ "《屌丝男士3》开播柳岩白百何组成女神团" (in Simplified Chinese). Chinadaily. Retrieved 2014. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)

External links

Liu Yan on Weibo (in Chinese)

[1] "袁莉刘雨欣被讽热衷暴露出位柳岩成"营销典范"？". 辽沈晚报 (in Chinese (China)). Xinhuanet. 2011-12-30. Retrieved 2012年02月17日. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)

[2] "柳岩自曝情史:10年前曾向结婚却遭人渣男友抛弃" (in Chinese (China)). Chinanews. Retrieved 2012年07月19日. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)

[3] "柳岩喝饮料呛水出糗表情纠结见镜头尴尬捂嘴偷笑" (in Simplified Chinese). Xinhuanet. Retrieved 2014. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)

[4] "《柳岩：被评性感是莫大褒奖，望男友是幽默胖子》" (in Chinese (China)). Sohu. Retrieved 2011年10月17日. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)

[5] "《明星资料库：柳岩》" (in Chinese (China)). Sohu.

[6] "《屌丝男士3》开播柳岩白百何组成女神团" (in Simplified Chinese). Chinadaily. Retrieved 2014. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)

[1]