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In this Chinese name, the family name is Liu.
Liu Xiaoqing
Born (1955-10-30) 30 October 1955 (age 69)
Fuling District, Chongqing, China
Occupation(s)Actress, producer, businesswoman
Years active1970s - present
Height1.59 m (5 ft 3 in)
Spouse(s)Chen Guojun[citation needed]
Ai Fung[citation needed]
AwardsGolden Rooster Awards – Best Actress
1987 Hibiscus Town

Hundred Flowers Awards – Best Actress
1987 Hibiscus Town
1988 The Savage Land
1989 Chun Tao
Best Supporting Actress
1980 What A Family
Special Achievement
1992

Chinese name
Traditional Chinese劉曉慶
Simplified Chinese刘晓庆
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinLíu Xiǎoqìng
Yue: Cantonese
Jyutpinglau4 hiu2 hing3

Liu Xiaoqing (born 30 October 1955[1]) is a Chinese actress and businesswoman.[2] One of the leading actresses in China in the 1980s,[3][4] she is known for her roles in the films The Little Flower (1979), Reign Behind a Curtain (1983), The Burning of Imperial Palace (1983), Hibiscus Town (1986) and in the TV series Wu Zetian (1995).

Biography

In her early days Liu worked as a farm labourer, a propagandist for the People's Liberation Army and then a stage actor for the Chengdu Military Drama Group.[3][5]

Liu rose to national fame in a series of Chinese films such as The Great Wall of the South China Sea (1976),[3] The Little Flower (1979), and What a Family (1979).[6] Her star power reached new heights when she portrayed the ruthless Qing dynasty Empress Dowager Cixi in Chinese-Hong Kong co-produced epics The Burning of the Imperial Palace (1983) and Reign Behind the Curtain (1984), directed by Li Han-hsiang.[7] During the back-to-back shooting of the film series, in response to the unprecedented publicity and scrutiny as a movie star in newly opened China, Liu published a 30,000-character autobiography titled I Did It My Way in a magazine in 1983, which included her famous quote: “Being a person is hard; being a woman is harder; being a famous woman is even harder; and being a single famous woman is the hardest of all.” Her autobiography sparked a major debate on "individualism" in Chinese society at the time, was translated into 14 languages, and distributed worldwide. Liu also became a member of the China Writers Association as a result.

Liu later reprised the role of the Empress Dowager Cixi in two unrelated films, including Li Lianying: The Imperial Eunuch (1991). She won Best Actress at the Hundred Flowers Award for her role as Hua Jinzhi in The Savage Land, filmed in 1981 but not released until 1987,[3] and again for her role in Hibiscus Town (1986).[8] She holds a record for having won the most number of awards in the actress categories of the Hundred Flowers Award, with three Best Actress and one Best Supporting Actress.[9]

Since the 1990s, she had shifted from acting to a successful business career. She became one of the richest people in China, appearing at 45 on Forbes' list of the 50 richest Chinese businesspeople in 1999.[2][10] She promoted her success by publishing a book titled From A Movie Star to A Billionaire. However, in 2002, she was arrested for tax evasion in connection with her company, Beijing Xiaoqing Culture and Arts Company Ltd.,[6] fined 7.1 million yuan, for which she was forced to sell some of her possessions, and imprisoned for a year.[9][11] After her release, she made a comeback to the entertainment industry. From 2005 to 2008, she performed in a stage play, The Last Night of Tapan Chin, in China and Taiwan.[4][12][13][14]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
1975 The Great Wall of the South China Sea
南海长城		 Tiannü
1976 Thank You, Comrades
同志，感谢你		 Yang Jie
1977 Spring Songs
春歌		 Li Cuizhi
1979 The Little Flower

小花

He Cuigu
1979 What a Family
瞧这一家子		 Zhang Lan Hundred Flowers Award for Best Supporting Actress
1979 Wedding
婚礼		 Sheng Min 3rd place - Hundred Flowers Award for Best Actress
1980 Mysterious Buddha
神秘的大佛		 Meng Jie
1980 The Little Flower
小花		 He Cuigu, Yongsheng's mother Wenhui Award for Best Actress
2nd place - Hundred Flowers Award for Best Actress
1981 The Savage Land
原野		 Hua Jinzi Hundred Flowers Award for Best Actress
Nominated - Golden Rooster Award for Best Actress
1981 The Invisible Web
潜网		 Luo Xuan
1981 Xu Mao and His Daughters
许茂和他的女儿们		 Xu Zhen
1982 Deep at Heart
心灵深处		 Ouyang Lan
1983 The Burning of the Imperial Palace Empress Dowager Cixi
1983 Reign Behind the Curtain
垂帘听政		 Empress Dowager Cixi Nominated - Hong Kong Film Award for Best Actress
1984 Hibiscus Town
芙蓉镇		 Hu Yuyin Golden Rooster Award for Best Actress
Hundred Flowers Award for Best Actress
1984 Ormosia from the North
北国红豆		 Lu Yunzhi 5th place - Hundred Flowers Award for Best Actress
1984 San Bao in Shenzhen
三宝闹深圳		 Manager
1985 The Ruthless Lover
无情的情人		 Namei Qincuo also producer
1986 A Wild Field Hua Jinzi Hundred Flowers Award for Best Actress
1987 Chuntao
春桃		 Chuntao Hundred Flowers Award for Best Actress
1987 The Imperial Cannon Team
大清炮队		 Feng Yushu also producer
1988 A Dream of Red Mansions (parts 1 & 2)
红楼梦		 Wang Xifeng
1989 A Dream of Red Mansions (parts 3-6)
红楼梦		 Wang Xifeng
1989 The Empress Dowager
一代妖后		 Empress Dowager Cixi also titled Xi Taihou (西太后)
1991 Li Lianying: The Imperial Eunuch
大太监李莲英		 Empress Dowager Cixi
2004 Plastic Flower
春花开		 Xie Chunhua
2010 Rang Ai Huijia
让爱回家		 Female cop
2011 Legendary Amazons
杨门女将之军令如山		 Princess Chai
2012 37
2012 The Monkey King: Uproar in Heaven
2015 Mojin: The Lost Legend
2016 For a Few Bullets
2016 Air Strike
2019 The Eight Hundred
八佰		 Sister Rong [15]
2019 Spy Wolf Chameleon

Television

Year Title Role Notes
1992 Fenghua Juedai
风华绝代		 Chunni
1993 Xin Bao Qingtian Zhi Yinglie Qianqiu
新包青天之英烈千秋
1995 Wu Zetian
武则天		 Wu Zetian
1996 Huoshao Efang Gong
火烧阿房宫		 Princess, Innkeeper, Mrs Yu also producer
1998 Tao Zhi Lian
逃之恋		 Xiaofengxian also producer
Nominated - Golden Eagle Award for Best Actress
2000 Huang Sao Tian Guihua
皇嫂田桂花		 producer
2001 Huo Fenghuang
火凤凰		 (various roles) also producer
2002 Where the Legend Begins
洛神		 producer
2003 281 Feng Xin
281封信		 Fang Meihui also producer
2003 Hero During Yongle Period
永乐英雄儿女		 Jinniang
2003 Jiangshan Meiren
江山美人		 Empress Dowager Meng also titled Da Song Bei Ge (大宋碑歌)
2003 Changhe Dongliu
长河东流		 Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang also titled Shei Zhu Chenfu (谁主沉浮)
2004 Huanle Sangtian
欢乐桑田		 Magu
2004 Wo De Xiongdi Jiemei
我的兄弟姐妹		 Ailian
2004 Lotus Lantern
宝莲灯		 Queen Mother of the West
2004 Jingcheng Si Shao
京城四少		 Ninth Aunt
2005 Hui Niang Wan Xin
徽娘宛心		 Mrs Wu
2005 Ayou Zhengzhuan
阿有正传		 Zhen Gege
2006 The Shadow of Empress Wu
日月凌空		 Wu Zetian
2006 Chao Lin Jie
超临界		 Lu Yan
2007 Jiazu Rongyu
家族荣誉		 Duan Huijun
2007 Wang Zhaojun
王昭君		 Lady Guan
2008 Nüren Heku Weinan Nüren
女人何苦为难女人		 Zhang Yuying
2008 Lotus Lantern
宝莲灯前传		 Queen Mother of the West
2008 Yunxiu
云袖		 Liang Yunxiu
2008 Chengjiang Qingyuan
澄江情缘		 Liu Guiying
2009 Ning Xiang Jie
凝香劫		 Tang Mu
2009 Xu Beihong
徐悲鸿		 Jiang Biwei
2010 Hong Meigui Hei Meigui
红玫瑰黑玫瑰		 Song Dachuan
2011 Heroes of Sui and Tang Dynasties 1 & 2
隋唐英雄		 Empress Xiao
2011 Secret History of Empress Wu
武则天秘史		 Wu Zetian (middle age)
2011 Yangnü
养女		 Liu Jianying
2014 Heroes of Sui and Tang Dynasties 3 & 4 Ouyang Feiyan

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