Liu Xiaoqing
Liu Xiaoqing | |||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Born | |||||||||||
Occupation(s) | Actress, producer, businesswoman | ||||||||||
Years active | 1970s - present | ||||||||||
Height | 1.59 m (5 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||
Spouse(s) | Chen Guojun[citation needed] Ai Fung[citation needed] | ||||||||||
Awards | Golden 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 | |||||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 刘晓庆 | ||||||||||
|
Liu Xiaoqing (born 30 October 1955[1]) is a Chinese actress and businesswoman.[2] She was one of the leading actresses in China in the 1980s.[3][4]
Biography
[edit]In her early days Liu worked as a farm labourer, then as a propagandist for the People's Liberation Army and later a stage actor for the Chengdu Military Drama Group.[3][5]
Liu acted in mainland Chinese films before she turned 30—The Great Wall of the South China Sea (1976),[3] What a Family (1979) and The Little Flower (1980).[6] Her breakthrough role was the ruthless Qing dynasty Empress Dowager Cixi in The Burning of the Imperial Palace (1983) and Reign Behind the Curtain (1984). Her portrayal of Cixi won her numerous awards in Chinese film festivals[citation needed] and she later reprised the role 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).[7] 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.[8]
Liu left the entertainment industry in the 1990s to focus on business,[8] but later returned to acting in the mid 2000s. One of her latest films was Chunhua (also titled Plastic Flower, released in 2004), in which she played the titular role, Chunhua. She performed in a stage play, The Last Night of Tapan Chin, in China and Taiwan from 2005 to 2008.[4][9][10][11]
Liu published a short autobiography I Did It My Way in 1983.[12] She became one of the richest people in China, appearing at 45 on Forbes' list of the 50 richest Chinese businessmen and businesswomen in 1999.[2][13] She promoted her success by publishing a book titled From A Movie Star to A Billionaire. She was arrested for tax evasion in connection with her company, Beijing Xiaoqing Culture and Arts Company Ltd., in 2002,[6] was fined 7.1 million yuan (to accommodate money for the fine, she was forced to sell some of her possessions), and imprisoned for a year.[8][14]
In 2012 Liu Xiaoqing played Sai Jinhua in a performance of the play The Beauty (S: 风华绝代, T:
Filmography
[edit]Film
[edit]Year | Title | Role | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
1975 | The Great Wall of the South China Sea |
Tiannü | |
1976 | Thank You, Comrades |
Yang Jie | |
1977 | Spring Songs |
Li Cuizhi | |
1979 | The Little Flower
|
He Cuigu | |
1979 | What a Family 瞧这 |
Zhang Lan | Hundred Flowers Award for Best Supporting Actress |
1979 | Wedding |
Sheng Min | 3rd place - Hundred Flowers Award for Best Actress |
1980 | Mysterious Buddha |
Meng Jie | |
1980 | The Little Flower |
He Cuigu, Yongsheng's mother | Wenhui Award for Best Actress 2nd place - Hundred Flowers Award for Best Actress |
1981 | The Savage Land |
Hua Jinzi | Hundred Flowers Award for Best Actress Nominated - Golden Rooster Award for Best Actress |
1981 | The Invisible Web |
Luo Xuan | |
1981 | Xu Mao and His Daughters 许茂 |
Xu Zhen | |
1982 | Deep at Heart |
Ouyang Lan | |
1983 | The Burning of the Imperial Palace | Empress Dowager Cixi | |
1983 | Reign Behind the Curtain |
Empress Dowager Cixi | Nominated - Hong Kong Film Award for Best Actress |
1984 | Hibiscus Town |
Hu Yuyin | Golden Rooster Award for Best Actress Hundred Flowers Award for Best Actress |
1984 | Ormosia from the North |
Lu Yunzhi | 5th place - Hundred Flowers Award for Best Actress |
1984 | San Bao in Shenzhen |
Manager | |
1985 | The Ruthless Lover 无情 |
Namei Qincuo | also producer |
1986 | A Wild Field | Hua Jinzi | Hundred Flowers Award for Best Actress |
1987 | Chuntao |
Chuntao | Hundred Flowers Award for Best Actress |
1987 | The Imperial Cannon Team |
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 |
Empress Dowager Cixi | also titled Xi Taihou ( |
1991 | Li Lianying: The Imperial Eunuch |
Empress Dowager Cixi | |
2004 | Plastic Flower |
Xie Chunhua | |
2010 | Rang Ai Huijia 让爱 |
Female cop | |
2011 | Legendary Amazons 杨门 |
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 |
Sister Rong | [16] |
2019 | Spy Wolf Chameleon |
Television
[edit]Year | Title | Role | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
1992 | Fenghua Juedai 风华绝代 |
Chunni | |
1993 | Xin Bao Qingtian Zhi Yinglie Qianqiu |
||
1995 | Wu Zetian |
Wu Zetian | |
1996 | Huoshao Efang Gong |
Princess, Innkeeper, Mrs Yu | also producer |
1998 | Tao Zhi Lian 逃之 |
Xiaofengxian | also producer Nominated - Golden Eagle Award for Best Actress |
2000 | Huang Sao Tian Guihua |
producer | |
2001 | Huo Fenghuang |
(various roles) | also producer |
2002 | Where the Legend Begins |
producer | |
2003 | 281 Feng Xin 281 |
Fang Meihui | also producer |
2003 | Hero During Yongle Period |
Jinniang | |
2003 | Jiangshan Meiren |
Empress Dowager Meng | also titled Da Song Bei Ge ( |
2003 | Changhe Dongliu 长河东流 |
Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang | also titled Shei Zhu Chenfu (谁主沉浮) |
2004 | Huanle Sangtian 欢乐 |
Magu | |
2004 | Wo De Xiongdi Jiemei |
Ailian | |
2004 | Lotus Lantern |
Queen Mother of the West | |
2004 | Jingcheng Si Shao |
Ninth Aunt | |
2005 | Hui Niang Wan Xin 徽娘 |
Mrs Wu | |
2005 | Ayou Zhengzhuan |
Zhen Gege | |
2006 | The Shadow of Empress Wu |
Wu Zetian | |
2006 | Chao Lin Jie |
Lu Yan | |
2007 | Jiazu Rongyu |
Duan Huijun | |
2007 | Wang Zhaojun |
Lady Guan | |
2008 | Nüren Heku Weinan Nüren |
Zhang Yuying | |
2008 | Lotus Lantern |
Queen Mother of the West | |
2008 | Yunxiu |
Liang Yunxiu | |
2008 | Chengjiang Qingyuan |
Liu Guiying | |
2009 | Ning Xiang Jie |
Tang Mu | |
2009 | Xu Beihong |
Jiang Biwei | |
2010 | Hong Meigui Hei Meigui 红玫瑰黑玫瑰 |
Song Dachuan | |
2011 | Heroes of Sui and Tang Dynasties 1 & 2 |
Empress Xiao | |
2011 | Secret History of Empress Wu |
Wu Zetian (middle age) | |
2011 | Yangnü 养女 |
Liu Jianying | |
2014 | Heroes of Sui and Tang Dynasties 3 & 4 | Ouyang Feiyan |
References
[edit]- ^ "Xiaoqing Liu". IMDb. Archived from the original on 2019-05-05. Retrieved 2018-06-30.
- ^ a b "China's 50 Richest Businessmen". Forbes. 1999. Archived from the original on January 6, 2003. Retrieved 16 December 2009.
- ^ a b c d Berry, Michael (2004). "Liu Xiaoqing". In Edward L. Davis (ed.). Encyclopedia of contemporary Chinese culture. Routledge. ISBN 0-203-64506-5.
- ^ a b "Showgirl looks back". Shanghai Star. 6 January 2005. Archived from the original on 11 June 2011. Retrieved 16 December 2009.
- ^ "Actress Liu Xiaoqing". Women of China. 21 April 2006. Archived from the original on 4 December 2008. Retrieved 16 December 2009.
- ^ a b Ni, Ching-Ching (30 September 2002). "Now This Is Bad Publicity; Actress Liu Xiaoqing's many incarnations have made her rich and kept China buzzing. But today she is cast in a new, unsavory role: tax cheat". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on July 16, 2012. Retrieved 16 December 2009.
- ^ Khoushu, Harry H. (2002). "Hibiscus Town". Celluloid China: cinematic encounters with culture and society. SIU Press. ISBN 0-8093-2456-3.
- ^ a b c "Chinese film star fined for fraud". BBC News. 20 December 2002. Archived from the original on 6 October 2007. Retrieved 16 December 2009.
- ^ "Liu Xiaoqing expects The Last Night of Taipan Chin in Taiwan". China.org.cn. 11 October 2007. Archived from the original on 16 February 2011. Retrieved 16 December 2009.
- ^ "Liu Xiaoqing performs in Taiwan". China.org.cn. 6 January 2008. Archived from the original on 8 February 2011. Retrieved 16 December 2009.
- ^ Bartholemew, Ian (4 January 2008). "Golden oldies take on a new luster". Taipei Times. Archived from the original on 8 December 2009. Retrieved 16 December 2009.
- ^ Barmé, Geremie (1996). "A Star Reflects on the Sun". Shades of Mao: the posthumous cult of the great leader. M.E. Sharpe. ISBN 1-56324-678-3.
- ^ Liu, xiao qing (26 December 2022). Wo de zi bai lu : cong dian ying ming xing dao yi wan fu jie er.
上海 文 艺出版 社 . ISBN 9787532114276. Retrieved 26 December 2022. - ^ "Movie star fined RMB7.1 mln for tax evasion". Xinhuanet. 7 April 2004. Archived from the original on May 22, 2004. Retrieved 16 December 2009.
- ^ "Chinese actress Liu Xiaoqing performs in drama 'Fenghua Juedai'." (Archive) China Daily. July 10, 2012. Retrieved on November 7, 2013.
- ^ "《
八 佰》杜 淳 演 谢晋元 &姚晨饰何香 凝 导演管 虎 :没 有 番 位 ,只 有 番号 ". Mtime (in Chinese). March 8, 2019. Archived from the original on March 28, 2019. Retrieved March 28, 2019. - ^ "Liu Xiaoqing at hkmdb.com". Archived from the original on 2020-10-27. Retrieved 2019-05-21.
- ^ "Liu Xiaoqing at chinesemov.com". Archived from the original on 2019-08-18. Retrieved 2019-05-21.
External links
[edit]- Liu Xiaoqing at IMDb
- Xiaoqing, Liu. "A Star Reflects on the Sun". Shades of Mao. Retrieved 16 December 2009. - essay about Mao Zedong
- Actresses from Chongqing
- 1951 births
- Living people
- Writers from Chongqing
- Chinese autobiographers
- 20th-century Chinese writers
- Businesspeople from Chongqing
- Chinese film actresses
- Chinese television actresses
- 20th-century Chinese actresses
- 21st-century Chinese actresses
- Women autobiographers
- Chinese people convicted of tax crimes