Liu Xiaoqing

Liu Xiaoqing
Chinese name	劉曉慶 (traditional)
Chinese name	刘晓庆 (simplified)
Pinyin	Líu Xiǎoqìng (Mandarin)
Born	30 October 1955 Fuling District, Chongqing, China
Occupation	Actress, producer, businesswoman
Years active	1970s - present
Spouse(s)	Chen Guojun Ai Fung
Awards Golden Rooster Awards Best Actress (1987) Hundred Flowers Awards Best Supporting Actress (1980) Best Actress (1987, 1988, 1989) Special Achievement (1992)

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

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 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] 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, and imprisoned for a year.^[8][13]

In 2012 Liu Xiaoqing played Sai Jinhua in a performance of the play The Beauty (S: 风华绝代, T: 風華絕代, P: Fēnghuá Juédài).^[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ä½	Yang Jie
1977	Spring Songs 春歌	Li Cuizhi
1979	What a Family 瞧这一家子	Zhang Lan	Hundred Flowers Award for Best Supporting Actress
1979	Wedding 婚礼	Sheng Min
1980	Mysterious Buddha 神秘的大佛	Meng Jie
1980	The Little Flower 小花	He Cuigu, Yongsheng's mother
1981	The Savage Land 原野	Hua Jinzi
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
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
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	The Bombing

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
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	Yongle Yingxiong Ernü 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ä¼	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ä¼	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

References

2. "China's 50 Richest Businessmen". Forbes. 1999. Retrieved 16 December 2009.
3. Berry, Michael (2004). "Liu Xiaoqing". In Edward L. Davis. Encyclopedia of contemporary Chinese culture. Routledge. ISBN 0-203-64506-5.
4. "Showgirl looks back". Shanghai Star. 6 January 2005. Retrieved 16 December 2009.
5. "Actress Liu Xiaoqing". Women of China. 21 April 2006. Retrieved 16 December 2009.
6. 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. Retrieved 16 December 2009.
7. Khoushu, Harry H. (SIU Press). "Hibiscus Town". Celluloid China: cinematic encounters with culture and society. 2002. ISBN 0-8093-2456-3. Check date values in: |date= (help)
8. "Chinese film star fined for fraud". BBC News. 20 December 2002. Retrieved 16 December 2009.
9. "Liu Xiaoqing expects The Last Night of Taipan Chin in Taiwan". China.org.cn. 11 October 2007. Retrieved 16 December 2009.
10. "Liu Xiaoqing performs in Taiwan". China.org.cn. 6 January 2008. Retrieved 16 December 2009.
11. Bartholemew, Ian (4 January 2008). "Golden oldies take on a new luster". Taipei Times. Retrieved 16 December 2009.
12. 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.
13. "Movie star fined RMB7.1 mln for tax evasion". Xinhuanet. 7 April 2004. Retrieved 16 December 2009.
14. "Chinese actress Liu Xiaoqing performs in drama 'Fenghua Juedai'." (Archive) China Daily. July 10, 2012. Retrieved on November 7, 2013.

External links

• Liu Xiaoqing at the Internet Movie Database
• Xiaoqing, Liu. "A Star Reflects on the Sun". Shades of Mao. Retrieved 16 December 2009. - essay about Mao Zedong