Liu Bei

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Early experience

Liu Bei was born in an art family. Her father is a director and her mother is a drama actor. Influenced by her family, Liu Bei entered Beijing opera school to study Peking Opera when she was a child. She first studied Mei school with Huang Shixiang, a "Shi" generation of Fu Liancheng, and then studied Cheng School and Gong Qingyi from Li Wenmin, an apprentice of Zhao Rongchen, an artist of Cheng school. In 1985, Liu Bei graduated from Beijing Opera Vocational College and was assigned to Beijing opera academy Youth Troupe as an actor. In 1986, he resigned and became an "individual actor".

Acting experience

In 1987, he took part in the first TV play King Gesar, and in the same year, he took part in the first film the Empress Dowager of two palaces, playing Cixi Mei.

In 1991, he took part in ge you and LV Liping in the TV series "the story of the Department" and played two singers with boundless scenery.

In 1992, she was caught in an accident during the shooting of the movie "bloodthirsty Jialing River". Unfortunately, her eyes were injured, and she finished the operation for four hours without anesthetics. Although the wound was very painful, she was afraid that tears would affect the healing of the wound, so she did not shed a tear. After the operation, she considered changing her career because of the eye injury. In 1993, she was recommended by the screenwriter and director Chen Yanmin to take part in the film directed by you Xiaogang "Kyoto Chronicle", as female secretary Zhang Wei, out of the low career.

In 1993, she starred with Wang Zhiwen and Jiang Shan as Jia Ling in "enjoy" and won the best supporting actress award of China TV Golden Eagle Award for "enjoy".

In 1997, the film "Party A and Party B" won the best actress award of the popular film Hundred Flowers Award.

In 2001, he starred in the anti-corruption drama "red carnation" and won the Golden Eagle Award for actresses; in August, he starred with Zhang Guoli and Jiao Huang in the TV drama "loyalty" directed by Hu Mei

In November 2002, she starred in Guo Baochang's TV series "the second big house", playing Bai Jiali.

In 2003, he and Wang Xueqi starred in the military theme TV series "military secrets". In 2005, he starred in the TV series "women are not confused" and played a divorced single mother. In 2009, he starred with Wu Xiubo in the TV drama "wedding dress"

In 2010, he starred with Chen Daoming and Wang Zhiwen in the TV version of "mobile phone" and played the role of Li Yan; in June, he took part in the TV series "better dance" directed and performed by Zhang Guoli

In October 2011, he and Zhang Jiayi starred in the TV series "xiahai", which won the person of the year award of Anhui Satellite TV 2011 National Drama Festival and the best actress award of 2011 Southern Festival.

In April 2013, he took part in "new story" and played "shuangshuangshuang", a famous star. In October, he took part in "Li Wenmin's 50th anniversary performance of teaching life" sponsored by Beijing Vocational College of Drama Arts and performed "suoling" on the stage again. In November, the urban family suspense drama "gossip of mother circle" starring Wu Junmei was broadcast. He also starred Zhao Baogang with Liu Tao and Zhang duo Director of the TV series "old according to" broadcast, as a successful woman Lei Songhua.

In 2014, the first play "balcony" won the award of "the most popular happy character" in Beijing comedy art festival.

In 2015, she took part in the film "one sentence is worth ten thousand sentences" adapted from Liu Zhenyun's novel of the same name, playing Niu Aixiang. With this role, she was nominated for Best Supporting Actress in the 53rd Taiwan Film Golden Horse Award.

On December 1, 2019, the urban emotional comedy "love" was broadcast.

Personal life

Liu Bei and her first husband, Zhang Jian, got to know each other when they were filming the Kyoto chronicle. Two years later, they got married, but only eight years later they ended their marriage.

In 2003, director Zhang Li invited actor Liu Bei to play in the TV series "military secrets", which brought them together. In September 2006, their son was born. However, when their son was just one year old, they divorced and the child married Liu Bei. Usually Liu Bei is very busy filming, but she can also squeeze out a lot of time to accompany her son.

After many twists and turns, Liu Bei finally got back together with her first husband Zhang Jian, raising her son born to her ex husband. At the same time, she also continued to be the stepmother of Zhang Ruoyun, a popular little boy.

Main works

Take part in the film

Take part in TV series

Talk show

Peking opera works

Drama works

Sketch works

Dubbing works

Award winning record

Character evaluation

Liu Bei and ge you are the classic combination in Feng's comedy. Liu Bei is very similar to Xu Fan in image, neither of them is beautiful. In Feng Xiaogang's movies, they often perform some grounded ordinary people (Dagong online review).

Liu Bei belongs to the kind of woman who is both beautiful and tasteful. In her impression, she is not decorated with powder, a flowered dress, cheerful and happy (people's online review). Liu Bei's performance of Li Yan in mobile phone is natural, real and simple (Beijing Entertainment News)

Liu Bei, who is recognized as one of the few "changeable performers" in the circle, can be regarded as one of the most popular movie queens. Her role is close to life and her image is approachable, so her performance is often more easily accepted by the audience. (China online review)

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