# Liu Yan (actress)

Liu Yan (Chinese: 柳岩; born 8 November 1980), also known as Ada Liu, is a Chinese actress, hostess and singer. She won the "Best New Artist" at the 2nd Top Chinese Music Awards and the "Best Promising Host" at the 3rd 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 Yang Liu (杨柳) in Hengyang, Hunan, on 8 November 1980, with her ancestral home in Wuhu, Anhui. She was raised in Guangzhou, Guangdong and is the younger of two children, with an elder 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.

### Hosting career

Liu joined Guangdong Television to host television in 1999, at the same year, she entered Communication University of China.
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, she hosted Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao in Guangdong Television.
In December 2005, Liu joined Enlight Media.

### Acting career

Liu made her acting debut in 2008 when she was chosen to act as a supporting actor in fantasy film Painted Skin.
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 fantasy film Mural (2011), and also starred in Wong Jing's romance film Marry Mr. Prefect.
In 2012, Liu was cast in the historical television series Against the Blade of Honour, which adapted from Taiwanese novelist Gu Long's wuxia novel of the same title. However the series has not been broadcast to date.
After playing minor roles in various films and television series, Liu then acted bigger roles in Badges of Fury, The Incredible Truth, Jian Bing Man and I Belonged to You, which enjoyed commercial box office success in China and she quickly rose to prominence.
In 2016, Liu reunited with fellow I Belonged to You co-star Yang Yang in xianxia drama Martial Universe. She was nominated for the Best Supporting Actress award with her performance in military drama Young Marshal.

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | English title | Chinese title | Role |
| 2008 | Painted Skin | 画皮 | |
| 2009 | Mar's Baby | 火星宝贝之火星没事 | |
| 2011 | Mural | 画壁 | Yun Mei |
| 2012 | Helicopter | 灰机灰机 | Xiaomei |
| 2012 | The Zodiac Mystery | 十二星座离奇事件 | Cui Miao |
| 2012 | Crying and Laughing | 哭笑不得 | Lili |
| 2012 | The Next 11 Days | 冰雪11天 | A police's wife |
| 2012 | Marrying Mr. Perfect | 嫁个100分男人 | Anji Li'na |
| 2013 | The Four II | 四大名捕2 | Ru Yan |
| 2013 | Badges of Fury | 不二神探 | Dai Yiyi |
| 2013 | The Incredible Truth | 人间蒸发 | Jiajia |
| 2014 | The Four III | 四大名捕3 | Ru Yan |
| 2014 | Ex-Files | 前任攻略 | Shang Dan |
| 2014 | The Breakup Guru | 分手大师 | Madame Tang |
| 2015 | An Inspector Calls | 神探駕到 | Wan Jun |
| 2015 | Jian Bing Man | 煎饼侠 | herself |
| 2016 | The Family Running Forward | 一家老小向前冲 | Yan Zilan |
| 2016 | I Belonged to You | 从你的全世界路过 | Yan Zi |
| 2016 | See You Tomorrow | 摆渡人 | |
| 2017 | Buddies in India | 大闹天竺 | Wu Jing |
| 2017 | The Thousand Faces of Dunjia | 奇门遁甲 | Hua Xiangrong |
| 2018 | Monster Hunt 2 | 捉妖记2 | |
| 2018 | Legend of the Ancient Sword | 古剑奇谭之流月昭明 | Cang Ming |
| 2018 | Master Z: The Ip Man Legacy | 叶问外传：张天志 | Julia |
| 2019 | My Dear Liar | 受益人 | Yue Miaomiao |
| 2020 | The Winners | 大赢家 | Yu Haijiao |
| 2021 | Fake Bodyguard | 冒牌大保镖 | Ye Mingzhu |
| 2021 | Tempting Hearts | 有一点动心 | |
| 2022 | The Tai Chi Master | 张三丰 | Yue'er |

### Television series

| Year | English title | Chinese title | Role | Ref. |
| 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 | | |
| 2012 | | 风雨劈柴院 | Qi Juan | |
| 2012 | My Mother-in-law's Happy Life | 岳母的幸福生活 | Shen Zi | |
| 2013 | Let's Get Married | 咱们结婚吧 | Lan Weiwei | |
| 2013 | Brother like These | 香瓜七兄弟 | Nurse Liu | |
| 2013 | Diors Man 2 | 屌丝男士2 | | |
| 2014 | My Grandfather 1945 | 我姥爷1945 | Xiao Hong | |
| 2014 | Diors Man 3 | 屌丝男士3 | | |
| 2015 | Women on the Breadfruit Tree | 面包树上的女人 | Anna Fei | |
| 2015 | Flying Swords of Dragon Gate | 龙门飞甲 | Bao Mingyu | |
| 2015 | War of 2 | 两个女人的战争 | Zhao Xinmei | |
| 2015 | Diors Man 4 | 屌丝男士4 | | |
| 2016 | Happy Mitan | 欢喜密探 | Hong Erniu | |
| 2016 | Young Marshal | 少帅 | Xueliang's sister-in-law | Cameo |
| 2018 | Double Happiness | 欢乐女神捕 | Empress | |
| 2018 | Huotoujun Inn | 伙头军客栈 | Liu Nan | Cameo |
| 2018 | Martial Universe | 武动乾坤 | Mu Qianqian | |
| 2018 | Royal Highness | 回到明朝当王爷之杨凌传 | Cheng Qiyun | |
| 2019 | The World is Not Fraudulent | 天下无诈 | | Cameo |
| 2019 | I Am The Head Teacher | 我是班主任 | | Cameo |
| 2020 | The Best of Times | 最好的时代 | Xiaoye Lizi | |
| 2021 | Legendary Hotel | 大饭店传奇 | | Guest actress |
| 2022 | A Dream of Splendor | 梦华录 | Sun Sanniang | |
| TBA | Shanghai Picked Flowers | 十里洋场拾年花 | Zhou Fangfei | |

## Discography
### Albums

| Year | English title | Chinese title | Ref. |
| 2009 | Colors | 岩色 | |

### Singles

| Year | English title | Chinese title | Ref. |
| 2014 | "Mr. Perfect" | 男神 | |
| 2014 | "Love at First Sight" | 一见钟情 | with Hwang Chan-sung |
| 2014 | "Buried Love" | 绝口不提 | |

## Awards

| Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result |
| 2011 | 4th China TV Drama Awards | Best New Actress | Love Keeps Going | Nominated |
| 2016 | 22nd Shanghai Television Festival | Best Supporting Actress | Young Marshall | Nominated |
| 2019 | Jinri Toutiao Awards Ceremony | Breakthrough Actress of the Year | — | Won |
| 2019 | 11th Macau International Movie Festival | Best Actress | My Dear Liar | Won |
| 2020 | 29th Huading Awards | Best Actress | My Dear Liar | Nominated |
| 2020 | 33rd Golden Rooster Awards | Best Actress | My Dear Liar | Nominated |
| 2020 | 16th Changchun Film Festival | Best Actress | My Dear Liar | Nominated |
| 2020 | 17th Guangzhou Student Film Festival | Favorite Actress | My Dear Liar | Won |