Dilraba Dilmurat

Dilraba Dilmurat also known as Dilraba (, born June 3, 1992) is a Chinese actress and model.

Early life 
Dilraba was born on 3 June 1992  in Ürümqi, Xinjiang, China. She graduated from Shanghai Theatre Academy.

Career 
In 2013, Dilraba made her acting debut in the television drama Anarhan, playing the lead role. The drama garnered a nomination for "Outstanding Television Series" at the 30th Flying Apsaras Awards. In 2014, she was signed to Jay Walk Studio and starred in the web series V Love, produced by the company. The same year, Dilraba gained recognition for her role as Fuqu in the hit fantasy action drama Swords of Legends.

In 2015, Dilraba co-starred in romantic comedy drama Diamond Lover, winning acclaim for her role as a sassy pop-star. She won the "Audience's Favorite Newcomer" award at the 7th China TV Drama Awards for her performance. In 2016, Dilraba was cast as the leading role in the youth sports drama Hot Girl. She won the "Outstanding New Actress" award at 2016 ENAwards for her performance in the series.

In 2017, Dilraba played the leading role in romantic comedy drama Pretty Li Huizhen, a remake of South Korean drama She Was Pretty. The series was popular during its run and has over 7 billion views online. She won the Best Actress award at the China TV Golden Eagle Award for her performance. She also starred in fantasy romance drama Eternal Love as a fox fairy. The drama gained explosive popularity in China as well as internationally, and led to increased recognition and popularity for Dilraba. She was nominated for the Best Supporting Actress award at the Shanghai Television Festival for her role. The same year, she had her first big screen leading role in romantic comedy film Mr. Pride vs Miss Prejudice. Her performance earned her the Best New Actress award at the 2016 China Britain Film Festival. She then starred in the historical romance drama The King's Woman, and fantasy film Namiya, the Chinese adaptation of Japanese novel Miracles of the Namiya General Store. Dilraba won the Newcomer award at the Golden Phoenix Awards for her performance in Namiya.

In 2017, Dilraba also joined the fifth season of Keep Running as a cast member, earning increased popularity for her variety stint. Forbes China listed Dilraba under their 30 Under 30 Asia 2017 list which consisted of 30 influential people under 30 years old who have had a substantial effect in their fields.

In 2018, Dilraba starred in the romantic comedy film 21 Karat. She then starred in the wuxia romance drama The Flame's Daughter and science fiction romance comedy drama Sweet Dreams. Due to her rising popularity, Dilraba was crowned the Golden Eagle Goddess at the 12th China Golden Eagle TV Art Festival. In 2018, after surpassing 40 million followers on Weibo it was announced Dilraba has an independent studio under Jaywalk Studio. In 2019, Dilraba appeared in CCTV New Year's Gala for the first time, performing the song item "China Happy Events". Dilraba also joined the fifth season of Go Fighting! as a regular cast member.

In January 2020, Dilraba starred in the fantasy romance drama Eternal Love of Dream, reprising her role as Fengjiu from Eternal Love. The same year, she starred in the workplace romance drama Love Advanced Customization, portraying a fashion designer. In June 2020, Dilraba was ranked by Statista as the second-most-popular celebrity on Douyin, with 55.6 million followers.

In 2021, She also starred in the historical drama The Long Ballad, portraying Li Changge. This series brought a further rise in popularity for Dilraba.  Then she starred in You Are My Glory as Qiao Jingjing alongside Yang Yang. The series was a commercial success and gained over 3 billion views throughout the release of the series. She was cast in Blue Whisper and the same year she was also cast in Legend of Anle alongside Gong Jun.

Filmography

Films

Television series

Variety show

Discography

Singles

Awards and nominations 

Chinese movie actors
Chinese television actors
Living people
1992 births
Chinese singers