Acting
Liu Xiaoqing
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. Liu acted in mainland Chinese films before she turned 30 — The Great Wall of the South China Sea (1976), What a Family (1979) and The Little Flower (1980). 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, and again for her role in Hibiscus Town (1986). 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. Liu left the entertainment industry in the 1990s to focus on business, 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. Liu published a short autobiography I Did It My Way in 1983. 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. 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, was fined 7.1 million yuan, and imprisoned for a year. In 2012 Liu Xiaoqing played Sai Jinhua in a performance of the play The Beauty.
Filmography
Roast
Series · 2026
TONIGHT COMEDY SHOW
Series · 2026
Blooming All the Way
Film · 2025
The Prisoner of Beauty
Series · 2025
The Blooming Journey
Series · 2025
萌宝助攻：五十岁婚宠
Series · 2025
Slow Conversation
Series · 2025
Night Rain and Autumn Lantern Hear Strange Stories
Film · 2024
Fantasy Magician 2
Film · 2023
Ice Sniper 2
Film · 2023
Memories Beyond Horizon
Series · 2022
The Eight Hundred
Film · 2020
Air Strike
Film · 2018
Rock & Roast
Series · 2017
For a Few Bullets
Film · 2016
Trump Card
Series · 2016
The King of Comedy
Series · 2016
Mojin: The Lost Legend
Film · 2015
I Have a Dream
Series · 2015
中国好男儿
Series · 2014
花灯满城
Series · 2014
徐悲鸿
Series · 2013
最佳女主角
Series · 2013
The Monkey King 3D: Uproar in Heaven
Film · 2012
37
Film · 2012
Heroes of Sui and Tang Dynasties
Series · 2012
养女
Series · 2012
Legendary Amazons
Film · 2011
The Legend of Wu Zetian
Series · 2011
红玫瑰黑玫瑰
Series · 2010
凝香劫
Series · 2010
The Prelude of Lotus Lantern
Series · 2009
长河东流
Series · 2008
Feminine Instinct
Series · 2008
Wang Zhaojun
Series · 2007
The Shadow of Empress Wu
Series · 2007
春蚕织梦
Series · 2007
Hui Niang Wan Xin
Series · 2006
281封信
Series · 2005
Lotus Lantern
Series · 2005
阿有正传
Series · 2005
Hero Yongle
Series · 2005
Plastic Flowers
Film · 2004
我的兄弟姐妹
Series · 2004
Empress Wu Cheh Tien
Series · 1995
Justice Pao
Series · 1995
风华绝代
Series · 1992
Li Lianying, the Imperial Eunuch
Film · 1991
The Empress Dowager
Film · 1989
A Dream of Red Mansions
Film · 1989
红楼梦第一部：宝黛相会（上）
Film · 1989
红楼梦第一部：宝黛相会
Film · 1989
红楼梦第二部：黛玉葬花
Film · 1989
红楼梦第三部：凤姐泼醋
Film · 1989
红楼梦第四部：二尤惨死
Film · 1989
红楼梦第五部：晴雯夭亡
Film · 1989
红楼梦第六部：宝玉化石
Film · 1989
A Woman For Two
Film · 1988
The Imperial Cannon Team
Film · 1987
Hibiscus Town
Film · 1987
Hong Kong People in Shenzhen
Film · 1985
Bei guo hong dou
Film · 1984
The Burning of the Imperial Palace
Film · 1983
Reign Behind a Curtain
Film · 1983
心灵深处
Film · 1982
Xu Mao he ta de nü er men
Film · 1981
Qian wang
Film · 1981
The Savage Land
Film · 1981
Mysterious Buddha
Film · 1980
Oh! What a Family
Film · 1979
Hun Li
Film · 1979
The Little Flower
Film · 1979
春歌
Film · 1978
同志，感谢你
Film · 1977
The Great Wall of the South-China Sea
Film · 1976