| Liu Yuxin | |||||||||
| Birth Date: | March 13, 1988 | ||||||||
| Birth Place: | Hengyang, Hunan, China | ||||||||
| Alma Mater: | Central Academy of Drama | ||||||||
| Occupation: | Actress, model | ||||||||
| Years Active: | 2005–present | ||||||||
| Spouse: | Li Meng (2009–2015)[1] | ||||||||
| Children: | 1 | ||||||||
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Liu Yuxin (born March 13, 1988) is a Chinese actress, model, and producer. She is best known for her role as Gororo Mingyu in the 2011 television series Scarlet Heart. She graduated from the Central Academy of Drama.[2]
In 2009, Liu played the Princess of Rouran in the Chinese live action film, Mulan. In 2011, she played Gororo Mingyu in the series, Scarlet Heart. In 2016, Liu played Ding Fei in the television show, Far Away Love. She later played Qiang Wei in Switch of Fate. In 2020, Liu played Ji Heng in Eternal Love of Dream, which was the sequel to the 2017 series, Eternal Love.
Liu is also a producer at Stars Collective in the United States, which was founded in 2020. She worked on films including Wuhan Wuhan, Umma, and Jamojaya.[3]
The short-lived American sitcom Selfie (2014), better known as 再造淑女 in Chinese, gained popularity in China through social media in 2021.[4] Liu posted an image of the main actors, Karen Gillan and John Cho on March 17, 2023.[5] She later mentioned she is in talks of a Selfie movie sequel.[6] In January 2024, Liu was asked if there's a chance for Selfie to return, she replied that Warner Brothers will not sell the copyright, but she will try her best to communicate with the original cast and crew to create another story.[7]
Liu bought and owned the rights of the novel, Three Lives Three Worlds, The Pillow Book, and had wanted to play the role of Feng Jiu. However, after the television drama series based on the novel, Eternal Love (2017) became popular following its broadcast, audiences condemned her decision and rallied for Dilraba Dilmurat to play Feng Jiu instead.[8] Following this, netizens had speculations that Liu attempted suicide in August 2018 that was related to her divorce from her husband, who had cheated on her with actress Zhang Meng while Liu was pregnant. Liu denied rumors of suicide and stated that she had trouble sleeping and relied on sleeping pills.[9] She later sold the rights of the book to Tencent Video, who cast her as Ji Heng in the series sequel, Eternal Love of Dream (2020) instead and made her one of the co-producers. Criticism of her performance led to speculations of attempted suicide again.[10] [11]
Liu temporarily changed her name from Liu Yuxin to Liu Yuefei. She still uses the name Liu Yuxin[12] [13] [14] and along with her English name, Yoyo.[15] [16]
| Year | English title | Chinese title | Role | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Hua Mulan | 花木兰 | Rouran princess | [17] | |
| 2011 | Energy Behind the Heart | 用心跳 | Xiao Hong | ||
| 2011 | Legend of Daming Palace | 大明宫传奇 | Princess Mingyue | [18] | |
| 2013 | Baby Run | 宝贝快跑 | Xiao Bao | [19] | |
| 2014 | Turn Around | 美人邦 | Yu Zhongqiu | [20] | |
| 2016 | So Lucky | 杠上开花 | Chun Ling | [21] |
| Year | English title | Chinese title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 色拉青春 | Leng Xue | ||
| 2009 | Ugly Betty II | 丑女无敌II | Ziwei | |
| 2010 | Special War Pioneer | 特战先锋 | Hudie | [22] |
| 2011 | 大学生士兵 | Jiang Nan | [23] | |
| 2011 | 毕业时刻 | Bai Xue | [24] | |
| 2011 | Scarlet Heart | 步步惊心 | Gororo Mingyu | |
| 2012 | Secret History of Princess Taiping | 太平公主秘史 | Wu Zetian (young adult) | [25] |
| 2012 | King's War | 楚汉传奇 | [26] | |
| 2015 | 情诫 | Xiao Qi | [27] | |
| 2015 | The Cage of Love | 抓住彩虹的男人 | Lu Man | [28] |
| 2016 | Far Away Love | 远得要命的爱情 | Ding Fei | [29] |
| 2016 | Switch of Fate | 忍冬艳蔷薇 | Gu Qiangwei | [30] |
| 2016 | How Much Love Can be Repeated | 多少爱，可以重来 | Wang Qiaoqiao | [31] |
| 2016 | 硝烟散尽 | Dong Li'na | [32] | |
| 2020 | Eternal Love of Dream | 三生三世枕上书 | Ji Heng | [33] |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Wuhan Wuhan | Co-producer | ||
| 2022 | Umma | Co-producer | ||
| 2023 | Jamojaya | Assistant producer |
Liu's film, Wuhan Wuhan was nominated for Outstanding Current Affairs Documentary featured in the POV series at the 44th News & Documentary Emmy Awards.[34] [35]