Liu Xiaoqing

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.

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Filmography

2025

Blooming All the Way
Blooming All the Way
Movie - Released: 5/3/2025
The Prisoner of Beauty
The Prisoner of Beauty
as Madame Xu
TV - Released: 5/13/2025
The Blooming Journey
The Blooming Journey
as Self
TV - Released: 1/11/2025
萌宝助攻:五十岁婚宠
萌宝助攻:五十岁婚宠
TV - Released: 3/28/2025

2024

Night Rain and Autumn Lantern Hear Strange Stories
Night Rain and Autumn Lantern Hear Strange Stories
as Lan Ni
Movie - Released: 1/17/2024

2023

Fantasy Magician 2
Fantasy Magician 2
Movie - Released: 4/29/2023
Ice Sniper 2
Ice Sniper 2
as Dan Niang
Movie - Released: 7/8/2023

2021

Crossroad Bistro
Crossroad Bistro
as Bai Jinghui
TV - Released: 7/11/2021

2020

The Eight Hundred
The Eight Hundred
as Sister Rong
Movie - Released: 8/14/2020

2018

Air Strike
Air Strike
as Madam Zheng
Movie - Released: 10/26/2018

2017

Rock & Roast
Rock & Roast
TV - Released: 8/11/2017

2016

For a Few Bullets
For a Few Bullets
as Jin Sanniang
Movie - Released: 7/15/2016
Trump Card
Trump Card
TV - Released: 1/29/2016
The King of Comedy
The King of Comedy
TV - Released: 9/3/2016

2015

Mojin: The Lost Legend
Mojin: The Lost Legend
as Sister Hong
Movie - Released: 12/18/2015
I Have a Dream
I Have a Dream
as Ye Chun'er
TV - Released: 4/1/2015

2014

中国好男儿
中国好男儿
as 刘晓庆
TV - Released: 11/13/2014

2013

徐悲鸿
徐悲鸿
as 蒋碧微
TV - Released: 10/13/2013
最佳女主角
最佳女主角
TV - Released: 9/30/2013

2012

The Monkey King 3D: Uproar in Heaven
The Monkey King 3D: Uproar in Heaven
as 王母娘娘
Movie - Released: 1/12/2012
Heroes of Sui and Tang Dynasties
Heroes of Sui and Tang Dynasties
as Lady Xiao, Empress Min of Sui
TV - Released: 12/3/2012
养女
养女
TV - Released: 7/1/2012

2011

Legendary Amazons
Legendary Amazons
as 6th Lady Yang / Princess Chai
Movie - Released: 11/17/2011
The Legend of Wu Zetian
The Legend of Wu Zetian
as 武则天(中年)
TV - Released: 11/4/2011

2010

红玫瑰黑玫瑰
红玫瑰黑玫瑰
TV - Released: 9/11/2010
凝香劫
凝香劫
TV - Released: 8/9/2010

2009

The Prelude of Lotus Lantern
The Prelude of Lotus Lantern
as Wang Mu
TV - Released: 4/14/2009

2008

长河东流
长河东流
as 庄皇太后
TV - Released: 2/2/2008
女人何苦为难女人
女人何苦为难女人
TV - Released: 1/17/2008

2007

Wang Zhaojun
Wang Zhaojun
as 管婕妤
TV - Released: 9/28/2007
TV
日月凌空
as 武则天
TV - Released: 10/11/2007
春蚕织梦
春蚕织梦
TV - Released: 1/1/2007

2006

徽娘宛心
徽娘宛心
as 吴太太
TV - Released: 2/18/2006

2005

281封信
281封信
TV - Released: 7/15/2005
Lotus Lantern
Lotus Lantern
as 王母
TV - Released: 10/4/2005
阿有正传
阿有正传
as 珍格格
TV - Released: 12/28/2005
Hero Yongle
Hero Yongle
as Jin Niang
TV - Released: 8/6/2005

2004

Movie
Plastic Flowers
Movie - Released: 9/15/2004
我的兄弟姐妹
我的兄弟姐妹
as Ai Lian
TV - Released: 11/26/2004

1995

Empress Wu Cheh Tien
Empress Wu Cheh Tien
as 武则天
TV - Released: 1/2/1995
Justice Pao
Justice Pao
TV - Released: 5/29/1995

1992

风华绝代
风华绝代
as Kuang Chunni
TV - Released: 1/1/1992

1991

Li Lianying, the Imperial Eunuch
Li Lianying, the Imperial Eunuch
as Empress Ci Xi
Movie - Released: 4/12/1991

1989

The Empress Dowager
The Empress Dowager
as Empress Dowager Cixi
Movie - Released: 3/2/1989
A Dream of Red Mansions
A Dream of Red Mansions
as Wang Xifeng
Movie - Released: 1/1/1989
红楼梦第一部:宝黛相会(上)
红楼梦第一部:宝黛相会(上)
as 王熙凤
Movie - Released: 1/1/1989

1988

A Woman For Two
A Woman For Two
as 春桃
Movie - Released: 1/1/1988

1987

The Imperial Cannon Team
The Imperial Cannon Team
as 冯玉舒
Movie - Released: 1/1/1987
Hibiscus Town
Hibiscus Town
as Hu Yuyin
Movie - Released: 3/5/1987

1985

Hong Kong People in Shenzhen
Hong Kong People in Shenzhen
Movie - Released: 9/25/1985

1984

Bei guo hong dou
Bei guo hong dou
Movie - Released: 11/4/1984

1983

The Burning of the Imperial Palace
The Burning of the Imperial Palace
as 慈禧太后
Movie - Released: 9/20/1983
Reign Behind a Curtain
Reign Behind a Curtain
as 慈禧太后
Movie - Released: 10/20/1983

1982

心灵深处
心灵深处
as 欧阳兰
Movie - Released: 10/1/1982

1981

Xu Mao he ta de nü er men
Xu Mao he ta de nü er men
as Qi Gu Niang
Movie - Released: 5/1/1981
Qian wang
Qian wang
Movie - Released: 8/8/1981
The Savage Land
The Savage Land
as Jin Zi
Movie - Released: 1/1/1981

1980

Mysterious Buddha
Mysterious Buddha
as 梦婕
Movie - Released: 1/1/1980

1979

Oh! What a Family
Oh! What a Family
as 张岚
Movie - Released: 1/1/1979
Hun Li
Hun Li
Movie - Released: 1/1/1979
The Little Flower
The Little Flower
as 何翠姑
Movie - Released: 11/24/1979

1978

春歌
春歌
Movie - Released: 1/1/1978

1977

同志,感谢你
同志,感谢你
Movie - Released: 2/26/1977

1976

The Great Wall of the South-China Sea
The Great Wall of the South-China Sea
Movie - Released: 10/1/1976