Liu Shishi

Liu Shishi
Liu Shishi in Mary Katrantzou Weibo Night 2013
Chinese name	劉詩詩 (traditional)
Chinese name	刘诗诗 (simplified)
Pinyin	Líu Shīshī (Mandarin)
Jyutping	Lau4 Si1 Si1 (Cantonese)
Birth name	Líu Shīshī (刘诗施)
Ethnicity	Hui
Ancestry	Beijing, China
Origin	Beijing, China
Born	(1987-03-10) March 10, 1987 Beijing, China
Other name(s)	Cecilia Liu
Occupation	Actress, ballerina
Years active	2004 - present
Partner(s)	Nicky Wu (吳奇隆) (2013-present)

Liu Shishi (born March 10, 1987 in Beijing, China), also known by her English name Cecilia Liu, is a Chinese actress and ballerina. Liu Shishi is currently contracted with CES.^{[citation needed]} In May 2012, she was nominated for, and won the "Magnolia Award" (白玉蘭獎) for the most popular actress for her role in Chinese time-travel drama Scarlet Heart.

Biography

Having been trained in ballet at the Beijing Dance Academy, Liu Shishi made her acting debut on the television drama series The Moon and the Wind (2005) in a leading role. She received acclaim for her performances in The Young Warriors (2006) and The Fairies of Liaozhai (2007). She rose to fame for her role as Mu Nianci in The Legend of the Condor Heroes (2008), and guest starred as her character's descendant in The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber (2009).^[1] Her role as Long Kui in Chinese Paladin 3 broke her previous typecasting as a "gentle, kind, and understanding maiden"^[2] and in A Weaver on the Horizon as the Song Dynasty's princess, Zhao Jiayi. The portrayal for her character's gradual development from unruliness to maturity, gave both fans and critics a taste of her versatility and growing competence in challenging roles.^[3]

The year 2011 saw Liu hit the jackpot with two successful dramas. She played the thief Yan Sanniang with aplomb in the wuxia action drama The Vigilantes In Masks. She donned the part of Ma'ertai Ruoxi (Zhang Xiao) in the critical and commercial time travel hit Scarlet Heart and has won various awards for her role. ^{[citation needed]} Liu also made her singing debut for the soundtrack of Scarlet Heart. Her feature film debut in the inspirational The Next Magic (2011), directed by Taiwanese filmmaker Zhuo Li,^[4] saw a transition from her usual genre of historical drama. Liu is also starring in the forthcoming 2013 romance drama series Angel's Happiness . She has also filmed Bubu Jingqing, a sequel of Scarlet Heart, reprising her role as the time traveler Zhang Xiao, which is completed on March 2013 and expected to air around 2014.^[5][6]

On November 12, 2013 Liu Shishi acknowledged that she is in a relationship with her Scarlet Heart co-star, Nicky Wu.^[7]

Filmography

Discography

References

External links

• Liu Shishi's Weibo (Chinese)
• Liu Shi Shi's personal Sina blog(Chinese)
• Official forum (Chinese)
• Baidu Baike (Chinese)
• Chinese Entertainment Shanghi (Chinese)
• Sina(Chinese)
• Liu Shi Shi's profile-spcnet.tv(English)