Liu Yuxin
{{short description|Chinese actress and model}}
{{Distinguish|Liu Yuxin (singer)}}
{{family name hatnote|Liu|lang=Chinese}}
{{infobox person
| name = Liu Yuxin
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| other_names = Yoyo Liu
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1988|3|13|mf=yes}}
| birth_place = Hengyang, Hunan, China
| alma_mater = Central Academy of Drama
| occupation = Actress, model
| years_active = 2005–present
| spouse = Li Meng (2009–2015){{cite web|url=http://ent.people.com.cn/n/2015/0805/c1012-27413237.html|script-title=zh:李蒙称已与刘雨欣离婚 每月支付对方10万|date=August 5, 2015|website=People's Daily|language=zh}}
| children = 1
| module = {{Infobox Chinese|child=yes
| t = 劉雨欣
| s = 刘雨欣
| p = Liú Yǔxīn
}}
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Liu Yuxin (born March 13, 1988) also known as Yoyo Liu, 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.{{cite web|url=http://ent.people.com.cn/h/2011/0920/c226947-1267759244.html|script-title=zh:《步步惊心》“明玉格格”刘雨欣性感写真曝光(组图)|date=September 20, 2011|website=People's Daily|language=zh}}
Career
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. Stars Collective, an emerging talent and film program, was founded by CEO Peter Luo of Starlight Media who financed films such as Crazy Rich Asians and Marshall.{{Cite web |last=Frater |first=Patrick |date=2020-09-09 |title=Starlight Seeks Inspiration and Change From Alliance With Diverse Talent |url=https://variety.com/2020/film/asia/starlight-toronto-1234762699/ |access-date=2024-09-23 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Frater |first=Patrick |date=2021-01-26 |title=Hollywood Titans Join Chinese Financier Starlight Media's Diversity Program (EXCLUSIVE) |url=https://variety.com/2021/film/asia/starlight-media-diversity-fund-attracts-top-hollywood-names-1234891262/ |access-date=2024-09-23 |website=Variety |language=en-US}} Liu worked on films including Wuhan Wuhan, Umma, Jamojaya,{{Cite web |date=2024-02-20 |title='I don't dare to sleep': Chinese actress Liu Yuxin loses million dollars worth of items after LA home burglary |url=https://www.asiaone.com/entertainment/dont-dare-sleep-chinese-actress-liu-yuxin-loses-million-dollars-items-burglary-los-angeles-home |access-date=2024-02-20 |website=AsiaOne |language=en}} and The Garfield Movie.{{Cite web |title=The Garfield Movie credits |url=https://www.metacritic.com/movie/the-garfield-movie/credits/ |access-date=2024-09-22 |website=www.metacritic.com |language=en}}
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.{{Cite web |date=23 November 2021 |title=7年了，让网友意难平的豆瓣8.3分美剧——《再造淑女Selfie》，可爱又性感的女主太迷人！_男装_什么值得买 |url=https://post.m.smzdm.com/p/aen8lzdq/ |access-date=2021-12-31 |website=post.m.smzdm.com |language=zh}} Liu posted an image of the main actors, Karen Gillan and John Cho on March 17, 2023.{{Cite web |last=Liu |first=Yuxin |date=2023-03-17 |title=selfie |url=https://twitter.com/yoyoMetaverseLA/status/1636882698211045376 |website=Twitter}} She later mentioned she is in talks of a Selfie movie sequel.{{Cite web |last=Liu |first=Yuxin |date=2023-05-22 |title=because we're talking about a sequel movie |url=https://twitter.com/yoyoMetaverseLA/status/1660866802258444289 |website=Twitter}} In January 2024, Liu was asked if there's a chance for Selfie to return, she replied that Warner Brothers will not release the copyright, but she will try her best to communicate with the original cast and crew to create another story.{{Cite web |last=Liu |first=Yuxin |date=2024-01-27 |title=原版权没戏了 华纳不放 现在尽力在沟通原班人马打造另一个故事 |url=https://www.weibo.com/detail/4994723833972751 |access-date=2024-02-22 |website=Weibo}}
Personal life
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.{{cite web |date=2020-01-29 |title=Eternal Love of Dream Actress Who Originally Owned the Rights to the Series Allude to Suicide in Latest Post |url=http://www.dramapanda.com/2020/01/eternal-love-of-dream-actress-who.html |website=}} 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.{{Cite web |date=2018-09-03 |title=Liu Yuxin denies rumours of attempted suicide |url=https://sg.finance.yahoo.com/news/liu-yuxin-denies-rumours-attempted-071000057.html |access-date=2024-01-21 |website=Yahoo Finance |language=en-SG}} 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.{{cite web |date=2020-01-28 |title="Eternal Love of Dream" Actress, Liu Yuefei, Pens Long Post |url=https://38jiejie.com/2020/01/28/eternal-love-of-dream-actress-liu-yuefei-pens-long-post-hinting-at-suicide/ |website=}}{{cite web |date=2018-08-31 |title="Scarlet Heart's" Liu Yuxin Suspected to Have Attempted Suicide |url=https://www.jaynestars.com/news/scarlett-hearts-liu-yuxin-suspected-to-have-attempted-suicide/}}
Liu temporarily changed her name from Liu Yuxin to Liu Yuefei. She currently uses the name Liu Yuxin{{Cite web |last=世界新聞網 |date=2023-12-02 |title=SAIFF亞洲國際電影節 中國藝術家獲多項獎 |url=https://www.worldjournal.com/wj/story/121359/7613347 |access-date=2024-02-19 |website=世界新聞網 |language=zh-TW}}{{Cite web |last=Liu |first=Yuxin |date=2024-01-26 |title=涅槃重生刘雨欣 |url=https://weibo.com/1265241322/NDKcngFuD |access-date=2024-02-19 |website=Weibo}}{{Cite web |title=2021 HFPA Scholarship Contest |url=https://www.asianworldfilmfest.org/2021-hfpa-scholarship-contest |access-date=2024-02-19 |website=Asian World Film Festival |language=en-US}} in China along with her English name, Yoyo Liu in the U.S.{{Cite web |last=Liu |first=Yoyo |date=2024-01-24 |title=探班Mel Gibson新戏 工作模式ing |url=https://twitter.com/yoyoMetaverseLA/status/1751125129118281858}}{{Cite web |last=Stars Collective |date=2023-12-07 |title=Yoyo Liu, honored as the Trailblazing Filmmaker at the 2023 Stars Asian International Film Festival, her innovative approach and groundbreaking work in cinema have set new horizons for filmmakers everywhere. A remarkable and inspiring achievement! |url=https://twitter.com/StarsCLTV/status/1732928900332654726}}
Filmography
=Film=
=Television series=
= Producer =
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| Year | Title | Role | class="unsortable" | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Wuhan Wuhan | Co-producer | |
| 2022
|Umma |Co-producer | | |||
| 2023
|Assistant producer | | |||
| 2024
|Associate producer | |
Awards and nominations
Liu's film, Wuhan Wuhan was nominated for Outstanding Current Affairs Documentary featured in the POV series at the 44th News & Documentary Emmy Awards.{{Cite web |last=The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences |date=2023-09-28 |title=44th News & Documentary Emmy Awards Program |url=https://theemmys.tv/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/news-44th-doc-program.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240415175533/https://theemmys.tv/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/news-44th-doc-program.pdf |archive-date=2024-04-15 |access-date= |website=The Emmys}}{{Cite web |title=The 44th News & Documentary Nominations – The Emmys |url=https://theemmys.tv/news-44th-nominations/ |access-date=2024-02-19 |website=theemmys.tv |language=en-US}}
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|13560027}}
- {{in lang|zh}} [http://www.weibo.com/liuyuxinyoyo Liu Yuxin's blog] on Sina.com
- {{in lang|zh}} [http://liuyuxinyoyo.blog.sohu.com Liu Yuxin's blog] on Sohu.com
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Category:Central Academy of Drama alumni
Category:21st-century Chinese actresses