- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- October 30, 1952
- Place of Birth
- Chongqing, Sichuan, China
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 …
Filmography
tvTONIGHT COMEDY SHOW
2026
tvRoast
2026
tvSlow Conversation
2025
tvThe Prisoner of Beauty
2025 · Madame Xu
movieBlooming All the Way
2025
tv萌宝助攻：五十岁婚宠
2025
tvThe Blooming Journey
2025 · Self
movieNight Rain and Autumn Lantern Hear Strange Stories
2024 · Lan Ni
movieIce Sniper 2
2023 · Dan Niang
movieFantasy Magician 2
2023
tvMemories Beyond Horizon
2022
movieThe Eight Hundred
2020 · Sister Rong
movieAir Strike
2018 · Madam Zheng
tvRock & Roast
2017
tvThe King of Comedy
2016
movieFor a Few Bullets
2016 · Jin Sanniang
tvTrump Card
2016
movieMojin: The Lost Legend
2015 · Sister Hong
tvI Have a Dream
2015 · Ye Chun'er
tv中国好男儿
2014 · 刘晓庆
花灯满城
tv花灯满城
2014 · 卓云
tv徐悲鸿
2013 · 蒋碧微
tv最佳女主角
2013
tvHeroes of Sui and Tang Dynasties
2012 · Lady Xiao, Empress Min of Sui
tv养女
2012
movie37
2012 · 蒙古老奶奶红婆婆
movieThe Monkey King 3D: Uproar in Heaven
2012 · 王母娘娘
movieLegendary Amazons
2011 · 6th Lady Yang / Princess Chai
tvThe Legend of Wu Zetian
2011 · 武则天（中年）
tv红玫瑰黑玫瑰
2010
tv凝香劫
2010
tvThe Prelude of Lotus Lantern
2009 · Wang Mu
tv长河东流
2008 · 庄皇太后
tv女人何苦为难女人
2008
tvThe Shadow of Empress Wu
2007 · 武则天
tvWang Zhaojun
2007 · 管婕妤
tv春蚕织梦
2007
tvHui Niang Wan Xin
2006 · 吴太太
tv阿有正传
2005 · 珍格格
tvLotus Lantern
2005 · 王母
tvHero Yongle
2005 · Jin Niang
tv281封信
2005
tv我的兄弟姐妹
2004 · Ai Lian
Plastic Flowers
moviePlastic Flowers
2004
tvJustice Pao
1995
tvEmpress Wu Cheh Tien
1995 · 武则天
tv风华绝代
1992 · Kuang Chunni
movieLi Lianying, the Imperial Eunuch
1991 · Empress Ci Xi
movieThe Empress Dowager
1989 · Empress Dowager Cixi
movieA Dream of Red Mansions
1989 · Wang Xifeng
movie红楼梦第一部：宝黛相会（上）
1989 · 王熙凤
movie红楼梦第一部：宝黛相会
1989 · 王熙凤
movie红楼梦第二部：黛玉葬花
1989 · 王熙凤
movie红楼梦第三部：凤姐泼醋
1989 · 王熙凤
movie红楼梦第四部：二尤惨死
1989 · 王熙凤
movie红楼梦第五部：晴雯夭亡
1989 · 王熙凤
movie红楼梦第六部：宝玉化石
1989 · 王熙凤
movieA Woman For Two
1988 · 春桃
movieHibiscus Town
1987 · Hu Yuyin
movieThe Imperial Cannon Team
1987 · 冯玉舒
movieHong Kong People in Shenzhen
1985
movieBei guo hong dou
1984
movieReign Behind a Curtain
1983 · Empress Dowager Cixi
movieThe Burning of the Imperial Palace
1983 · 慈禧太后
movie心灵深处
1982 · 欧阳兰
movieQian wang
1981
movieXu Mao he ta de nü er men
1981 · Qi Gu Niang
movieThe Savage Land
1981 · Jin Zi
movieMysterious Buddha
1980 · 梦婕
movieThe Little Flower
1979 · 何翠姑
movieOh! What a Family
1979 · 张岚
movieHun Li
1979
movie春歌
1978
movie同志，感谢你
1977
movieThe Great Wall of the South-China Sea
1976