Tong Liya

Tong Liya (Chinese: 佟丽娅; born August 8, 1984) is a Chinese actress. Her nickname is Ya Ya (丫丫). She was born in Qapqal Xibe Autonomous County, Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture Xinjiang,^[1] and is of Xibe ethnicity. She is known for portraying Tong Suyan in the Chinese TV series Palace.

Biography

Tong Liya is a Xinjiang girl, whose talents include acting and dancing. She was born in a family of artists and performed in many theatrical shows.

In 1996, she majored in dance at the Xinjiang Arts Institute. In 2000, she acquired the qualifications to teach dance. Because of her talents, she was selected to represent Xinjiang region to participate in competitions held at Beijing.

In 2004, Tong participated in the Spring Festival Show on CCTV. The same year, she majored in performance at Central Academy of Drama.

Career

Tong Liya made her acting debut in the Hong Kong television series C'est La Vie, Mon Chéri in 2008. In 2009, she gained attention for her role as Zhao Feiyan in the historical drama The Queens.

In 2011, she rose to fame for her role as Tong Suyan in the time travel hit drama Palace. The same year, she made her big screen debut in The Purple House opposite Fahrenheit member Jiro Wang. She also played the antagonist role in the Tang-dynasty historical drama Dream Back to Tang Dynasty.

Tong's popularity continued to rise after starring in the modern romance drama Beijing Love Story in 2012. She also released her first single Only Sing For You.

In 2013, Tang became the image ambassador for the 4th China Student Television Festival. She starred in Zhao Wei's directorial debut So Young, as well as the television series Weaning, which won her Best Actress at the 13th Huading Awards.

In 2014, Tong starred in the box office hit The Taking of Tiger Mountain, medical drama Obstetrician and romance melodrama Loving, Never Forgetting opposite Jerry Yan.

In 2015, Tong starred in The Ordinary World, adapted from Lu Yao's novel of the same name. She was nominated as Best Actress at the 21st Shanghai TV Festival for her performance, and won Best Actress at the 19th Huading Awards. She also won the Audience's Choice for Actress at the 28th China TV Golden Eagle Award for her performance in The Ordinary World.

Tong then starred in the family comedy Ku Ba Qiao Ma, as a rebellious youth with dual personalities/identities. In July, Tong starred in the action film Wild City, taking on her first leading role in a movie alongside Hong Kong actors Louis Koo and Shawn Yue. In December, she starred in Chen Sicheng's comedy mystery film Detective Chinatown. The film was commercially successful and elevated Tong's fame.

In 2016, Tong joined the cast of Hunan TV's variety program Takes a Real Man. In October 2016, Tong was cast in Nirvana in Fire II: The Wind Blows in Chang Lin alongside Huang Xiaoming.

Personal life

Tong and actor Chen Sicheng got married on January 16, 2014. The couple met and fell in love while filming the television series Beijing Love Story, which Chen directed and co-scripted. They announced their relationship on the set of Happy Camp in 2012. The two got married in 2014 at Tahiti.

On January 30, 2016, Tong announced that she had given birth to her first child, a son named Chen Duoduo.

Filmography

Television

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Films

Awards and Nominations

References

External links

• Sina weibo
• Sina blog
• QQ weibo