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Poppy Liu is a bilingual, first generation Chinese American actress born in Xi'An, China and raised between Minnesota and Shanghai.
Poppy began performing at age 4. Her early performance background began with traditional Chinese dance which she performed for 10 years from childhood through early adolescence. At age 14 Poppy moved to Shanghai with her family where she began studying theater. Upon moving to New York Poppy became active in New York's downtown theater and puppetry scenes and founded what would later become a community-centered production company with the mission of centering and uplifting the stories of queer, femme, and migrant communities.
Poppy's entry into film began with a number of collaborations with Chinese American and women indie filmmakers. In 2016 Poppy produced her first narrative short film Names of Women (2017) which she toured around the country speaking at numerous college campuses and conferences. In 2017 Poppy and her collaborators began producing Mercy Mistress (2018), a viral web series based on the memoirs of a Chinese American professional dominatrix in which Poppy stars as the title character Mistress Yin.
In the fall of 2018 Poppy made her network television debut on NBC's New Amsterdam (2018). In 2019 Poppy appeared as a series regular on NBC's Sunnyside (2019) and was recognized as one of 'Fall TV Breakout Stars' by TVLine, and in 2021 Poppy broke out in the critically-acclaimed, award-winning HBO Max series Hacks (2021).- Jing Tian graduated from the Beijing Dance Academy and Beijing Film Academy, Department of Chinese Film and Television.
In 2006, Jing Tian released the music EP Who are you with King Sweet music.
Tian starred in 13 episodes of the TV show Yi ge nü ren de shi shi (2009) in 2010. Her acting career flourished and she appeared in movies such as My Belle Boss (2010) and The Warring States (2011). She was awarded a role in Police Story: Lockdown (2013) in 2013 alongside Jackie Chan. In 2014 Jing Tian starred in the costume drama The Glory of Tang Dynasty (2017).In 2016 she starred in The Great Wall (2016). Jing Tian accepted the role of Lin Mei, commander of the Crane Troop because she wanted to work with Yimou Zhang. As part of her preparation for the role Jing Tian lived for a year in the United States to learn English, which she now speaks fluently, and went through an extensive training in martial arts.In 2017 Jing Tian stars as San in Kong: Skull Island (2017) with Tom Hiddleston and Brie Larson. In 2018 Jing Tian stars in Pacific Rim: Uprising (2018) alongside Cailee Spaeny. - Director
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Yimou Zhang was born on 14 November 1951 in Xi'an, Shaanxi, China. He is a director and writer, known for Hero (2002), House of Flying Daggers (2004) and Curse of the Golden Flower (2006). He has been married to Ting Chen since December 2011. They have three children. He was previously married to Hua Xiao and Hua Xie.- Director
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Wang Bing was born on 17 November 1967 in Xi'an, Shaanxi, China. He is a director and writer, known for The Ditch (2010), Three Sisters (2012) and Tie Xi Qu: West of the Tracks (2002).- Shawn Dou was born in Xi'an, China and moved with his family to Vancouver, Canada when he was 10 years old. In 2008 he moved back to China when he was accepted into the Beijing Film Academy where his film career began in 2010 with a starring role in "Under the Hawthorn Tree" by iconic Director Yimou Zhang.
After multiple film roles and awards, his career began to skyrocket in 2015 with starring roles in the films "Time to Love", "To the Fore" with Eddie Peng and Siwon Choi, "Log Out" with Blake Lively and Adrien Brody and in the Chinese blockbuster "Wolf Totem." These were followed in 2016 with starring roles in "Everybody's Fine," and with Joseph Fiennes in "The Last Race," as well as starring roles in the TV Series "Tribes and Empires: Storm of Prophecy" and "Princess Agents." - Actor
- Director
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Zhang Wen was born on 26 June 1984 in Xi'an, Shaanxi, China. He is an actor and director, known for When Larry Meets Mary (2016), Xiao Ba Ba (2013) and Love is Not Blind (2011). He was previously married to Yili Ma.- Writer
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Yi'nan Diao was born in 1969 in Xi'an, Shaanxi, China. He is a writer and director, known for Black Coal, Thin Ice (2014), The Wild Goose Lake (2019) and Uniform (2003).- Actress
Ni Yan was born on 10 March 1971 in Xi'an, Shaanxi, China. She is an actress, known for Coming Home (2014), Bei feng na ge chui (2009) and A Woman, a Gun and a Noodle Shop (2009).- Hsin Ai Lee was born on 10 April 1990 in Xi'an, Shaanxi, China. She is an actress, known for The Rooftop (2013), The Princess Weiyoung (2016) and Forever Young (2015).
- Bing Bai was born on 2 May 1986 in Xi'an, Shaanxi, China. She is an actress, known for Kung Fu Jungle (2014), Let the Bullets Fly (2010) and Shaolin (2011).
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Xinbo Fu was born on 5 March 1987 in Xi'an, Shaanxi, China. He is an actor, known for Justice in the Dark (2023), Joy of Life (2019) and Sword of Legends 2 (2018). He has been married to Yinger since 30 August 2017. They have one child.- Cinematographer
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Changwei Gu was born on 12 December 1957 in Xi'an, Shaanxi, China. He is a cinematographer and director, known for Til Death Do Us Part (2011), Farewell My Concubine (1993) and Kong que (2005). He has been married to Wenli Jiang since 1993. They have one child.- Qing Jia was born on 2 November 1986 in Xi'an, Shaanxi, China. She is an actress, known for The Great Protector (2014), Animal World (2018) and The Wife's Lies (2015).
- Chunrong Dai was born on 2 February 1961 in Xi'an, Shaanxi, China. She is an actress, known for My Fair Princess (1998), The Glamorous Imperial Concubine (2011) and Fan ren Yang Datou (2000).
- Xiaosu Ling was born on 22 May 1980 in Xi'an, Shaanxi, China. He is an actor, known for Rescue the Earth (2021), Lao Nan Hai (2018) and S.W.A.T. (2019). He has been married to Yifei Tang since 25 June 2012. They have two children. He was previously married to Chen Yao.
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Tao Guo was born on 17 December 1969 in Xi'an, Shanxi, China. He is an actor and director, known for Croczilla (2012), Fu mu ai qing (2014) and Guns and Roses (2012). He has been married to Ran Li since 1 January 2004. They have two children.- Actor
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Hsieh Wang was born on 5 May 1930 in Xi'an, Shaanxi, Republic of China. He was an actor and producer, known for A Better Tomorrow (1986), Infra-Man (1975) and Hong men jue e zhe (1985). He was married to Yu Hsu. He died on 21 July 2016 in Taipei, Taiwan.- Jia-yi Zhang was born on 7 April 1970 in Xi'an, Shaanxi, China. He is an actor, known for Beginning of the Great Revival (2011), Ying pan zhen jing shi (2012) and The Brink (2012). He has been married to Haiyan Wang since 2007. They have one child.
- Actress
Pu Miao was born on 22 February 1977 in Xi'an, Shaanxi, China. She is an actress, known for Yingtao (2008), Beast Stalker (2008) and Royal Nirvana (2019). She is married to Yihong Chen.- Yijun Liu was born on 12 June 1970 in Xi'an, Shaanxi, China. He is an actor, known for Age of Legends (2018), The Disguiser (2015) and Reset (2022).
- Actor
- Soundtrack
Jie Zhou was born on 5 August 1970 in Xi'an, Shaanxi, China. He is an actor, known for Are You Lonesome Tonight (1999), Strange Legend of Tang Dynasty (2022) and My Fair Princess (1998).- Yong You was born on 13 December 1963 in Xi'an, Shaanxi, China. He is an actor, known for Red Cliff (2008), Red Cliff II (2009) and Jinji pojiang (1999).
- Actor
- Soundtrack
Jian Sun was born on 23 May 1983 in Xi'an, Shaanxi, China. He is an actor, known for The Warlords (2007), Legend of Fei (2020) and Color Me Love (2010).- Zheng Zhao was born on 3 February 1978 in Xi'an, Shaanxi, China. He is an actor, known for Judge Archer (2012), Ji cheng ren (2017) and The Final Master (2015).
- Jinduo Wang was born on 25 April 1987 in Xi'an, Shaanxi, China. He is an actor, known for Young Sherlock (2014) and Xiuli Jiangshan zhi Chang ge xing (2016).