Biography
Liu Yifei, also credited as Crystal Liu, is a Chinese-American actress. Born in Wuhan, Hubei, she moved to the United States as a child before returning to China, where she trained at the Beijing Film Academy and began acting in television series in 2003.
She rose to prominence in China through roles in series such as Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils (2003) and made her feature film debut in The Forbidden Kingdom (2008). She later starred as Hua Mulan in Disney's Mulan (2020) and appeared in other films including Outcast (2014) and The Four (2012).
Liu was named one of the New Four Dan actresses of China in 2009 and has appeared on Forbes' China Celebrity 100 list. She has also worked as a singer and model.
