Liu Yan

What strikes me about Liu Yan is how she built her name on hosting before the acting and singing caught up. Picking up Best New Artist at the Top Chinese Music Awards and being ranked among China's most influential TV hosts around 2010 tells me she was a genuine multi-hyphenate, not someone who stumbled sideways into fame. I find that kind of stage-first path interesting because it usually breeds a comfort in front of crowds that reads on screen. Coming out of Hengyang and Hunan Normal University, she feels like a steady, hard-earned career rather than an overnight one.

Liu Yan (Chinese: 柳岩; born 8 November 1980), also known as Ada Liu, is a Chinese actress, hostess and singer. She won the "Best New Artist" at the 2nd Top Chinese Music Awards and the "Best Promising Host" at the 3rd Zongyi Award, in 2010 the Most Influencing Host of China named she on their list of the 10 Greatest hosts in Television.

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Name (English)

Liu Yan

Name (Japanese)

柳岩

Reading

不明

Born

November 8, 1980 (age 45)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Scorpio / Monkey

Origin

Hengyang, People's Republic of China

Blood type

Private

Height

Private

Agency

Private

Occupation

actor / film actor / singer

Elementary school

Private

Junior high

Private

High school

Private

University

Hunan Normal University

Spouse

Private

Children

Private

Parents

Private

Siblings

Private

Motto

Private

• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%9F%B3%E5%B2%A9

Tags

• actor
• film actor
• singer

Last updated

2026-06-02

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