She is the sexy and decisive angel killer of "Thunderbolt Baby", Alex
It is also the cold and domineering gangster boss in "Kill Bill" - Ishii Mirene
Less than one meter six in height but can walk out of the aura of one meter eight, she is the hottest Chinese actress Liu Yuling in Hollywood, who has been ridiculed like a dog because of her appearance, but she conquers the Western media with her strength
As an actress, she is the fourth Chinese actress to stay in Hollywood after Bruce Lee Jackie Chan, as a painter, she was awarded the Artist of the Year Award by Harvard University, and as a mother she gave birth to a son without marriage
Her popularity in the United States far exceeds that of Gong Li Zhang Ziyi, and Disney even designed the image of Mulan based on her
From the poor girl to the deadly woman, how Liu Yuling has come to the top step by step, today let's take a look at the chinese actress's road to fame
Born in Queens, New York in 1968, Liu Yuling is a typical second-generation immigrant, whose parents were originally high-level intellectuals living in Taiwan, but after immigrating to the United States, due to problems such as language and qualifications, they could only live on odd jobs at the bottom of society
When Liu Yuling was 14 years old, she went to the garment factory with her brother to work as a child laborer, and how miserable it was during that time, in Liu Yuling's own words, as long as it was put in front of me, I ate everything, which showed that Liu Yuling in her childhood was not living well
Fortunately, her parents had a vision, although the family's income was limited, but they attached great importance to the education of their children, in 1983 Liu Yuling entered the famous Stuyvesant High School in New York, and then admitted to New York University with excellent results, and then transferred to the University of Michigan, with a bachelor's degree in Asian languages and literature
When she was 19 years old, she was discovered by a scout and filmed the first advertisement in her life, when the advertising company gave the reward of 90 US dollars, but Liu Yuling plucked up the courage to increase it to 100 US dollars, as for why it was necessary to add 10 US dollars, Liu Yuling later said that she wanted to feel it, the feeling of the hundred yuan bill in her hand, so simple and rude answer, it is indeed in line with Liu Yuling's own personality
After this experience of shooting advertisements, Liu Yuling had the idea of becoming an actress, but this idea was not supported by her family at first, because in the early 90s, Americans were very prejudiced against Asians and wanted to make a name for themselves in the white-dominated showbiz, which was undoubtedly a difficult challenge for an Asian woman, but the young Liu Yuling was willing to pay for it and resolutely went to Los Angeles to pursue her dreams
In 1990, at the age of 22, she officially entered the film world and took over the first film "Leaping Beverly", in which Liu Yuling played the role of a waitress, although there was a positive face shot, unfortunately there was no sense of existence, coupled with the acceptance of Asian roles in mainstream American society was extremely limited, so in the next 8 years, Liu Yuling could only play some corner dragon suit roles
Until she was thirty years old, she finally received a better role, in the American drama "Sweetheart Pretty Lady" starred in the role of Chinese lawyer Wu Ling, in the play she is smart and sexy very charismatic, breaking the previous Western people's inherent impression of Chinese women, this role let her gain a large number of fans love, the screenwriter also at the request of the audience, the original only 8 episodes of temporary role changed to a resident character
And Liu Yuling also with this role, won the Emmy Award for Best Supporting Actress and the American Screen Actors Guild Award for Best Actress nomination, although in the end did not win, but her acting talent was seen by many people, and it was from this that Liu Yuling's acting career entered a period of rapid development
In 2000, Liu Yuling ushered in her first masterpiece "Thunderbolt Jiaowa", as the only Asian face among the three beauty killers, although not as good as the other two actresses in terms of fame and figure, she never lost momentum when she was in the same frame
Obviously only 1 meter 57 tall, but she was forced to come out of the 1 meter 8 aura, the film after the release of the good response, Liu Yuling also rose to fame, but this did not change the limitations of her Chinese identity, the same as one of the three leading actors, the other two actresses have a salary of 12 million US dollars, and she is only 1.2 million US dollars, although she has also argued, but this is obviously not useful, so she learned to accept reality, with the results to prove their ability
"Thunderbolt Baby" labeled Liu Yuling as a woman, and also attracted the attention of Quentin, a master of violent aesthetics, and in 2003 she starred in the black boss of "Kill Bill" - Ishii Miren
This is a beautiful killer with excellent temperament but cruel and cold, although the role is not much, but let everyone remember this fierce character who "knife up and falls"
With this film, Liu Yuling won the honor of Best Villain at the 13th MTV Movie Awards, and the salary rose to $5.5 million, although it is not high compared to those Western actors, but this is already the highest salary for a Chinese actress in Hollywood
Even the famous Hollywood Gong Li Yang Ziqiong Zhang Ziyi and others have only received more than 2 million US dollars, from poor women to dragon sets to well-known actresses, Liu Yuling responded to those who were not optimistic about her with her achievements
However, due to the problem of appearance, Liu Yuling has always been subjected to doubts and ridicule from the outside world, when she starred in the female version of Watson in "Basic Deduction"
Martin, the British version of Watson, once publicly stated in the show that she was charming but ugly, like a dog, completely unattractive, and such a direct personal attack had to make people doubt the character of this British gentleman
Everyone is criticizing Liu Yuling's appearance, but in fact, Liu Yuling is really ugly tolerable, perhaps many people do not know, she was selected as the "World's 50 Most Beautiful People" by People magazine in 2004, and as the only Chinese and 12 other Hollywood actresses, she appeared on the cover of the fashion magazine pioneer Vanity Fair
Disney even designed the image of Mulan based on her, although she is different from the traditional beauty, but the personal charm exuded by her is unparalleled
In May 2019, Liu Yuling held a star-staying ceremony on the Hollywood Walk of Fame
This is the second Ever Chinese actress to receive this award, and the fourth Chinese actor to stay in Hollywood after Bruce Lee and Jackie Chan
Step by step, she made Westerners identify with this Asian face, and constantly surprised her, because in addition to her identity as an actress, Liu Yuling is also an artist, she has held a solo exhibition as early as 1993, and some works have been successfully sold for more than 100,000 US dollars
In 2016, she was also awarded the Artist of the Year Award by Harvard University, becoming a leader in american art
Her life is wanton and bold, never caring about the eyes of others, she even chose to give birth to her own child in 2015 by means of surrogacy, although many people scorn this practice, but this does not prevent Liu Yuling from living the life she wants
Today's Liu Yuling is 53 years old, she has encountered countless prejudices and injustices in her life, but she has never complained, and responded to all the doubts with practical actions, in fact, each of us is the same, there are times when people are denied, I hope that then everyone can be brave, like Liu Yuling, live their own wonderful life