刘丹 (1973年)

简介

Liu Dan is a Chinese actress born on December 4, 1973, in Harbin, Heilongjiang Province, and is the daughter of the renowned orthopedic doctor Liu Mingkai. Her acting talent was discovered in 1987 when she participated in the TV series "Snow City," which was filmed in her hometown. She enrolled in the performance training class at Harbin Youth Palace in 1988, and later graduated from the Acting Department of the Beijing Film Academy in 1990, alongside classmates such as Huang Lei and Jiang Wu. After graduation, she joined the China Youth Art Theatre (now the National Theatre Company of China) as a stage actress, while also appearing in numerous Chinese TV dramas. In 2003, she participated in a Japanese TV drama, portraying the role of Empress Gobulo Wanrong, and married the son of Japanese playwright Ota Shogo the same year. She made her film debut in 2007 with "Night Train," directed by Diao Yinan. In 2013, she became the first foreign actress to perform in a Japanese Noh play, "Hagoromo." She achieved a major milestone in 2022 by winning the Best Supporting Actress award at the Shanghai Television Festival for the series "Reset," and also won the Best Supporting Actress award at the 37th Golden Rooster Awards in 2024 for the film "Ride the Boat and Depart."