Xu Qiwen

Biography

Xu Qiwen is a mainland Chinese actress born on July 29, 1983, in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province. She graduated from the acting department of the Shanghai Theatre Academy in 2001. She began her acting career in 2001 with the television series "Rise" (崛起), playing the role of Qin Qingyu. In 2003, she appeared in three TV series — "Carefree Princess" (無憂公主), "Flying Daggers Return" (飛刀又見飛刀), and "Against the Current" (逆水寒) — which helped establish her presence. She continued to shine in works such as "Slave for Life" (一生為奴) (2004), "Car God" (車神), and "Beautiful Decibels" (美麗分貝) (2005). One of her most notable television works is the 2011 series "Palace" (宮), which gained wide popularity. In film, she had a small role in "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" (臥虎藏龍) in 2000, and later appeared in "1+1=家" and "Ghost Gate" (鬼門關) in 2009. She continued to produce television works until 2019 with "Strategist Guiguzi" (谋圣鬼谷子), which was filmed in 2013. Xu Qiwen is known for the diversity of her roles across various dramatic genres.