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Shishi Liu

Shishi Liu

Actor · Born March 10, 1987 (39) · Beijing, China

Liu Shishi (Cecilia Liu) graduated from Beijing Dance Academy, major in Ballet. During her college time, she once had a opportunity to play a role in a TV series. It was that chance that open a new path for the ballerina's future. Upon her graduation from the Academy, she decided to choose acting as her career. Shishi is best known for her role as Ruoxi in Chinese period drama Scarlet Heart, 2011. Due to the great success of this TV series and her great performance during and after Scarlet Heart, she was named as one of the "Chinese Four Promising Young Famale actresses" by the famous Chinese paper-media Nan Du Entertainment Weekly in 2013. Liu Shishi has been married to Taiwanese actor Nicky Wu on Jan 20th 2015, whom she met on the set of Scarlet Heart in 2011. Now Shishi is focusing on big screen, preferring roles that realistic complex, challenging and nurturing.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
March 10, 1987 (39)
From
Beijing, China
Works as
Actor
Titles
9 on MovieCove · 45 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 39 days to Oct 28Up 5% in 30 days

What are Shishi Liu's films like?

Across their 7 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
54%
Bonds
24%
Self
14%
Power
8%
Betrayal3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship2 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice3 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose2 titles, browse their movies with this themeRevenge2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 4 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 1 · Serious 0 · Dark 3

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 0 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 1

Intense: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their intense movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 0 · Charged 1 · Intense 3

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 0 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 0

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 1

Relentless: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their relentless movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 0 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 2

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 1 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 1

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 2 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

4 analyzed roles

Usually the Shadow: 2 of 4 analyzed roles.

Shadow
2 of 4
Ally
1 of 4
Hero
1 of 4

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
5
Melancholic
5
Thrilling
3
Absurd
1
Contemplative
1
Other
3

How their films linger

Bittersweet3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 3 with a twist

  • Happy2
  • Bittersweet4
  • Ambiguous1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Shishi Liu's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 3 of their 9 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Shishi Liu's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

45 credits, 9 with a MovieCove page.

  • Scare Out(2026)

    as Xiao Yu

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Paws & Palaces(2025)

    Show 16 episodes · as Ping An (voice)

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)

  • Sword and Beloved (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Show 4 episodes · as Dongfang Huaizhu

  • 花开中国 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • 2025腾讯视频鹅剧派对 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Actor

  • Love in Pavilion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Show 36 episodes · as Dongfang Huaizhu

  • Kill My Sins (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Show 30 episodes · as Ye Pingan

  • Fox Spirit Matchmaker: Red-Moon Pact (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Show 1 episode · as Dongfang Huaizhu

  • A Journey to Love(2023)

    Show 40 episodes · as Ren Ruyi

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all shows

  • 2023 iQIYI Scream Night (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Show 4 episodes · Actor

  • A Green Trip (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

  • Hello Saturday (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

  • 1921(2021)

    as Song Qingling

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • My Best Friend's Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Show 38 episodes · as Jiang Nansun

  • To Dear Myself(2020)

    Show 48 episodes · as Li Siyu

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)

  • If I Can Love You So (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Show 46 episodes · as Bai Kao'er

  • The Liquidator(2017)

    as Mi Nan

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Lost Love in Times (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Show 56 episodes · as Feng Qingchen

  • An Angel's Happiness (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Show 30 episodes · as Li Xiao Han

  • The Battle at Dawn (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Show 31 episodes · as Song Hongling

  • Precious Youth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Show 39 episodes · as Liu Ting

  • The Imperial Doctress (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Show 50 episodes · as Tan Yunxian

  • Five Minutes to Tomorrow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as RuoLan and RuMei

  • Sound of the Desert (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Show 36 episodes · as Xin Yue

  • Brotherhood of Blades(2014)

    as Zhou Miaotong

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Incisive Great Teacher (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Show 44 episodes · as Lu Yunfei

  • A Moment of Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Ji Ya Qing

  • The Loyalty of Yue Fei (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Show 69 episodes · Actor

  • Badges of Fury(2013)

    as Liu Jinshui

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • Sad Fairy Tale (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Actor

  • Xuan-Yuan Sword: Scar of Sky (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Show 36 episodes · as Tuoba Yu'er

  • The Next Miracle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Li Jiayi

  • Scarlet Heart (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Show 41 episodes · as Maertai Ruoxi / Zhang Xiao · as Zhang Xiao

  • The Vigilantes in Masks (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Show 30 episodes · as Yan Sanniang

  • A Weaver on the Horizon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Show 36 episodes · Actor

  • Tale of the Oriental Serpent (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Show 30 episodes · as Yin Shuangshuang

  • Chinese Paladin 3 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Show 37 episodes · as Long Kui

  • The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber(2009)

    Show as Yellow clothes woman

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all shows

  • The Legend of the Condor Heroes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Show 50 episodes · as Mu Nian Ci

  • The Fairies of Liaozhai (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Show 38 episodes · as Ms. Xin

  • The Legend of Lu Xiaofeng 5 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as 孙秀青

  • The Legend of Lu Xiaofeng 3 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as 孙秀青

  • The Young Warriors (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Show 43 episodes · Actor

  • A Panorama of Rivers and Mountains (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Show 1 episode · as Ling Wen

  • Dream (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Show 1 episode · as Shen Leshui

Career shape

Star power in the 90th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 44 titles, 42 of them dated from 2006 to 2026; peak year 2013.

Biggest box office

Scare Out (2026)

$200M worldwide

Highest rated

Brotherhood of Blades (2014)

Midcredits 70th

Most popular right now

A Journey to Love (2023)

Film career

20062026

Peak 2013 · steadily prominent in film for years. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting44 of 44: 44 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score26th

By decade

2000s6 · acting2010s21 · acting2020s15 · acting

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.

How do Shishi Liu's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 21st percentile, the median of all 5; across a limited sample of 4 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 32nd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

32ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Approval · how many liked their films

18thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Reach · how many have seen their films

80thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Midcredits score across 9 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up1
  • 50th to 74th2
  • 25th to 49th2
  • Below 25th4

Shape of the crowd

7 of their 9 titles are Mixed.

  • Divisive1
  • Crowd Pleaser1
  • Mixed7

Most divisive · actor

1921 (2021)

92nd percentile spread · 46% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

A Journey to Love (2023)

Midcredits 85th · 83% liked

Reviewers score the acting 54/100 in their films, across 4 reviewed titles; fans 77, detractors 33. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Shishi Liu work with?

People who share at least 2 of Shishi Liu's MovieCove titles; Yilong Zhu shares the most, 2.