Tong Liya (佟丽娅) Profile

Tong Liya (Liliya, 佟丽娅), born on August 8, 1983, in Yili, Xinjiang, is a Chinese actress and dancer.

She started her acting career in 2006 with the emotional drama Endless Love and made a name for herself in 2008 with the costume drama The Queens.

In 2011, she gained more attention by appearing in the dramas Palace: The Lock Heart Jade and Beijing Love Story.

Her main works include How Long Will I Love U, The Scale of Desire, etc.

Basic Info

Stage Name: Tong Liya
Chinese Name: Tong Li Ya / 佟丽娅
English Name: Liliya
Nickname: Ya Ya, Mei Ya, Xiao Wanzi
Place of Birth: Yili, Xinjiang
Nationality: China
Birthday: August 08, 1983
Zodiac Sign: Leo
Height: 164.5cm (5’4″)
Blood Type: A
Fandom Name: Ya Mi / 丫蜜
Instagram: –
Weibo: 佟丽娅

Facts

1. Her agent is Tong Liya Studio.
2. Education: Tong Liya studied at The Central Academy of Drama.
3. She can speak Xibe, Chinese, Uyghur, and English.
4. Her parents were both engaged in arts education, and from a young age, Tong showed a love for the arts, especially dance performance.
5. In September 1996, She entered the Dance Department of Xinjiang Arts Academy Annex to study dance.
6. Tong Liya’s ex-husband is Chen Sicheng, a Chinese director, actor, and screenwriter.
7. On March 17, 2012, Tong Liya and Chen Sicheng announced their romance in Hunan TV’s “Happy Camp”.
8. They got married in Tahiti on January 16, 2014.
9. On January 30, 2016, Tong posted a photo of herself holding hands with her baby and husband on Weibo.
10. On May 20, 2021, Tong Liya and Chen Sicheng announced their divorce. Tong Liya, Chen Sicheng Announce Divorce On “520”.

Drama

• The Scale of Desire(Chen Xin)(2022)
• The Fiery Years of Gao Da Xia(Gao Da Xia)(2021)
• Refinement of Faith(Qin Zi Jin)(2021)
• Good Every Day(He Da Ye)(2021)
• The Centimeter of Love(Guan Yu Qing)(2020)
• Perfect Partner(Jiang Da Lin)(2020)
• Waiting For You In The Future(Wei Xiao)(2019)
• The Patriot(Shu Jie)(2018)
• Great Expectations(Lin Yi Yi)(2018)
• Nirvana in Fire 2: The Wind Blows in Chang Lin(Meng Qian Xue)(2017)
• Ordinary World (Tian Run Ye)(2015)
• Cool Dad Regiment(Huang Xiao Ying)(2015)
• 80s Engagement(Su Jin)(2014)
• Obstetrician(He Jing)(2014)
• Loving, Never Forgetting(Wu Tong)(2014)
• Woman in a Family of Swordsman(Ge Da Ni)(2014)
• Fall In Love(Yu Hu Xin)(2013)
• Love Is Not Blind(Miss Chen)(2013)
• Weaning(An Qi)(2013)
• Beauties of the Emperor(Wu Mei Ren)(2012)
• Beijing Love Story(Shen Bing / Winter)(2012)
• Beauty World(Qing Cheng)(2011)
• My Economical Man(He Xiao Jun)(2011)
• Palace: The Lock Heart Jade(Nian Su Yan)(2011)
• The Vigilantes in Masks(Jing Ru Yi)(2011)
• The Champ(Shu Hua)(2010)
• Happy Mother-In-Law, Pretty Daughter-In-Law(Xi Lan)(2010)
• Unbeatable(Yao Hui / “Sabrina”)(2010)
• Mother Wife(Sun Ya Ting)(2009)
• I’m a Small Blade of Grass(Yue Xiao Mei)(2009)
• The Queens(Empress Xiao Cheng)(2008)
• Kong Xiang Zi(Qi Qiao)(2008)

Film

• Chinese Doctors(Wu Chen Guang’s wife)(2021)
• 1921(Song Ai Ling)(2021)
• The Pioneer(Zhao Ren Lan)(2021)
• A Writer’s Odyssey(Ban Ruo)(2021)
• My People, My Homeland(Dong Wen Hua “A UFO falls from the sky”)(2020)
• My People, My Country(Yi Dan {One For All})(2019)
• Coward Hero(Du Qing)(2019)
• How Long Will I Love U(Gu Xiao Jiao)(2018)
• Detective Chinatown 2(Ah Xiang)(2018)
• Six Years, 6 Days(Librarian)(2017)
• Heartfall Arises(Sharon)(2016)
• Detective Chinatown(Ah Xiang)(2015)
• Surprise(Xie Zi Jing)(2015)
• Doomed Disaster(Hu Mei Rui)(2015)
• The Taking of Tiger Mountain(Little Dove / Comrade Bai Ru)(2014)
• Beijing Love Story(Shen Yan)(2014)
• Silent Witness(Li Xiao Ni)(2013)
• So Young(Shi Jie)(2013)
• Courageous Love(QiQi)(2012)
• The Purple House(Zhou Tong)(2011)

TV Show

• Forget Me Not Farm(2021)
• Born to Dance(2021)
• The Greatest Dancer(2020)
• Takes a Real Man: Season II(2016)