Tong Liya

This is a Chinese name; the family name is Tong.

Tong Liya 佟丽娅
Born	(1984-08-08) August 8, 1984 Qapqal Xibe Autonomous County, Yili State, Xinjiang, China
Other names	丫丫 (Ya Ya), 丫爷 (Ya Ye), 美丫 (Mei Ya)
Ethnicity	Xibe
Education	Central Academy of Drama
Occupation	Actress, model, dance instructor
Years active	2000–present
Height
Spouse(s)	Chen Sicheng (m. 2014)

Tong Liya (Chinese: 佟丽娅; born August 8, 1984) is a Chinese actress. Her nickname is Ya Ya (Chinese:丫丫). She was born in Qapqal Xibe Autonomous County, Yili State, Xinjiang, and is of the Xibo ethnicity. She is known for portraying Tong Suyan on the Chinese TV series Gong (Chinese: 宫).

Biography

Tong is a Xinjiang girl, whose talents include acting and dancing. She was born in a family of artists and performed in many theatrical shows. During 1996-2000, she majored in dancing in Xinjiang. In 2000, she found her first job in a song and dance ensemble. The same year, she attended a university in Xinjiang, then acquired the qualification to teach dancing. In 2002, she was the first runner-up for Miss Xinjiang. She has participated in the Spring Festival Show on CCTV in 2000 and 2004. In 2004, Liya performed in many Central Academy of Drama Department performances (Chinese: 中央戏剧学院）. She appeared on Derek Yee's TV series New Everlasting Love in 2006, which marked her screen debut. Liya played the mermaid in Mother Miriam world (TV series) for which she gained recognition and praise. Liya plays Nian Suyan, or Tong Suyan, on the 2011-broadcast TV show Palace.

Personal life

Tong and actor Chen Sicheng got married on January 16, 2014. The couple met and fell in love while filming "Beijing Love Story", which Sicheng directed and co-scripted. On the 30th of January 2016 Liya announced that she had given birth to her first child, a daughter named Chen DuoDuo.

Filmography

Television

Year	Title	Chinese title	Role	Notes
2007	Red Scorpion	红蝎子	Gu Li
2008	C'est La Vie, Mon Chéri/Endless Love	新不了情	Lee Joi Oi(younger)
2008	Empty Lane	空巷子	Qi Qiao
2008	The Queens	母仪天下	Zhao Feiyan
2008	Mandarin Duck River	鸳鸯河	Wong Manli
2009	I Am a Grass	我是一棵小草	Yue Xiaomei
2009	Living Pride	人活一张脸	Jia Xiaochen
2009	Mother and Wife	娘妻	Sun Yating
2010	Maid in the Big House	大屋下的丫鬟	Su Wenhui
2010	Misty Rain in the Setting Sun	烟雨斜阳	Gao Wanyi
2010	The Vigilantes in Masks/ Strange Hero Yi Zhi Mei	怪侠一枝梅	Jing Ruyi
2010	Unbeatable	无懈可击之美女如云	Sabrina
2010	Happy Mother-in-Law, Pretty Daughter-in-Law	欢喜婆婆俏媳妇	Xilan
2010	Horizon True Heart	天涯赤子心	Gao Shuhua
2011	Palace	宫	Nian Suyan (Tong Suyan)
2011	Love Can Come Again	爱可以重来	Lu Jialiang
2011	Beauty World	唐宫美人天下	Wu Qingcheng
2011	Wrong Hate	错恨	Dong Zisu
2012	Beijing Love Story	北京爱情故事	Shen Bing
2012	Dream Back to Tang Dynasty	梦回唐朝	Tao Zhu
2012	Beauties of the Emperor	王的女人	Wu Meiren
2012	My Economical Man	我的经济适用男	He Xiaojun
2013	After Shock	唐山大地震	Wan Xiaodeng/ Wang Xiaodeng
2013	Weaning	断奶	An Qi
2013	Love is Not Blind	失恋33天		cameo appearance
2013	Fall in Love	恋爱的那点事儿	Yu Huxin
2014	Sword Family Women	刀客家族的女人	Ge Dani
2014	Obstetrician	产科医生	He Jing
2014	Loving, Never Forgetting	戀戀不忘	Wu Tong
2014	80s Engagement	大都市小爱情	Su jing
TBA	The Ordinary World	平凡的世界	Tian Runye
2015		酷爸俏妈	Huang Xiaoying

Films

Year	Title	Chinese title	Role	Notes
2007	Sunflower Seed	葵花子
2010	Red flower waist daughter/Endless Love	花腰女儿红	Bai Yu	TV film
2010	Roses' Fragrance	玫瑰余香	Guo Jiani	TV film
2011	The Purple House	紫宅	Zhou Tong
2013	So Young	致我们终将逝去的青春	Shi Jie
2013	Silent Witness	全民目击
2014	Beijing Love Story	北京爱情故事	Shen Bing
2014	When a Peking Family Meets Aupair	洋妞到我家
2014	The Taking of Tiger Mountain	智取威虎山	Little Dove
2015	Wild City	迷城	Yun
2015	Doomed Disaster	暗洞惊魂
2015	Surprise	万万没想到
2015	Detective Chinatown	唐人街·探案
2016	Run for Love	奔爱
2016	Heartfall Arises	惊天破

External links

• Sina weibo
• Sina blog
• QQ weibo