Han Xue (born 11 January 1983), also known as Cecilia Han, is a Chinese singer and actress of

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ethnicity. Han is noted for her roles as

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and

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in the television series ''

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'' and ''Cao Cao'' respectively.

Early life and education

Han was born in a military family in

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, her grandfather

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was a general of the

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, he participated in the

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and

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. Her grandmother was once the leading lady in the

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, her aunt Han Mei is a noted musician in Canada. At the age of 6, Han studied singing with the Suzhou City Choir. Her secondary education was at Suzhou No.1 Middle School. Han graduated from

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Career

During her university period, Han began working on her debut solo album under

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. The album's lead single, "Falling Snow", was released on 15 October 2004, it's a cover of

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. That same year, she starred with

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and

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's ''Para Para Sakura''. In 2003, Han starred in the

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television series ''

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'', adapted from

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's novel Feidao Youjian Feidao of the Xiaoli Feidao Series. In 2004, Han starred as Zhantai Mingjing in the wuxia television series ''Heroic Legend'', based on the novel by the same name by

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. That same year, she also starred in the

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''Don't Enter the Deserted House'', and comedy drama series ''Good Luck Zhu Bajie'' as

Princess Iron Fan Princess Iron Fan () is a character from the 16th century Chinese novel ''Journey to the West''. She is one of the most popular ''Journey to the West'' villains, alongside her husband the Bull Demon King, her son Red Boy, and Baigujing. In ' ...

. Her second album, titled ''Summer Love'', was released on 27 March 2006. The same year, she was cast in ''

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'', a

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romance television series starring

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and

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, she received positive reviews. Her third album, titled ''A Journey Into Fantasy'', was released on 31 October 2007.

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named Han on their list of the 100 Chinese celebrities. The same year, she played the lead role in ''Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio 2'', a television series adaptation based on the novel of the same name by

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. She also starred as the female lead in the period romance drama ''A Love Before Gone With Wind''. In 2008, Han sang the song ''Beijing, Beijing, I Love Beijing'' with

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, and

for the

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. Then she starred in the romance drama '' A Mobile Love Story'' alongside

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. Her fifth album, titled ''My Song for You'', was released on 18 May 2009 by

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. On 30 June 2010,

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released her 6th album ''Flower in Heart''. The same year, she became well known for her role as

in hit TV drama ''

'', the series reached number one in the ratings when it aired in China. Her seventh album, titled '' They Said'', was released 15 August 2012 by

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. In 2013, Han starred in the

television series ''Cao Cao'' directed by Hu Mei, playing the role of

. The same year, she starred in the biographical series ''

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'', portraying

's love interest. In 2015, Han starred in the historical film '' Cairo Declaration''. The same year, she appeared in the shenmo television series ''Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio 4''. In 2016, Han starred as the lead in the horror film ''

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''. In 2017, Han starred in the fantasy drama ''

Lost Love in Times ''Lost Love in Times'' () is a 2017 Chinese television series starring Cecilia Liu and William Chan, based on Shi Siye's novel ''Drunk Linglong''. The series aired two episodes back-to-back on Dragon TV every Thursday and Friday at 22:00 ( CST) ...

''. In 2019, Han was cast in the political drama ''People's Justice'' as a prosecutor, the sequel to the hit drama '' In the Name of the People''.

Filmography

Film

Television series

Discography

Studio album

Music video appearances

Awards and nominations

References

External links

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