Wang Likun

Wang Likun (Chinese: 王丽坤, born 22 March 1985),^[1] also known as Claudia Wang, is a Chinese actress and dancer. She is best known for her roles in television series Seven Swordsmen (2006), Beauty's Rival in Palace (2010), Beijing Youth (2012), Miss Assassin (2013), Qing Mang (2013), Twice Blooms the Flowers (2015); as well as the movies Ex-Files (2014) and Somewhere Only We Know (2015).

This is a Chinese name. The family name is Wang.

Wang Likun
Wang in 2017
Born	(1985-03-22) March 22, 1985 (age 40) Chifeng, Inner Mongolia, China
Other names	Claudia Wang
Alma mater	Beijing Dance Academy
Occupations	Actress Dancer
Years active	2004–present
Agent	Ciwen Media
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese	王丽坤
Traditional Chinese	王麗坤
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Wáng Lìkūn

Early life

Wang Likun was born on 22 March 1985, in Chifeng, Inner Mongolia. Wang Likun is a Manchu, a Chinese ethnic minority. Wang Likun graduated from Beijing Dance Academy in 2004, majoring in traditional dance.^{[citation needed]}

Career

Wang Likun was discovered by famous Chinese director Tsui Hark, and shot her first television series Seven Swordsmen in 2004.^[2] She gained more recognition with her portrayal of three different roles in historical drama Beauty's Rival in Palace (2010).^[3] Wang also won the Acting Breakthrough award at the China TV Drama Awards for her performance as a mentally-ill patient in the popular youth series Beijing Youth (2012), and the Most Promising Actress award for her role as a wealthy girl in Barber (2013).^[4][5]

In 2015, Wang starred in the romantic film Somewhere Only We Know directed by Xu Jinglei. She won the Rising Star of Asia at 9th Asian Film Awards Special Awards Ceremony, Most Popular Actress at 22nd Beijing College Student Film Festival and Best Actress at 3rd China International Film Festival London for her performance.^[6][7][8]

In 2016, she was cast as the one of female leads in fantasy action drama Martial Universe, which stars Yang Yang as the main character.^[9][10]

In 2017, she featured in fantasy blockbuster Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons 2 produced by Stephen Chow and directed by Tsui Hark.^[11] The same year, she starred in the romantic comedy film Love is a Broadway Hit.^[12]

In 2019, Wang played Su Daji in the fantasy television series The Gods.^[13]

Filmography

Film

Year	Chinese title	English title	Role	Notes
2008	八十一格		Hu Yanting	[14]
2014	前任攻略	Ex-Files	Luo Qian	[15]
2015	有一个地方只有我们知道	Somewhere Only We Know	Jing Tian
	重生爱人	The Beloved	Su Yin	[16]
2017	西遊伏妖篇	Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons 2	Spider Demon
	情遇曼哈顿	Love Is a Broadway Hit	Bai Qi
2018	幕后玩家	A or B	Wei Simeng	[17]
2019	决胜时刻	Mao Zedong 1949	Meng Yu	[18]
2021	侍神令	The Yinyang Master	Peach Blossom Spirit	[19]

Television series

Year	Chinese title	English title	Role	Notes
2006	七剑下天山	Seven Swordsmen	Liu Yufang
2007	金耳环		Lu Baozhen	[20]
	爱就爱了		Zhang Tianyu	[21]
	五号特工组		Gao Han	[22]
	家	The Family	Qin	[23]
2008	血色迷雾		Zheng Xiaocong	[24]
2009	龙门驿站		Zhu'er	[25]
	加油优雅	Jiayou You Ya	Kang Yayou	[26]
	当铺	Pawnshop	Rui Yunxiang	[27]
2010	无间有爱	Infernal Lover	Ding Xiaoxue	[28]
	美人心计	Beauty's Rival in Palace	Nie Shen'er / Nie Ao / Wang Zhi / Concubine Qi
	贤妻良母	Good Wife and Mother	Luo Na	Cameo[29]
	迷案1937	Mystery 1937	Li Menglu	[30]
	告密者	The Informant	Pigeon	[31]
2011	盛女的黄金时代	The Golden Age of the Leftover Ladies	Liang Shuang	[32]
	理发师	Barber	Song Jiayi	[33]
	唐宫美人天下	Beauty World	Bai He	Cameo [34]
2012	青盲		Wang Lingyu	[35]
	五号特工组2		Gao Han	[36]
	北京青年	Beijing Youth	Ren Zhiliao	[37]
	连环套	Lian Huan Tao	Ma Xiaohui	[38]
	婚巢	Destination of Love	Yang Xue	[39]
2013	枪花	Miss Assassin	Fan Lu	[40]
	零下三十八度		Chang Qing	[41]
	恋爱的那点事儿	Fall in Love		Cameo
2014	爱的多米诺	Domino Effect of Love	Xie Xiaonuo	[42]
	战神	God of War	Lin Yan	[43]
2015	想明白了再结婚	Think Before You Marry	Yu Xiaoyu	[44]
	两生花	Twice Blooms the Flowers	Yan Song	[45]
	爱情珠宝	Love Jewelry	Xu Shuijing	Cameo[46]
	狭路		Miao Qing	Cameo[47]
2017	漂洋过海来看你	Across the Ocean to See You	Su Mang	[48]
	凤凰无双	Phoenix Warriors	Miao Qianqian / Nie Wushuang	[49]
2018	武动乾坤	Martial Universe	Ling Qingzhu
2019	封神	The Gods	Su Daji
TBA	海洋之城	One Boat One World	Tian Ai	[50]
	三生有幸遇见你	Lucky With You	Wu Shiyi	[51]

Variety show

Year	English title	Chinese title	Role	Notes
2020	Female Drifters	乘风破浪的姐姐	Cast member	[52]

Discography

Year	English title	Chinese title	Album
2012	"Forgive Me"	原谅我	—
	"Irony"	讽刺	—
2015	"Finally"	终于	Think Before You Marry OST

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
2012	4th China TV Drama Awards	Breakthrough Award	Beijing Youth	Won	[4]
2015	9th Asian Film Awards	Rising Star of Asia	Somewhere Only We Know	Won	[6]
	22nd Beijing College Student Film Festival	Most Popular Actress		Won	[53]
	3rd China International Film Festival London	Most Accomplished Actress		Won	[8]
2018	31st Tokyo International Film Festival - Gold Crane Award	Most Popular Actress	A or B	Won	[54]