Rayzha Alimjan (Kazakh: رايزا ٴالىمجان; Chinese: 热依扎·阿里木江; born 15 July 1986) is a Chinese actress and model of Kazakh ethnicity.

Rayzha Alimjan
رايزا ٴالىمجان
Риза Әлімжан
Born (1986-07-15) 15 July 1986 (age 38)
Alma materBeijing Film Academy
Occupations
  • Actress
  • model
Years active2010–present
Notable work
Children1
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese熱依扎·阿里木江
Simplified Chinese热依扎·阿里木江
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinRèyīzhā Ālǐmùjiāng

Early life and education

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Rayzha Alimjan was born in Haidian District of Beijing, on 15 July 1986, while her ancestral home is in Jinghe County, Xinjiang.[1] Her maternal grandmother was a school teacher.[1] Her father is a writer.[1] She graduated from Beijing Film Academy.[2]

Career

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Rayzha Alimjan began her career as a fashion model when she was a high school student.[1]

She made her film debut in Flirting Scholar 2 (2010), playing a maidservant.[3]

Rayzha Alimjan's first notice came with her role as Concubine Ning on the 2011 historical television series Empresses in the Palace.[4]

In 2012, she received her first leading role in a series called Ia Ia, I Do.[5]

In 2013, she starred opposite Qi Wei, Melvin Sia, Chen He, Lou Yixiao, and Zhang Danfeng in the romantic comedy television series Love Destiny.[6]

In 2014, she landed a guest role on Young Sherlock.[7]

Rayzha Alimjan was cast in Xu Jinglei's romance film Somewhere Only We Know (2015), playing the girlfriend of Juck Zhang's character.[8]

In 2016, she headlined three films: Inside or Outside, Kill Time (film) and Never Said Goodbye.[9] She had a supporting role in Singing All Along, a television adaptation based on the romance novel Splendid and Beautiful Rivers and Mountains by Li Xin.[10]

Rayzha Alimjan played the female lead role in the romantic comedy film La Historia Du Un Amor (2017), alongside Zheng Kai, who played her boyfriend.[11] That same year, she played a supporting role in Tribes and Empires: Storm of Prophecy, starring Huang Xuan, Shawn Dou, Xu Lu, Zhang Jianing and Janice Man and directed by Cao Dun.[12]

In 2018, she played Gu Xueying, the lead role in Yang Yang's war drama The Snow Queen, costarring Dylan Kuo.[13]

She had a major role in the historical suspense drama The Longest Day in Chang'an (2019), which starred Lei Jiayin and Jackson Yee.[14]

In 2021, she had key supporting role in Minning Town, a 23-episode television series based on the decades-long battle against poverty northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region.[15]

Personal life

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On 5 December 2020, she announced that she had given birth to a daughter on her personal Sina Weibo account.

Filmography

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Film

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Year English title Chinese title Role Notes
2010 Flirting Scholar 2 唐伯虎点秋香2之四大才子 A maidservant
My Spectacular Theatre 盲人电影院 Xiao Ou
2015 Somewhere Only We Know 有一个地方只有我们知道 Shan Shan
2016 Inside or Outside 真相禁区 Nan Fang
The New Year's Eve of Old Lee 过年好 Zhu Li
Kill Time 谋杀似水年华 Qian Ling
Never Said Goodbye 谎言西西里 Ruby
2017 La Historia Du Un Amor 临时演员 Liang Danni
Strangers 缉枪
2018 The Morning After 断片之险途夺宝 Conductor

Television

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Year English title Chinese title Role Notes
2011 Empresses in the Palace 后宫甄嬛传 Concubine Ning
2012 Ia Ia, I Do 爱啊哎呀,我愿意 Tong Hua
2013 Love Destiny 爱情自有天意 Tian Xin
2014 Young Sherlock 少年神探狄仁杰 Shen Ji
2016 Singing All Along 秀丽江山之长歌行 Ding Rou
2017 Tribes and Empires: Storm of Prophecy 九州·海上牧云记 Jin Zhuhai
2018 The Snow Queen 北国英雄 Gu Xueying
2019 The Longest Day in Chang'an 长安十二时辰 Tan Qi
2021 Minning Town 山海情 Li Shuihua Flying Apsaras Award for Outstanding Actress[16]
Huading Awards for National Audience's Favorite Top 10 Actors
Nominated - Magnolia Award for Best Actress
Nominated - Golden Eagle Award for Best Actress (China)
2023 Love Is Full of Jiudaowan 情满九道弯 Ye Fei [17]

Variety show

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Year English title Chinese title Role Notes
2014 X-space 星星的密室 Guest
2015 Youth Trainee 青春练习生 Guest

References

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  1. ^ a b c d 热依扎谈《山海情》:命运如石砸向生活 激起水花. sina.com.cn (in Chinese). 26 January 2021. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
  2. ^ 痛并快乐着!热依扎自曝背奶日常:边赶火车边吸奶,荒野喂奶心酸. 163.com (in Chinese). 18 January 2021. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
  3. ^ 《唐伯虎点秋香2》开机 新星热依扎亮相(图). sina.com.cn (in Chinese). 1 December 2009. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
  4. ^ Zhang Xi (张曦) (19 December 2011). 热依扎立体演活叶澜依 抢眼《后宫甄嬛传》(图). chinanews.com (in Chinese). Retrieved 27 January 2021.
  5. ^ Wang Xiaoyi (王晓易) (12 March 2012). 《爱啊哎呀我愿意》今晚首播 三大看点大揭密. 163.com (in Chinese). Retrieved 27 January 2021.
  6. ^ 资料图片:《爱情自有天意》主角-热依扎饰田心. sina.com.cn (in Chinese). 5 February 2013. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
  7. ^ 《少年神探狄仁杰》定妆照首曝光. 163.com (in Chinese). 27 March 2013. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
  8. ^ Li Zhizheng (李治政) (6 February 2015). 《有一个地方》广州宣传 张超求婚引热依扎落泪. Sohu (in Chinese). Retrieved 27 January 2021.
  9. ^ Zhu Tongman (朱童曼) (25 June 2015). 热依扎成新晋最拼女神 六部主演电影接棒上映. Sohu (in Chinese). Retrieved 27 January 2021.
  10. ^ Li Zhizheng (李治政) (16 August 2016). 《秀丽江山之长歌行》宫斗升级 阴家惨遭灭门灾. Sohu (in Chinese). Retrieved 27 January 2021.
  11. ^ 热依扎与“临时演员”郑恺热恋 美图手机成姻缘石!. 163.com (in Chinese). 13 June 2017. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
  12. ^ Gao Chen (高辰) (24 November 2017). 热依扎赞《海牧》:拍这样的剧才不浪费演员生涯. chinanews.com (in Chinese). Retrieved 27 January 2021.
  13. ^ 郭品超、热依扎、乔任梁抗战剧《北国英雄》10.22腾讯独播!. qq.com (in Chinese). 16 October 2020. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
  14. ^ 热依扎产女当妈,曾与易烊千玺演《长安十二时辰》,网友表示吃惊. qq.com (in Chinese). 5 December 2020. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
  15. ^ 《山海情》演技排名:热依扎第2,郭京飞第5. qq.com (in Chinese). 27 January 2021. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
  16. ^ "热依扎获第33届飞天奖优秀女演员奖" [Reyizha won the Outstanding Actress Award at the 33rd Feitian Awards]. China News. 1 November 2022. Archived from the original on 1 November 2022.
  17. ^ "以九道湾胡同为原型,《情满九道弯》即将在央视开播". The Beijing News (in Chinese). 16 February 2023.
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