Young Chinese actress Liu Yifei has signed with William Morris
Agency, one of the three top American agencies, becoming the second
Chinese actress in this company.
Chinese actress Zhang Ziyi had signed with the agency in 2005
and soon obtained a lead role in the movie The Memoir of a
Geisha.
Other big names like Julia Roberts, Mel Gibson are also lineup
of the company.
Nanjing Daily reported on Thursday that the first big
present the agency gave Liu Yifei was a lead role in the movie
The Forbidden Kingdom, which co-starred by Jackie Chan and
Jet Li.
Reports say the agency thinks that Liu Yifei has an outstanding
appearance and acting which represents as the traditional Chinese
beauty, as well as has great potential to be an international
star.
The actress has already entered Hengdian World Studios, a big
filming site located in eastern China's Zhejiang Province,
preparing for the shooting of the movie.
(CRI.cn April 20, 2007)
