Lou Yixiao

In this Chinese name, the family name is Lou.

Lou Yixiao (Chinese: 娄艺潇; born 27 December 1988), also known as Loura Lou, is a Chinese actress and singer.

Lou Yixiao
娄艺潇
Lou Yixiao
Born	(1988-12-27) December 27, 1988 (age 35) Ganjingzi District, Dalian, Liaoning, China
Other names	Loura Lou
Alma mater	Shanghai Theatre Academy
Occupation(s)	Actress, singer
Years active	2009-present
Musical career
Genres	Mandopop
Labels	Warner Music Group^[1] (since 2017)
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	婁藝瀟
Simplified Chinese	娄艺潇
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Lóu Yìxiāo

Lou is noted for playing Hu Yifei (胡一菲) in the hit sitcom television series iPartment, which enjoyed the highest ratings in China when it was broadcast.

Biography

Early life

Lou was born in Ganjingzi District of Dalian, Liaoning on December 27, 1988, the daughter of a policeman and policewoman. She graduated from Shanghai Theatre Academy, majoring in acting.^[2]

Acting career

In 2009, Lou starred in the sitcom television series iPartment, alongside Eric Wang, Deng Jiajia, Michael Chen, Sean Sun, Kimi Li, Jean Lee and Vanessa Zhao, the series was one of the most watched ones in mainland China in that year. Lou also filmed in a number of successful sequels to iPartment.^[3][4]

In 2014, Lou starred as Princess Jianning in the wuxia television series The Deer and the Cauldron, which adapted from Jin Yong's wuxia novel of the same title.^[5]

Filmography

Film

Year	English title	Chinese title	Role	Notes
2009	Blowing in the Wind	随风摇曳	Luo Jin
	Tabarnak	滑向未来	Xiaoxiao
2010	Beautiful Life	美丽生命	Dandan
2012	The Secret of a Musician	独奏者的秘密	Xiaolin	Short film
2018	Monster Hunt 2	捉妖记2		Cameo^[6]
	Love Apartment	爱情公寓	Hu Yifei	^[7]

Television series

Year	English title	Chinese title	Role	Notes
2009	Say Love With Music	我用音乐说爱你	Juliet
	iPartment	爱情公寓	Hu Yifei
2010	Legend of iPartment	爱情公寓外传	Hu Yifei	Cameo
2011	iPartment 2	爱情公寓2	Hu Yifei
	Lady of the Law	带刀女捕快	Pang Fei	^[8]
	Women's Special Crime Unit	女子特案组	Zhou Feifei
2012	iPartment 3	爱情公寓3	Hu Yifei
	Modern Son-in-law	摩登女婿	Yao Bing	^[9]
2013	Love Destiny	爱情自有天意	Wan Huixiang/ Tang Tang	^[10]
	The War of Beauties	爱情悠悠药草香	Huang Caiwei	^[11]
2014	iPartment 4	爱情公寓4	Hu Yifei
	The Deer and the Cauldron	鹿鼎记	Princess Jianning
2015	You Are My Sisters	你是我的姐妹	An Ning	^[12]
	Love Jewelry	爱情珠宝	Xia Luoyi/ Fang Ziyan	^[13]
2016	Don't Lie to Love	别对爱撒谎	Hao Leyi	^[14]
2018	Love Tears Us Apart	忘情歌	Cheng Ying	^[15]
2020	iPartment 5	爱情公寓5	Hu Yifei	^[16]

Discography

Singles

Date	English title	Chinese title	Label	Notes
January 23, 2012	Little World	小小世界		Interlude for Love Destiny
August 11, 2012	iPartment	爱情公寓		Interlude for iPartment 3
April 10, 2013	Glory of the Sharpshooter	枪神的荣耀		Theme song for Gun Slayer Legend
July 7, 2017	Wild Lover	野生情人	Warner Music Group
November 22, 2017	Step By Step	—		Interlude for The Dreaming Man
October 18, 2021	Dreamlike World	人间如梦		DLC theme song for The Legend of Sword and Fairy 7, duet with Audiofreak (音频怪物, real name Li Nan 李楠)

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
2020	7th The Actors of China Award Ceremony	Best Actress (Web series)	—	Pending	^[17]

References

1. “绝美新声”娄艺潇正式加盟华纳音乐 精制首单《野生情人》华丽上线. iFeng (in Chinese). July 7, 2017.
2. 娄艺潇个人资料家庭背景 揭秘坎坷成名史(图). Netease (in Chinese). January 19, 2014.
3. 《爱情公寓》娄艺潇成名史 揭开生活另一面. Tencent (in Chinese). February 17, 2014.
4. 陈赫娄艺潇邓家佳 《爱情公寓》主演现状揭秘（二十二） (in Chinese). Netease. February 25, 2014.
5. 娄艺潇韩栋上演"互虐". ifeng (in Chinese). December 17, 2014.
6. 娄艺潇客串《捉妖记2》成亮点 小奶音独具风格. Sina (in Chinese). February 22, 2018.
7. 《爱情公寓》影版定档 陈赫娄艺潇等原版人马回归. Sina (in Chinese). May 9, 2018.
8. 客串《带刀女捕快》娄艺潇只为热身(图). Sohu (in Chinese). August 30, 2011.
9. 娄艺潇新戏《摩登女婿》变身富二代千金夺爱. Sohu (in Chinese). December 15, 2012.
10. 《爱情自有天意》娄艺潇转型痴情小女人. Sina (in Chinese). February 6, 2013.
11. "《爱情自有天意》戚薇陈赫娄艺潇混搭STYLE". Sina (in Chinese). November 19, 2012.
12. 《你是我姐妹》娄艺潇白冰演姐妹花惹人疼. Sina (in Chinese). May 14, 2015.
13. 《爱情珠宝》娄艺潇首次挑战双角色 泰国红星沦为地陪. ifeng (in Chinese). October 20, 2014.
14. 《你会撒谎吗》沪上开机 娄艺潇迎来甜蜜一抱. Tencent (in Chinese). December 13, 2014.
15. 娄艺潇《忘情歌》热拍 跳舞亲上阵被赞美帅. Sohu (in Chinese). February 29, 2016.
16. "《爱情公寓5》定档 原班人马开启人生新篇章". Netease (in Chinese). January 10, 2020.
17. "第七届"中国电视好演员奖"候选名单，易烊千玺马思纯等超百名演员入围". Chongqing Chongbao (in Chinese). September 15, 2020.

External links

• Lou Yixiao at IMDb
• Lou Yixiao on Weibo (in Chinese) (in Chinese)
• Lou Yixiao on Sinablog (in Chinese)
• Lou Yixiao Douban (in Chinese)
• Lou Yixiao Mtime (in Chinese)