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.
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رايزا ٴالىمجان Риза Әлімжан | |||||||
Born | (1986-07-15) 15 July 1986 (age 36) Haidian District, Beijing, China | ||||||
Other names | Chinese: 热依扎·阿里木江 | ||||||
Alma mater | Beijing Film Academy | ||||||
Occupation | Actress, model | ||||||
Years active | 2010–present | ||||||
Notable work | Empresses in the Palace The Longest Day in Chang'an | ||||||
Children | 1 | ||||||
Chinese name | |||||||
Traditional Chinese | 熱依扎·阿里木江 | ||||||
Simplified Chinese | 热依扎·阿里木江 | ||||||
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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]
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]
On 5 December 2020, she announced that she had given birth to a daughter on her personal Sina Weibo account.
Year | English title | Chinese title | Role | Notes |
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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 |
Year | English title | Chinese title | Role | Notes |
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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) |
Year | English title | Chinese title | Role | Notes |
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2014 | X-space | 星星的密室 | Guest | |
2015 | Youth Trainee | 青春练习生 | Guest | |
Flying Apsaras Award for Outstanding Actress | |
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