Name: The Glamorous Imperial Concubine
Genre: Romance, Costume & Period
Released: 2011-09-30
Rating: 8.0
Cast: Ruby Lin, Kevin Yan, Wallace Huo, Liu Tao, Tony Yang

Ruby Lin is the stage name of Lin Hsin Ru, a popular Taiwanese actress, producer and singer. Born on January 27, 1976, she began her career with a TV commercial and then started acting in small roles in television dramas. She became an overnight sensation with the breakout role of Xia Zi Wei in the 1998 hit television drama “My Fair Princess.” She has since starred in many other hit dramas, including “The Duke of Mount Deer” (2000), “Romance in the Rain” (2001), “Flying Daggers” (2003) and “Affair of Half a Lifetime” (2004). Ruby Lin established her own management company, Ruby Lin Studio, in 2009 and has since produced and/or starred in many more popular dramas, such as “Beauty’s Rival in Palace” (2010), “Three Kingdoms” (2010), “The Glamorous Imperial Concubine” (2011), “The Way We Were” (2014) and “My Dear Boy” (2017-2018). Apple Daily ranked Ruby Lin as the highest-earning drama actress in 2012 and 2013.

Ruby Lin

Ma Fuya

Kevin Yan is the stage name of Yan Yi Kuan, a Chinese actor and singer. Born on January 24, 1979, he also goes by the name Yan Kuan. Kevin Yan made his acting debut in the 1999 television series “Qing Shu” and has enjoyed a very successful career as an actor, mainly in television dramas. He also branched out into singing with the release of his first album in 2008 and has sung the soundtracks to many of his dramas. Some of his most popular roles include “The Last Princess” (2011), “The Glamorous Imperial Concubine” (2011), “All Men Are Brothers” (2011) and “The Romance of the Condor Heroes” (2014). Kevin Yan married actress Sunny Du in 2014.

Kevin Yan

Meng Qi You

Wallace Huo

Liu Lian Cheng

Liu Tao is a popular Chinese actress. Born on July 12, 1978, she also goes by the name Tamia Liu. When she was a teenager, Liu Tao served for two years in a performance troop of the People’s Liberation Army. She broke into acting in television in 2000 and has since starred in many popular films and television dramas, including the acclaimed “Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils” (2002), “Dali Princess” (2008), “The Glamorous Imperial Concubine” (2011), “Nirvana in Fire” (2015), “The Legend of Miyue” (2015) and “Ode to Joy” (2016). Liu Tao married Wang Ke in 2008.

Liu Tao

Tony Yang is a Taiwanese actor. Born on August 30, 1982, as Yang You Ning, he made his acting debut in the 2003 critically acclaimed film “Crystal Boys,” which won many awards for dealing with topic of homosexual intolerance during 1970s Taipei. Tony Yang has since starred in many popular films and television dramas, including “The Lady and the Liar” (2015), “The Pursuit of Happiness” (2013) and “Love Forward” (2012).

Tony Yang

Jennifer Hung

Dai Chun Rong is a Chinese actress famous for playing the role of Chinese empresses in drama series titles. She was born on February 2, 1961, in Xi'an, Shaanxi Province, China. Her first TV series role came in 1996, when she played the Empress Xu in “Han Gong Fei Yan.” She followed up in 1998, again playing the Empress in drama series “My Fair Princess.” Her most recent portrayal of an empress was in 2013, when she played the 6th-century Empress Dowager Hu in “Prince of Lan Ling.”

Dai Chun Rong

Wang Lin is a Chinese actor and variety TV star born on August 24, 1970. She made her debut in 1999, starring in a leading role in “Fascination Amour,” following up in 2001 with her drama debut in 2001 series “Romance in the Rain.” She then went on to appear in Ang Lee’s internationally acclaimed 2007 movie “Lust, Caution” in 2007. She has continued to appear in hit movie titles, including “Tiny Times 1.0” (2013) and one of its sequels, “Tiny Times 3.0” in 2014. More recently, she appeared in “Son of a Hero” (2019).

Wang Lin

Mao Zi Jun

Kara Wai

Zheng Kai is a Chinese actor. He was born on March 11, 1986 and made his acting debut in 2007. Since then, he has appeared in various films and television dramas, including “Scarlet Heart” (2011), “Shuttle Love Millennium” (2016), “The Fatal Mission” (2016), and “Guardians of the Ancient Oath” (2020).

Zheng Kai

Jiang Kai

Hao Ze Jia is a Chinese actress who was born on April 2, 1993, in Hegang, Heilongjiang Province, China. She graduated from the Central Academy of Drama and made her acting debut in the 2009 film “Fortune King Is Coming to Town.” She followed up in 2010 with her small-screen bow in the period drama series “Princess Dumping World.” She has since appeared in hit drama titles including “The Screen Foxes” (2016), 2018’s “Siege in Fog, and “Psychic Princess: Season 1” (2019) – as well as the follow-up “Psychic Princess: Season 2” (2020).

Hao Ze Jia

Liu Zi Jiao, also known as Ada Liu, is a Chinese actress who was born in Beijing, China, on July 9, 1983. She graduated from the University of New South Wales in Australia, where she majored in Law and Business Studies. She began acting in earnest in 2010, when she appeared in the drama “Three Kingdoms.” She has since gone on to star in a number of hit drama titles, such as “The Great Protector” in 2016, as well as “Memories of Love” (2018) and “Hello, My Shining Love” (2022).

Liu Zi Jiao

Lin Feng

Hunan Satellite TV

Ma Fuya (Ruby Lin), a princess in 10th-century imperial China's Chu state, survives her uncle's brutal coup that kills her family and leaves her exiled. Caught between two powerful princes, Meng Qi You (Kevin Yan) and Liu Lian Cheng (Wallace Huo), who both fall in love with her, Fuya navigates complex political landscapes and succession struggles. Determined to reclaim her lost throne and avenge her family, she strategically uses her intelligence and relationships to survive and potentially regain power. This is a 2011 Chinese historical drama directed by Lin Feng and George Leung, based on a novel by Murong Yinr and marking Ruby Lin's production debut.

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