Xu Lu (or Lulu Xu, Chinese: 徐璐, born 28 December 1994) is a Chinese actress. She first became recognized in China for her role in the drama Empresses in the Palace (2012) and internationally with the drama One and a Half Summer (2014).
Career
Xu Lu has been educated in a strict military school environment since she was 10 years old, which then propelled her to attend People's Liberation Army Academy of Art, majoring in Drama. She debuted as an actress through The Dream of Red Mansions as the teenage Xue Baoqin. But her breakthrough came with Empresses in the Palace. Even though her character Zhen Yurao only started to appear in the latter part of drama, she captivated the viewers with her fresh innocent look and her romantic subplot with Aisin-Gioro Yunsi.
She became known internationally by starring in a college romance drama, One and a Half Summer alongside Nichkhun and Jiang Jinfu. In 2015, Xu Lu participated in the 1st season of We Are In Love, the licensed remake of popular South Korean's variety show We Got Married, in which her virtual pairing with Qiao Renliang gained huge popularity up until Qiao's death on September 2016.
Among her projects in 2017 were a big budget historical fantasy Tribes and Empires: Storm of Prophecy; car racing-themed drama Sonic Youth, youth musical film Our Shining Days, which she was awarded for in the Shanghai International Film Festival; and director Guan Hu's adaptation of Ghost Blows Out the Light book series, The Weasel Grave.
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|
| 2016 | The Light | Yan Dan | Released November 11, 2016 |
| 2017 | Our Shining Days | Chen Jing | Released July 20, 2017 |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|
| 2010 | The Dream of Red Mansions | teenage Xue Baoqin | Beijing Media Network |
| 2012 | Empresses in the Palace | Zhen Yurao | Dragon Television |
| 2013 | Love In Spring | Jin Lulu | Hunan Television |
| Warring States Little Soldier | Li Yu | Shanghai Television |
| 2014 | One and a Half Summer | Luo Man | Dragon Television |
| 2015 | Singles Villa | Jiang Kexin | Hunan Television |
| The Wife's Lies | Sun Jiayuan | Hunan Television |
| 2016 | Magical Space-time | Song Qiaoqiao | Hunan Television |
| 2017 | Be With You | Lin Weiling | iQiyi |
| The Weasel Grave | Hua Mei | QQLive, Dragon TV |
| Prince Coffee Lab | Gao Xing | Anhui Television |
| Tribes and Empires: Storm of Prophecy | Su Yuning | Hunan Television |
| Sonic Youth | Tang Tang | Hunan Television |
| The Magnificient Five | Bai Mengmeng | |
| 2018 | The Message | Gu Xiaomeng | |
Variety show
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|
| 2015 | We Are In Love | Cast member | Qiao Renliang |
| 2016 | Date ! Super Star | Ethan Juan, Huang Jingyu, Vision Wei |
Discography
| Year | Title | Album |
|---|
| 2014 | "One and a Half Summer" (一又二分之一的夏天) | One and a Half Summer OST |
| 2016 | "It's Okay" (没关系) | The Light OST |
| "Date ! Super Star" (約吧！大明星) | Date ! Super Star OST |
| 2017 | "Show Me !" | Our Shining Days OST |
| "Flying Stars" (飞散的星星) |
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result |
|---|
| 2015 | iQiyi All-Star Carnival Night | Best Role Shape | One and a Half Summer | Won |
| 2017 | 20th Shanghai International Film Festival | Best Actress (Asian New Talent Award) | Our Shining Days | Nominated |
| 14th China Movie Channel Media Awards | Best Actress | Runner-up |
| Best New Actress | Won |
