Dilraba Dilmurat (Uyghur: دىلرەبا دىلمۇرات‎, ULY: Dilreba Dilmurat, preferred transliteration: Dilraba Dilmurat,born 3 June 1992), better known as Dilireba (迪丽热巴), is a Chinese actress of Uyghur ethnicity.

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2013–2015: Acting debut and Rising popularity Dilraba made her acting debut in the television drama Anarhan (2013), playing the lead role.The

drama garnered a nomination for "Outstanding TV Series" at the 30th Flying Goddess Award. Thereafter,

she was signed to Jay Walk Studio and participated in the company-produced web series, V Love.

Dilraba experienced a rise in popularity after featuring in popular fantasy drama Swords of Legends (2014).She

then co-starred in Diamond Lover (2015), winning acclaim for her role as a sassy pop-star.She won

the "Audience's Favorite Newcomer" award at the 7th China TV Drama Awards for her performance.

2016–present: Leading roles and Keep Running In 2016, Dilraba was cast as the leading role in sports drama Hot Girl.

She won the "Outstanding New Actress" award at 2016 ENAwards for her performance in the series.The

same year, she was cast in her first big screen leading role in romantic comedy film Mr. Pride vs Miss Prejudice (2017).Her performance

won the Best New Actress award at the 2016 China Britain Film Festival.

In 2017, she played the leading role in Pretty Li Hui Zhen, the remake of South Korean drama She Was Pretty.She

next starred in fantasy romance drama Eternal Love, which gained explosive popularity in China as well as internationally.Dilraba thus

became known to wider audiences, and was also nominated for the Best Supporting Actress award at the Shanghai Television Festival.The same year,

Dilraba joined the fifth season of Keep Running as a cast member.In July, she starred

in the historical romance drama The King's Woman. In August, she was

cast in the science fiction romance drama Sweet Dreams.In December, she starred alongside

Wang Junkai and Dong Zijian in Namiya, the Chinese remake of Japanese novel Miracles of the Namiya General Store.

In January 2018, she was announced to star in fantasy romance drama Three Lives, Three Worlds, The Pillow Book, reprising her role from Eternal Love.

In February, she was cast in the historical fantasy film Legend of Sun and Moon, portraying Chang'e.

In March, she stars in the wuxia romance drama The Flame's Daughter.In

April, she stars in the romantic comedy film Karat alongside Guo Jingfei.