Born on August 25, 1987, Lui Yi Fei ( her birthname was An Feng ) spent her childhood mostly in Wuhan, China. At the age of 8 years old, Crystal ( her English name ), was already modeling and since then, many people believed she has the potential to be an artist because of her talent not only in modeling but also in singing and dancing as well.
After her parents' divorce, Lui left China to USA with her mother at age of 10 and changed her name to Lui Xi Mei Zi. In 2002, Lui returned to China to and changed her birthname to what was known today as Lui Yi Fei and accepted into the prestigios Beijing Film Academy at age 15. On that same year, she received offers to lead in various TV shows and later she made her first role on television in a TV series "The Story of a Noble Family". Her breakthrough performance as an actress came when she returned to China to co-star with Jackie Chan and Je Li in a martial arts movie "The Forbidden Kingdom".
