Xu Xiyuan was born in Taipei City, Taiwan Province on October 6, 1976. She graduated from the Drama Department of Huagang Art School. She is an actor, singer, host, and writer from Taiwan, China. In 2001, Xu Xiyuan starred in the TV series "Meteor Garden". She became popular with the role of "Shancai" in the drama and was nominated for the Best Actress Award of the Taiwan TV Golden Bell Award for this drama. In 2012, Xu Xiyuan won the "OL Favorite Brand Spokesperson" award in Greater China with Pantene Clinicare.
In 1993, Xu Xiyuan and his sister Xu Xidi made their debut with the singing group "ASOS", and thus formally entered the entertainment industry. In 1994, they released the group's first music album "Occupy Young". From 1996 to 1998, Xu Xiyuan successively served as the host of variety shows "I guess I guess I guess I guess" and "Entertainment 100%".
In 2000, Xu Xiyuan starred in the youth idol drama "Meteor Garden", in which she played the role of "Shancai". The drama premiered in Taiwan in 2001, and after it was released in 2002, it became the fourth most popular TV drama in Taiwan with an average rating of 6.99. In the same year, "Meteor Garden" was broadcast in mainland China. Xu Xiyuan became popular with the role of "Shancai" in the play and was shortlisted for the best actress in the Taiwan TV Golden Bell Award for the play.
In 2004, Xu Xiyuan and Liu Ye filmed her film debut "Suspicious Ghost"; in the same year, Xu Xiyuan and Zhou Yimin in F4 co-starred in the Taiwan idol drama "God of War". The two played the leading roles in the drama. In 2005, Xu Xiyuan's own book "Beauty King" was sold in mainland China and Taiwan. According to statistics, "Beauty King" sold more than 800,000 copies on both sides of the strait. On May 26, 2006, Xu Xiyuan participated in the Taiwanese thriller film "Will Silk", which was shortlisted for the "Official Watch Film" section of the Cannes Film Festival. In 2007, Xu Xiyuan and Luo Zhixiang co-starred in the idol drama "The Corner Meets Love", which won the "rating champion" in the field of co-production idol dramas of the year.
In 2008, Xu Xiyuan played the single mother Grace Wang Haiqing in the action movie "Keep the Call" and was shortlisted for the Best Actress in the 28th Hong Kong Film Awards. On March 15, 2009, Xu Xiyuan starred in the idol drama "Summer of Bubbles" and played Yin Xiamo in the film; in June, the website of the Organization for the Treatment of Animals announced that Xu Xiyuan became the “Sexiest Vegetarian Female Artist in Asia in 2009”; July 30, Xu Xiyuan The starring comedy movie "The Spirit Dog of the Great Internal Detective" was released in major theaters across the country; on October 6th, Xu Xiyuan participated in the love story film "The City of Love"; on November 3, Xu Xiyuan played in the martial arts movie "Sword Rain Jianghu" Female killer.
On April 1, 2010, Xu Xiyuan participated in the action comedy costume film "Dragon Phoenix Shop" starring Ren Xianqi, Luo Jiaying, etc.; On August 1, Xu Xiyuan and Andy Lau, Ekin Cheng, etc. took over the filming of the film "Wishilu"; in November, Xu Xiyuan took over Filmed the martial arts movie "Da Wusheng" in the Republic of China, playing the role of Xi Mulan. On July 12, 2011, Xu Xiyuan participated in the filming of Su Jianxin's MV "Before Dawn". On June 21, 2012, Xu Xiyuan's film "The Driver" won the box office championship in Hong Kong for two consecutive weeks; in the same year, Xu Xiyuan appeared at the beauty industry event "OL Direct Selection·Perfect Brand Award" award ceremony. Under the award of "OL Favorite Brand Spokesperson" in Greater China; in December, the American film website "TC Candler" announced the annual "100 Most Beautiful Faced Actresses" in the world. Xu Xiyuan was shortlisted and ranked 89.