父系范仲淹第三十代後人，母系滿洲在旗，范麗丹出生和成長於中國北方。曾從事電子、金融、培訓、秘書等行業。1997年移居香港後，從事翻譯，漢語、中文教學工作，現任香港高校漢語講師。曾就讀於大連外國語學院，香港公開大學及香港理工大學，先後獲得英語語言學及翻譯榮譽學士，中國語言學及文學碩士。愛好寫作，朗誦，舞蹈，攝影、唱歌；喜歡研究旗袍、翡翠、紫砂壺等。教學之外，參與推廣中國傳統文化，中華經典書籍、篇章誦讀，並擔任普通話朗誦比賽評委。
Ms. Fan was born to a doctor’s family. Her father is the 29th generation on the family tree of Fan Zhongyan, one of the most prominent figures of the Song Dynasty in old China; her mother is Manchu. Fan grew up in Northern China and moved to Hong Kong in 1997. She had studied in the Dalian University of Foreign Languages, the Open University of Hong Kong and Hong Kong Polytechnic University holding BA (Hon)in Linguistics and Translation & MA in Chinese Language and Literature. She had worked as secretary & trainer in electronic and financial industries. After moving to Hong Kong, she has been working as a Chinese language & literature teacher, translator and Chinese lecturer in universities. Fan likes writing, recitation, dancing, photography, singing and researches Qipao, jades, Yixing clay teapot. She also spends time on spreading Chinese culture and Chinese classics.