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Gong Li

Name in Native Language: "鞏俐" (ZH-HANT)
Actress / Film Actress | * 12/31/1965 (58) | Shenyang, Liaoning Province (People's Republic of China)
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Gong Li (simplified Chinese: 巩俐; traditional Chinese: 鞏俐; born 31 December 1965) is a Chinese actress. Regarded as one of the best actresses in China today, she is known for her versatility and naturalistic performance. She starred in three of the four Chinese-language films that have been nominated for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film. Gong was born in Shenyang, Liaoning, and grew up in Jinan, Shandong. She enrolled at the Central Academy of Drama in Beijing, from where she graduated in 1989. While a student at the Academy, she was spotted by director Zhang Yimou and debuted in Zhang's Red Sorghum in 1987. Gong and Zhang's professional and personal relationship received much media attention in the Chinese-speaking world, as they continued to collaborate on a string of critically acclaimed movies, including the Oscar-nominated features Ju Dou (1990) and Raise the Red Lantern (1991). For her role in the Zhang-directed The Story of Qiu Ju ()
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Gong Li is a Chinese-born Singaporean film actress. Gong first came into international prominence through close collaboration with Chinese director Zhang Yimou and is credited with helping bring Chinese cinema to Europe and the United States.She has twice been awarded the Golden Rooster and the Hundred Flowers Awards as well as the Berlinale Camera, Cannes Festival Trophy, National Board of Review, New York Film Critics Circle Award, and Volpi Cup.She married Singaporean businessman Ooi Hoe Soeng in 1996, and became a Singaporean citizen in 2008.

Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Romance / Love | Action

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Awards & Nominations for Gong Li

Commandeur Des Arts Et Des Lettres‎ Volpi Cup for Best Actress Berlinale Camera
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Movies with Gong Li as Actress(37)

as Self (archive footage)2021 One-Tenth of a Millimeter Apart
as Yu Jin2021 Saturday Fiction
as Miss Hua2021 The Hand
as Xian Niang2020 Mulan
as Lang Ping2020 Leap
as Lady White2016 The Monkey King 2
as Feng Wanyu2014 Coming Home
as Li Yilong2011 What Women Want
as Anna Lan-Ting2010 Shanghai
as Lady Murasaki2007 Hannibal Rising
as Empress Phoenix2006 Curse of the Golden Flower
as Isabella2006 Miami Vice
as Hatsumomo2005 Memoirs of a Geisha
as Su Li-Zhen2004 2046
as Miss Hua2004 Eros
as Zhou Yu / Xiu2002 Zhou Yu's Train
as Sun Liying2000 Breaking the Silence
as Vivian1997 Chinese Box
as Pang Ruyi1996 Temptress Moon
as Bijou / Xiao Jinbao1995 Shanghai Triad
as Pan Yuliang1994 A Soul Haunted by Painting
as Jiazhen1994 To Live
as Juxian1993 Farewell My Concubine
as Chou Heung1993 Flirting Scholar
as Mary1992 Mary from Beijing
as Qiu Ju1992 The Story of Qiu Ju
as Song Lian1991 Raise the Red Lantern
as herself1991 The Banquet
as Ju Dou1990 Ju Dou
as Dong Er/ Zhu Lili1989 A Terra-Cotta Warrior
as Guilian1989 The Empress Dowager
as Ah Li1989 Code Name: Cougar
as Jiu'er1988 Red Sorghum

Full Name: Gong Gong
Born: Friday, 12/31 1965 (December) in Shenyang, Liaoning Province (People's Republic of China) (current age: 58 years + 277 days)
Zodiac sign: Capricorn (Chinese zodiac sign: Snake)
Languages: French (FR), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)
Educated at: Central Academy of Drama
Spouses (current/former): Ooi Hoe Seong, Jean-Michel Jarre
Other names for Gong Li (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"공리"
"Lei Gung"
"Γκονγκ Λι"
"巩俐"
"Củng Lợi"
"コン・リー"
Gong Li frequently works together with these people:
Wong Kar-wai (12x, Crew)
Zhang Yimou (12x, Crew)
William Chang (9x, Crew)
Chen Kaige (7x, Crew)
Jiping Zhao (6x, Crew)
Cao Juiping (6x, Crew)
Du Yuan (6x, Crew)
Leslie Cheung (5x, Actor)
Tong Huamiao (5x, Crew)
WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:1188, Added: 03/23/2018, Last updated: 09/08/2024