Li Bingbing
Li Bingbing (born 27 February 1973) is a Chinese actress. She gained critical acclaim for her role in Seventeen Years (1999) and received widespread success with films such as A World Without Thieves (2004), Waiting Alone (2005), The Knot (2006), The Forbidden Kingdom (2008), The Message (2009), and Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame (2010). Li has also starred in Hollywood films Resident Evil: Retribution (2012), Transformers: Age of Extinction (2014), and The Meg (2018).
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Li Bingbing

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- Name
- Li Bingbing
- Born
- 27 February 1973
- Birthplace
- Wuchang, Heilongjiang, China
- Education
- Shanghai Theatre Academy
- Occupation
- * Actress
- Awards
- Full list
- Nationality
- People's Republic of China
- Honours
- Golden Horse Award for Best Leading Actress · Hundred Flowers Award for Best Actress
- Languages
- Chinese
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Li Bingbing (born 27 February 1973) is a Chinese actress. She gained critical acclaim for her role in Seventeen Years (1999) and received widespread success with films such as A World Without Thieves (2004), Waiting Alone (2005), The Knot (2006), The Forbidden Kingdom (2008), The Message (2009), and Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame (2010). Li has also starred in Hollywood films Resident Evil: Retribution (2012), Transformers: Age of Extinction (2014), and The Meg (2018).
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Biography
Biography
Li ranked 26th on Forbes China Celebrity 100 list in 2013, 28th in 2014, 13th in 2015, 29th in 2017, and 76th in 2019.
Key facts
Key facts
• Name — Li Bingbing • Birth Name — Li Bingbing • Born — 27 February 1973 • Birthplace — Wuchang, Heilongjiang, China • Education — Shanghai Theatre Academy • Occupation — * Actress • singer • Years Active — 1994–present • Agent — Hesong Media • Awards — Full list
Early life
Early life
Li Bingbing was born to a workers' family in Wuchang, Heilongjiang, China, her parents were originally from Taigu in Shanxi Province. She has a younger sister Li Xue. At 16, she enrolled in a secondary specialized school, Jixi Normal School (now Heilongjiang University Of Technology). Upon graduation in 1992, she became a probationary music teacher at an elementary school in Harbin for one year. In 1993, she enrolled in the Shanghai Theatre Academy to study acting.
Career
Career
Li gained critical acclaim for her role in Zhang Yuan's Seventeen Years (1999), for which she and Liu Lin shared the Best Actress Award at the 13th Singapore International Film Festival. However, the film went unnoticed in China due to a domestic ban. In 2001, Li gained attention for starring in the popular television series Young Justice Bao. She followed with a number of wuxia television series, such as Taiji Prodigy and Eight Heroes, earning her a label of "action actress." In 2004, Li achieved breakthrough with her performance in Dayyan Eng's romantic comedy film Waiting Alone, for which she received her first Best Actress nomination at the Chinese academy awards (Golden Rooster Awards). Follow up with starring in Feng Xiaogang's A World Without Thieves, for which she received a nomination of Best Supporting Actress at the Hundred Flowers Awards. In the same year, her sister, Li Xue, became her manager. In 2009, Li won Best Actress at the 46th Golden Horse Film Awards for her performance in The Message. Li then starred in Tsui Hark's 2010 action-mystery film Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame. She played Shangguan Jing'er, a fictional character based on Shangguan Wan'er, a prestigious politician during the Tang Dynasty. She, along with other partners including Li Xue, established a studio Hesong Entertainment in the same year, co-starring and co-producing the film 1911 with Jackie Chan, which was released in September 2011 to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Xinhai Revolution.
Ambassadorships
Ambassadorships
• Charity Ambassador of the Shanghai World Expo • Goodwill Ambassador of UNEP
Philanthropy
Philanthropy
Li Bingbing has established L.O.V.E, a charitable organization dedicated to the promotion of a positive, environmentally responsible lifestyle. She is also one of the founders of the two-year One Million-Tree Forest project, launched in efforts to change the climate environment and help local residents of Gansu Province, Southwest China, to increase their incomes. Her commitment to green and charitable causes has earned her the recognition as "the most influential global ambassador" from World Wildlife Fund.
Personal life
Personal life
On 24 July 2013, it was reported that Li has a godfather Wang Lin, a qigong and psi practitioner. Li went to visit Wang for help to cure her mother of her disease. She is a member of China Zhi Gong Party.
Television
Television
• Year — English title — Original title — Role — Notes • 1994 — Yilu Denghou — 一路等候 — Du Yuling • 1995 — No Regrets — zh-Hans — Feng Kangmei • 1996 — Zhanguo Chuanqi — zh-Hans — Hongnu • 1997 — Shang Yang Chuanqi — zh-Hans — Du Wa • Fengsheng Shuiqi — zh-Hans — Gu Ting • 1998 — Qinmi Airen — zh-Hans — Bai Tong • Palace of Desire — zh-Hans — Princess Anle • Da Fating — 大法庭 — Xia Liyan • The Female Official — zh-Hant — Sun Xiaohong — Guest appearance • 2000 — The Nation Under The Foot — 一腳定江山 — Fan Yue'e • Qingchun Chudong — zh-Hans — Guan Ping • Yiben Wuhui — zh-Hant — Qin Xue • Smart Kid — zh-Hant — Ying Ziyan • Young Justice Bao — 少年包青天 — Ling Chuchu • 2001 — Ye Yatou — zh-Hant — Ye Yatou • Zheshan Tanhua — 折扇探花 — Sixth Princess • Taiji Prodigy — zh-Hant — Qin Sirong • Sky Lovers — Tang Wei • 2002 — The Blue Lotus — zh-Hans — Ye Zi • 2003 — Romancing Hong Kong — zh-Hans — Gao Shuang • 2004 — City of Sky — 天空之城 — Xiao Ruoning / Yu Bohan • The Sea's Promise — 海的誓言 — Bai Ying • Changjian Xiangsi — zh-Hant — Fengyi • Strange Tales of Liao Zhai — zh-Hant — Yu Xiaocui • 2005 — Eight Heroes — Feng Laiyi • Huiniang Wanxin — 徽娘宛心 — Ye Wanxin • 2006 — Zaisheng Yuan — 再生緣之孟麗君傳 — Meng Lijun
Identity
Identity
Li Bingbing is recorded as having received Golden Horse Award for Best Leading Actress and Hundred Flowers Award for Best Actress.
Life and career
Dated record
Life and career
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1973
Li Bingbing born at Wuchang City.
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Wuchang City.
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English-language films
English-language films
• Illustration — Li at the 2011 Cannes Film Festival Li’s starred in her first English-language film with Wayne Wang's Snow Flower and the Secret Fan in 2011. It was adapted from Lisa See's 2005 novel of the same title. The film premiered at the 2011 Cannes Film Festival. Li started to gain recognition in Hollywood after starring in Resident Evil: Retribution (2011), playing Ada Wong. The same year, she was cast in action fantasy film 400 Boys, directed by British director Alastair Paton. In 2013, Li attended the 4th Annual US-China Film Summit and received the East-West Talent Award. Hollywood magazine Variety also named her Asian Star of the Year. The following year, Li featured in Transformers: Age of Extinction, the fourth installment of the film franchise. This helped solidify her success overseas. In 2015, she was cast in 3D science fiction thriller Nest (also known as Guardians of the Tomb), a Chinese-Australian co-production that was finally released in January 2018. The same year, it was announced that Li would play China's first female superhero in upcoming film Realm, written by Stan Lee, though that project eventually stalled with Lee's passing. In 2018, Li starred with Jason Statham in the box office hit The Meg, an American-Chinese shark film based on Steve Alten's 1997 novel Meg: A Novel of Deep Terror.
Film
Film
• Year — Title — Role — Notes • 1994 — Spirit of Cops zh-Hans — Shen Fang • Qiaoqian Zhixi zh-Hans — Juan Juan • 1999 — Lüse Rouqing zh-Hans — Lin Qiaoqiao • Seventeen Years — Chen Jie • 2003 — Love for All Seasons 百年好合 — Misery • Cat and Mouse — Ding Yuehua • Purple Butterfly — Tang Yiling • 2004 — Silver Hawk — Jane • A World Without Thieves — Xiaoye • 2005 — Waiting Alone — Liu Rong — Premiered at 2004 Tokyo Film Festival, released in cinemas in 2005. • Fight for Love zh-Hans — Ma Lili • Wait 'Til You're Older — Kwong's mother — Guest appearance • Dragon Squad — Yu Ching • 2006 — The Knot — Wang Jindi • 2008 — Linger — Fu Enjia • The Forbidden Kingdom — Ni Chang / White haired witch • 2009 — The Message — Li Ningyu • 2010 — Triple Tap — Zhao Anna • Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame — Shangguan Jing'er • 2011 — Snow Flower and the Secret Fan — Nina / Lily • 1911 — Xu Zonghan • 2012 — I Do — Tang Weiwei • Resident Evil: Retribution — Ada Wong • 400 Boys — Not released • 2014 — Transformers: Age of Extinction — Su Yueming • 2015 — Zhong Kui: Snow Girl and the Dark Crystal — Xue'er • 2018 — Guardians of the Tomb — Jia • The Meg — Zhang Suyin • 2022 — Ordinary Hero — Zhou Yan
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- Wikidata, structured authority record Q254166: Li Bingbing
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- “Li Bingbing”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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- Gemeinsame Normdatei 1346323909, Li, Bingbing.
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Awards and nominations
• Year — Award — Category — Nominated work — Result • 2000 — Singapore International Film Festival — Best Actress — Seventeen Years • 2005 — 12th Beijing Student Film Festival — Most Popular Actress — Waiting Alone • 25th Golden Rooster Awards — Best Actress • 2006 — 28th Hundred Flowers Awards — Best Supporting Actress — A World Without Thieves • 2007 — 14th Beijing Student Film Festival — Best Actress — The Knot • 11th Golden Phoenix Awards — Special Jury Award • 12th Huabiao Film Awards — Best Actress • 26th Golden Rooster Awards • 44th Golden Horse Awards • 2008 — 9th Changchun Film Festival • 29th Hundred Flowers Awards • 2009 — 46th Golden Horse Awards — The Message • 2010 — 4th Asian Film Awards • 3rd Iron Film Awards • 10th Chinese Film Media Awards • Best Rising Actress • 17th Beijing Student Film Festival — Best Actress • 2012 — 31st Hundred Flowers Awards — Best Actress — 1911 • 2013 — 9th Huading Awards — I Do • 2015 — 3rd China International Film Festival London — Zhong Kui: Snow Girl and the Dark Crystal • The Most Influential Star Overseas • 2018 — 14th Chinese American Film Festival — Best Actress in a Leading Role — The Meg • Chinese American Film Art Exchange and Contribution Award
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