Susan Sun

In 2018, she became the youngest actress to achieve China's television "Grand Slam", having won Best Actress at the country's three major TV awards: Flying Apsaras Awards, Golden Eagle Awards, and Magnolia Awards.

• Name — Sun Li • Born — 26 September 1982 • Birthplace — Shanghai, China • Education — Shanghai Oriental Culture College • Occupation — Actress, singer • Years Active — 2001–present • Agent — Hairun Media • Children — 2 Sun Li (born 26 September 1982), also known as Susan Sun,Her English name is sometimes misreported as Betty or Turbo. is a Chinese actress, best known for TV dramas such as Goddess of Mercy (2003), Happiness as Flowers (2005), Shanghai Bund (2007), Empresses in the Palace (2011), The Legend of Mi Yue (2015), and Nothing Gold Can Stay (2017). Her films include Painted Skin (2008), The Breakup Guru (2014), Devil and Angel (2015), and Shadow (2018). In 2018, she became the youngest actress to achieve China's television "Grand Slam", having won Best Actress at the country's three major TV awards: Flying Apsaras Awards, Golden Eagle Awards, and Magnolia Awards.

Sun first entered show business by participating in 2001's Star Search, held by Singapore's MediaCorp. She reached the finals and earned the praise of judge Andy Lau. Following the competition, Sun joined Hairun Media as their first flagship artist. In 2003, author and TV producer Hai Yan selected her for the female lead in the television series Goddess of Mercy. Sun received overwhelmingly positive feedback from audiences for her portrayal of An Xin, and rose to fame in China as one of the most promising young actresses. In 2006, Sun won the Best Newcomer award at the 28th Hundred Flowers Awards for her performance in Huo Yuanjia co-starring Jet Li. She then starred alongside Huang Xiaoming in Shanghai Bund (2007), a mainland remake of the 1980 television series The Bund. Sun starred in Gordon Chan's horror-adventure film Painted Skin (2008), and was nominated for the Best Supporting Actress award for her performance as a young and inexperienced demon hunter at numerous award ceremonies. The same year, she starred in Gao Xixi's military-romance drama Tian Mi Mi. The series was chosen by the Chinese Radio & Television Association as one of the Top Ten television series of the year. Sun then starred in Iron Road (2009), the second joint venture created under Canada/China co-production treaty established in the 1960s. She plays a poor Chinese girl in search of her father who works at a railroad in North America, and challenged speaking in English for the film. For her performance, Sun was crowned Best Actress at the 2nd Roma FictionFest and the 25th Gemini Awards. The same year, Sun played the title character in the television series, Auntie Duohe, based on the novel of the same name by acclaimed writer Geling Yan.

In 2011, Sun gained widespread recognition by playing Zhen Huan in the critically acclaimed historical drama, Empresses in the Palace. She was nominated for an International Emmy Award in the Best Actress category for her role. Praised for being one of the best historical dramas in China, the series garnered high ratings throughout its run and also sparked trends in dialogue quotes and plastic surgery. The same year, she reunited with Painted Skin director Gordan Chan in Mural (also known as Painted Skin 2). She also starred in martial arts film The Lost Bladesman alongside Donnie Yen and Jiang Wen. For her role as an independent mother in Hot Mom! (2013), Sun won the Best Actress award at the 20th Shanghai Television Festival. She also won the Most Popular Actress award at the 10th China Golden Eagle TV Arts Festival. In 2015, Sun played Queen Dowager Xuan, the first stateswoman in China, in historical drama The Legend of Mi Yue. The series was a commercial success, and recorded the highest ratings of the year. Sun won her second Best Actress trophy at the 22nd Shanghai Television Festival. The same year, Sun challenged her first comedy role in Devil and Angel, directed by her husband Deng Chao. In 2017, Sun played the lead character in the period drama Nothing Gold Can Stay, based on a real-life story of Zhou Ying, a budding businesswoman who takes on the responsibilities from her dead husband and starts rebuilding their business empire from scratch. For her performance in the role, Sun was awarded the Outstanding Actress award at the Flying Apsaras Awards. In 2018, Sun starred in Zhang Yimou's historical film, Shadow as the female lead. She was nominated in the Best Actress category at the Golden Horse Awards for her performance. In 2019, Sun was cast in the drama I Will Find You a Better Home as a star property agent, and was nominated for the Best Actress award at the Shanghai Television Festival. In 2020, Sun starred in the urban drama An Jia (House of Rebirth). In 2021, the workplace drama The Ideal City, in which he starred, was aired.

Sun and actor Deng Chao registered their marriage in 2010 and held an official wedding ceremony in 2011 when she was five months pregnant. They have two children, a son and a daughter. She has a half sister, Sun Yan, who is also an actress, who is 19 years younger than Sun Li.

In 2006, Sun took promotional photos for charity and released the single CD Love Like Air. In May, she became the ambassador for the Angel Sunshine Action. In September, at the invitation of the Lijiang Municipal Government, she served as the Lijiang City Ambassador. In 2010, Sun participated in the anti-fur charity campaign, shooting a public service advertisement titled "Transform into an Angel, Reject Fur". On 31 January 2018, China Charity magazine revealed the 2017 China Charity Celebrity List, and Sun ranked 24th.

• Year — Title — Role — Notes — Ref. Reference • 2001 — Romance in the Rain — Dancer • 2003 — Goddess of Mercy 玉观音 — An Xin • Yi Shuang Xiu Hua Xie 一双绣花鞋 — Lin Ying • 2004 — A Ray of Sunshine 一米阳光 — Yi Aiyuan/Yi Chuanxia • Hong Fen Shi Jia 红粉世家 — Yao Zhi • Crimson Romance 血色浪漫 — Zhou Xiaobai • 2005 — Feng Yu Xi Guan 风雨西关 — Xie Tianhui • Days and a Bureau 天和局 — Zhu Wanqiu • Happiness as Flowers 幸福像花儿一样 — Du Juan • Emerald on the Roof — Mo Jiaqi • 2007 — Shanghai Bund — Feng Chengcheng • Yi Shi Qing Yuan 一世情缘 — Ji Wen • 2008 — Tian Mi Mi 甜蜜蜜 — Ye Qing • 2009 — Auntie Duohe 小姨多鹤 — Duo He • 2011 — The Legend of Zhen Huan — Zhen Huan • 2013 — Hot Mom! 辣妈正传 — Xia Bing • 2015 — The Legend of Mi Yue — Mi Yue • 2017 — Nothing Gold Can Stay — Zhou Ying • 2020 — I Will Find You a Better Home — Fang Sijin • Together 在一起 — Fang Zhuren • 2021 — Medal of the Republic — Wei Suping • The Ideal City 理想之城 — Su Xiao • 2025 — A Better Life — Hu Manli

• Year — Title — Notes — Ref. Reference • 2006 — Love is Like the Air 爱如空气 • 2008 — A Little Dream 小小的梦想 • 2010 — Beautiful Signal 美俪暗号

• Year — English title — Chinese title — Album — Notes • 2003 — "Happier Than Me" — 比我幸福 — Goddess of Mercy OST • 2006 — "Even If There is No Tomorrow" — 就算没有明天 — Shanghai Bund OST — with Huang Xiaoming • 2007 — "The Moon Represents My Heart" — Tian Mi Mi OST — with Deng Chao • 2009 — "Memory" — 记忆 — Kungfu Cyborg OST — with Alex Fong • 2010 — "Slowly Be Happy" — 慢慢快乐 — with Mo Yan Lin • 2011 — "Mural" — 画壁 — Mural OST — with Deng Chao • 2013 — "A Stable Happiness" — 稳稳的幸福 — Hot Mom OST — with Zhang Yi • "How Can You Bear to Hurt Me" — 你怎么舍得伤害我 — Charity song; with Gigi Leung & Valen Hsu • 2017 — "Can't Forget" — 忘不掉 — Nothing Gold Can Stay OST

• Year — Rank — Ref. Reference • 2013 — 22nd • 2014 — 30th • 2015 — 6th • 2017 — 13th • 2019 — 22nd • 2020 — 25th