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| Chinese name | 李冰冰 |
| Pinyin | Lǐ Bīngbīng (Mandarin) |
| Jyutping | Lei5 Bing1-bing1 (Cantonese) |
| Born | February 27, 1973 (age 44) |
| Wuchang, Heilongjiang, China | |
| Occupation | Actress, Singer |
| Years active | 1994–present |
| Ancestry | Jinzhong, Shanxi, China |
| Alma mater | Shanghai Theatre Academy |
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Li Bingbing (born 27 February 1973) is a Chinese actress and singer. She rose to fame with her role in Seventeen Years (1999) and since then received critical acclaim for her roles in A World Without Thieves (2004), Waiting Alone (2005), The Knot (2006), The Forbidden Kingdom (2008), The Message (2009), Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame (2010) and Zhong Kui: Snow Girl and the Dark Crystal (2015).
Li has also starred in Hollywood blockbusters Resident Evil: Retribution (2012) and Transformers: Age of Extinction (2014).
Contents
1 Education and career
1.1 Career in Hollywood
2 Ambassador roles
2.1 Social activities
3 Personal life
4 Filmography
4.1 Film
4.2 Television
5 Awards and nominations
6 References
7 External links
Education and Career
Li was born in Wuchang, Heilongjiang, China. She had no intention of becoming an actress initially and she enrolled specifically in a high school for prospective school teachers. However, upon graduation, she discovered her interest in acting and was eventually persuaded by a friend to join the Shanghai Theatre Academy in 1993.
Li rose to fame after starring in Zhang Yuan’s Seventeen Years (1999), which won her the Best Actress Award in the 1999 Singapore Film Festival. In 2001, Li starred in the television series Young Justice Bao, which propelled her to become one of the most famous actresses in China.
Li was subsequently labelled as an “action actress” as she starred in a number of wuxia television series, such as Taiji Prodigy and Eight Heroes.
Li achieved breakthrough with her performance in Feng Xiaogang’s A World Without Thieves. She then starred in Dayyan Eng’s romantic comedy film Waiting Alone, for which she received her first Best Actress nomination at the Golden Rooster Awards.
In 2006, Li starred in romance film The Knot, directed by Yin Li. The film was China’s entry for the Best Foreign Film award at the 2008 Academy Awards. Li won Best Actress awards at the 2007 Huabiao Awards and at the 2008 Hundred Flowers Awards. In 2008, she co-starred with Jet Li and Jackie Chan in the 2008 blockbuster The Forbidden Kingdom as the White-Haired Witch. The film was her first appearance in an international film, and gave her a solid international following.
In 2009, Li won Best Actress at the 46th Golden Horse Film Awards for her performance in The Message, about Japanese invaders in China who try to ferret out a spy among their Chinese collaborators.
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 off Shangguan Wan’er, a prestigious politician during the Tang Dynasty. She established her studio 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.
Career in Hollywood
Li’s first-time in an English-language film is Wayne Wang’s Snow Flower and the Secret Fan, 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, 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), the most expensive Chinese-Australian co-production to date. The same year, it was announced that Li would play China’s first female superhero in upcoming film Realm, written by Stan Lee.
In 2016, Li joined the cast of Meg, an American shark film based on Steve Alten’s 1997 novel. She is also in talks to join The ExpendaBelles, a spin-off movie of The Expendables franchise.
Ambassador Roles
- Charity Ambassador of the Shanghai World Expo
- Goodwill Ambassador of UNEP
- Global Ambassador of WWF Earth Hour
- Ambassador of Korean Culture in China
Social Activities
Li 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
Li did not appear at the premiere of Resident Evil: Retribution, raising speculation from reporters that her absence was a demonstration against the escalating dispute between China and Japan over the Diaoyu Islands. Li’s agent Ji Xiang explained that Li had been informed of the premiere two months before but she was too busy in Beijing to attend at that time. However, Ji did not deny that politics were involved, saying: “We are in line with our government – the Diaoyu Islands belong to China. Bingbing will be attending movie premieres held in other places across the world and she skipped the Tokyo leg only.”
On July 24, 2013, it was reported that Li has a godfather named Wang Lin, a qigong practitioner who claims to be able to conjure up snakes from thin air, cure disease, and retrieve an incinerated banknote intact from an orange. The Beijing News reported that Li Xue, Li’s agent, responded that Li went to visit Wang Lin to ask him to cure her mother of her disease. As for the effectiveness of the cure, the agent refused to disclose any more information.
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Chinese Title | Role | Notes |
| 1994 | Spirit of Cops | 警魂 | Shen Fang | |
| Qiaoqian Zhixi | 乔迁之喜 | Juan Juan | ||
| 1999 | Lüse Rouqing | 绿色柔情 | Lin Qiaoqiao | |
| Seventeen Years | 过年回家 | Chen Jie | ||
| 2003 | Love for All Seasons | 百年好合 | Li Mochou | |
| Cat and Mouse | 老鼠爱上猫 | Ding Yuehua | ||
| Purple Butterfly | 紫蝴蝶 | Tang Yiling | ||
| 2004 | Silver Hawk | 飞鹰 | Jane | |
| A World Without Thieves | 天下无贼 | Xiaoye | ||
| 2005 | Waiting Alone | 独自等待 | Liu Rong | |
| Fight for Love | 情陷擂台 | Ma Lili | ||
| Wait ‘Til You’re Older | 童梦奇缘 | Kwong’s mother | Guest appearance | |
| Dragon Squad | 猛龙 | Yu Ching | ||
| 2006 | The Knot | 云水谣 | Wang Jindi | |
| 2008 | Linger | 蝴蝶飛 | Fu Enjia | |
| The Forbidden Kingdom | 功夫之王 | Ni Chang / White haired witch | ||
| 2009 | The Message | 风声 | Li Ningyu | |
| 2010 | Triple Tap | 槍王之王 | Zhao Anna | |
| Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame | 狄仁杰之通天帝国 | Shangguan Jing’er | ||
| 2011 | Snow Flower and the Secret Fan | 雪花與秘扇 | Nina/Lily | |
| 1911 | 辛亥革命 | Xu Zonghan | ||
| 2012 | I Do[32] | 我愿意 | Tang Weiwei | |
| Resident Evil: Retribution | 生化危机5 | Ada Wong | ||
| 400 Boys | Not released | |||
| 2014 | Transformers: Age of Extinction | 变形金刚4 | Su Yueming | |
| 2015 | Zhong Kui: Snow Girl and the Dark Crystal[33] | 钟馗伏魔：雪妖魔灵 | Xue’er | |
| 2017 | Guardians of the Tomb | 谜巢 | ||
| 2018 | Meg | 巨齿鲨 | Suyin | |
| Realm of the Tiger | 虎影侠 | |||
| The ExpendaBelles |
Television
| Year | Title | Chinese Title | Role | Notes |
| 1994 | Yilu Denghou | 一路等候 | Du Yuling | |
| 1995 | No Regrets | 无悔追踪 | Feng Kangmei | |
| 1996 | Zhanguo Chuanqi | 战国传奇 | Hongnu | |
| 1997 | Shang Yang Chuanqi | 商鞅传奇 | Du Wa | |
| Fengsheng Shuiqi | 风生水起 | Gu Ting | ||
| 1998 | Qinmi Airen | 亲密爱人 | Bai Tong | |
| Palace of Desire | 大明宫词 | Princess Anle | ||
| Da Fating | 大法庭 | Xia Liyan | ||
| The Female Official | 女巡撫之闖天關 | Sun Xiaohong | Guest appearance | |
| 2000 | The Nation Under The Foot | 一腳定江山 | Fan Yue’e | |
| Qingchun Chudong | 青春出动 | Guan Ping | ||
| Yiben Wuhui | 義本無悔 | Qin Xue | ||
| Smart Kid | 機靈小不懂 | Ying Ziyan | ||
| Young Justice Bao | 少年包青天 | Ling Chuchu | ||
| 2001 | Ye Yatou | 野ㄚ頭 | Ye Yatou | |
| Zheshan Tanhua | 折扇探花 | Sixth Princess | ||
| Taiji Prodigy | 少年張三丰 | Qin Sirong | ||
| Sky Lovers | 天空下的緣分 | Tang Wei | ||
| 2002 | The Blue Lotus | 花样的年华 | Ye Zi | |
| 2003 | Romancing Hong Kong | 动感豪情 | 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 | 長劍相思 | Fengyi | ||
| Strange Tales of Liao Zhai | 聊齋之小翠 | Yu Xiaocui | ||
| 2005 | Eight Heroes | 八大豪俠 | Feng Laiyi | |
| Huiniang Wanxin | 徽娘宛心 | Ye Wanxin | ||
| 2006 | Zaisheng Yuan | 再生緣之孟麗君傳 | Meng Lijun |
Awards and Nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result |
| 2000 | Singapore International Film Festival | Best Actress | Seventeen Years | Won |
| 2005 | 12th Beijing Student Film Festival | Most Popular Actress | Waiting Alone | Won |
| 25th Golden Rooster Awards | Best Actress | Nominated | ||
| 2006 | 28th Hundred Flowers Awards | Best Supporting Actress | A World Without Thieves | Nominated |
| 2007 | 14th Beijing Student Film Festival | Best Actress | The Knot | Nominated |
| 11th Golden Phoenix Awards | Special Jury Award | Won | ||
| 12th Huabiao Film Awards | Best Actress | Won | ||
| 26th Golden Rooster Awards | Nominated | |||
| 44th Golden Horse Awards | Nominated | |||
| 2008 | 9th Changchun Film Festival | Nominated | ||
| 29th Hundred Flowers Awards | Won | |||
| 2009 | 46th Golden Horse Awards | The Message | Won | |
| 2010 | 4th Asian Film Awards | Nominated | ||
| 3rd Iron Film Awards | Nominated | |||
| 10th Chinese Film Media Awards | Nominated | |||
| Best Rising Actress | Won | |||
| 17th Beijing Student Film Festival | Best Actress | Nominated | ||
| 2011 | CineAsia 2011[34] | Female Star of the Year | Won | |
| 2012 | 31st Hundred Flowers Awards | Best Actress | 1911 | Nominated |
| 2013 | 9th Huading Awards | I Do | Nominated | |
| 2015 | 3rd China International Film Festival London | Zhong Kui: Snow Girl and the Dark Crystal | Won | |
| The Most Influential Star Overseas | Won |
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