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Gong Li

One of the best actresses in Chinese cinema, known for her versatility and naturalistic performances.

Gong Li is a Chinese actress born on 31 December 1965 in Shenyang, Liaoning.[1][2]

Quick Facts

Born
31 December 1965
Birthplace
Shenyang, Liaoning, China
Citizenship
Chinese(1965–2008); Singaporean(2008–)
Education
Central Academy of Drama (BA)
Occupation
Actress, model
Years active
1987–present

Facts from the source article.

Life and work

Her father, Gong Lize, was a professor of economics, and her mother, Zhao Ying, was an accountant.[2] After failing multiple college entrance exams, she was admitted to the Central Academy of Drama in 1985 through a special petition.[3] She won the Hundred Flowers Award for Best Supporting Actress for Code Name: Cugar in 1989.[4] Gong received international acclaim for roles in Zhang Yimou films such as Ju Dou, Raise the Red Lantern, and The Story of Qiu Ju.[5][6][7][8]

In 2020, she played Lang Ping in the biographical film Leap.[9] Gong Li was the youngest of five children and spent her childhood in Jinan, which is the capital city of Shandong province.[2][10] Zhang Yimou chose Gong Li for the main part in his directorial debut, Red Sorghum, in 1987; that film went on to win the Golden Bear at the Berlin International Film Festival.[11] For her portrayal in Chen Kaige's film Farewell My Concubine, Gong Li received an award from the New York Film Critics Circle.[12]

Gong Li acted as the head of the jury for the Berlin Film Festival in 2000 and for the Venice Film Festival in 2002.[13] Her first role spoken in English came in 2005, playing Hatsumomo in the film Memoirs of a Geisha.[14]

References

  1. Wikipedia, "Gong Li" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Letertre, "Rencontre avec Gong Li, la Meryl Streep chinoise", Madame, 7 September 2018 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  2. Wikipedia, "Gong Li" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Gong Li Sidebar"; "母亲披露：巩俐张艺谋分手真相（图）", www.cctv.com (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  3. Wikipedia, "Gong Li" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Gong Li Biography"; "启蒙老师回忆当年:巩俐当年是怎样走出济南的?(图)", www.ce.cn (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  4. Wikipedia, "Gong Li" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Watts, "'I don't go to Hollywood. Hollywood goes to China'", The Guardian, 2007-04-06 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  5. Wikipedia, "Gong Li" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Dargis, Manohla (5 December 2004), "Glamour's New Orientation". New York Times. 154 (53054):Arts & Leisure 1; Feinstein, "FILM; A Chinese Actress Blossoms on the Screen", The New York Times, 11 April 1993 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  6. Wikipedia, "Gong Li" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Awards 1990: All Awards", festival-cannes.fr; "The 63rd Academy Awards (1991) Nominees and Winners", Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, 4 October 2014 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  7. Wikipedia, "Gong Li" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "1991 Venice Film Festival", YesAsia (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  8. Wikipedia, "Gong Li" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "The Story of Qiu Ju", Cineplex (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  9. Wikipedia, "Gong Li" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Gong Li Drama 'Leap' Opens to $8.2 Million in China", Variety, 25 September 2020 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  10. Wikipedia, "Gong Li" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "母亲披露：巩俐张艺谋分手真相（图）", www.cctv.com (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  11. Wikipedia, "Gong Li" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Ghahremani, Yasmin; Stanmeyer, Anastacia (24 September 1999), "Nation builders". Asiaweek. 25 (38):74; "38th Berlin International Film Festival", www.berlinale.de (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  12. Wikipedia, "Gong Li" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "N.Y. Writers Pick 'List' but Bypass Spielberg : Movies: Film Critics Circle echoes its L.A. counterpart by naming 'Schindler's List' the best work of 1993 and 'The Piano's' Jane Campion best director.", Los Angeles Time; Feinstein, "FILM; A Chinese Actress Blossoms on the Screen", The New York Times, 11 April 1993; "Berlinale Archive Annual Archives 1993 Prize Winners", www.berlinale.de (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  13. Wikipedia, "Gong Li" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "L'Expo de Shanghai vue à travers les yeux de Gong Li", People Daily, 5 May 2010 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  14. Wikipedia, "Gong Li" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "The Women of Geisha – EW.com" (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org

Each numbered sentence above was checked against the source it cites before publication. Sentences citing Wikipedia adapt text from the English Wikipedia article Gong Li (contributors), used under CC BY-SA 4.0; this entry is available under the same licence. Other sources were used for facts only; no text or images are copied from them.

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