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Li Bingbing (Chinese: 李冰冰; pinyin: Lǐ Bīngbīng; born February 27, 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), The Knot (2006), The Forbidden Kingdom (2008), The Message (2009), and Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame (2010).[2] Li has also starred in Hollywood films Resident Evil: Retribution (2012), Transformers: Age of Extinction (2014) and The Meg (2018).
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| Born | Li Bingbing February 27, 1973[1] | ||||||||||
| Alma mater | Shanghai Theatre Academy | ||||||||||
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| Years active | 1994–present | ||||||||||
| Agent | Hesong Media | ||||||||||
| Awards | Full list | ||||||||||
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| Labels | Huayi Brothers | ||||||||||
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| Chinese | 李冰冰 | ||||||||||
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Li ranked 26th on Forbes China Celebrity 100 list in 2013,[3] 28th in 2014,[4] 13th in 2015,[5] 29th in 2017,[6] and 76th in 2019.[7]
Li Bingbing was born to a workers' family in a small town of Wuchang, Heilongjiang, China.[8] She has a younger sister Li Xue.[8] At 16, she enrolled in a secondary specialized school, Jixi Normal School (now Heilongjiang University Of Technology).[8] Upon graduation in 1992, she became a probationary music teacher at an elementary school in Harbin for one year.[8] In 1993, she enrolled in the Shanghai Theatre Academy to study acting.[8]
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.[9] 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 Feng Xiaogang's A World Without Thieves, for which she received a nomination of Best Supporting Actress at the Hundred Flowers Awards.[10] 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.[11] 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.[12] 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.[13] 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.[14]
Li Bingbing'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.[15] The film premiered at the 2011 Cannes Film Festival.[16] Li started to gain recognition in Hollywood after starring in Resident Evil: Retribution, playing Ada Wong.[17] The same year, she was cast in action fantasy film 400 Boys, directed by British director Alastair Paton.[18]
In 2013, Li attended the 4th Annual US-China Film Summit and received the East-West Talent Award.[19][20] Hollywood magazine Variety also named her Asian Star of the Year.[21] The following year, Li featured in Transformers: Age of Extinction, the fourth installment of the film franchise.[22] This helped solidify her success overseas.[23]
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.[24] The same year, it was announced that Li would play China's first female superhero in upcoming film Realm, written by Stan Lee.[25]
In 2018, Li starred with Jason Statham in The Meg, an American-Chinese shark film based on Steve Alten's 1997 novel Meg: A Novel of Deep Terror.[26]
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.[29] Her commitment to green and charitable causes has earned her the recognition as "the most influential global ambassador" from World Wildlife Fund.[30]
On July 24, 2013, it was reported that Li has a godfather Wang Lin,[31] a qigong and psi practitioner.[32] Li went to visit Wang for help to cure her mother of her disease.[31]
She is a member of China Zhi Gong Party.[33]
| Year | 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 | 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 | |
| Fight for Love 情陷擂台 | 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[34] | 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 |
| Year | English title | Original 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 | 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 | Feng Laiyi | ||
| Huiniang Wanxin | 徽娘宛心 | Ye Wanxin | ||
| 2006 | Zaisheng Yuan | 再生緣之孟麗君傳 | Meng Lijun |
| Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Singapore International Film Festival | Best Actress | 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 | Nominated | |
| 2007 | 14th Beijing Student Film Festival | Best Actress | 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 | 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 | ||
| 2012 | 31st Hundred Flowers Awards | Best Actress | Nominated | |
| 2013 | 9th Huading Awards | Nominated | ||
| 2015 | 3rd China International Film Festival London[35] | Won | ||
| The Most Influential Star Overseas | — | Won | ||
| 2018[36] | 14th Chinese American Film Festival | Best Actress in a Leading Role | Won | |
| Chinese American Film Art Exchange and Contribution Award | — | Won |
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