Li Xiaolu

For the synchronised swimmer, see Li Xiaolu (synchronised swimmer).

In this Chinese name, the family name is Li.

Li Xiaolu (Chinese: 李小璐; pinyin: Lǐ Xiǎolù, born 30 September 1982), also known as Jacqueline Li, is a Chinese actress and singer. She is best known for her role in Joan Chen's directing debut Xiu Xiu: The Sent Down Girl (1998), idol drama All the Misfortunes Caused by the Angel (2001) and the popular youth series Struggle (2007). At age 16, she was the youngest actress to win the Golden Horse Award for Best Leading Actress.

Li Xiaolu
Born	(1982-09-30) 30 September 1982 (age 42) Anqing, Anhui, China
Alma mater	Beijing USA College of English
Occupations	Actress Singer
Years active	1984–2019
Agent	Li Xiaolu Studio
Spouse	Jia Nailiang ​ ​ (m. 2012; div. 2019)​
Children	1
Musical career
Also known as	Jacqueline Li
Genres	Mandopop
Instrument	Vocals

Li Xiaolu

Li Xiaolu

Early life

Li was born into an artistic family. Her grandfather was a worker at the August First Film Studios; and both her parents were actors. She first appeared in a television series at the age of 3.^[1]

Career

Li first rose to fame with the 1998 movie Xiu Xiu: The Sent Down Girl, which won her Best Actress awards at the Golden Horse Awards, Paris Film Festival and the Deauville Asian Film Festival. At age 17, she was the youngest actress to win the Golden Horse Awards for Best Actress.^[2] She laid low for the next two years, but in 2001, was thrust back into the limelight with her role in the popular idol drama All the Misfortunes Caused by the Angel (2001).^[3]

In 2005, Li won the Best Actress award at the Romania International Film Festival for her performance in the Sino-Japanese film About Love.^[4]

In 2007, she co-starred in the youth series Struggle. Based on the popular novel by Shi Kang, Struggle gained unexpected acclaim and was seen as a breakthrough in Chinese TV production as it broke from the usual Chinese TV series focusing in traditional legends and series. Her role as the bratty and adorable Yang Xiaoyun was a hit with the audience and propelled her to a household name in China.^[5][6] Due to her popularity, Li was crowned the "Golden Eagle Goddess" at the China Golden Eagle TV Art Festival, where she performed as the opening act to the ceremony.^[7]

In 2011, Li starred in the ancient fantasy series Beauty World (2011), her first period drama in six years.^[8]

Li's subsequent roles in the family dramas My Mom and My Mother-in-Law (2011), AA Lifestyle (2012) and We Love You, Mr. Jin (2012) cemented her image as the "Nation's Daughter-in-Law" in China.^[9][10][11] She won the Best Actress at the Huading Awards for her role in My Mom and My Mother-in-Law.^[12]

In 2013, Li starred in comedy film Personal Tailor directed by Feng Xiaogang, playing multiple roles in the film.^[13] Personal Tailor was one of the highest grossing films of the year.^[14]

Personal life

Li married actor Jia Nailiang in 2012.^[15] The same year, she gave birth to their daughter, Jelena, who gained popularity with the parenting reality show Dad Came Back.^[16]

On the evening of December 29, 2017, Li was photographed spending the night at rapper PG One’s home while her husband, Jia Nailiang, was livestreaming and claiming that she had gone to "get her hair done," seemingly unaware of her actual whereabouts. On October 30, 2019, three intimate videos of PG One and Li surfaced online. PG One later admitted they were filmed in March and April 2018, but he denied that their alleged affair from December 2017 was true. He stated that after the December incident, all his work was halted, and during their most difficult times, he and Li supported each other, eventually developing a relationship.^[17][18] After the revelation of her affair, Li effectively withdrew from the entertainment industry. She and Jia divorced on 14 November 2019.^[19]

Filmography

Film

Year	English title	Chinese title	Role	Notes
1984	Little Island	小岛
1987	I only cried three times	我只流三次泪	Xiaoxiao
1994	Stay in the Country to Examine	留村察看	Xiao Fang
1998	Xiu Xiu: The Sent Down Girl	天浴	Wenxiu
2003	Let Us Remember	让我们记住	Lin Lin
2005	About Love	恋爱地图	Yun Yun
	Rainbow	我心飞翔	Hong	[20]
2007	Blood Brothers	天堂口	Su Zhen	[21]
2008	Desires of the Heart	桃花运	Xiao Mei	[22]
2009	Push	异能	Pop Girl	[23]
	One Night in Supermarket	夜店	Tang Xiaolian	[24]
	Love at Seventh Sight	七天爱上你	Yanqing / Baiye	[25]
2010	The Haunting Lover	等着你回来	Xiao Furong	[26]
	Lost On Journey	人在囧途	Nana	[27]
2011		无敌销房队	Moon	[28]
2013	Timeless Love	时光恋人	Fang Lin	[29]
	Personal Tailor	私人定制	Xiao Lu
2014	Forbidden Kiss	古堡之吻	Yuan Ni	[30]
2015	The Vanished Murderer	消失的凶手2	Chang Sheng	[31]
	Oh My God	从天儿降	Lu Mijia	[32]

Television series

Year	English title	Chinese title	Role	Notes
1984	Kong Zi	孔子青少年时代	young Kong Zi
1991	Taiji Prodigy	少年张三丰	young Xiao Lian
1997	Mother	母亲	Ling Zhi
1999		乡野奇谈之长寿不老猴	Cui Yan
2000		迷侠	Ah Mi	[33]
2001	All the Misfortunes Caused by the Angel	都是天使惹的祸	Lin Xiaoru
	Red Alert	红色警戒	Wei Jifeng
		蝶舞天涯	Er Duo
	Sky Lovers	天空下的缘分	Ah Mei	[34]
	The young hero Hong Wen Ding	少年英雄之洪文定	Ji Fulei
2002	The Legendary Siblings 2	绝世双骄	Ziyan	[35]
	Taiji Prodigy	少年张三丰	Ming Daohong
	Stories of Youth	青春的童话	Mo Nan	[36]
2003	My Naughty Angel	我的淘气天使	Cheng Xiaolu	[37]
	River of No Return	大江东去	Shen Bingbing	[38]
2004	First Kind of Crisis	第一种危机	Xiao Ruoyu	[39]
	13th Princess	十三格格	Shu Lin	[40]
2005		爱比恨多一点	Ying Zi	[41]
	The Dragon Heroes	赤子乘龙	Shui Linglong / Feicui	[42]
	Eight Heroes	八大豪侠	Le Qianqian	[43]
2006	Painful Love	刻骨铭心的爱	Lin Xiaoxi	[44]
		风吹云动星不动	Niu Manchan	[45]
2007	Struggle	奋斗	Yang Xiaoyun
	Just Give Me A Call	麻雀爱上凤凰	Xiao Ruoyu	[46]
2009	Fight Beiping	战北平	Liu Fanyu	[47]
	Knock Knock Loving You	敲敲爱上你	Tang Qingwu	[48]
2011	My Mother and My Mother-in-Law	当婆婆遇上妈	Luo Jia
	Beauty World	唐宫美人天下	Helan Xin'er
2012	AA Lifestyle	AA制生活	He Qi
	We Love You, Mr. Jin	金太狼的幸福生活	Mi Xiaomi
2014	Accoucheur	产科男医生	Qian Xiaoxiao	[49]
	Swords of Legends	古剑奇谭	Han Xiuning	Cameo[50]
2016	A Detective Housewife	煮妇神探	Gou Jixiang	[51]
2017	Guardian of Beauty	守护丽人	Lin Jiayi	[52]
	Boy Hood	我们的少年时代	An Mi	[53]
2019	The Liar Hunter	读心	Yao Yao	[54]
TBA	Love Me & Convince Me	你这么爱我，我可要当真了	Yang Wujin	[55]

Discography

Albums

Year	English title	Chinese title	Notes
2005	My Naughty Angel	我的淘气天使
2008	Oriental Beauty	东方美	[56]

Singles

Year	English title	Chinese title	Album	Notes
2010	"Falling Flowers"	落花	Beauty World OST
2012	Jin Tai Lang loves Mi Xiaomi	金太狼爱米小米	We Love You, Mr. Jin OST
2016	"Doll With Many Faces"	多面娇娃	Housewife Detective OST	with Jia Nailiang

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
1998	35th Golden Horse Awards	Best Actress	Xiu Xiu: The Sent Down Girl	Won
1999	16th Festival du Film de Paris			Won	[57]
	1st Deauville Asian Film Festival			Won
2006	1st Romania International Film Festival		About Love	Won	[58]
2008	13th Busan International Film Festival	New Star Award	—	Nominated	[59]
2012	8th Huading Awards	Best Actress	My Mother and My Mother-in-Law	Won	[12]