• Name: Li Gong
  • Date of Birth: December 31, 1965
  • Place of Birth: Shenyang, Liaoning, China
Mini-bio: Li Gong has
appeared in most films directed by Zhang Yimou up until 1995.

She grew up in Jinan, the capital of Shandong Province. She knew from
a young age that she wanted to be an actress, and a...( read more)t school she
excelled at singing and dancing almost to the exclusion of other
subjects. In spite of failing her college exam twice, she was
eventually accepted to the Beijing Central College of Drama in 1985
and graduated in 1989.

She was still a student there when Zhang Yimou chose her in 1987 for
the lead role in his first film as a director, Red Sorghum, which was
awarded the Golden Bear at the Berlin Film Festival.

Gong Li has since become one of the most successful actresses in
Chinese cinema, with fame that has extended abroad to many areas. Her
work has been recognized with awards from the Venice International
Film Festival and New York Film Critics Circle, and she retains a
strong popularity.

In addition to acting, she is also an exceptional singer, as
demonstrated during her performance in Shanghai Triad. She was also
presented the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres in June 1998.

She starred in Zhang Yimou's films well into the mid-1990s. During
their long collaboration, the two created a scandal for being
long-term lovers, despite Zhang's marital status. The duo eventually
broke up in 1995, and Gong Li married Singaporean tobacco tycoon Ooi
Hoe Soeng the next year.

Gong Li's limited Hollywood appearances include 1997's Chinese Box,
and expanded with 2005's Memoirs of a Geisha, in which she spoke
English fluently, and she, in the words of Time Magazine film critic
Richard Corliss, was "gloriously channeling Bette Davis". She also
appears in the 2006 released film adaptation of Miami Vice.

She is also expected to team up with Zhang Yimou one more time in the
upcoming Autumn Remembrance as well as starring in Hannibal Rising,
the prequel to the other three Hannibal Lecter films.

In 2006, Premiere ranked her performance in Farewell My Concubine as
the 89th greatest performance of all time.
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Gong LiLi Gong mini-bio: Li Gong has appeared in most films directed by Zhang Yimou up until 1995. She grew up in Jinan, the capital of Shandong Province. She knew from a young age that she wanted to be an actress, and at school she excelled at singing and dancing almost to the exclusion of other subjects. In spite of failing her college exam twice, she was eventually accepted to the Beijing Central College of Drama in 1985 and graduated in 1989. She was still a student there when Zhang Yimou chose her in 1987 for the lead role in his first film as a director, Red Sorghum, which was awarded the Golden Bear at the Berlin Film Festival. Gong Li has since become one of the most successful actresses in Chinese cinema, with fame that has extended abroad to many areas. Her work has been recognized with awards from the Venice International Film Festival and New York Film Critics Circle, and she retains a strong popularity. In addition to acting, she is also an exceptional singer, as demonstrated during her performance in Shanghai Triad. She was also presented the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres in June 1998. She starred in Zhang Yimou's films well into the mid-1990s. During their long collaboration, the two created a scandal for being long-term lovers, despite Zhang's marital status. The duo eventually broke up in 1995, and Gong Li married Singaporean tobacco tycoon Ooi Hoe Soeng the next year. Gong Li's limited Hollywood appearances include 1997's Chinese Box, and expanded with 2005's Memoirs of a Geisha, in which she spoke English fluently, and she, in the words of Time Magazine film critic Richard Corliss, was "gloriously channeling Bette Davis". She also appears in the 2006 released film adaptation of Miami Vice. She is also expected to team up with Zhang Yimou one more time in the upcoming Autumn Remembrance as well as starring in Hannibal Rising, the prequel to the other three Hannibal Lecter films. In 2006, Premiere ranked her performance in Farewell My Concubine as the 89th greatest performance of all time.

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Comments

  • chaoyingwan
  • barficake
    she looks very cute and has acted very well. looks very attractive too
    posted 344 days ago
  • pdezzz
    You are so amazingly beautiful. And you have a distinct way of acting; your own style that I can recognize you from others.

    I love you!
    posted 604 days ago
  • birlikmahir
    MY MSN:birlik_mahir@hotmail.com...add me pls ..now..now my msn open...ok?
    posted 690 days ago
  • liriaacuatica
    Gong Li is the most beautiful woman in the world!
    La mas bella mujer en todos mundo!
    I have never seen such a beauty like her!
    I have also seen pretty ladies from other countries, but no one is as beautiful as Gong Li!
    I think she is a Goddess!
    Love you sister!
    posted 754 days ago
  • voodoochica
    a fabulous actress, and probably the single most gorgeous woman on the face of the planet. i adore her films. =)
    posted 824 days ago
  • PhantomsAngel1987
    Why isn't 'Memoirs of a Geisha' in her filmography? She played one of the main roles after all as Hatsumomo
    posted 867 days ago
  • eatsatjoes
    Another classical beauty! Love her works!!
    posted 881 days ago
  • LilMizzAmber
    Oh, I see
    posted 883 days ago
  • Donegal
    Her name, in Chinese, would be said Gong Li, with the family name coming at the beginning. Flixster has simply put her name into the Western order.
    posted 895 days ago
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