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Gong Li (Chinese: 巩俐; born 31 December 1965) is a Chinese actress. Regarded as one of the best actresses in China today, she is known for her versatility and naturalistic performance.
Gong Li. Actress: Curse of the Golden Flower. Born in Shenyang, grew up in Jinan, the daughter of an economics professor. Loved music from childhood, and dreamed of a singing career.
Aug 11, 2023 · Gong Li is a Chinese actress widely recognized for her remarkable talent and significant contributions to the film industry. She rose to prominence in the late 1980s and went on to...
Gong Li. Actress: Curse of the Golden Flower. Born in Shenyang, grew up in Jinan, the daughter of an economics professor. Loved music from childhood, and dreamed of a singing career. After failing to gain entrance to China's top music school in 1985, applied for and was admitted to the Central Drama Academy in Beijing, from which she graduated ...
Jun 28, 2024 · Gong Li (born December 31, 1965, Shenyang, Liaoning province, China) is a popular Chinese actress, widely associated with movies by Chinese director Zhang Yimou but perhaps best known to a broad Western audience for her role as a 1930s Japanese geisha in the film Memoirs of a Geisha (2005).
China's most internationally famous actress and a significant creative force in the new era of Chinese film in the 1980s, Gong Li began her film career in Zhang Yimou's "Red Sorghum"...
Dec 31, 2015 · Gong Li had the honour of becoming the first woman to be named president of the main jury at the 17th Shanghai International Film Festival in June. It wasn’t the first time she held such an elite position at a similar event, though – she previously served as the head of jury at the 2000 Berlin International Film Festival, 2002 Venice ...
Gong Li is a Chinese-born Singaporean film actress. Gong first came into international prominence through close collaboration with Chinese director Zhang Yimou and is credited with helping bring Chinese cinema to Europe and the United States.
May 25, 2020 · Who is Gong Li? There are many reasons why Gong Li, 54, has earned the nickname “Empress Gong” (巩皇 gǒng huáng). She’s a source of national pride. She was at the forefront of China’s “Fifth Generation” films of the late 1980s and 1990s, landing leading roles in essential viewing such as Red Sorghum, Raise the Red Lantern, and Farewell My Concubine.
Sep 30, 2021 · Gong Li was the muse of director Zhang Yimou, starring in a string of movies that earned international acclaim, including Red Sorghum, Ju Dou and Raise the Red Lantern.
