ABOUT
Gong Li 鞏俐 is a Chinese female actress based in Singapore. She achieved international prominence through her close collaborations with Chinese director Zhang Yimou (Yimou girl) and won the Volpi Cup for Best Actress at Venice for her performance in his 1992 film The Story of Qiu Ju. She has been credited with helping to bring Chinese cinema to prominence in Europe and the United States. In 2006, she was voted the most beautiful woman in China.
PROFILE
- Name Gong Li
- Chinese: 巩俐
- Birthday: December 31, 1965
- Birthplace: Shenyang, Liaoning, China
- Citizenship: Singapore
- Height: 168 cm
- Spouse(s): Ooi Hoe Soeng (m.1996; d. 2010); Jean-Michel Jarre (m.2019)
- Occupation: Actress
- Active Years: 1987 - present
FILMOGRAPHY
Movies
Coming Home | Gui Lai (2014)
What Women Want | Wo Zhi Nv Ren Xi (2011) - Li Yi-Long
Shanghai (2009) - Anna Lan-Ting
Hannibal Rising (2007) - Lady Murasaki
Curse of the Golden Flower | Man cheng jin dai huang jin jia (2006) - Empress Phoenix
Miami Vice (2006) - Isabella
Memoirs of a Geisha (2005) - Hatsumomo
Eros (2004) - Miss Hua (segment "The Hand")
2046 (2004) - Su Li-zhen
Zhou Yu's Train | Zhou Yu de huo che (2002) - Zhou Yu
Breaking the Silence | Piao liang ma ma (2000) - Sun Liying
The Emperor and the Assassin | Jing ke ci qin wang (1998) - Lady Zhao
Chinese Box (1997) - Vivian
Temptress Moon | Feng yue (1996) - Pang Ruyi
Shanghai Triad | Yao a yao yao dao waipo qiao (1995) - Xiao Jingbao
The Great Conqueror's Concubine | Xi chu bawang (1994) - Lu Zhi
Lifetimes | Huozhe (1994) - Xu Jiazhen
A Soul Haunted by Painting | Hua hun (1994) - Pan Yuliang
Dragon Chronicles: The Maidens of Heavenly Mountain | Xin tian long ba bu zhi tian shan tong lao (1994) - Mo Han-Wen
Flirting Scholar | Tang Bohu dian Qiuxiang (1993) - Chen Heung
Farewell My Concubine | Ba wang bie ji (1993) - Juxian
Mary from Beijing | Meng xing shi fan (1992) - Ma Li
The Story of Qiu Ju | Qiu Ju da guan si (1992) - Qiu Ju
Raise the Red Lantern | Da hong deng long gao gao gua (1991) - Songlian
God of Gamblers III: Back to Shanghai | Du xia II: Shang Hai tan du sheng (1991) (as Lei Gung) - Yu-San/Yu-Mong
Ju Dou (1990) - Ju Dou
A Terra-Cotta Warrior | Qin yong (1990) - Winter/Lili Chu
Operation Cougar | Daihao meizhoubao (1989) - Ah Li
Mr. Sunshine | Hoi sam gui miu ba (1989)
The Empress Dowager | Xi tai hou (1989) - Guilian
Red Sorghum | Hong gao liang (1987) - My Grandma