Gong Li

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Gong Li 2011 at the Cannes Film Festival

Gong Li ( Chinese  鞏俐  /  巩俐 , Pinyin Gǒng Lì ; born December 31, 1965 in Shenyang , Liaoning ) is an actress of Chinese origin with Singaporean citizenship. She celebrated her greatest successes in films directed by Zhang Yimou , with whom she was dating until 1995.

biography

Gong Li was born the daughter of an economics professor. She grew up in Jinan , the capital of Shandong Province . After she was not accepted by a music college in 1985, she began studying at the Central Academy of Drama in Beijing in 1986 , which she graduated in 1989.

During her studies, Zhang Yimou engaged her in 1987 for his film Rotes Kornfeld , which was awarded a Golden Bear for best film at the 1988 Berlinale .

She made her first steps towards Hollywood with the film Chinese Box (1997). In 2005 she finally achieved her international breakthrough with the award-winning role of Hatsumomo in Die Geisha , which was critically acclaimed. She played another role in the 2006 film Miami Vice .

Her assumption of citizenship of Singapore led to strong criticism in China , especially on the Internet . Since China doesn't allow dual citizenship, she decided to give up Chinese citizenship. As a result, Li was expelled from the China Film Association (CFA) and also lost her seat on the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference .

Gong Li was the jury president of the Berlin International Film Festival 2000 and the Venice International Film Festival 2002 .

Filmography (selection)

Awards (selection)

Web links

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Note: This article places the family name before the person's first name. This is the usual order in Chinese. Gong is the family name here, Li is the first name.
personal data
SURNAME Gong Li
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Gǒng Lì
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Singaporean actress
DATE OF BIRTH December 31, 1965
PLACE OF BIRTH Shenyang , Liaoning