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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.
- January 1, 1
- 1.70 m
- Shenyang, China
- Jessie Nguyen
- Senior List Writer
- ‘Ju Dou’ (1990) Rotten Tomatoes Scores: 100% Gong played the titular character in Ju Dou, a drama film directed by Zhang Yimou. The film follows Ju Dou who is trapped in an arranged marriage to an older and abusive textile factory owner.
- ‘The Monkey King 2’ (2016) Rotten Tomatoes Scores: 100% The Monkey King 2 is loosely based on the Chinese novel Journey to the West and serves as a sequel to the 2014 film The Monkey King.
- ‘Raise the Red Lantern’ (1991) Rotten Tomatoes Scores: 97% Raise the Red Lantern is set in 1920s China and tells the story of Songlian, played by Gong, a young woman who becomes the fourth wife of a wealthy man in a polygamous household.
- ‘Shanghai Triad’ (1995) Rotten Tomatoes Scores: 90% Set in Shanghai during the 1930s, Shanghai Triad centers around a young boy named Shuisheng (Wang Xiaoxiao) who is sent to the city to work as a servant for his uncle, Tang (Li Baotian).
May 2, 2024 · Gong Li, 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). Learn more about Gong’s life and work.
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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.
- December 31, 1965
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"...
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Jul 26, 2023 · Gong Li is Qiu Ju, a poor peasant woman whose husband is beaten by the leader of the village. Unable to work, Qiu Ju, despite being heavily pregnant, goes to the police. When the leader refuses...
