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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. 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 ...
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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. [4] She starred in three of the four Chinese-language films that have been nominated for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film .
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- ‘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).
- To Live. You Ge, Gong Li, Niu Ben. 35 votes. Fugui's (Ge You) gambling leads him to lose everything, including his wife, Jiazhen (Gong Li), and his home. Over the following decades, he struggles to live as a peasant.
- Raise the Red Lantern. Gong Li, Ma Jingwu, Saifei He. 38 votes. Teenage Songlian (Gong Li), whose family has been devastated by the recent death of her father, becomes the third concubine of wealthy Master Chen (Ma Jingwu).
- Memoirs of a Geisha. Zhang Ziyi, Ken Watanabe, Michelle Yeoh. 28 votes. In the 1920s, 9-year-old Chiyo (Suzuka Ohgo) gets sold to a geisha house. There, she is forced into servitude, receiving nothing in return until the house's ruling hierarchy determines if she is of high enough quality to service the clientele -- men who visit and pay for conversation, dance and song.
- Farewell My Concubine. Leslie Cheung, Fengyi Zhang, Gong Li. 26 votes. Douzi (Leslie Cheung) is sent to an operatic school by his mother. Shitou (Fengyi Zhang), also a student at the school, befriends him, and the two endure abuse by the wretched school staff.
Gong Li is a renowned actress who has worked with Zhang Yimou and won many awards. See her biography, filmography, ratings and photos on MyDramaList.
YearTitleRoleRating2020Leap add Chinese Movie, 2020, Lang Ping ...Lang Ping Main Role8.02019Saturday Fiction add Chinese Movie, 2019, ...Yu Jin Main Role7.42016The Monkey King 2 add Hong Kong Movie, ...Bai Gu Jing / "White Bone Demon" Main ...7.62014Coming Home add Chinese Movie, 2014, Feng ...Feng Wan Yu Main Role7.9- December 31, 1965
7.3. Rate this. When a leprous winery owner in 1930s China dies a few days after his arranged marriage, his young widow is forced to run the winery to make a living while contending with bandits, her drunkard lover, and the invading Japanese army. Director: Yimou Zhang | Stars: Gong Li, Wen Jiang, Rujun Teng, Ji Liu.
Jul 26, 2023 · A list of the best movies starring Chinese actress Gong Li, from her collaborations with Zhang Yimou to her Hollywood roles. Find out which films showcase her versatility, talent, and beauty.
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