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| Chinese name | 鞏俐 (Traditional) |
| Chinese name | 巩俐 (Simplified) |
| Pinyin | Gǒng Lì (Mandarin) |
| Born | December 31, 1965 Shenyang, China |
| Spouse(s) | Ooi Hoe Soeng (1996-) |
Gong Li (simplified Chinese: 巩俐; traditional Chinese: 鞏俐; pinyin: Gǒng Lì; born December 31, 1965) is a China-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.1
She has twice been awarded the Golden Rooster and the Hundred Flowers Awards as well as the Berlinale Camera, Cannes Festival Trophy, National Board of Review, New York Film Critics Circle Award, and Volpi Cup.
She married Singaporean businessman Ooi Hoe Soeng in 1996, and became a Singaporean citizen in 2008.2
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Early life
Gong Li was born in Shenyang, Liaoning, China, the fifth child in her family. Her father was a professor of economics and her mother, who was 40 when Gong was born, was a teacher.3 Gong grew up in Jinan, the capital of Shandong.
Gong was accepted to the prestigious Central Academy of Drama in Beijing in 1985, and graduated in 1989.4 While as a student at Central Academy of Drama, she was discovered by Zhang Yimou, who chose her for the lead role in Red Sorghum, his first film as a director.5
Career
Over the next several years after her 1987 debut in Red Sorghum, Gong received international acclaim for her roles in several more Zhang Yimou films:6 She appeared in Ju Dou in 1990; Her performance in the Oscar-nominated Raise the Red Lantern put her in the international spotlight;5 In The Story of Qiu Ju, she was named Best Actress at the 1992 Venice Film Festival. These roles established her reputation, according to Asiaweek, as "one of the world's most glamorous movie stars and an elegant throwback to Hollywood's golden era."5
In June 1998, Gong Li became a recipient of France's Ordre des Arts et des Lettres. Two years later, she was invited by the Berlin Film Festival to be the president of its international jury at the festival's 50th anniversary (2001 February) 7
In 1993 she received a New York Film Critics Circle award for her role in Farewell My Concubine. Directed by Chen Kaige, the film was her first major role with a director other than Zhang Yimou. In 2006, Premiere Magazine ranked her performance in Farewell My Concubine as the 89th greatest performances of all time.
Gong Li was nominated Goodwill Ambassador of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) on 16 October 2000.8
Immune to political repercussions because of her fame, Gong Li began criticizing the censorship policy in China. Her films Farewell My Concubine and The Story of Qiu Ju were initially banned in China for being thinly-veiled critiques of the Chinese government.7 Regarding the sexual content in Ju Dou, Chinese censorship deemed the film "a bad influence on the physical and spiritual health of young people."6
Despite her popularity, Gong avoided Hollywood for years, due to a lack of confidence in speaking English.9 She made her English speaking debut in 2005 when she starred as the beautiful but vindictive Hatsumomo in Memoirs of a Geisha. Her performance was met with generally positive reviews.10
Her other English-language roles to date included Chinese Box in 1997, Miami Vice in 2006 and Hannibal Rising in 2007. In all three films, she learned her English lines phonetically.
Personal life
Her collaboration with director Zhang Yimou was highly publicized, but an affair with Zhang created a scandal that ended their professional relationship in 1995. They were, however, reunited in 2006 for Zhang's Curse of the Golden Flower.
In 1996, news began circulating that Gong had married Singaporean tobacco tycoon, Ooi Hoe Soeng (黄和祥). They were married in November 1996 at Hong Kong's China Club.1112
Gong Li applied for Singapore citizenship in early 2008.2 When overseas professional obligations prevented her from showing up at her scheduled August citizenship ceremony, she was harshly criticized for not making it a priority.2 On Saturday November 8, 2008, Gong, in an effort to make amends, attended a citizenship ceremony held at Teck Ghee Community Club and received her Singapore citizenship certificate from Member of Parliament Lee Bee Wah.2
Filmography
| Year | English title | Chinese title | Role | Notes |
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| 1987 | Red Sorghum | 红高梁 | My Grandma | Zhang Yimou's directorial debut, Golden Bear winner of 1988 |
| 1989 | The Empress Dowager | 西太后 | Guilian | |
| Mr. Sunshine | 開心巨無霸 | |||
| Codename Cougar | 代号美洲豹 | Ah Li | Hundred Flowers Award for Best Supporting Actress, 1989 | |
| 1990 | A Terracotta Warrior | 秦俑 | Winter/Lili Chu | Nominated – Hong Kong Film Awards for Best Actress |
| Ju Dou | 菊豆 | Ju Dou | First Chinese film nominated for an Academy Award, entered at Cannes | |
| 1991 | God of Gamblers III: Back to Shanghai | 賭俠2之上海灘賭聖 | Yu-Sin/Yu-Mong | |
| Raise the Red Lantern | 大红灯笼高高挂 | Songlian | see Raise the Red Lantern#Awards and wins | |
| The Banquet | 豪門夜宴 | Waitress at banquet | ||
| 1992 | The Story of Qiu Ju | 秋菊打官司 | Qiu Ju | Golden Rooster Awards for Best Actress, 1993 Volpi Cup (Venice Film Festival) for Best Actress |
| Mary from Beijing | 夢醒時分 | Mary | ||
| 1993 | Farewell My Concubine | 霸王别姬 | Juxian | New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting Actress |
| Flirting Scholar | 唐伯虎點秋香 | Chow Heung | ||
| 1994 | Dragon Chronicles: The Maidens of Heavenly Mountain | 新天龍八部之天山童姥 | Mo Han-Wen | |
| A Soul Haunted by Painting | 画魂 | Pan Yuliang | ||
| To Live | 活着 | Xu Jiazhen | Nominated — Chlotrudis Award for Best Actress | |
| King of Western Chu | 西楚霸王 | Lu Zhi | ||
| 1995 | Shanghai Triad | 摇啊摇，摇到外婆桥 | Xiao Jingbao | |
| 1996 | Temptress Moon | 风月 | Pang Ruyi | Nominated – Hong Kong Film Awards for Best Actress, 1997 |
| 1997 | Chinese Box | 中國匣子 | Vivian | |
| 1998 | The Emperor and the Assassin | 荆柯刺秦王 | Lady Zhao | |
| 2000 | Breaking the Silence | 漂亮妈妈 | Sun Liying | Golden Rooster Awards for Best Actress, 2000 Montreal World Film Festival for Best Actress, 2000 |
| 2002 | Zhou Yu's Train | 周渔的火车 | Zhou Yu | |
| 2004 | 2046 | 2046 | Su Li Zhen | Wong Kar-wai, director |
| Eros | 爱神 | Miss Hua | ||
| 2005 | Memoirs of a Geisha | 艺伎回忆录 | Hatsumomo | National Board of Review Award for Best Supporting Actress Nominated — Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actress - Motion Picture |
| 2006 | Miami Vice | 迈阿密风暴 | Isabella | |
| Curse of the Golden Flower | 满城尽带黄金甲 | Empress Phoenix | Hong Kong Film Awards for Best Actress, 2007 Hong Kong Film Critics Award for Best Actress, 2007 |
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| 2007 | Hannibal Rising | 沉默的羔羊前传之揭开罪幕 | Lady Murasaki Shikibu Lecter | |
| 2010 | Shanghai | 上海 | Anna Lan-Ting |
Other information
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- Gong was a spokeswoman for Shanghai Tang clothing store.15
Other works
- She narrated "Beijing" (2008), an audio walking tour by Louis Vuitton and Soundwalk1617, which won an Audie Award for best Original Work (2009)18.
See also
Notes
- ^ Kehr, Dave (2004-07-16). "Torn Between a Dreamy Idealist and a Veterinarian". The New York Times. http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=990CE6DC143AF935A25754C0A9629C8B63. Retrieved 2008-01-07.
- ^ a b c d Chong, Chee Kin (2008). "Gong Li is now a S'porean", Breaking News: Lifestyle, The Straits Times, November 10, 2008, www.straitstimes.com
- ^ Gong Li Sidebar
- ^ Gong Li Biography - Barnes & Noble.com
- ^ a b c Ghahremani, Yasmin; Stanmeyer, Anastacia (1999-09-24), "Nation builders". Asiaweek. 25 (38):74
- ^ a b Dargis, Manohla (2004-12-05), "Glamour's New Orientation". New York Times. 154 (53054):Arts & Leisure 1
- ^ a b No byline (2000-02-25), "FIRST LADY OF FILM". Asiaweek. 26 (7):34
- ^ "Gong Li". Food and Agriculture Organization. http://www.fao.org/getinvolved/ambassadors/ambassadors/ambassadors-gongli/en/. Retrieved September 16, 2009.
- ^ The Women of ''Memoirs of a Geisha'' | Memoirs of a Geisha | Movie News | Movies | Entertainment Weekly | 3
- ^ Lyttle, John (2006-01-16), "The eastern affront". New Statesman, 135 (4775):47
- ^ No byline (1997-02-10), "Gong Li & Ooi Hoe Seong". People. 47 (5):112
- ^ Louie, Elaine (1996-10-29), "Chronicle:Gong Li". New York Times. 146 (50595):B16
- ^ "Gong Li voted China's Most Beautiful Person". China Daily. May 23, 2006. http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/lifestyle/2006-05/23/content_597722.htm. Retrieved 2007-03-17.
- ^ Min, Shen (May 22, 2006). "Gong Li Voted China's Most Beautiful Star". http://english.cri.cn/349/2006/05/22/44@92879.htm. Retrieved 2007-03-17.
- ^ Gault, Ylonda; Fannin, Rebecca A. (1997-07-14), "Hong Kong retail giant Tang ready to pluck Big Apple". Advertising Age. 68 (28):33
- ^ Soundwalk. Accessed Sept. 17, 2009.
- ^ Louis Vuitton Soundwalk. Accessed Sept. 20, 2009.
- ^ Audio Publishers Association. Accessed Sept. 20, 2009.
External links
- Gong Li at the Internet Movie Database
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