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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.
Oct 24, 2021 · SINGAPORE - Actress Gong Li is said to be giving up Singapore citizenship, after reportedly being blacklisted by the Chinese government for holding a foreign passport.
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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- To Live (1994) Adapted from a novel of the same name by Yu Hua, To Live depicts scenes from the life of a couple, played by Gong and Ge You. Set in the decades from the 1940s to the Cultural Revolution in the 1970s, the film reflects the many tragedies of contemporary Chinese history, including the Great Leap Forward and the abolition of private property.
- Raise the Red Lantern (1991) The second Chinese film to be nominated for an Academy Award, and winner of the British Academy of Film and Television’s award for best foreign language film, Raise the Red Lantern portrays the evils of China’s former patriarchal society, in which women were nothing more than men’s playthings.
- Red Sorghum (1987) Adapted from a novel of the same name by Nobel-winning writer Mo Yan, Red Sorghum marked the feature film debuts of both Zhang and Gong.
- Ju Dou (1990) The first Chinese production to be nominated for an Academy Award for best foreign language film, Ju Dou is a romantic tragedy that offers a lacerating critique of China’s patriarchy and the feudal values of the early 20th century.
Jan 26, 2023 · The celebrated actress has cemented herself as one of the biggest Chinese stars of our time due to a combination of hard work and roles in many critically acclaimed movies throughout her thirty-year-long career. Ahead, we take a look at the life and legacy of Gong Li with 10 facts you ought to know about her.
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Jun 28, 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.
