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Gong Li (鞏利, pinyin: Gǒng Lì) (born December 31, 1965) is a Chinese film actress. Gong is her surname.Born in Shenyang, Liaoning, China, she has appeared in most films directed by Zhang Yimou. She grew up in Jinan, the capital of Shandong Province. In 1985, she enrolled in the Central Academy of Drama to study acting, and graduated in 1989.
She was still a student there when Zhang Yimou chose her in 1987 for the lead role in his first film as a director, Red Sorghum , which was awarded the Golden Bear at the Berlin Film Festival.
1 Filmography includes
- Eros (post production)
- 20462046 is a Hong Kong movie written and directed by Wong Kar-wai, released in 2004. It is a sequel to In the Mood for Love (released in 2000). Cast and roles include Tony Leung Chiu Wai Chow Mo-wan, the main character and narrator. A journalist and writer, (2004)
- Zhou Yu's Train (2002)
- Breaking the Silence (1999)
- The Emperor and the AssassinThe Emperor and the Assassin is a 1999 Chinese historical romance film made in the People's Republic of China. The movie was directed by Chen Kaige and stars Gong Li, Zhang Fengyi, Li Xuejian, and Zhou Sun. The common transliteration of the film's Chinese (1999)
- Chinese BoxChinese Box is a 1997 movie directed by Wayne Wang and starring Jeremy Irons, Gong Li, Maggie Cheung and Michael Hui. The movie is set and was made at the time of Hong Kong's handover to the People's Republic of China on June 30, 1997. The movie shows the (1997)
- Temptress MoonTemptress Moon is a 1996 Chinese film directed by Chen Kaige. It was banned in China for its sexual and drug-related content. Zhongliang ( Leslie Cheung), a 14 year-old boy, arrives at the Pang estate near Shanghai to live there along with her sister and (1996)
- Shanghai TriadShanghai Triad is a 1994 Chinese film, directed by Zhang Yimou and starring Gong Li. The film is set in the criminal underworld of 1930's Shanghai. See also Cinema of China 1994 films Chinese films. (1995)
- The Great Conqueror's Concubine (1994)
- Semi-Gods and Semi-Devils (1994)
- To Live (1994)
- Soul of a Painter (1993)
- Flirting Scholar (1993)
- Farewell My ConcubineFarewell My Concubine ( pinyin: Bawang Bie Ji is a 1993 Hong Kong movie directed by Chen Kaige written by Lillian Lee (II) and Wei Lu starring Leslie Cheung, Zhang Fengyi, Gong Li, and Ge You. Awards and nominations Won the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film F (1993)
- Mary from Beijing (1992)
- The Story of Qiu Ju (1992)
- Back to Shanghai (1991)
- Party of a Wealthy Family (1991)
- Raise the Red LanternRaise the Red Lantern ( literal meaning: "Raise the Big Red Lantern(s) High High Up") is a 1991 Chinese film, directed by Zhang Yimou and starring Gong Li. It was adapted by Ni Zhen from the novel by Su Tong. The film was nominated for an Academy Award fo (1992)
- Ju Dou (1990)
- The Puma Action (1989)
- A Terracotta Warrior (1989)
- Mr. Sunshine (1989)
- Red Sorghum (1987)
2 See also
- Cinema of ChinaThe history of Chinese cinema has three separate threads of development: the Hong Kong, the Mainland and Taiwan. Hong Kong as a British colony had a great degree of freedom and developed into East Asia's filmmaking hub, the third largest motion picture in
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