Gong Li is a Chinese actress born on December 31, 1965 in Shenyang, China. She is best known for her award-winning performances in Breaking the Silence (2000) and The Story of Qiu Ju (1992), which earned her the Golden Rooster and Golden Phoenix awards respectively. She also won the Hong Kong Film Award for her performance in Curse of the Golden Flower (2006).
Gong Li is a member of Movie Actress
Age, Biography and Wiki
💰 Net worth: $100 million (2024)
About
Famous for her Golden Rooster and Golden Phoenix award-winning performances in the films Breaking the Silence (2000) and The Story of Qiu Ju (1992), she is also notable for her Hong Kong Film Award-winning work in Curse of the Golden Flower (2006).
Before Fame
While studying at Beijing's Central Academy of Drama, she was cast as the lead character in her debut film, the Zhang Yimou-directed feature Red Sorghum.
Trivia
She starred in Raise the Red Lantern, a 1991 feature that was nominated for an Academy Award in the foreign language category.
Family Life
The daughter of Gong Lize and Liu Ying, she spent her youth in Shen Yang, China. Following a high-profile relationship with Director Zhang Yimou, she married Business executive Ooi Hoe Soeng; the couple divorced in 2010 after fourteen years of marriage.
Associated With
She co-starred with Jeremy Irons in the English-language feature film Chinese Box.