Name: Li Gong
Date of Birth: 31 December 1965 Was included in People Magazine's 50 Most Beautiful People. Representative of Shanghai Tang line of clothing. Graduated from the Central Drama Academy in Beijing (1989) Personal favorites: Meryl Streep, Dustin Hoffman Received New York Film Critics award for Ba wang bie ji (1993) (aka Farewell My Concubine). Dated Yimou Zhang [1987-1995] Head juror of the 2000 Berlin International Film Festival Head juror of the 2002 Venice Film Festival Head juror of the 2003 Tokyo International Film Festival ... Member of jury at the Cannes Film Festival in 1997 Her performance as Juxian in Ba wang bie ji (1993) (aka "Farewell My Concubine") (1993) is ranked #89 on Premiere Magazine's 100 Greatest Performances of All Time (2006). The youngest of five children. Had a song written about her by the Red Hot Chili Peppers ("Gong Li"). She was presented the French government's Ordre des Arts et des Lettres in June 1998 for contributions to the cinema. Was chosen and honored as one of TIME Magazine's "60 Years of Asian Heroes". Youngest person to be honored with the "Trophy of the Festival" award at Cannes. Can understand English but is uncomfortable in speaking it off camera and in interviews. Usually finds its easier to learn her lines for her English speaking roles phonetically. Michael Mann and Rob Marshall refer to her as the "Meryl Streep of China". Beauty ambassador for L'Oreal cosmetics. Her father and her older sister both died of cancer. Voted "Most beautiful woman in China" 2006. #52 on Premiere magazines "100 sexiest movie stars of all time" (2008). Appointed in 2008 by the United Nations(UNEP) as the "Global Environmental Ambassador", along with Mikhail Gorbachev , Richard Branson, Samuel Etoo Angelique Kinjo, Gabriel Yared. Recipient of the 2007 Chinese World Influence Award. Read more Li Gong movies (actor)User Comments |
