Bingbing Li

Born in Wuchang, Heilongjiang, Li Bingbing is a Chinese actress who studied acting at the Shanghai Theatre Academy after a year as a probationary music teacher. Seventeen Years (1999) brought her critical acclaim and a shared Best Actress honor with Liu Lin at the Singapore International Film Festival's 13th edition, while the television series Young Justice Bao drew wider attention. Her breakthrough came with Waiting Alone (2004), which brought a Best Actress nomination at the Golden Rooster Awards, and A World Without Thieves brought a Hundred Flowers Awards nomination for Best Supporting Actress. She took the Best Actress prize at the 46th Golden Horse Film Awards for The Message. She became known for action roles, including Detective Dee: Mystery of the Phantom Flame (2010) and 1911 (2011), which she also co-produced. Her English-language work includes Snow Flower and the Secret Fan (2011), Resident Evil: Retribution (2012), Transformers: Age of Extinction (2014), and The Meg (2018).