Qing Xu

Qing Xu is a Chinese actress from Beijing who studied performance at the Beijing Film Academy. She first drew notice playing the female lead in Chen Kaige's Life on a String (1991), then took the main role in Zifeng Ling's Crazy, which brought a Best Actress nomination from the Hundred Flowers awards. The television series Close to Forbidden City made her a familiar face nationwide, while later credits included the historical epic The Emperor's Shadow (1996) and the martial arts drama The Legendary Swordsman (2001). She provided the Chinese voice of Mulan in Disney's animated feature and appeared in the Hong Kong action film Flash Point (2007). Her role as Soong Ching-ling in The Founding of a Republic (2009) earned her the Best Supporting Actress prize at the Hundred Flowers Awards and another at the Macau International Film Festival. She later joined the cast of Looper (2012).