Fan Bingbing facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Fan Bingbing
范冰冰
Fan in 2023
Born	(1981-09-16) 16 September 1981 (age 43) Yantai, Shandong, China
Education	Shanghai Xie Jin-Hengtong School of Arts (BFA)
Occupation	Actress model television producer singer
Years active	1996–present
Relatives	Fan Chengcheng (brother)
Musical career
Genres	Mandopop
Labels	Fan Bingbing Studio Creative Artists Agency
Chinese name
Chinese	范冰冰
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Fàn Bīngbīng IPA [fân píŋ.píŋ] Yue: Cantonese IPA [fàːn péŋ.péŋ] Jyutping Faan6 Bing1-bing1

Fan Bingbing (Chinese: 范冰冰, born on September 16, 1981) is a famous Chinese actress. She became well-known for her role in the TV show My Fair Princess (1998–1999). Her big break came with the movie Cell Phone (2003), which helped her win the Hundred Flowers Award for Best Actress.

Fan also starred in popular TV series like The Proud Twins (2004) and The Empress of China (2014). She also worked on art-house films such as Buddha Mountain (2011). Her movie I Am Not Madame Bovary (2016) earned her the Silver Shell for Best Actress and the Golden Rooster Award for Best Actress.

She has appeared in international films like X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014) and The 355 (2022). From 2013 to 2017, she was the highest-paid celebrity on the Forbes China Celebrity 100 list. In 2017, Time magazine named her one of the 100 most influential people.

In 2018, Fan had some tax issues. This led to her taking a break from acting in mainland China. She later returned with a small role in the South Korean TV show Insider (2022). She then starred in the Hong Kong film Green Night (2023).

Early Life

Fan Bingbing was born and grew up in Yantai, a city by the sea in Shandong, China. Her grandfather, Fan Jie, was a general in the naval air force. Her grandmother gave her the Chinese name bing, which means “ice,” to honor their family's connection to the sea.

Fan's father, Fan Tao, was a pop singer, and she watched him perform in many competitions. Her mother, Zhang Chuanmei, was a dancer and actress. Fan also has a younger brother, Fan Chengcheng, who was part of the boy groups Nine Percent and NEXT.

In 1995, during her second year of high school, Fan was in a car accident. She spent three months recovering in the hospital. During this time, she watched a TV show called The Empress of the Dynasty. This show made her dream of becoming an actress. Since she couldn't go to her senior year because of the accident, she applied to a performance school, Shanghai Xie Jin-Hengtong School of Arts.

Career Highlights

Early Work and First Big Success (1996–2006)

Fan started her acting career in the TV series Powerful Woman. For two years, she played smaller roles. In 1999, she became widely known for her role as Jin Suo in the first two seasons of My Fair Princess. This Chinese TV series was based on a novel by Taiwanese writer Chiung Yao.

In 2003, Fan starred in the movie Cell Phone. This film became the highest-earning movie in China that year. Her performance in it won her the Hundred Flowers Award for Best Actress.

Fan also appeared in other films like The Lion Roars (2002) and A Battle of Wits (2006). For A Battle of Wits, she was nominated for Best Actress at the 12th Golden Bauhinia Awards. In 2006, Forbes China named her the Star of the Year.

Fan in 2010

Becoming a Top Star (2007–2017)

In 2007, Fan left her agency and started her own company, Fan Bingbing Studio. That year, she acted in eight films. She won Best Supporting Actress at the 44th Golden Horse Awards for her role in The Matrimony. Her studio also produced its first TV show, Rouge Snow (2008), where Fan played the main character.

In 2010, Fan starred in Chen Kaige's historical movie, Sacrifice. Her film Buddha Mountain premiered at the 23rd Tokyo International Film Festival, where she won the Best Actress Award. In 2011, she appeared in the martial arts film Shaolin with Andy Lau and Jackie Chan. She also attended the 64th Cannes Film Festival to promote her movie My Way.

In 2012, Fan attended many fashion shows in Paris. She was also the only East Asian global spokesperson for L'Oréal Paris at the 65th Cannes Film Festival. Forbes magazine ranked her third on the 2012 Forbes China Celebrity 100 List. Her movie Double Xposure was a big success and she won Best Actress at the 2013 Huading Awards. She also made a short appearance in the hit film Lost in Thailand.

Fan and Hugh Jackman at the premiere for X-Men: Days of Future Past in 2014

In 2013, Fan was in the Chinese version of Iron Man 3. She also starred in the romantic comedy One Night Surprise, which was a commercial success. In 2014, Fan played the mutant Blink in the American superhero film X-Men: Days of Future Past. This movie helped her gain more international fame. That year, Barbie launched a special Fan Bingbing doll.

In the TV series The Empress of China (2014-2015), Fan played Wu Zetian, the only female emperor in Chinese history. This show had very high ratings. In 2015, Forbes ranked her fourth on the World's Highest-Paid Actresses list.

In 2016, Fan was in the action comedy Skiptrace with Jackie Chan. She won Best Supporting Actress at the 1st Golden Screen Awards for this role. She also won the Silver Shell for Best Actress and the Golden Rooster Award for Best Actress for her performance in I Am Not Madame Bovary.

In 2017, Fan was honored at the Time 100 Gala, being recognized as one of the one hundred most influential people. She also served as a jury member at the 2017 Cannes Film Festival. In June 2017, she became a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.

Break and Comeback (2018–Present)

Since 2018, Fan's career faced challenges due to some tax issues. In October 2018, it was announced that she needed to pay a large amount in taxes and penalties. Fan then posted an apology on social media.

Because of these issues, her films and TV shows were not released in mainland China for a while. She tried to make a comeback in China, but her public appearances were often limited. For example, she attended an event in Beijing in April 2019, but there were no journalists present at her session.

After her tax issues, Fan focused on her personal brand, Fan Beauty. This brand has been very successful, earning a lot of money each year.

In 2022, two Hollywood films she had made before the tax issues, The 355 and The King's Daughter, were released. Later that year, Fan officially returned to acting with a small role in the South Korean TV series Insider. She then starred in the independent film Green Night (2023), which premiered at the 73rd Berlin International Film Festival.

In September 2023, she was a jury member at the 71st San Sebastián International Film Festival. In October 2023, she received the Cinema Icon Award at the 34th Singapore International Film Festival. In late 2024, two of her older films, Bodyguards and Assassins (2009) and Sacrifice (2010), were shown again in China. This was the first time her works were screened there since her tax issues.

In 2024, Fan moved to Hong Kong.

Filmography

Discography

Studio albums

Singles

Awards and Nominations

See also

In Spanish: Fan Bing-bing para niños