Li Bingbing facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Li Bingbing
李冰冰
Li in 2018
Born	Li Bingbing (1973-02-27) February 27, 1973 (age 52) Wuchang, Heilongjiang, China
Alma mater	Shanghai Theatre Academy
Occupation	Actress singer
Years active	1994–present
Agent	Hesong Media
Awards	Full list
Musical career
Labels	Huayi Brothers
Chinese name
Chinese	李冰冰
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Lǐ Bīngbīng Yue: Cantonese Jyutping Lei5 Bing1-bing1

Li Bingbing (Chinese: 李冰冰; pinyin: Lǐ Bīngbīng; born February 27, 1973) is a famous Chinese actress. She is known for her amazing acting in movies like Seventeen Years (1999) and The Message (2009). She also became well-known around the world for her roles in Hollywood films such as Resident Evil: Retribution (2012), Transformers: Age of Extinction (2014), and The Meg (2018).

Li Bingbing has been recognized as one of the top celebrities in China by Forbes magazine several times.

Li Bingbing's Early Life and Acting Start

Li Bingbing grew up in a small town in Wuchang, Heilongjiang, China. Her family worked hard. She has a younger sister named Li Xue. When she was 16, she went to a special school to study. After graduating in 1992, she worked as a music teacher for a year. In 1993, she decided to follow her dream and enrolled in the Shanghai Theatre Academy to learn acting.

Li Bingbing first gained attention for her role in the movie Seventeen Years in 1999. For this role, she won an award for Best Actress at the 13th Singapore International Film Festival. Later, in 2001, she became very popular after starring in the TV series Young Justice Bao. She also appeared in many action-packed TV shows, which made people call her an "action actress."

In 2004, Li Bingbing became even more famous with her role in the movie A World Without Thieves. She was nominated for an award for this performance. She also starred in the romantic comedy Waiting Alone, which earned her another nomination for Best Actress. Around this time, her sister, Li Xue, started working as her manager.

In 2009, Li Bingbing won the Best Actress award at the 46th Golden Horse Film Awards for her role in The Message. She then starred in the 2010 action-mystery film Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame. In this movie, she played Shangguan Jing'er, a character based on a real politician from ancient China. In the same year, she and her partners, including her sister Li Xue, started their own company called Hesong Entertainment. They worked together on the movie 1911 with Jackie Chan, which came out in 2011.

Li Bingbing's Hollywood Journey

Li Bingbing at the 2011 Cannes Film Festival.

Li Bingbing's first English-language movie was Snow Flower and the Secret Fan, which was shown at the 2011 Cannes Film Festival. She started to become more recognized in Hollywood after playing Ada Wong in Resident Evil: Retribution.

In 2013, Li Bingbing received the East-West Talent Award at the 4th Annual US-China Film Summit. A big Hollywood magazine, Variety, also named her the Asian Star of the Year. The next year, in 2014, she appeared in Transformers: Age of Extinction, which is part of a very popular movie series. This role helped her become even more successful around the world.

In 2015, she was cast in a science fiction thriller movie called Nest (also known as Guardians of the Tomb). This movie was a team effort between China and Australia and was released in 2018. That same year, it was announced that Li Bingbing would play China's first female superhero in a movie called Realm, created by the famous Stan Lee.

In 2018, Li Bingbing starred with Jason Statham in The Meg. This was an American-Chinese movie about a giant shark, based on a popular book.

Li Bingbing's Good Deeds

Li Bingbing is also known for her work helping others and protecting the environment.

• She was a Charity Ambassador for the Shanghai World Expo.
• She is a Goodwill Ambassador for the UNEP.

Li Bingbing started a charity called L.O.V.E. This group helps promote a positive and environmentally friendly way of living. She also helped start the "One Million-Tree Forest project." This project aims to improve the climate and help people in Gansu Province, China, earn more money. Because of her dedication to green and charitable causes, the World Wildlife Fund called her "the most influential global ambassador."

Li Bingbing's Movies

Li Bingbing's TV Shows

Awards and Nominations

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In Spanish: Li Bingbing para niños