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Li Gong


Born in Shenyang, grew up in Jinan, the daughter of an economics professor. Loved music from childhood, and dreamed of a singing career. After failing to gain entrance to China's top music school in 1985, applied for and was admitted to the Central Drama Academy in Beijing, from which she graduated in 1989... See full bio »

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Filmography

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2010 Shanghai
Anna Lan-Ting (as Gong Li)
 
2007 Hannibal Rising
Lady Murasaki (as Gong Li)
 
2006 Miami Vice
Isabella (as Gong Li)
 
2005 Memoirs of a Geisha
Hatsumomo (as Gong Li)
 
2004 Eros
Miss Hua (segment "The Hand")
 
2004/II The Hand (short)
Miss Hua
 
2004 2046
Su Li-zhen
 
2002 Zhou Yu de huo che
Zhou Yu / Xiu
 
2000 Breaking the Silence
Sun Liying
 
1997 Chinese Box
Vivian
 
1996 Temptress Moon
Pang Ruyi
 
1995 Shanghai Triad
Xiao Jingbao
 
1994 Xi chu bawang
Lu Zhi
 
1994 Hua hun
Pan Yuliang
 
1992 Meng xing shi fen
Ma Li
 
1992 The Story of Qiu Ju
Qiu Ju
 
1991 God of Gamblers III: Back to Shanghai
Yu-San/Yu-Mong (as Lei Gung)
 
1990 Ju Dou
Ju Dou
 
1990 Qin yong
Winter/Lili Chu
 
1989 Daihao meizhoubao
Ah Li
 
1989 Xi tai hou
Guilian
 
1987 Red Sorghum
My Grandma
 
Show ShowThanks (1 title)
2010 King's Man (very special thanks)
 
Show ShowSelf (10 titles)
2009 World Film Report (TV series)
Herself
 
2007 Secrets Within: Inside Look at 'Curse of the Golden Flower' (video documentary short)
Herself
 
2006 Miami Vice: Undercover (TV documentary short)
Herself / Isabella
 
2006 HBO First Look (TV series documentary)
Herself
Miami Vice: Undercover (2006) … Herself
Lady in the Water (2006) … Herself
 
2006 2006 Asian Excellence Awards (TV special)
Herself - Nominee
 
2005 On the Set: Memoirs of a Geisha (TV documentary)
Herself/Hatsumomo
 
2002 Tout le monde en parle (TV series)
Herself
Episode dated 20 May 2002 (2002) … Herself (as Gong Li)
 
1996 Primer plano (TV series)
Herself
Episode dated 27 April 1996 (1996) … Herself
 
1993 Arena (TV series documentary)
Herself
Zhang Yimou (1993) … Herself
 
1991 Hao men ye yan
Herself/Waitress at banquet
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (5 titles)
2010 Gilles Jacob: CIitizen Cannes (TV documentary)
Herself
 
2007 Cannes, 60 ans d'histoires (TV documentary)
Herself
 
2007 Cómo conseguir un papel en Hollywood (TV documentary)
Isabella
 
2005 101 Sexiest Celebrity Bodies (TV movie)
Herself - Place #32
 
2005 Cinema mil (TV series)
 

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Farewell My Concubine -- Farewell, My Concubine story of two performers in the Beijing Opera and the woman who comes between them. At the same time, it attempts to do no less than squeeze the entire political history of China in the twentieth century into a three-hour time-frame. Miami Vice -- Clip: Crockett and Tubbs try to set up a deal with Yero Hannibal Rising -- A prequel to the thriller film series featuring the notoriously violent Hannibal Lecter
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Personal Details

Other Works:

Narration for the Louis Vuitton Soundwalk Beijing City Guide, an MP3 audio guide produced by Louis Vuitton and Soundwalk (June 2008).

Publicity Listings:

4 Interviews  | 9 Articles  | 7 Magazine Cover Photos  | See more »

Alternate Names:

Lei Gung | Gong Li

Height:

5' 7" (1.70 m)
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

The important things are the script and the director. I have been waiting around to get the right script and the right director. For example, in the past if a Hollywood director came to me with a script and wanted me to play a character and she was a stereotypical Asian woman who gets into a fight and gets killed off quickly, that didn't seem to have much interest for me. See more »

Trivia:

Her performance as Juxian in Farewell My Concubine (aka "Farewell My Concubine") (1993) is ranked #89 on Premiere Magazine's 100 Greatest Performances of All Time (2006). See more »

Star Sign:

Capricorn