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{{Short description|Chinese-Singaporean actress (born 1965)}}
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| name = Gong Li
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| caption = Gong Li in 2016
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=y|1965|12|31}}
| birth_place = [[Shenyang]], [[Liaoning]], [[China]]
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| education = [[Central Academy of Drama]] ([[Bachelor of Arts|BA]])
| occupation = Actress, model
| yearsactive = 1987–present
| works = [[Gong Li#Filmography|Filmography]]
| awards = [[Gong Li#Awards and nominations|Full list]]
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* {{marriage|Ooi Hoe Soeng|1996|20102009|end=div.}}
* {{marriage|[[Jean-Michel Jarre]]|2019}}
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'''Gong Li''' ({{zh|s=巩俐|t=鞏俐}}; born 31 December 1965) is a Chinese-Singaporean actress. Regarded as one of the best actresses in China today, she is known for her versatility and naturalistic performance.<ref>{{cite news|url= https://supchina.com/2020/05/25/gong-li-the-empress-of-chinese-film/amp/|last=Colville|first=Alex|date=12 April 2018|title=Gong Li, the empress of Chinese film|work=SupChina}}<br/>{{cite web|url=https://madame.lefigaro.fr/celebrites/gong-li-ame-forte-women-in-motion-kering-festival-de-cannes-120719-166077|last=Letertre|first=Marilyne|date=21 July 2019|title=Rencontre avec Gong Li, la Meryl Streep chinoise|work=Madame|language=fr|access-date=21 October 2019}}<br/>{{cite news|script-title=zh:華人女星縱橫國際影壇第一人!金馬55評審主席鞏俐的霸氣語錄|title=Quotes from Gong Li, China's first lady of film|newspaper=Harper’s Bazaar TW|date=7 September 2018|url=https://www.harpersbazaar.com/tw/celebrity/celebritynews/g23632647/gong-li-quotes/}}</ref> She starred in three of the four [[Chinese language|Chinese-language]] films that have been nominated for the [[Academy Award for Best International Feature Film]].
 
Gong was born in [[Shenyang]], [[Liaoning]], and grew up in [[Jinan]], [[Shandong]]. She enrolled at the [[Central Academy of Drama in Beijing]], from where she graduated in 1989. While a student at the Academy, she was spotted by director [[Zhang Yimou]] and debuted in Zhang's ''[[Red Sorghum (film)|Red Sorghum]]'' in 1987. Gong and Zhang's professional and personal relationship received much media attention in the Chinese-speaking world, as they continued to collaborate on a string of critically acclaimed movies, including the Oscar-nominated features ''[[Ju Dou]]'' (1990) and ''[[Raise the Red Lantern]]'' (1991). For her role in the Zhang-directed ''[[The Story of Qiu Ju]]'' (1992), Gong won the [[Volpi Cup for Best Actress]] at the [[49th Venice International Film Festival|Venice Film Festival]].
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Gong also starred in the [[Chen Kaige]]-directed Oscar-nominated ''[[Farewell My Concubine (film)|Farewell My Concubine]]'' (1993), for which she won Best Supporting Actress at the [[1993 New York Film Critics Circle Awards|New York Film Critics Circle Awards]]. In English-language films, she won the [[National Board of Review Award for Best Supporting Actress]] for ''[[Memoirs of a Geisha (film)|Memoirs of a Geisha]]'' (2005), directed by [[Rob Marshall]]. Other notable appearances include ''[[Flirting Scholar]]'' (1993), ''[[To Live (1994 film)|To Live]]'' (1994), ''[[Chinese Box]]'' (1997), ''[[The Emperor and the Assassin]]'' (1998), ''[[Breaking the Silence (film)|Breaking the Silence]]'' (2000), ''[[Zhou Yu's Train]]'' (2003), ''[[Eros (film)|Eros]]'' (2004), ''[[Miami Vice (film)|Miami Vice]]'' (2006), ''[[Curse of the Golden Flower]]'' (2006) and ''[[Saturday Fiction]]'' (2019).
 
Gong was head of jury at the [[50th Berlin International Film Festival|2000 Berlin Film Festival]] and the [[59th Venice International Film Festival|2002 Venice Film Festival]], the first Asian person to hold such position at both events. Over the course of her career, Gong has won threeseveral accolades, including four [[Hundred Flowers Awards]], twoa [[GoldenHong RoosterKong AwardsFilm Award]], atwo [[HongGolden KongRooster Film AwardAwards]], anda honoraryBerlin awardsFilm atFestival, thetwo [[Berlin InternationalCannes Film Festival|Berlin]] and [[CannesVenice Film Festival|Cannes honors and a [[David di Donatello Award]] film festivalsnomination. She was appointed as a Commander (Commandeur) of the [[Ordre des Arts et des Lettres]] by the government of France in 2010.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://french.peopledaily.com.cn/VieSociale/6973497.html|title=L'Expo de Shanghai vue à travers les yeux de Gong Li|date=5 May 2010|work=People Daily|language=fr|access-date=28 January 2020}}</ref>
 
==Early life==
Gong Li was born in [[Shenyang]], [[Liaoning]], [[China]], she is as the youngest of five children. Her father, wasGong Lize, had been a professor of economics andat her[[Liaoning University]] until being transferred to [[Shandong University]] a few years before [[Cultural Revolution|the Culture Revolution]]. Her mother, wasZhao Ying, originally a college teacher, followed her husband to Shandong and became an accountant at a state-run cotton mill.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.charlest.whipple.net/gongside.html | title = Gong Li Sidebar}}</ref> She| grewaccess-date up= in10 [[Jinan]],February the2007 capital| ofarchive-date [[Shandong]].= She25 hasDecember been2001 fond| ofarchive-url singing= andhttps://web.archive.org/web/20011225082339/http://www.charlest.whipple.net/gongside.html dancing| sinceurl-status childhood,= anddead dreamt}}</ref><ref ofname=":2">{{Cite becomingweb a|title=母亲披露:巩俐张艺谋分手真相(图) singer|url=https://www.cctv.com/entertainment/news/20011126/176.html |access-date=2024-09-28 |website=www.cctv.com}}</ref>
 
Gong grew up in [[Jinan]], the capital of [[Shandong]]. She studied in Jinan Sanhe Street Primary School (now Shandong Experimental Primary School). At school, she developed an interest in singing, dancing, and imitation. In Grade 2, she participated in her school’s performing arts troupe. Later, she and her classmates were invited to Shandong People’s Radio Station to sing children’s songs in praise of the oil workers in [[Daqing Oil Field|Daqing]].<ref name=":2" />
She studied in Jinan Sanhe Street [[Primary School]]. When she was in grade two, she was recommended by the school to sing children's songs at Jinan People's Broadcasting Station. In Jinan No.2 [[Middle School]], Gong spent six years in high school, when she was a member of the school's literature and art team.
 
Gong spent six years at Jinan No.2 Middle School. In 19851983, she took her first [[Gaokao]], applying to two art programs at [[Shandong Normal University]] and [[Qufu Normal University]], but failed to gain admission. The following year, she applied to Shandong Art Academy and the [[People's Liberation Army Academy of Art|People's Liberation Army Arts College]], but was acceptedunsuccessful again. Her parents discouraged her from pursuing it further, but Gong persisted by working part-time while taking acting lessons from director Yin Dawei in Jinan. In 1985, encouraged by Yin, she applied to studythe [[Central Academy of Drama]] in Beijing. Despite scoring 11 points at [[Gaokao]] below the requirement, the academy petitioned for her special admission, which was eventually granted by the Ministry of Culture, the superior department then in charge of the academy. Gong was admitted to the [[Central Academy of Drama in Beijing|Central Academy of Drama]]; shein 1985 and graduated in 1989.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://video.barnesandnoble.com/search/Biography.asp?ctr=620460 |title=Gong Li Biography – Barnes & Noble.com |access-date=7 December 2005 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222100321/http://video.barnesandnoble.com/search/Biography.asp?ctr=620460 |archive-date=22 February 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref> While a student at the Central Academy of Drama, she was discovered by [[Zhang Yimou]], who chose her for the lead role in ''[[Red Sorghum (film)|Red Sorghum]],'' his first film as a director.<ref name=asiaweek1>Ghahremani,{{Cite Yasmin; Stanmeyer, Anastaciaweb |title=启蒙老师回忆当年:巩俐当年是怎样走出济南的?(24 September 1999), "Nation builders"|url=http://www. ''Asiaweek''ce.cn/xwzx/ylxk/gdxw/200508/02/t20050802_4322060.shtml '''25'''|access-date=2024-09-28 (38):74|website=www.ce.cn}}</ref>
 
==Acting career==
===1987–1989: Career beginnings===
In 1987, while at college, Gong was first chosendiscovered by director [[Zhang Yimou]], towho actcast inher for the anti-Japaneselead warrole romancein ''[[Red Sorghum (film)|''Red Sorghum'']],'' whichhis officiallyfirst launchedfilm heras 15-yeara cooperationdirector.<ref withname="asiaweek1">Ghahremani, China'sYasmin; [[CinemaStanmeyer, ofAnastacia China|fifth-generation(24 directors]]September 1999), "Nation builders". ''Asiaweek''. '''25''' (38):74</ref> The film won the [[Golden Bear]] at the [[38th Berlin International Film Festival]], becoming the first Chinese film to win this award.<ref>{{cite news|url= https://www.berlinale.de/en/archive/jahresarchive/1988/01_jahresblatt_1988/01_jahresblatt_1988.html|title=Berlinale 1988}}</ref> It also won the [[Golden Rooster Awards]] and the [[Hundred Flowers Awards]] for Best Picture in 1988.
 
In 1989, Gong starred in [[Zhang Yimou]]’s second counterterrorism film, ''[[Codename Cougar]]'', for which she won the [[Hundred Flowers Awards]] for Best Supporting Actress, ushering in a new stage of exploring acting skills and style. On the same year, she took part in the [[1989 Tiananmen Square protests]] and according to her, Tiananmen taught her that she should have her own opinion, "not just follow blindly."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2007/apr/06/1|title='I don't go to Hollywood. Hollywood goes to China'|first=Jonathan|last=Watts|newspaper=The Guardian|date=2007-04-06|access-date=July 25, 2023}}</ref>
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Over the several years following her 1987 acting debut in ''Red Sorghum'', Gong received international acclaim for her roles in several more Zhang Yimou films.<ref name=NYT2>Dargis, Manohla (5 December 2004), "Glamour's New Orientation". ''New York Times''. '''154''' (53054):Arts & Leisure 1</ref><ref name=blossom>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1993/04/11/movies/film-a-chinese-actress-blossoms-on-the-screen.html|title=FILM; A Chinese Actress Blossoms on the Screen|work=The New York Times|date=11 April 1993|last1=Feinstein|first1=Howard}}</ref>
 
In 1990, Gong Continued to cooperate with [[Zhang Yimou]] and starred in his family ethics movie ''[[Ju Dou]]'', which won the Luis Buñuel Special Award at the [[1990 Cannes Film Festival]],<ref name="awards">{{cite web|url=http://www.festival-cannes.fr/en/archives/1990/allAward.html |title=Awards 1990: All Awards |work=festival-cannes.fr |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141011001632/http://www.festival-cannes.fr/en/archives/1990/allAward.html |archive-date=11 October 2014 |df=dmy}}</ref> and was nominated for the Best Foreign Language Film at the [[63rd Academy Awards]], becoming the first Chinese film to be nominated for an [[Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film]].<ref name="Oscars1991">{{cite web | title =The 63rd Academy Awards (1991) Nominees and Winners | date = 4 October 2014 | publisher = [[Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences]] | url =http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1991 | access-date =12 September 2015}}</ref> Gong also won the Best Actress award at the Varna International Film Festival.
 
In 1991, Gong starred in Zhang Yimou's film ''[[Raise the Red Lantern]]'', which won the [[Silver Lion|Silver Lion award]] at the [[48th Venice International Film Festival|48th Venice Film Festival]],<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.yesasia.com/us/yumcha/venice-international-film-festival/0-0-0-aeid.1014_aey.1991_sb.155-en/film-awards.html| title=1991 Venice Film Festival| publisher=[[YesAsia]]| archive-date=16 March 2016| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160316145302/http://www.yesasia.com/us/yumcha/venice-international-film-festival/0-0-0-aeid.1014_aey.1991_sb.155-en/film-awards.html}}</ref> and was nominated for the Best Foreign Language Film at the [[64th Academy Awards]]. Gong, playing a rebellious mistress in the film, won the [[Hundred Flowers Awards]] for Best Actress and was nominated for the [[David di Donatello Awards]] and the [[National Society of Film Critics|NSFC]] for Best Actress.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://ent.news.cn/2008-09/09/content_9867438.htm| title=历届大众电影百花奖获奖名单 (Best Actress Winners)| publisher=[[Xinhua News Agency]]| language=zh| date=9 September 2008| access-date=16 March 2016}}</ref> Her performance in the ''[[Raise the Red Lantern]]'' (1991) put her in the international spotlight again.<ref name=asiaweek1/>
 
In 1992, Gong starred in the rural drama ''[[The Story of Qiu Ju]]'', which won the [[Golden Lion|Golden Lion award]] at the 49th Venice International Film Festival.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cineplex.com/Movie/the-story-of-qiu-ju|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181106004838/https://www.cineplex.com/Movie/the-story-of-qiu-ju|url-status=dead|archive-date=6 November 2018|title=The Story of Qiu Ju|website=Cineplex|access-date=2017-06-26}}</ref> Gong's portrayal of rural woman Qiu Ju not only won the [[Golden Rooster Awards]] and the [[Japanese Movie Critics Awards]] for Best Actress, but also helped her named Best Actress at the [[49th Venice Film Festival]].
 
In 1993, she received a [[New York Film Critics Circle]] award for her role in ''[[Farewell My Concubine (film)|Farewell My Concubine]]'' (1993).<ref>{{cite web|url=httphttps://articleswww.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1993-12-16/entertainment/-ca-2547_1_film2547-critics-circlestory.html|title=N.Y. Writers Pick 'List' but Bypass Spielberg : Movies: Film Critics Circle echoes its L.A. counterpart by naming 'Schindler's List' the best work of 1993 and 'The Piano's' Jane Campion best director.|work=Los Angeles Times|date=16 December 1993 }}</ref> Directed by [[Chen Kaige]], the film was her first major role with a director other than Zhang Yimou.<ref name=blossom /> In the same year, she was awarded with the Berlinale Camera at the [[43rd Berlin International Film Festival]].<ref name="Berlinale">{{cite web |url=http://www.berlinale.de/en/archiv/jahresarchive/1993/03_preistr_ger_1993/03_Preistraeger_1993.html |title=Berlinale: 1993 Prize Winners |access-date=29 May 2011 |work=berlinale.de}}</ref> ''[[Premiere (magazine)|Premiere]]'' ranked her performance in ''Farewell My Concubine'' as the 89th greatest performance of all time. She also worked with renowned director [[Stephen Chow]] in comedy films ''[[God of Gamblers III: Back to Shanghai]]'' (1991) and ''[[Flirting Scholar]]'' (1993).<ref name=chow /><ref>{{cite web|url=https://sg.news.yahoo.com/gong-li-wants-better-chow-heung-082400825.html|title=Gong Li wants to be a better Chow Heung|work=Yahoo News|date=11 November 2013 }}</ref>
 
Immune to political repercussions because of her fame, Gong Li began criticizing the censorship policy in China. Her films ''Farewell My Concubine'' and ''The Story of Qiu Ju'' were initially banned in China for being thinly-veiled critiques of the Chinese government.<ref name=asiaweek2>No byline (25 February 2000), "First lady of film". ''Asiaweek''. '''26''' (7):34</ref> Regarding the sexual content in ''[[Ju Dou]]'', Chinese censorship deemed the film "a bad influence on the physical and spiritual health of young people."<ref name=NYT2/>
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===2000–2004: Worldwide recognition===
In 2000, Gong won her second international Best Actress trophy for her performance as a struggling single mother in ''[[Breaking the Silence (film)|Breaking the Silence]]'' (2000) directed by Sun Zhou at the [[Montreal World Film Festival]]. She attended the [[Montreal World Film Festival]] that year, where she was awarded a [[Montreal World Film Festival|special Grand Prix of the Americas for lifetime achievement]] for her outstanding achievement.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2000/film/news/montreal-fest-dawns-an-age-of-innocence-1117785966/|title=Montreal fest dawns an age of 'Innocence'|last=Kelly|first=Brendan|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|date=5 September 2000|access-date=6 December 2018}}</ref> In the same year, Gong was invited by the [[Berlin Film Festival]] to be the president of its international jury for the festival's 50th anniversary.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.berlinale.de/en/archiv/jahresarchive/2000/04_jury_2000/04_Jury_2000.html |title=JURIES 2000 |access-date=9 June 2014 |work=berlinale.de | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20131023083300/http://www.berlinale.de/en/archiv/jahresarchive/2000/04_jury_2000/04_Jury_2000.html| archive-date=23 October 2013 | url-status= live}}</ref> Gong was nominated [[FAO Goodwill Ambassador|Goodwill Ambassador]] of the [[Food and Agriculture Organization]] of the United Nations (FAO) on 16 October 2000.<ref>{{cite web |title=Gong Li |url=http://www.fao.org/getinvolved/ambassadors/ambassadors/ambassadors-gongli/en/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090807120437/http://www.fao.org/getinvolved/ambassadors/ambassadors/ambassadors-gongli/en/ |archive-date=7 August 2009 |access-date=16 September 2009 |work=[[Food and Agriculture Organization]]}}</ref>
 
In 2002, Gong was invited to head the jury of the [[Venice Film Festival]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2002/jul/29/news.venicefilmfestival2002|title=Gong Li heads Venice festival jury|work=The Guardian|date=29 July 2002}}</ref>
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===2005–2018: Hollywood and Chinese cinema===
[[File:Gong Li Cannes 2011.jpg|thumb|upright|Gong at the [[2011 Cannes Film Festival]]]]
Despite her popularity, Gong avoided Hollywood for years, due to a lack of confidence in speaking English.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,1138891_3,00.html | magazine=Entertainment Weekly | title=The Women of Geisha – EW.com |access-date=19 August 2007 |archive-date=21 December 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081221143036/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,1138891_3,00.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> She made her English speaking debut in 2005 when she starred as Hatsumomo in ''[[Memoirs of a Geisha (film)|Memoirs of a Geisha]]''. Her performance was met with generally positive reviews.<ref>Lyttle, John (16 January 2006), "The eastern affront". ''New Statesman'', '''135''' (4775):47</ref> [[Time Magazine]]'s Richard Corliss to describe her as {{blockquote|"gloriously channeling Bette Davis"<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.sootoday.com/amp/local-news/our-thoughts-on-gong-li-in-miami-vice-104226|title=Our thoughts on Gong Li in Miami Vice}}</ref>}} Gong also won the [[National Board of Review]] for Best Supporting Actress for her role as Hatsumomo. Her other English-language roles to date included the [[Chinese Cuban]] Isabella of ''[[Miami Vice (film)|Miami Vice]]'' in 2006 and [[Lady Murasaki (Hannibal)|Lady Murasaki]] of ''[[Hannibal Rising (film)|Hannibal Rising]]'' in 2007. In all three films, she learned her English lines [[Phonetic language learning|phonetically]].
 
Through three English-language films, Gong has gradually established herself in [[Hollywood (film industry)|Hollywood]]. Speaking of the Hollywood experience, Gong said it broadened her horizons, gave her a better idea of what she liked and allowed her to experiment with different acting styles.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://amp.dw.com/zh/巩俐访谈要把挣扎的蚊子翅膀一只只拔掉/a-2371710|title=要把挣扎的蚊子翅膀一只只拔掉}}</ref>
 
In 2006, Gong worked again with Yimou for historical epic ''[[Curse of the Golden Flower]]'', for which She won the best Actress at the [[26th Hong Kong Film Awards]].<ref name="HKFA">{{cite web|title=List of Awardees of The 26th Hong Kong Film Awards|url=http://www.hkfaa.com/winnerlist26.html|publisher=[[Hong Kong Film Awards]] |language=zh |access-date=18 March 2017}}</ref> ''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]'' named her performance as the Empress as the seventh greatest performance of the year. In the same year, she was voted No.1 in the poll of "Most Beautiful Persons in China" held by The Beijing News.<ref name=":0">{{cite news |date=23 May 2006 |title=Gong Li voted China's Most Beautiful Person |url=http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/lifestyle/2006-05/23/content_597722.htm |access-date=17 March 2007 |work=China Daily}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{cite web |last=Min |first=Shen |date=22 May 2006 |title=Gong Li Voted China's Most Beautiful Star |url=http://english.cri.cn/349/2006/05/22/44@92879.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070518085655/http://english.cri.cn/349/2006/05/22/44@92879.htm |archive-date=18 May 2007 |access-date=17 March 2007}}</ref>
 
She narrated ''Beijing'' (2008), an audio walking tour by [[Louis Vuitton]] and Soundwalk,<ref>[http://www.soundwalk.com Soundwalk] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180628124913/http://www.soundwalk.com/ |date=28 June 2018 }}. Retrieved 17 September 2009.</ref> which won an Audie Award for Best Original Work in 2009.<ref>[http://www.audiopub.org Audio Publishers Association]. Retrieved 20 September 2009.</ref>
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In 2018, Gong served as the jury president of the [[55th Golden Horse Awards]].<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.goldenhorse.org.tw/news/detail/993?r=en|title= Gong Li Leads the Jury for the 55th Golden Horse Awards|work= Golden Horse Awards}}</ref>
 
===2019–present: Global comeback and return to the screen===
In 2019, Gong was cast in [[Lou Ye]]'s period drama ''[[Saturday Fiction]]'', where she plays an actress who is working undercover gathering intelligence for the Allies.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.screendaily.com/news/first-look-lou-yes-period-drama-saturday-fiction-exclusive/5126663.article|title=First look: Lou Ye's period drama 'Saturday Fiction' (exclusive)|date=16 February 2018|website=Screen Daily}}</ref> The film was selected to compete for the Golden Lion at the [[76th Venice International Film Festival]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2019/film/news/venice-film-festival-lineup-the-truth-ad-astra-marriage-story-1203277662/|title=Joker, Ad Astra, The Laundromat, Marriage Story to Compete in Venice|last=Vivarelli|first=Nick|work=Variety|date=25 July 2019|access-date=25 July 2019}}</ref> Gong learned shooting and hypnosis for the film.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.1905.com/m/news/touch/1407112.shtml|title=《兰心大剧院》亮相多伦多 巩俐现场调侃赵又廷|work=1905|date=9 September 2019|access-date=12 October 2020}}</ref> ''Saturday Fiction'' was a box office failure due to the delayed release, but the artistic value of the film and Gong's performance gained rave reviews.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.indiewire.com/2019/09/saturday-fiction-review-lou-ye-gong-li-venice-1202170839/|title= 'Saturday Fiction' Review: Gong Li Shines in a Gorgeous but Frustrating Spy Thriller|work=Indie Wire|date=4 September 2019|access-date=12 July 2020}}</ref> That year, she was also cast in the [[Mulan (2020 film)|live-action adaptation]] of the 1998 Disney animated film ''[[Mulan (1998 film)|Mulan]]'', as a powerful witch.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/disneys-live-action-mulan-lands-gong-li-jet-li-1101994|title=Disney's Live-Action 'Mulan' Lands Gong Li, Jet Li (Exclusive)|date=12 April 2018|website=The Hollywood Reporter}}</ref> While the film, released in 2020, had a mixed reception, Gong's performance was widely praised by critics. [[Vanity Fair (magazine)|''Vanity Fair'']]'s chief critic, [[Richard Lawson (writer)|Richard Lawson]], wrote in his review: "It is a pleasure as ever to watch Gong do her thing, slinking and thrashing around in a fabulous black witch’s cloak."<ref>{{cite magazine|url= https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2020/09/review-disneys-new-mulan-is-a-dull-reflection-of-the-original/amp|title=Disney's New Mulan Is a Dull Reflection of the Original|magazine=Vanity Fair|date=3 September 2020|access-date=22 October 2020}}</ref>
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==Personal life==
HerGong's personal and professional relationship with director [[Zhang Yimou]] has been highly publicized. TheTheir pairrelationship collaboratedstarted in 1986 on sixthe filmsset betweenof 1987''[[Red andSorghum 1995(film)|Red Sorghum]],'' beforewhen endingZhang theirwas married to his first wife Xiao Hua while Gong was in another relationship. Gong's then boyfriend, surnamed Yang, violently assaulted her after finding out her relationship with Zhang.<ref>{{citeCite web |title=CCTV.com-张艺谋前妻:巩俐献身张导曾遭前男友暴打 |url=https://wwwnews.asiaonecctv.com/Newsperformance/Latest+News/Showbiz20070716/Story/A1Story20090819-162050100996.htmlshtml |titleaccess-date=2024-09-28 |website=news.cctv.com}}</ref> In 1988, Zhang Yimoudivorced Xiao for Gong. In 1995, soon after shooting 's'[[Shanghai daughterTriad]]'', accusestheir 7th collaboration during their relationship, Zhang announced their break-up amidst rumors of Gong's Liaffair with Ooi Hoe Seong, then managing director of ruining[[British herAmerican childhoodTobacco]] in China.<ref>{{cite web |date=19 August 2009 |websitetitle=AsiaOneZhang |publisher=SingaporeYimou's Pressdaughter Holdingsaccuses |access-date=3Gong AprilLi 2015of ruining her childhood |url=https://www.asiaone.com/News/Latest+News/Showbiz/Story/A1Story20090819-162050.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150411225932/http://news.asiaone.com/News/Latest+News/Showbiz/Story/A1Story20090819-162050.html |archive-date=11 April 2015 |access-date=3 April 2015 |website=AsiaOne |publisher=Singapore Press Holdings}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Feinstein |first=Howard |date=16 June 2000 |title=Life after Gong Li |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2000/jun/16/culture.features1 |access-date=3 April 2015 |newspaper=The Guardian}}</ref> According to Gong's mother, however, they split due to Zhang's reluctance to marry Gong after their 9-year relationship. After their break-up, Zhang invited Gong to star in his films ''[[Hero (2002 film)|Hero]]'' and ''[[House of Flying Daggers]]'', but she declined both.<ref>{{Cite web |title=揭开张艺谋巩俐11年感情始末 |url=https://www.chinadaily.com.cn/hqylss/2006-03/21/content_548200.htm |access-date=32024-07-10 April 2015|website=www.chinadaily.com.cn}}</ref> They reunited in 2006 for the film ''[[Curse of the Golden Flower]]'' and in 2014 onfor ''[[Coming Home (2014 film)|Coming Home]]''.<ref>{{cite web |last=Barber |first=Lynden |date=25 February 2015 |title=Favourite star Gong Li shines for Zhang Yimou |url=http://www.theaustralian.com.au/arts/film/favourite-star-gong-li-shines-for-zhang-yimou/story-e6frg8pf-1227237585118 |last=Barber |first=Lynden |access-date=253 FebruaryApril 2015|title=Favourite star Gong Li shines for Zhang Yimou |website=The Australian |access-date=3 April 2015}}</ref>
 
In November 1996, Gong appliedmarried forSingaporean Singaporebusinessman citizenshipOoi inHoe Seong at Hong Kong's [[China Club]].<ref name="people2">No byline (10 February 1997), "Gong Li & Ooi Hoe Seong". ''People''. '''47''' (5):112</ref><ref>Louie, Elaine (29 October 1996), "Chronicle: Gong Li". ''New York Times''. '''146''' (50595):B16</ref> The marriage has been plagued by persistent rumors of discord. In early 2008, Gong applied for Singapore citizenship. When overseas professional obligations prevented her from showing up at her scheduled August citizenship ceremony, she was harshly criticized for not making it a priority. On Saturday, 8 November 2008, Gong, in an effort to make amends, attended a citizenship ceremony held at Teck Ghee Community Club and received her Singapore citizenship certificate from Member of Parliament [[Lee Bee Wah]].<ref>{{cite news |date=10 November 2008 |title=Gong Li becomes a Singaporean |url=https://www.asiaone.com/News/the+Straits+Times/Story/A1Story20081110-99405.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150411233034/http://news.asiaone.com/News/the+Straits+Times/Story/A1Story20081110-99405.html |url-status=live |archive-date=11 April 2015 |access-date=103 NovemberApril 20082015 |newspaper=The Straits Times |via=AsiaOne |publisher=Singapore Press Holdings |access-datevia=3 April 2015 AsiaOne}}</ref> Gong was reportedly considering renouncing Singaporeher Singaporean citizenship after beingChina blacklisted incelebrities Chinawith foreign passports; however, there is no evidence that she went through with the renunciation.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Sng |first1=Suzanne |date=24 October 2021 |title=Actress Gong Li reportedly renouncing Singapore citizenship |url=https://www.straitstimes.com/life/entertainment/actress-gong-li-reportedly-renouncing-singapore-citizenship |access-date=3 January 2022 |website=The Straits Times}}</ref> In 2009, Gong and Ooi quietly divorced, though they did not make the news public until three years later.<ref>{{Cite web |access-date=2012-05-19 |title=巩俐离婚3年.肚凸似怀孕.丈夫证分手 January 2022|url=https://www.sinchew.com.my/20120519/%E5%B7%A9%E4%BF%90%E7%A6%BB%E5%A9%9A3%E5%B9%B4%EF%BC%8E%E8%82%9A%E5%87%B8%E4%BC%BC%E6%80%80%E5%AD%95%EF%BC%8E%E4%B8%88%E5%A4%AB%E8%AF%81%E5%88%86%E6%89%8B/ |access-date=242024-09-28 October|website=星洲网 2021Sin Chew Daily |language=en}}</ref>
In November 1996, Gong married Singaporean tobacco tycoon Ooi Hoe Seong at Hong Kong's [[China Club]].<ref name=people>No byline (10 February 1997), "Gong Li & Ooi Hoe Seong". ''People''. '''47''' (5):112</ref><ref>Louie, Elaine (29 October 1996), "Chronicle: Gong Li". ''New York Times''. '''146''' (50595):B16</ref>
But the couple were rarely seen in public and it is not known whether they had any children.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/celebritynews/7863053/Gong-Li-divorces-Singaporean-husband.html|title=Gong Li 'divorces Singaporean husband'|work=[[The Daily Telegraph|The Telegraph]]|date=30 June 2010 |access-date=23 September 2020}}</ref>
 
In 2006, Gong began a relationship with a French photographer, whom she met on the [[Prague]] set of ''[[Hannibal Rising (film)|Hannibal Rising]].'' The relationship lasted for over 8 years.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |date=2006-04-12 |title=巩俐北京与老外接吻 导游曝料收益五位数(附图) |url=https://ent.sina.cn/star/tv/2006-04-12/detail-iavxeafr9145115.d.html |access-date=2024-09-28 |website=ent.sina.cn}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=巩俐承认恋情欲再婚 男友系小13岁法国人-搜狐娱乐 |url=https://yule.sohu.com/20140613/n400792249.shtml |access-date=2024-09-28 |website=yule.sohu.com}}</ref>
Gong was nominated [[FAO Goodwill Ambassador|Goodwill Ambassador]] of the [[Food and Agriculture Organization]] of the United Nations (FAO) on 16 October 2000.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fao.org/getinvolved/ambassadors/ambassadors/ambassadors-gongli/en/|title=Gong Li|work=[[Food and Agriculture Organization]]|access-date=16 September 2009|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090807120437/http://www.fao.org/getinvolved/ambassadors/ambassadors/ambassadors-gongli/en/|archive-date=7 August 2009}}</ref>
 
In 20192016, Gong Listarted marrieddating the French composer and musician [[Jean-Michel Jarre]]. They married in 2019.<ref>{{cite web |date=20 May 2019 |title=Jean Michel Jarre Secretly Marries Actress Gong Li |url=https://newagemusic.guide/new-age-music/jean-michel-jarre-secretly-marries-actress-gong-li/ | title=Jean Michel Jarre Secretly Marries Actress Gong Li | date=20 May 2019 }}</ref>
In 2006, she was voted the most beautiful woman in China.<ref name=":0">{{cite news|title=Gong Li voted China's Most Beautiful Person|url=http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/lifestyle/2006-05/23/content_597722.htm|work=China Daily|date=23 May 2006|access-date=17 March 2007}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{cite web|first=Shen|last=Min|title=Gong Li Voted China's Most Beautiful Star|url=http://english.cri.cn/349/2006/05/22/44@92879.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070518085655/http://english.cri.cn/349/2006/05/22/44@92879.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=18 May 2007|date=22 May 2006|access-date=17 March 2007}}</ref>
 
Gong applied for Singapore citizenship in early 2008. When overseas professional obligations prevented her from showing up at her scheduled August citizenship ceremony, she was harshly criticized for not making it a priority. On Saturday, 8 November 2008, Gong, in an effort to make amends, attended a citizenship ceremony held at Teck Ghee Community Club and received her Singapore citizenship certificate from Member of Parliament [[Lee Bee Wah]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Gong Li becomes a Singaporean |url=https://www.asiaone.com/News/the+Straits+Times/Story/A1Story20081110-99405.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150411233034/http://news.asiaone.com/News/the+Straits+Times/Story/A1Story20081110-99405.html |url-status=live |archive-date=11 April 2015 |date=10 November 2008 |newspaper=The Straits Times |via=AsiaOne |publisher=Singapore Press Holdings |access-date=3 April 2015 }}</ref> Gong was reportedly considering renouncing Singapore citizenship after being blacklisted in China.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Sng |first1=Suzanne |title=Actress Gong Li reportedly renouncing Singapore citizenship |url=https://www.straitstimes.com/life/entertainment/actress-gong-li-reportedly-renouncing-singapore-citizenship |website=The Straits Times |access-date=3 January 2022 |date=24 October 2021}}</ref>
 
In 2010, Gong Li and her husband Ooi were divorced.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/celebritynews/7863053/Gong-Li-divorces-Singaporean-husband.html|title=Gong Li 'divorces Singaporean husband'|work=The Telegraph|date=30 June 2010 }}</ref>
 
In 2019, Gong Li married French composer [[Jean-Michel Jarre]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://newagemusic.guide/new-age-music/jean-michel-jarre-secretly-marries-actress-gong-li/ | title=Jean Michel Jarre Secretly Marries Actress Gong Li | date=20 May 2019 }}</ref>
 
== Filmography ==
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| 1991
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| [[Students' Choice Award for Favorite Actress|Favorite Actress]]
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| FIRST International Film Festival
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| [[Kering|Women in Motion Award]]{{efn|Presented by [[Kering]] and [[Cannes Film Festival]]}}
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| 2020
| [[Hong Kong Film Critics Society Award]]
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| rowspan=45|''[[Leap (film)|Leap]]''
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==See also==
* [[Cinema of China]]
 
== Notes ==
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==References==