Jiang Lili (born 18 December 1954) is a Chinese actress, best known for starring in numerous films in the 1980s. She currently resides in the U.S., where she also did some projects (e.g. the 2016 short film Kayla's World[1]), but her career focus remains in China.

Jiang Lili
Born (1954-12-18) December 18, 1954 (age 69)
Alma materBeijing Film Academy
OccupationActress
Years active1976–present
SpouseWang Baosheng (汪宝生)
Children1
Chinese name
Chinese
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinJiāng Lílí

Her husband Wang Baosheng (汪宝生) appeared in many film with her, although he retired from acting in the 1990s. Her niece Jiang Yuan (姜嫄) is also an actress.

Filmography

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Film

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Year English title Original title Role Notes
1975 On the Banks of Yanming Lake 雁鸣湖畔
1977 Submerged Reef 暗礁 Chang Ming
1978 Lamp
1979 Sacred Duty 神圣的使命 Yang Qiong
1980 Red Peony 紅牡丹 Wang Lian
Leftover Snow 残雪 You Li
1981 A Girl's Wish 姑娘的心愿 Wei Zhihua
Smiling Is Better Than Crying 笑比哭好 Lu Xiaomei
1982 All the Colours of the Rainbow 赤橙黄绿青蓝紫 Ye Fang
After Being Trapped 誘捕之後 Ye Yuzhi
1984 A Red Skirt Is Fashionable On the Street 街上流行红裙子 Ge Jia
The 13th District 十三号地区 Shao Weiping
1986 The Great Battle in Zhifeng 直奉大戰
1988 Panda Story パンダ物語
1989 The King Gunner of His Times 一代槍王 Sai Jinhua
1990 Eyes of the People 九千六百万双眼睛 Sha Feifei
1991 Mandara 曼荼羅
The Story of a Songstress 女歌星的故事 Han Xue
1992 Midnight Taxi 午夜出租车 Mei Liping
1997 Standing Firm at the Tidal Bore 挺立潮头
The Story of Beigang 北钢纪事

TV Series

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Year English title Original title Role Notes
1980 Princess Xiangling 響鈴公主
1989 Soul of the Pear Garden 魂系梨園
1992 Feeling Like First Love 情同初恋 Yufeng
Stories of an Editorial Board 编辑部的故事 Yu Deli's wife
1996 Love Shields You from the Storm 爱情为你遮风雨
1998 The Strange Case of Double Phoenix 雙鳳奇案 Empress Dowager Zhang
2000 Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon 臥虎藏龍 Madame Yu
2002 The Invincible Magistrate 無敵縣令 Wang Gu
2003 My Fair Princess 3 還珠格格三之天上人間 Ulanara, the Step Empress
The Playboy Tang Bohu 風流少年唐伯虎 Hongyu
Romantic Crystal Love 水晶之恋 Su Qi
2004 So Rich in Beauty 如此多嬌 Qi Fei
Thirteen Sons of Heaven Bridge 天橋十三郎 Ding Xiulian
Miracle 奇迹 Qiangwei
2005 Touching Venus 维纳斯之恋 Madame Qiao
2006 Carving Time 雕刻时光 Song Weiran
The Drunken Hero Zhang San 醉拳张三 Zhang San's aunt
Unpeaceful Nights 夜深不宁静 Li Meiping
2007 Strong Love 烈爱 Meishan
2009 A Woman Without Regret 女人无悔 Cui Wenjun's mother
2014 Yun Shen 云婶 Lin Lan
Moment in Peking 新京華煙雲 Madame Tseng
2016 Be My Dad 下辈子还做我老爸 Mei Jie
2017 Love, Just Come 爱,来的刚好 Xu Qinglun

Awards and nominations

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Year # Award Category Work Result
1981 3rd Little Hundred Flowers Awards Best Actress Red Peony Won
1983 6th Hundred Flowers Awards Best Supporting Actress All the Colours of the Rainbow Won

References

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  1. ^ "Short Film". Kayla's World.
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