Li Mingqi (Chinese: 李明启; born 20 February 1936) is a Chinese actress best known for her roles as Granny Wang on The Water Margin (1996), Wet-Nurse Rong on My Fair Princess (1997) and Granny Sun on The Return of the Condor Heroes (2006).

Li Mingqi
李明启
Born (1936-02-20) February 20, 1936 (age 88)
OccupationActress
Years active1960-present
Children1
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese李明啟
Simplified Chinese李明启
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinLǐ Míngqǐ

Early life

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Li was born in Dandong, Fengtian Province, Manchukuo, on February 20, 1936. Her father died early. At the age of 16, she joined the Railway propaganda team as an actress.[1]

Acting career

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In 1960 Li made her film debut with a small role in Train 12.

In 1996 she gained national fame for her starring role as Granny Wang in the television series The Water Margin, adapted from Shi Nai'an's classical novel of the same title.[2]

Li became widely known to audiences with My Fair Princess (1997), in which she played Wet-Nurse Rong. Other cast members are Zhang Tielin, Zhao Wei, Alec Su, Ruby Lin, and Zhou Jie. She reprised her role in My Fair Princess 2, but was not in the third installment, My Fair Princess 3.[3]

In 2004, she was cast as Empress Dowager Cixi in Cook Officer, opposite Li Baotian, Tian Hairong, Shu Chang and Wang Luyao.[4]

In 2006, Li had a supporting role in The Return of the Condor Heroes, a wuxia television series adaptation based on the novel of the same name by Jin Yong. It stars Huang Xiaoming and Liu Yifei.[5]

On February 25, 2018, she appeared in the CCTV New Year's Gala alongside Lin Yongjian, Yang Shaohua, Wang Liyun, Li Qi, Li Chengru, and Yang Zi.[6]

Personal life

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Li is married and has a son named Wang Jun (Chinese: 王隽).[1]

Filmography

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Film

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Year English title Chinese title Role Notes
1960 Train 12 12次列车 Xiao Ye
1985 Love and Hate 爱与恨 Director of nursery school
1988 Son-In-Law and His Father-In-Law 黑脸女婿 Liu Yuxia
1990 Ninety-six Million Pairs of Eyes 九千六百万双眼睛 Gu Zhen
1991 Green Leaves of Home 青春无悔 Mother Zheng
Woman-TAXI-Woman 女人TAXI女人
1993 Sub-Husband 编外丈夫
Fitial Son And Fitial Piety 孝子贤孙伺候着
1995 Armed Working Team Behind Enemy Lines 敌后武工队 Aunt
1999 I'll Love You More Tomorrow 明天我爱你 Sanduo's mother
Happy Times 没事偷着乐 Aunt Zhang
2002 Father 父亲 Mother
2003 Bear in Mind 让我们记住
The Law of Romance 警察有约 Grandpa Mao
2006 The Story of Ah Bao 阿宝的故事 Jingjing's grandma
2009 Weddings at the Yellow River 黄河喜事 Zhang Lanhua
2010 A Thousand Miles Away 千里之外
2011 Aeolian Bells 风铃 Liu Caixia

Television

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Year English title Chinese title Role Notes
1987 Plainclothes policeman 便衣警察 Aunt Zheng
Prime Minister of the Town 小镇总理 Xiao Cui's mother
1989 Good Men, Good Women 好男好女 Aunt
1990 武生泰斗 Wife of Master Jin
1993 Zhou Lanu 周拉奴 Zhou Lanu
小楼风景
I Love My Family 我爱我家 Aunt Li
1994 Little Dunzi 小墩子 Dunzi's mother
Feathers 一地鸡毛 Zhou's wife
今生是亲人
针眼儿警官 Aunt Shan
1995 PCHome 电脑之家 Grandmother
Rainy Day has a Story 雨天有故事 Aunt Ye
Story of Late Autumn in Beijing 北京深秋的故事
Kingdoms of the Spring and Autumn Period of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty 东周列国·春秋篇 Old woman
1996 Son of the Earth 大地之子 Aunt Liu
The Water Margin 水浒传 Granny Wang
Story of My Family 我家的故事 Zeng Qiang's mother
1998 Female Prisoner 女囚 Aunt Sun
Rickshaw Boy 骆驼祥子
家和万事兴之在外过年 A peasant
My Fair Princess 还珠格格 Wet-Nurse Rong
1999 Chivalous Robber Lee-San 燕子李三 Bawd
The Mountain is still Green 青山依旧
The Act of the Youngs 青春出动 Yu Yuanyuan's mother
My Fair Princess 2 还珠格格第二部 Wet-Nurse Rong
2000 Bluelover 蓝色妖姬 Empress Dowager Cixi
2001 King of Kings 王中王 Wet-Nurse Niu
Bunheads 婆媳过招 Zhang Manshu
拯救少年犯
田教授家的二十八个房客 Aunt Hong
A Family in the Northeast of China 东北一家人 Grandma Hua
2002 Communist Party Member Sister Ma 党员马大姐
Together 在一起
可怜天下男人心
Black Cloth 青衣
The Merchant 钱王
2003 Empty Love 无情的爱 Grandma Xu
爸爸叫红旗 Mother
中国刑警之九月风暴 Mother
2004 夫妻住对门 Jin Dou's mother
Armed Forces Police 武装特警 Yang's mother
The Empty House 空房子 Grandma Jin
2005 Xianfeng Emperor 咸丰王朝之一帘幽梦
Nine Daughters in The Family 家有九凤 Mother
Cook Officer 厨子当官 Empress Dowager Cixi
2006 Irresistible 无法抗拒 Pei Xinyi's mother
I Wish I Knew 海上传奇
The Return of the Condor Heroes 神雕侠侣 Granny Sun
2007 Double Sided Adhesive Tape 双面胶 Ya Ping's mother
2008 Mortgage Slave 房奴 Ding's mother
2009 三七撞上二十一 Zhai's mother
今生欠你一个拥抱 Grandma Wu
2010 Pretty Woman 漂亮女人 Li's mother
My Beautiful Life 我的美丽人生 Wu Qiaobao
胡杨女人 Grandma
2011 The Pursuit of Happyness 幸福来敲门 Granny Zhu
Spring Blossoms 春暖花开 Aunt Yue
You Are My Happiness 你是我的幸福 Grandmother
2013 天下人家 Anut Pang
Baby Child Back Home 宝贝儿回家 Song's mother
I Love You the Most 最爱你 Zhang's mother
Spring of My Husband 老公的春天 Gong's mother
2014 孝子难当
Male Matchmaker 男媒婆 Yang Jinfang
Love, the Most Beautiful 爱情最美丽 Zhang Lanhua
满仓进城 Grandmother
2016 江城警事 Grandma

Film and TV Awards

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Year Nominated work Award Category Result Notes
1987 Plainclothes policeman Jindun Awards Best Actress Won
1990 Flying Apsaras Awards Outstanding Actress Won
1993 Wenhua Awards Best Performance Won
1994 Flying Apsaras Awards Outstanding Actress Won

References

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  1. ^ a b 82岁李明启全家照,儿子是大律师,孙女像男孩,因演技好被人骂!. baidu.com (in Chinese). 2018-08-29.
  2. ^ 98版《水浒传》演员20年后首聚 激动到泣不成声 勾起回忆杀. sina (in Chinese). 2018-04-28.
  3. ^ 王刚李明启谈论恶人经 为和珅容嬷嬷形象自豪. sohu (in Chinese). 2011-09-06.
  4. ^ 抛下神医当“厨子”看李保田再耍幽默(图). enorth.com.cn (in Chinese). 2004-09-29.
  5. ^ 扒扒各版《神雕侠侣》,那版是你的最爱(图)(全文). 163.com (in Chinese). 2014-12-23.
  6. ^ 央视狗年春晚节目单出炉 王菲那英时隔20年再同台. ifeng (in Chinese). 2018-02-14.
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