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Biography

A frequent collaborator with Yimou throughout her career, Li came to embody a new generation of Chinese woman - one brought up amid ancient tradition but reaching toward feminist values - with empowered roles in films like "Ju Dou" (1990), "Farewell My Concubine" (1993), and "Memoirs of a Geisha" (2005). Li's compelling, naturalistic performances as women struggling to overcome feudalism and patriarchy contributed to the international success …
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Job Title

Actor

Born

December 31, 1965

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What Women Want

Li Yilong

Red Sorghum

Nine--Grandmother

Blake & Mortimer

Dr. Li Mei

The Emperor and the Assassin

Lady Zhao

The Empress Dowager

Actor

Ju Dou

Ju Dou

Raise the Red Lantern

Songlian

The Story of Qiu Ju

Qiu Ju

Operation Cougar

Actor

Shanghai Triad

Xiao Jinbao--The Godfather's Mistress

Piao Liang Ma Ma

Sun Liying

Mary From Beijing

Ma Lei--Mary

Chinese Box

Vivian

Hannibal Rising

Lady Murasaki

Zhou Yu's Train

Zhou Yu

The Painter

Pan Yuliang

The Last Empress

Actor

Gone with the Bullets

Actor

Shanghai

Anna

God of Gamblers III: Back to Shanghai

Actor

Temptress Moon

Pang Ruyi

To Live

Jiazhen

The Terra-Cotta Warrior

Twon

The Great Conqueror's Concubine

Lu Zhi

Curse of the Golden Flower

The Empress