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'''Gong Li''' ({{lang-zh|s=巩俐|t=鞏俐}}; born 31 December 1965) is a Chinese-born actress. She is regarded as one of the best actresses in China today, known for her versatility and naturalistic performances.<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|author-first1=Eachen|author-last1=Lee|author-first2=Lois|author-last2=Yeh|trans-title=She is the first Chinese actress to dominate the international film industry! The powerful words of Gong Li, the 55th Golden Horse Awards jury chairperson|newspaper=Harper’s Bazaar TW|date=7 September 2018|url=https://www.harpersbazaar.com/tw/celebrity/celebritynews/g23632647/gong-li-quotes/|archive-date=29 October 2020|access-date=14 July 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201029101619/https://www.harpersbazaar.com/tw/celebrity/celebritynews/g23632647/gong-li-quotes/|url-status=live}}</ref> 

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 coverage 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]].

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).

Over the course of her career, Gong won several accolades, including four [[Hundred Flowers Awards]], a [[Hong Kong Film Award]], two [[Golden Rooster Awards]], a Berlin Film Festival, two [[Cannes Film Festival]] and Venice Film Festival honors and a [[David di Donatello Award]] nomination. 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]], as the youngest of five children. Her father, Gong Lize, had been a professor of economics at [[Liaoning University]] until being transferred to [[Shandong University]] a few years before the [[Cultural Revolution]]. Her mother, Zhao 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 | access-date = 10 February 2007 | archive-date = 25 December 2001 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20011225082339/http://www.charlest.whipple.net/gongside.html | url-status = dead }}</ref><ref name=":2">{{Cite web |title=母亲披露：巩俐张艺谋分手真相（图） |url=https://www.cctv.com/entertainment/news/20011126/176.html |access-date=2024-09-28 |website=www.cctv.com |archive-date=26 December 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241226185304/https://www.cctv.com/entertainment/news/20011126/176.html |url-status=live }}</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" />

Gong spent six years at Jinan No.2 Middle School. In 1983, 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 unsuccessful 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 the [[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]] in 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><ref>{{Cite web |title=启蒙老师回忆当年:巩俐当年是怎样走出济南的?(图) |url=http://www.ce.cn/xwzx/ylxk/gdxw/200508/02/t20050802_4322060.shtml |access-date=2024-09-28 |website=www.ce.cn |archive-date=26 December 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241226184852/http://www.ce.cn/xwzx/ylxk/gdxw/200508/02/t20050802_4322060.shtml |url-status=live }}</ref>

==Acting career==
===1987–1989: Career beginnings===
In 1987, while at college, Gong was discovered by [[Zhang Yimou]], who cast her for the lead role in ''[[Red Sorghum (film)|Red Sorghum]],'' his first film as a director.<ref name="asiaweek1">Ghahremani, Yasmin; Stanmeyer, Anastacia (24 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>

===1990–1999: Fifth generation filmmakers and international spotlight===
[[File:Gong Li Andie MacDowell 1998 (cropped).jpg|thumb|upright|Gong at the [[1998 Cannes Film Festival]]]]
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|archive-date=6 January 2018|access-date=29 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180106174011/http://www.nytimes.com/1993/04/11/movies/film-a-chinese-actress-blossoms-on-the-screen.html|url-status=live}}</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 | archive-date =2 April 2015 | archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20150402004341/http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1991 | url-status =live }}</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| archive-date=17 November 2015| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151117073707/http://ent.news.cn/2008-09/09/content_9867438.htm| url-status=live}}</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=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1993-12-16-ca-2547-story.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|access-date=13 August 2024|archive-date=22 August 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150822183500/http://articles.latimes.com/1993-12-16/entertainment/ca-2547_1_film-critics-circle|url-status=live}}</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 |archive-date=24 January 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110124050310/http://www.berlinale.de/en/archiv/jahresarchive/1993/03_preistr_ger_1993/03_Preistraeger_1993.html |url-status=live }}</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|access-date=24 June 2017|archive-date=28 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171028235844/https://sg.news.yahoo.com/gong-li-wants-better-chow-heung-082400825.html|url-status=live}}</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/>

In 1994, Gong played Jia Zhen, the wife of Xu Fugui, in the drama [[To Live (1994 film)|''To Live'']], which won the [[Grand Prix (Cannes Film Festival)|Grand Prix]] at the [[1994 Cannes Film Festival]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cannes-fest.com/pr1994.htm |title=1994 - Le Jury, Les Prix |work=cannes-fest.com |language=fr |access-date=7 June 2017}}</ref> She was also nominated for the [[Chlotrudis Society for Independent Film|Chlotrudis Awards]] for Best Actress.

In 1995, Gong starred in ''[[Shanghai Triad]]'', during her breakup with [[Zhang Yimou]], in which she played a seductive stage queen. The film won the Technical Grand Prize of [[Cannes Film Festival]], the [[National Board of Review]] for Best Foreign Language film, and was nominated for the [[Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Language Film]].<ref name="festival-cannes.com">{{cite web |url=http://www.festival-cannes.com/en/archives/ficheFilm/id/3372/year/1995.html |title=Festival de Cannes: Shanghai Triad |access-date=2009-09-05 |work=festival-cannes.com |archive-date=21 October 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141021033630/http://www.festival-cannes.com/en/archives/ficheFilm/id/3372/year/1995.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

These roles established her reputation, according to ''[[Asiaweek]]'', as {{blockquote|"one of the world's most glamorous movie stars and an elegant throwback to Hollywood's golden era".<ref name=asiaweek1/>}}

In 1996, Gong and [[Chen Kaige]] collaborated again in the romantic film ''[[Temptress Moon]]'', which was in competition for the [[Palme d'Or]] at the [[1996 Cannes Film Festival]]. Gong has been nominated for her second best Actress at the [[Hong Kong Film Awards]] for her role as rebellious teenage girl Ru Yi. She also appeared on the cover of [[Time magazine|''Time'']].{{cn|date=February 2025}}

In 1997, Gong worked with [[Jeremy Irons]] on the romantic drama ''[[Chinese Box]]'', which won the Best Original Music award at the [[Venice Film Festival]]. In the same year, Gong was invited to be a jury at the [[1997 Cannes Film Festival]], becoming the first Chinese to be a jury at the festival.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.americancinemapapers.com/files/VENICE_1997.htm|title=VENICE FILM FESTIVAL – 1997|access-date=6 October 2013|archive-date=20 December 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131220102825/http://www.americancinemapapers.com/files/VENICE_1997.htm|url-status=live}}</ref>

In June 1998, Gong Li became a recipient of France's [[Ordre des Arts et des Lettres]].

In 1999, Gong and [[Chen Kaige]] collaborated for the third film ''[[The Emperor and the Assassin]]'', which won the Technical Grand Prize at the [[1999 Cannes Film Festival]].<ref name="cinemafr">{{cite web |url=http://www.cinema-francais.fr/cannes/cannes_1999.htm |title=52ème Festival International du Film – Cannes |work=cinema-francais.fr |language=fr |access-date=13 June 2017 |archive-date=13 June 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170613082926/http://www.cinema-francais.fr/cannes/cannes_1999.htm |url-status=live }}</ref>

In many of her early movies, Gong represents a tragic victim and an abused soul (physically or emotionally), trying to release herself from an impossible maze of corruption, violence and suppression. In ''[[Raise the Red Lantern]]'' and ''[[Shanghai Triad]]'', an additional tragic element is added to her being as she unintentionally becomes the executioner of new innocent victims, making her realize that she has assisted the dark cynical system.<ref>[http://thinkingchinese.com/index.php?page_id=69 Gong Li in ‘Raise the Red Lantern’ and ‘Shanghai Triad’ – The Tragedy of a Victim who Reinforces the system] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210307231110/http://thinkingchinese.com/index.php?page_id=69 |date=7 March 2021 }} – ''ThinkingChinese.com''</ref>

===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|archive-date=16 July 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220716104421/https://variety.com/2000/film/news/montreal-fest-dawns-an-age-of-innocence-1117785966/|url-status=live}}</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>

In 2003, Gong served as the president of the jury of the 16th [[Tokyo International Film Festival]], the first woman to do so.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.screendaily.com/gong-li-named-tokyo-jury-head/4014149.article|title= Gong Li named Tokyo jury head|work=SCREEN}}</ref>

In the early 2000s, Gong also starred in two films directed by [[Wong Kar-wai]], ''[[2046 (film)|2046]]'' and ''[[Eros (film)|Eros]]'' (both in 2004),<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2007-05/28/content_881766.htm|title=Gong Li says she is a versatile actress|work=China Daily|access-date=24 June 2017|archive-date=14 January 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180114075033/http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2007-05/28/content_881766.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> which were seen as "an important opportunity to get rid of the influence of Zhang Yimou".<ref>{{cite news|url=http://ent.163.com/ent/editor/movie/040913/040913_317607.html|title=巩俐：给她一个放荡的机会|language=zh|access-date=13 September 2004|archive-date=14 September 2004|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040914101552/http://ent.163.com/ent/editor/movie/040913/040913_317607.html|url-status=live}}</ref> She also attended the [[2004 Cannes Film Festival]], where she was awarded the Festival Trophy for her contributions to film industry.

===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)|Time]]''{{'}}s Richard Corliss to describe her as {{blockquote|"gloriously channeling Bette Davis"<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.sootoday.com/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://www.dw.com/zh/%E5%B7%A9%E4%BF%90%E8%AE%BF%E8%B0%88%E8%A6%81%E6%8A%8A%E6%8C%A3%E6%89%8E%E7%9A%84%E8%9A%8A%E5%AD%90%E7%BF%85%E8%86%80%E4%B8%80%E5%8F%AA%E5%8F%AA%E6%8B%94%E6%8E%89/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|archive-date=19 December 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191219022359/http://www.hkfaa.com/winnerlist26.html|url-status=live}}</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 |archive-date=9 May 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070509044602/http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/lifestyle/2006-05/23/content_597722.htm |url-status=live }}</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] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150822225741/http://www.audiopub.org/ |date=22 August 2015 }}. Retrieved 20 September 2009.</ref>

[[File:巩俐 (2013).jpg|thumb|upright|Gong in 2013]]
In 2010, Gong starred in the [[World War II]]-era thriller ''[[Shanghai (2010 film)|Shanghai]]'' as a spy who is disguised as the wife of a triad boss (played by Chow Yun-fat). She turned to documentaries and photographs about World War II, besides taking dancing classes three times a week, to ensure an accurate portrayal of the character.<ref name=chow>{{cite web|url=http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-06/11/content_9964831.htm|title='I don't fear mistakes': Gong Li|work=China Daily|access-date=24 June 2017|archive-date=17 January 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180117122139/http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-06/11/content_9964831.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> During a press junket for the film, she stated that she was becoming more selective with the Chinese language projects offered to her.

She also emphasized in the interview: {{blockquote|It takes time to create a good role, and it is not easy to meet a good role and one you like, so I am not in a hurry, nor need I be in such a hurry.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cul.sina.cn/2014-05-29/detail-iavxeafr5758323.d.html|title=Interview with Gong Li|date=29 May 2014|access-date=12 August 2020|archive-date=24 April 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220424173210/https://cul.sina.cn/2014-05-29/detail-iavxeafr5758323.d.html|url-status=live}}</ref>}}

''Shanghai'' was not a hit with critics, with critic Nick Allen writing that "Gong Li is put to a great amount of work as the most active member in the ensemble, but she has scant character aside from his intricate allegiances."<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/shanghai-2015|title= Shanghai movie review & film summary (2015)|date=2 October 2015}}</ref> That year, she was named by [[CNN]] as one of "Asia's 25 Greatest Actors of All Time."<ref>{{cite web |title=Asia's 25 greatest actors of all time |url=http://travel.cnn.com/explorations/none/asias-25-greatest-actors-all-time-223697/ |publisher=CNN |access-date=8 May 2023 |archive-date=7 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160307161335/http://travel.cnn.com/explorations/none/asias-25-greatest-actors-all-time-223697/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

In 2014, Gong was the president of the jury for the [[2014 Shanghai International Film Festival|17th Shanghai International Film Festival]], becoming the first woman jury president in the festival’s history.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/chinese-actress-gong-li-chair-701171|title=Chinese Actress Gong Li to Chair Jury at Shanghai Film Festival|work=The Hollywood Reporter|date=5 May 2014|access-date=24 June 2017|archive-date=21 July 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170721020744/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/chinese-actress-gong-li-chair-701171|url-status=live}}</ref> Later that same year, she reunited with Yimou for the film ''[[Coming Home (2014 film)|Coming Home]]'', which is set during the throes of the [[Cultural Revolution]]; this film was their first collaboration since 2006.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/helen-i-hwang/gong-li-and-zhang-yimou-r_b_6922980.html|title=Gong Li and Zhang Yimou Reunite in Coming Home|work=The Huffington Post|date=24 March 2015|access-date=24 June 2017|archive-date=14 February 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170214103041/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/helen-i-hwang/gong-li-and-zhang-yimou-r_b_6922980.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

In 2016, Gong took on her first action role in ''[[The Monkey King 2]]'', playing the [[White Bone Demon]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.straitstimes.com/lifestyle/entertainment/gong-li-gets-a-kick-out-of-playing-evil-in-the-monkey-king-2|title=Gong Li gets a kick out of playing evil in The Monkey King 2|work=The Straits Times|date=6 February 2016}}</ref>

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===
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|access-date=13 April 2018|archive-date=14 April 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180414010438/https://www.screendaily.com/news/first-look-lou-yes-period-drama-saturday-fiction-exclusive/5126663.article|url-status=live}}</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|archive-date=24 April 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200424183938/https://variety.com/2019/film/news/venice-film-festival-lineup-the-truth-ad-astra-marriage-story-1203277662/|url-status=live}}</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|archive-date=14 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200814231908/https://www.indiewire.com/2019/09/saturday-fiction-review-lou-ye-gong-li-venice-1202170839/|url-status=live}}</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|access-date=13 April 2018|archive-date=13 April 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180413131542/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/disneys-live-action-mulan-lands-gong-li-jet-li-1101994|url-status=live}}</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|archive-date=15 February 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210215081813/https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2020/09/review-disneys-new-mulan-is-a-dull-reflection-of-the-original/amp|url-status=live}}</ref>
 
''The Hollywood Reporter'' commented: {{blockquote|the Chinese superstar marks her return to the spotlight with a pair of high-profile films: Lou Ye's period drama and Disney's live-action 'Mulan' remake.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/gong-li-celebrates-global-comeback-saturday-fiction-1237655|title=Gong Li Celebrates Global Comeback With 'Saturday Fiction'|work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|date=8 September 2019|access-date=13 July 2020}}</ref>}}

In 2020, Gong was cast in [[Peter Chan]]'s biographical film ''[[Leap (film)|Leap]]'', where she plays the hard-driving, real-life head coach of the Chinese women’s national volleyball team [[Lang Ping]].<ref>{{cite web|url= https://variety.com/2020/film/news/peter-chan-leap-disney-mulan-china-box-office-1234784447/|title= Gong Li Drama 'Leap' Opens to $8.2 Million in China|date= 25 September 2020|website= Variety|access-date= 11 October 2020|archive-date= 18 August 2024|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20240818145243/https://variety.com/2020/film/news/peter-chan-leap-disney-mulan-china-box-office-1234784447/|url-status= live}}</ref> ''Leap'' grossed more than $100 million at the worldwide box office, and while the film received mixed reviews from critics, Gong's performance in the film was highly recognized. The performance swept all the major Hong Kong film industry awards in 2021, including the [[Hong Kong Film Critics Society Awards]] and the [[Hong Kong Film Directors' Guild|HKFDG Awards]]. She was also nominated for best actress at the [[40th Hong Kong Film Awards|Hong Kong Film Awards]] for the fourth time. The Hong Kong Film Critics Society described her performance as having an "astonishing aura" and wrote that "She fights with conviction in the face of a conservative educational establishment, former teammates and a new generation of young athletes."<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.filmcritics.org.hk/zh-hant/node/2842|title= The 27th Hong Kong Film Critics Society Awards|date=18 January 2021|website= HKFCS}}</ref>

In 2021, Gong was invited to be the jury president of the 11th [[Beijing International Film Festival]], becoming the first female jury president in the festival‘s history.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://variety.com/2021/film/news/gong-li-beijing-international-film-festival-1235012646/|title= 'Mulan' Star Gong Li Set as Chairman of Beijing Film Festival Jury|date=6 July 2021|website= Variety}}</ref>

In 2022, Gong was invited to serve as the Art Chairman of the 12th Beijing Film Festival, responsible for the selected films, assisting in the invitation and recommendation of outstanding films and guests.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://menafn.com/1104617765/Movie-Actress-Gong-Li-As-The-Art-Chairman-Of-The-Beijing-International-Film-Festival-The-First-Such-Post-In-The-Festivals-History|title= Movie Actress Gong Li As The Art Chairman Of The Beijing International Film Festival, The First Such Post In The Festival's History|date= 30 July 2022|website= Menafn|access-date= 7 May 2023|archive-date= 7 May 2023|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20230507222203/https://menafn.com/1104617765/Movie-Actress-Gong-Li-As-The-Art-Chairman-Of-The-Beijing-International-Film-Festival-The-First-Such-Post-In-The-Festivals-History|url-status= live}}</ref>

==Personal life==
===Relationships===
Gong's personal and professional relationship with director [[Zhang Yimou]] has been highly publicised. Their relationship started in 1986 on the set of ''[[Red Sorghum (film)|Red Sorghum]],'' when Zhang was 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>{{Cite web |title=CCTV.com-张艺谋前妻：巩俐献身张导曾遭前男友暴打 |url=https://news.cctv.com/performance/20070716/100996.shtml |access-date=2024-09-28 |website=news.cctv.com |archive-date=26 December 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241226190755/https://news.cctv.com/performance/20070716/100996.shtml |url-status=live }}</ref> In 1988, Zhang divorced Xiao for Gong. In 1995, soon after shooting ''[[Shanghai Triad]]'', their 7th collaboration during their relationship, Zhang announced their break-up amidst rumors of Gong's affair with Ooi Hoe Seong, then managing director of [[British American Tobacco]] in China.<ref>{{cite web |date=19 August 2009 |title=Zhang Yimou's daughter accuses Gong Li of 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=2024-07-10 |website=www.chinadaily.com.cn |archive-date=10 July 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240710144432/https://www.chinadaily.com.cn/hqylss/2006-03/21/content_548200.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> They reunited in 2006 for the film ''[[Curse of the Golden Flower]]'' and in 2014 for ''[[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 |access-date=3 April 2015 |website=The Australian}}</ref>

In November 1996, Gong married Singaporean businessman Ooi Hoe 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 was 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 |archive-date=11 April 2015 |access-date=3 April 2015 |newspaper=The Straits Times |publisher=Singapore Press Holdings |via=AsiaOne}}</ref> Gong was reportedly considering renouncing her Singaporean citizenship after China blacklisted celebrities with 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 |archive-date=3 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220103184638/https://www.straitstimes.com/life/entertainment/actress-gong-li-reportedly-renouncing-singapore-citizenship |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2009, Gong and Ooi quietly divorced, though they did not make the news public until three years later.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2012-05-19 |title=巩俐离婚3年．肚凸似怀孕．丈夫证分手 |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=2024-09-28 |website=星洲网 Sin Chew Daily |language=en}}</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>

In 2016, Gong started dating 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/ |access-date=2 November 2022 |archive-date=28 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221128125220/https://newagemusic.guide/new-age-music/jean-michel-jarre-secretly-marries-actress-gong-li/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

== Filmography ==
===Films===
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! Year
! Title
! Role
!Notes
!Ref
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|1987
|''[[Red Sorghum (film)|Red Sorghum]]''
|Jiu'er
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|rowspan=3|1989
|''The Empress Dowager'' 西太后
|Guilian
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|-
|''[[Codename Cougar]]''
|Ah Li
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|''[[Fight and Love with a Terracotta Warrior|A Terracotta Warrior]]''
|Winter/Lili Chu
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|-
|1990
|''[[Ju Dou]]''
|Ju Dou
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|-
|rowspan=3|1991
|''[[God of Gamblers III: Back to Shanghai]]'' 
|Yu-Sin/Yu-Mong
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|''[[Raise the Red Lantern]]''
|Songlian
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|-
|''[[The Banquet (1991 film)|The Banquet]]''
|Herself/Waitress at banquet
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|-
|rowspan=2|1992
|''[[The Story of Qiu Ju]]''
|Qiu Ju
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|''[[Mary from Beijing]]''
|Mary
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|-
|rowspan=2|1993
|''[[Farewell My Concubine (film)|Farewell My Concubine]]''
|Juxian
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|-
|''[[Flirting Scholar]]''
|Chou Heung
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|-
|rowspan=4|1994
|''[[The Dragon Chronicles – The Maidens|Dragon Chronicles: The Maidens of Heavenly Mountain]]''
|Mo Han-Wen
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|-
|''[[A Soul Haunted by Painting]]''
|[[Pan Yuliang]]
|
|
|-
|''[[To Live (1994 film)|To Live]]''
|Jiazhen
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|-
|''[[The Great Conqueror's Concubine]]''
|[[Empress Lü Zhi|Lü Zhi]]
|
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|-
|1995
|''[[Shanghai Triad]]'' 
|Xiao Jinbao
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|1996
|''[[Temptress Moon]]''
|Pan Ruyi
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|-
|1997
|''[[Chinese Box]]''
|Vivian
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|1998
|''[[The Emperor and the Assassin]]''
|Lady Zhao
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|-
|2000
|''[[Breaking the Silence (film)|Breaking the Silence]]''
|Sun Liying
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|-
|2002
|''[[Zhou Yu's Train]]''
|Zhou Yu
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|-
|rowspan=2|2004
|''[[2046 (film)|2046]]''
|Su Li Zhen
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|-
|''[[Eros (film)|Eros: The Hand]]''
|Miss Hua
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|-
|2005
|''[[Memoirs of a Geisha (film)|Memoirs of a Geisha]]''
|Hatsumomo
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|-
|rowspan=2|2006
|''[[Miami Vice (film)|Miami Vice]]''
|Isabella
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|''[[Curse of the Golden Flower]]''
|Empress Phoenix
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|-
|2007
|''[[Hannibal Rising (film)|Hannibal Rising]]''
|Lady Murasaki Shikibu Lecter
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|2010
|''[[Shanghai (2010 film)|Shanghai]]''
|Anna Lan-Ting
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|-
|2011
|''[[What Women Want (2011 film)|What Women Want]]''
|Li Yilong
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|2014
|''[[Coming Home (2014 film)|Coming Home]]''
|Feng Wanyu
|
|
|-
|2016
|''[[The Monkey King 2]]''
|[[Baigujing|White Bone Demon]]
|
|
|-
|2019
|''[[Saturday Fiction]]''
|Yu Jin
|
|
|-
|rowspan=2|2020
|''[[Mulan (2020 film)|Mulan]]''
|Xianniang
|
|
|-
|''[[Leap (film)|Leap]]''
|[[Lang Ping]]
|
|
|}

===Dubbing===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year !! Title !! Director
|-
|2007|| ''[[My Blueberry Nights]]''|| [[Wong Kar-wai]]
|}

===Talk shows===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year !! English title !! Host
|-
|1989|| ''Celebrity Talk Show 今夜不设防''|| [[James Wong Jim]], [[Ni Kuang]], [[Chua Lam]]
|-
|2003|| ''Starface 名人面对面''|| 许戈辉
|-
|2009|| ''YANG LAN ONE ON ONE 杨澜访谈录''|| [[Yang Lan]]
|-
|2011|| ''Star show 巨星秀''|| [[Zhang Yi (actor)|Zhang Yi]]
|-
|2013|| ''Telling Maria 2 最佳女主角''|| 黎芷珊
|-
|2014|| ''YANG LAN ONE ON ONE 杨澜访谈录''|| [[Yang Lan]]
|}

===Music video appearances===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year !! Song title 
|-
| 1987 || Don't come at dawn (黎明不要来) 
|-
| 2001 || New Beijing, great Olympics (新北京，新奥运) 
|}

== Discography ==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year !! Song title !!Notes
|-
|1994||"Hate this life" (恨今生)||''[[The Great Conqueror's Concubine]]'' OST
|-
| rowspan="5" |1995||"Shanghai Triad" (摇啊摇，摇到外婆桥)||rowspan="5"|''[[Shanghai Triad]]'' OST
|-
|"Get out of here" (滚出去)
|-
|"Take a full moon" (月圆花好)
|-
|"Special express" (特别快车)
|-
|"The prudish" (假正经)
|-
|2001||"New Beijing, great Olympics" (新北京，新奥运)||with [[Jackie Chan]], [[Coco Lee]]
|}

==Endorsements==
Gong is the first Chinese ambassador for [[L'Oreal Paris]] in 1997.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://mediaroom.loreal.com/china/zh/%E5%B7%B4%E9%BB%8E%E6%AC%A7%E8%8E%B1%E9%9B%85%E4%BB%A3%E8%A8%80%E4%BA%BA%E5%B7%A9%E4%BF%90%E5%BA%94%E9%82%80%E6%8E%A2%E8%AE%BF%E6%AC%A7%E8%8E%B1%E9%9B%85%E4%B8%AD%E5%9B%BD%E7%A0%94%E5%8F%91%E5%92%8C/|title=巴黎欧莱雅代言人巩俐应邀探访欧莱雅中国研发和创新中心|work=[[L'Oreal Paris]]|access-date=11 July 2020|archive-date=16 July 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200716101341/https://mediaroom.loreal.com/china/zh/%E5%B7%B4%E9%BB%8E%E6%AC%A7%E8%8E%B1%E9%9B%85%E4%BB%A3%E8%A8%80%E4%BA%BA%E5%B7%A9%E4%BF%90%E5%BA%94%E9%82%80%E6%8E%A2%E8%AE%BF%E6%AC%A7%E8%8E%B1%E9%9B%85%E4%B8%AD%E5%9B%BD%E7%A0%94%E5%8F%91%E5%92%8C/|url-status=live}}</ref> She also served as ambassador for [[Midea Group|Midea]], [[Chopard]], and [[Osim International]].{{citation needed|date=January 2025}}

From 2013 to 2018, Gong served as the global ambassadors for [[Piaget SA|Piaget]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/anthonydemarco/2013/07/04/actress-gong-li-accepts-role-as-piagets-new-brand-ambassador/|title=Piaget|work=[[Forbes]]}}</ref>

Gong served as the global brand ambassador for [[Hisense]] on September 27, 2020.<ref>{{cite press release|url=https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/hisense-announces-global-brand-ambassador-gong-li-301138783.html|title=Hisense Announces Global Brand Ambassador Gong Li|work=[[PR Newswire]]|access-date=29 September 2020|archive-date=30 September 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200930105347/https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/hisense-announces-global-brand-ambassador-gong-li-301138783.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

Since 2021, Gong has been the first Chinese artist to become the global high jewelry ambassador for [[Cartier (jeweler)|Cartier]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lifestyle/style/gong-li-cartier-jewelry-ambassador-1235015826/|title=Gong Li Joins House of Cartier as Global Ambassador|work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|date=September 17, 2021|access-date=25 September 2021|archive-date=25 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210925012516/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lifestyle/style/gong-li-cartier-jewelry-ambassador-1235015826/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tatlerasia.com/style/jewellery/gong-li-is-cartiers-ambassador-for-the-maison|title=Gong Li Is Cartier's New Ambassador for High Jewellery|work=[[Tatler|Tatler Asia]]|date=September 21, 2021|access-date=25 September 2021|archive-date=25 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210925012841/https://www.tatlerasia.com/style/jewellery/gong-li-is-cartiers-ambassador-for-the-maison|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/CUDNBlXMcx1/ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/s/instagram/CUDNBlXMcx1 |archive-date=26 December 2021 |url-access=registration|title=The Maison is pleased to announce that Gong Li has joined the Cartier family as a global High Jewelry ambassador. Talented and determined, with an approach that is both passionate and free-spirited, the actress reflects the fundamental values of the Maison.|work=Cartier on [[Instagram]]|date=September 20, 2021}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

== Charities ==
* Gong was appointed [[UNESCO Artist for Peace]] in 2000.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.chinanews.com/2000-5-10/26/29260.html |title=巩俐被任命为联合国"促进和平艺术家"|language=zh|work=[[China News Service]]|date=10 May 2000}}</ref>
* Gong was appointed [[FAO Goodwill Ambassador]] on World Food Day 2000. "To launch an appeal against hunger is not a waste of time.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.fao.org/tempref/GI/Reserved/ambassadors/finalVersion/amb/li_en.htm|title=The FAO Ambassadors|work=[[FAO]]|date=16 October 2000|archive-date=12 July 2020|access-date=10 July 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200712073144/http://www.fao.org/tempref/GI/Reserved/ambassadors/finalVersion/amb/li_en.htm|url-status=live}}</ref>
* Gong has been invited by the [[United Nations Environment Program]] (UNEP) to be Global Environmental Ambassador, and to urge the public to give up bad habits that are harmful to the environment and to reduce the discharge of carbon dioxide in 2008.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.china.org.cn/environment/news/2008-04/11/content_14934967.htm|title=Gong Li urges world people to protect environment|work=[[China Internet Information Center]]|date=11 April 2008|archive-date=12 August 2020|access-date=10 July 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200812044202/http://www.china.org.cn/environment/news/2008-04/11/content_14934967.htm|url-status=live}}</ref>
* Gong Li's Portrait on display at "The Transformative Power of Art" Exhibition, at [[the United Nations]] headquarters in 2016.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.china.org.cn/arts/2015-07/22/content_36121804_3.htm|title=UN displays actress Gong Li's portrait at exhibit|work=[[China Internet Information Center]]|date=22 July 2016}}</ref>

==Awards and nominations==
{| class="wikitable"
! Year 
! Award
! Category 
! Nominated work 
! Result 
!Ref
|-
| rowspan=1| 1989 
| [[Hundred Flowers Award]] 
| [[Hundred Flowers Award for Best Supporting Actress|Best Supporting Actress]]
| ''[[Codename Cougar]]'' 
| {{won}}
|
|-
| 1991
| [[Hong Kong Film Awards]] 
| [[Hong Kong Film Awards for Best Actress|Best Actress]]
| ''[[Fight and Love with a Terracotta Warrior|A Terracotta Warrior]]''
| {{nom}}
|
|-
| rowspan=2| 1992 
| rowspan=2|[[Venice Film Festival]] 
| [[Volpi Cup for Best Actress]]
| rowspan=6|''[[The Story of Qiu Ju]]'' 
| {{won}}
|
|-
| Golden Ciak - Best Actress
| {{won}}
|
|-
|rowspan=9|1993
| [[Golden Rooster Awards]]
| [[Golden Rooster Award for Best Actress|Best Actress]]
|{{won}}
|
|-
| [[Golden Phoenix Awards]]
|Society Award
| {{won}}
|
|-
| [[Japanese Movie Critics Awards]]
| Best Actress
| {{won}}
|
|-
| [[Hundred Flowers Awards]] 
| [[Hundred Flowers Award for Best Actress|Best Actress]]
| {{nom}}
|
|-
| [[New York Film Critics Circle Award]] 
| Best Supporting Actress
| ''[[Farewell My Concubine (film)|Farewell My Concubine]]'' 
| {{won}}
|
|-
| [[Berlin International Film Festival]]
| Berlinale Camera
|{{NA}}
|{{won|Honored}}
|
|- 
| [[Hundred Flowers Awards]] 
| [[Hundred Flowers Award for Best Actress|Best Actress]]
| rowspan=2|''[[Raise the Red Lantern]]'' 
| {{won}}
|
|-
| [[National Society of Film Critics]]
|Best Actress
|{{draw|3rd place}}
|
|-
| Varna 'Love Is Folly' International Film Festival 
|Best Actress
| ''[[Ju Dou]]'' 
| {{won}}
|
|-
| 1994 
| [[Chlotrudis Society for Independent Film|Chlotrudis Awards]] 
| rowspan=1|Best Actress
| ''[[To Live (1994 film)|To Live]]'' 
| {{nom}}
|
|-
| 1996 
| [[David di Donatello Awards]] 
| rowspan=1|[[David di Donatello for Best Foreign Actress|Best Foreign Actress]]
| ''[[Raise the Red Lantern]]'' 
| {{nom}}
|
|-
| 1997
| [[Hong Kong Film Award]] 
| rowspan=1|[[Hong Kong Film Awards for Best Actress|Best Actress]]
| ''[[Temptress Moon]]'' 
| {{nom}}
|
|-
| 1998
| [[Ordre des Arts et des Lettres]]
| rowspan=1|''Officier'' (Officer)
| {{NA}}
| {{won|Honored}}
|
|- 
| rowspan=3| 2000 
| [[Montreal World Film Festival]]
| Grand Prix des Amériques
| {{NA}}
| {{won|Honored}}
|
|-
| [[Golden Rooster Awards]] 
| rowspan=4|Best Actress
| rowspan=5|''[[Breaking the Silence (film)|Breaking the Silence]]'' 
| {{won}}
|
|-
| [[Montreal World Film Festival]] 
| {{won}}
|
|-
| rowspan=4|2001
| [[Hundred Flowers Awards]] 
| {{won}}
|
|-
| [[Shanghai Film Critics Awards]] 
| {{won}}
|
|-
| [[Golden Phoenix Awards]]
| Society Award
| {{won}}
|
|-
| [[Hundred Flowers Awards]]
| Most Popular Actress
| {{NA}}
| {{won|Honored}}
|
|-
| 2003
| [[Beijing College Student Film Festival]]
| [[Students' Choice Award for Favorite Actress|Favorite Actress]]
| rowspan=2|''[[Zhou Yu's Train]]''
| {{won}}
|
|-
| rowspan=2|2004
| [[Chinese Film Media Awards]]
| Best Actress
| {{nom}}
|
|-
| [[Cannes Film Festival]]
| Festival Trophy
| {{NA}}
| {{won|Honored}}
|
|- 
| rowspan=2| 2005 
| [[National Board of Review]] 
| Best Supporting Actress
| rowspan=2|''[[Memoirs of a Geisha (film)|Memoirs of a Geisha]]'' 
| {{won}}
|
|-
| [[Satellite Award]] 
| Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture
| {{nom}}
|
|-
| rowspan=5| 2007 
| [[Hong Kong Film Award]] 
| rowspan=6|Best Actress
| rowspan=6|''[[Curse of the Golden Flower]]'' 
| {{won}}
|
|-
| [[Hong Kong Film Critics Society Award]] 
| {{won}}
|
|-
| [[Asian Film Awards]] 
| {{nom}}
|
|-
| [[Golden Bauhinia Awards]]
| {{won}}
|
|-
| [[Chinese Film Media Awards]] 
| {{nom}}
|
|-
| rowspan=1| 2008
| Italian Online Movie Awards 
| {{nom}}
|
|-
| rowspan=1| 2010
| [[Ordre des Arts et des Lettres]]
| rowspan=1|''Commandeur'' (Commander)
| {{NA}}
| {{won|Honored}}
|
|-
| rowspan=5| 2014 
| FIRST International Film Festival
| Most watched actress
| rowspan=9|''[[Coming Home (2014 film)|Coming Home]]'' 
| {{won}}
|
|-
| [[Shanghai Film Critics Awards]] 
| rowspan=7|Best Actress
| {{won}}
|
|-
| [[Changchun Film Festival|Golden Deer Awards]]
| {{won}}
|
|-
| [[Golden Horse Awards]] 
| {{nom}}
|
|-
| [[Macau International Movie Festival]] 
| {{nom}}
|
|-
| rowspan=3| 2015
| [[Asian Film Awards]] 
| {{nom}}
|
|-
| [[China Film Directors' Guild Awards]]
| {{won}}
|
|-
| [[Chinese Film Media Awards]]
| {{nom}}
|
|-
| rowspan=2|2016
| [[Huabiao Awards]] 
| Outstanding Actress
| {{nom}}
|
|-
| China Britain Film Festival
| rowspan=2|Best Actress
| rowspan=2|''[[The Monkey King 2]]''
| {{won}}
|
|-
| 2017
| Top Ten Chinese Films Festival
| {{nom}}
|
|-
| rowspan=1|2019
| [[Cannes Film Festival]] 
| [[Kering|Women in Motion Award]]{{efn|Presented by [[Kering]] and [[Cannes Film Festival]]}}
| {{NA}}
| {{won|Honored}}
|
|-
| 2020
| [[Hong Kong Film Critics Society Award]] 
| rowspan=6| Best Actress
| rowspan=5|''[[Leap (film)|Leap]]'' 
| {{won}}
|
|-
| rowspan=3|2021
| [[Huading Awards]]  
| {{won}}
|
|-
| [[Hong Kong Film Directors' Guild|Hong Kong Film Directors' Guild Awards]]
| {{won}}
|
|-
| [[China Film Director's Guild Awards]] 
| {{won}}
|
|-
| rowspan=2|2022 
| [[40th Hong Kong Film Awards|Hong Kong Film Awards]] 
| {{nom}}
|
|-
| [[China Film Director's Guild Awards]] 
| rowspan=1|''[[Saturday Fiction]]'' 
| {{nom}}
|
|}

===Jury===
*1997 – 50th [[Cannes Film Festival]]
*2000 – 50th [[Berlin International Film Festival]]
*2002 – 59th [[Venice Film Festival]]
*2003 – 16th [[Tokyo International Film Festival]]
*2014 – 17th [[Shanghai International Film Festival]]
*2018 – [[55th Golden Horse Awards|55th Golden Horse Film Festival and Awards]]
*2021 – [[11th Beijing International Film Festival]]

==See also==
* [[Cinema of China]]

== Notes ==
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==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
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* {{IMDb name|0000084|Li Gong}}
* [http://www.makers.com/china/gong-li Gong Li]  Video produced by ''[[Makers: Women Who Make America]]''

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