58 years old (Born on December 31, 1965)
Chinese-born actress; She is famous from 2046.
Graduated from the Central Drama Academy in Beijing (1989) Head juror of the 2003 Tokyo International Film Festival #52 on Premiere magazines "100 sexiest movie stars ever" (2008). Member of jury at the Cannes Film Festival in 1997 Her performance as Juxian in Ba wang bie ji (1993) (aka "Farewell My Concubine") (1993) is ranked #89 on Premiere Magazine's 100 Greatest Performances of All Time (2006).Li Gong's Best Moments
Fun Facts About Li Gong
Appointed in 2008 by the United Nations(UNEP) as the "Global Environmental Ambassador", along with Mikhail Gorbachev , Richard Branson, Samuel Etoo Angelique Kinjo, Gabriel Yared.
Youngest person to be honored with the "Trophy of the Festival" award at Cannes.
Dated Yimou Zhang [1987-1995]
Head juror of the 2002 Venice Film Festival
Can understand English but is uncomfortable in speaking it off camera and in interviews. Usually finds its easier to learn her lines for her English speaking roles phonetically.
Voted "Most beautiful woman in China" 2006.
Was included in People Magazine's 50 Most Beautiful People.
Head juror of the 2000 Berlin International Film Festival
Had a song written about her by the Red Hot Chili Peppers ("Gong Li").
Received New York Film Critics award for Ba wang bie ji (1993) (aka Farewell My Concubine).
The youngest of five children.
Representative of Shanghai Tang line of clothing.
Michael Mann and Rob Marshall refer to her as the "Meryl Streep of China".
Beauty ambassador for L'Oreal cosmetics.
Was chosen and honored as one of TIME Magazine's "60 Years of Asian Heroes".
Her father and her older sister both died of cancer.
Personal favorites: Meryl Streep, Dustin Hoffman
She was presented the French government's Ordre des Arts et des Lettres in June 1998 for contributions to the cinema.