- Mei Ting
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Mei Ting Chinese name 梅婷 (Simplified) Ancestry Nanjing, China Origin Mainland China Born Nanjing Other name(s) None Occupation Actress Label(s) Movie, Films, Acting, Dancing Years active 1994–2010 Awards-
1997 22nd Cairo International Film Festival
– Best Actress
1998 China Film Hua-Biao Award
– Best Actress
6th Beijing TV Arts Chunyan Award
– Best Actress
2002 Popular Television – Top 10 Actress
2003 Golden Eagle TV Festival – Best Actress
2003 CCTV – Top Audience Choice Actress
Mei Ting (梅婷) - a renowned Mainland Chinese actress.[1][2]
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Early years
In the 1980s, at age 7, Mei Ting enrolled in the "Art Troupe of Little Red Flowers”[2], a famous art and performance group and school for talented children in Nan Jing, her home town. At age 9, she played a role in film The Moon in Moon Festival. When she was 13, she started her career as a dancer in “Song & Dance Troupe of Frontier Line”. At 19 in 1994. she was invited to play a major role in the TV series Red Cherry.
Development Period
In 1996, Mei Ting was admitted into the prestige Central Academy of Drama [3] in Beijing, Department of Acting. Among her classmates were Zhang Zi-yi, Qin Hai-Lu [4], Yuan Quan [5] and Hu Jing [6], dubbed as the “Five Golden Flowers of the Class 1996". During her college years, she was already invited to act in a number of TV series. To everyone's surprise, the second year after her enrollment, she made a difficult decision to suspend her college study to dedicate herself fully to the appointed roles in a number of TV series.
In 1997, she played the role as “Qiu Qiu” in 《A Time to Remember》, with Leslie Cheung being “Jin”, as a true to life character with exact and elaborate portrayal as well as exquisite depiction. She won the "Best Actress" award for her role in this film at the 22nd Cairo International Film Festival. As an industrious and productive actress, Mei Ting acted in more than 10 movies and TV series between 1997 and 2001, including 《Dragon Boat Regatta》, 《Heart Web》, 《Home》, and 《In the Next Life》, etc.
She was married to film director Yan Po from 2001 until 2007.[3]
Filmography
Films
Year Title Role Notes 1997 A Time to Remember 1999 Dragon Boat Regatta 2001 Dazzling 2004 Symbol of Love 2008 The Desire of Hearts TV series
Year Title Role Notes 1994 Pure Red Hearts 1997 The Story of the North 1999 The Hometown 2000 One Big Family Heart Web No Choice 2001 One More Try Love Again Dating in the Aquarium Don't Talk to the Strangers 2002 Blessing of Safety Heroic Era Green Luo Flower The Legend of Huo Yuanjia Nong Jingqiu 2003 Iron Youth Who to Depend on In the Next Life 2004 The Camphor 2005 Glass Marriage Close to You, Warm Me Mutiny 1938 The Spring of the City 2007 Stage Sisters Make Sure be Happy 2008 Xingfu Hai Youduo Yuan Stage plays
Year Title Role Notes 1998 Counterfeit Faust Everyone has a Bright Red Heart Awards
1997 22nd Cairo International Film Festival – Best Actress (《A Time To Remember》, starring Leslie Cheung, Mei Ting),
1998 China Film Hua-Biao Award – Best Actress,
6th Beijing TV Arts Chunyan Award – Best Actress,
2002 Popular Television – Top 10 Actress,
2003 Golden Eagle TV Festival – Best Actress,
2003 CCTV – Top Audience Choice ActorsReferences
- ^ Mei Ting Dubs for Olympic Mascots Cartoon Film
- ^ [1]
- ^ One director, two knife wounds, three actresses and four gangsters
External links
Categories:- Chinese actors
- Living people
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