- Gong Beibi
Gong Beibi (zh-cp |c=龚蓓苾|p=Gōng Beìbì) (b.
February 21 ,1978 inFujian ,China ) is a Chinese film actress. Beginning her career as a child actress, she later graduated from the prestigiousCentral Academy of Drama where she gained fame and popularity among young audiences in China after starring in several popular TV series and feature films in both China and Hong Kong. Due to her success while still a student, she became dubbed in the media at the time as "littleGong Li ".After graduating, she continued diversifying her roles with different projects, including "
Bus 44 ", which gained her critical acclaim in China, Europe, and North America where it premiered and won awards at theVenice Film Festival ,Sundance Film Festival andCannes Film Festival .In 2005, Gong Beibi starred in the feature film "
Waiting Alone " which opened to critical raves at theTokyo Film Festival . The indie film was released nationwide in September 2005 and became a hit with youth audiences across China [ [http://ent.sina.com.cn/m/c/2007-07-03/10011622808.shtml 首都电影观众大调查 年轻人最认可宁浩伍仕贤_影音娱乐_新浪网 ] ] and one of the best reviewed and most talked about Chinese films the year. Later in the year, "Waiting Alone " was nominated for several awards including "Best Picture" at the Chinese academy awards (Golden Rooster Awards ). Gong Beibi's memorable performance in "Waiting Alone ", which Variety magazine called "impressive", caught the attention ofHollywood .Beibi's latest film was the 2007 Chinese holiday ensemble comedy "
Call for Love ".Her next project, the big budget Chinese biopic "Zhao Dan ", will be out in 2008.Selected Filmography
*"Beijing Hong Kong Love Connection" (京港爱情线) (1997)
*"The Lord of Hangzhou " (杭州王爷) (1998)
*"An Unusual Love " (非常爱情) (1998)
*"Sun Moon Star" (星星月亮太阳) (1999)
*"Bus 44 " (车四十四) (2001)
*"The Ghost Inside " (疑神疑鬼) (2005)
*"Waiting Alone " (独自等待) (2005)
*"Call for Love " (爱情呼叫转移) (2007)
*"Zhao Dan " (赵丹) (2008)Notes
External links
*zh icon [http://www.gongbeibi.com/ Official Site]
*imdb name|id=0327299|name=Gong Beibi
Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.
