My Take
Li Bingbing is one of those rare actors who can carry a blockbuster in two completely different languages, and I find that genuinely impressive. She built her reputation in China the hard way — a Golden Horse Award win for Best Leading Actress in 2009, standout turns in The Message and the Detective Dee films — before crossing over to Hollywood with roles in Resident Evil: Retribution and Transformers: Age of Extinction. Some people wrote off those Hollywood gigs as cash grabs, but I think she held her own in productions that would have buried a lesser talent under CGI. What I respect most is her range: she can do historical epic, thriller, comedy, and action without looking lost in any of them. She's been one of China's biggest female stars for over two decades, and that kind of longevity doesn't happen by accident.
Overview
Li Bingbing (Chinese: 李冰冰; pinyin: Lǐ Bīngbīng; born 27 February 1973) is a Chinese actress. She gained critical acclaim for her role in Seventeen Years (1999) and received widespread success with films such as A World Without Thieves (2004), The Knot (2006), The Forbidden Kingdom (2008), The Message (2009), and Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame (2010).
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Li Bingbing
- Name (Japanese)
- 李冰冰
- Reading
- 不明
- Born
- February 27, 1973 (age 53)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Pisces / Ox
- Origin
- Wuchang City, People's Republic of China
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- actor / stage actor / film actor / singer
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
Awards & achievements
- 2009 Golden Horse Award for Best Leading Actress
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
- Official sitehttp://www.libingbing.net/
- Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/libingbing/
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%9D%8E%E5%86%B0%E5%86%B0
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.