Fan Bingbing
Biography
Fan Bingbing is a Chinese actress, singer, and producer born on September 16, 1981. While sources cite her birthplace as Yantai or Qingdao, Shandong Province, she is widely recognized for her extensive career in East Asian cinema and television. Fan has achieved significant professional success, ranking in the top 10 of the Forbes China Celebrity 100 list every year from 2006 to 2012, and holding the position of the highest-paid celebrity on that list from 2013 to 2017. In 2017, she was included on Time magazine's list of the 100 most influential people. She was previously engaged to actor and director Li Chen, though the couple ended their relationship in 2019.
Career overview
Fan Bingbing began her career in East Asian television, gaining early recognition for her role in the costume drama My Fair Princess, which aired from 1998 to 1999. Her major breakthrough in film occurred with the 2003 production Cell Phone, directed by Feng Xiaogang. As China's highest-grossing film of that year, Cell Phone earned Fan the Hundred Flowers Award for Best Actress. Following this success, she appeared in numerous television series, including The Proud Twins in 2004 and Eight Heroes. Her filmography continued to expand with roles in several notable Chinese features, such as Lost in Beijing in 2007, Buddha Mountain in 2011, and Double Xposure in 2012.
Throughout her career, Fan has been recognized for her contributions to the industry with awards from the Tokyo International Film Festival. With 101 known acting credits listed in her professional portfolio, she remains a prominent figure in Chinese entertainment. Her work spans a variety of genres, solidifying her status as a versatile performer in both film and television.
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- Ice Road: Vengeance (2025) as Dhani Yangchen
- Mother Bhumi (2025) as Hong Im
- Inside the Dream: Mugler (2024) as Self
- Green Night (2023) as Jin Xia
- Insider (2022) as Ms. Lam
- Insider (2022)
- The 355 (2022) as Lin Mi Sheng
- The King's Daughter (2022) as Mermaid
- L.O.R.D: Legend of Ravaging Dynasties 2 (2020)
- Air Strike (2018) as Ye Peixuan
- The Lady in the Portrait (2017) as Impératrice Ulanara
- Sky Hunter (2017) as Zhao Yali
- Trump Card (2016)
- Skiptrace (2016) as Samatha Bai
- League of Gods (2016) as Daji
- L.O.R.D: Legend of Ravaging Dynasties (2016) as Guishan Lian Quan
- I Am Not Madame Bovary (2016) as Li Xuelian
- Dragon Girls! (2016) as Herself
- Challenger’s Alliance (2015)
- Lady of the Dynasty (2015) as Yang Gui Fei
- Ever Since We Love (2015) as Liu Qing
- Keep Running (2014)
- Super Brain (2014)
- Super Brain (2014) Special Guest Director
- X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014) as Blink
- The Empress of China (2014) as Wu Meiniang
- Chef Nic (2014)
- The Amazing Race China (2014)
- The White Haired Witch of Lunar Kingdom (2014) as Lian Nishang
- X-Men: Days of Future Past - Classification: M (2014) as Self
- One Night Surprise (2013) as Michelle
- Diors Man (2012)
- Lost in Thailand (2012) as Self
- Double Xposure (2012) as Song Qi
- My Way (2011) as Shirai
- Shaolin (2011) as Madam Hou
- Buddha Mountain (2011) as Nanfeng
- Beginning of the Great Revival (2011) as Empress Dowager Longyu
- Stretch (2011) as Pansy
- Chongqing Blues (2010) as Zhu Qing
- Sacrifice (2010) as Mrs. ZhuangJi
- Future X-Cops (2010) as Meili
- East Wind Rain (2010)
- 柳云龙 系列 (2010)
- Kung Fu Hip Hop 2 (2010)
- War and Destiny (2009)
- Shinjuku Incident (2009) as Lily
- Memoirs of Madam Jin (2009) as Jin Zhao Li / Jin Tai Pan
- 人间情缘 (2009) as 甘露
- Bodyguards and Assassins (2009) as Yueru
- Sophie's Revenge (2009) as Joanna
- Wheat (2009) as Li
- 会有天使替我爱你 (2008) as Fan Wenxuan
- Rouge Snow (2008) as Wen Yuhe
- Rouge Snow (2008) Producer
- Kung Fu Hip-Hop (2008) as Tina
- Home Run (2008)
- Desires of the Heart (2008) as Victim with spectacles
- Lost in Beijing (2007) as Liu Pingguo
- 秦始皇 (2007)
- Flash Point (2007) as Judy
- Tang Paradise (2007) as 杨玉环
- The Matrimony (2007) as Xu Manli
- Call For Love (2007) as Chen Xiaoyu
- The Contract Lover (2007) as Liu Zao / Joe Lau
- Sweet Revenge (2007) as Cheung Yung
- Crossed Lines (2007)
- Love to Be Found in Newhere (2007) as 程玲
- The Legend and the Hero (2006) as 妲己
- Eight Heroes (2006) as 楚湘湘
- 美丽新天地 (2006) as 程琳
- Battle of the Warriors (2006) as Yi Yue, chef de la cavalerie de Liang
- 大爆炸 (2006)
- The Proud Twins (2005) as 铁心兰
- Jian Lin Tian Xia (2005) as 傲雪
- 天一生水 (2005) as 范韵涟
- 乱世飘萍 (2005) as 凤凰女/润格儿/润天红
- A Chinese Tall Story (2005) as Princess Shan
- Good Luck Zhu Bajie (2004) as 锦毛鼠
- The Twins Effect II (2004) as Red Vulture
- The Legend Of The Treasure Basin (2003) as 赵雪娥
- 尘埃落定 (2003) as 塔娜
- Heroic Legend (2003) as 云蕾
- Undercover Cop (2003)
- Cell Phone (2003) as Wu Yue
- 名捕震关东 (2002) as 宁安公主
- Loving Book (2002) as Song Yinzhang
- Loving Book (2002)
- 特警飞龙 (2002)
- The Lion Roars (2002) as Princess
- Reunion (2002) as 张雪青
- 婀娜公主 (2002) as 婀娜公主
- Fall in Love at First Sight (2002) as Qiu Qiu
- 皇宫宝贝 (2001)
- The Young Detective (2000) as 小蜻蜓
- 中关村风云 (2000)
- Legend of Dagger Lee (1999) as 杏儿
- Legend of Dagger Li (1999) as Xing Er
- My Fair Princess (1998) as 金锁
- 马永贞之争霸上海滩 (1998) as 白小蝶
- 鄉野傳奇之大黑蛾 (1998) as Huniu
- Master Ma (1997)
- 还珠格格2 as 金锁
- The Legend of Ba Qing as Ba Qing
- Diary of a Mad Old Man as 佐津子