Li Man
Biography
Li Man (Chinese: 李曼), also credited as 李曼 and リー・マン, is a Chinese actress born on 4 June 1988 in Anshan, Liaoning Province, China. She studied drama at the Central Academy of Drama. Li Man gained widespread recognition for her role in Zhang Yimou’s 2006 film Curse of the Golden Flower, a performance that elevated her to stardom. Her professional record on The Movie Database lists her as a female performer with 27 credited acting roles. The profile identifies her primary occupation as acting and notes a content score of 63. As of the latest data, she is 38 years old.
Career overview
Li Man was born on 4 June 1988 in Anshan, Liaoning Province, China. She pursued formal training in the dramatic arts at the Central Academy of Drama, a leading institution for performance studies in the country. Her Chinese name is written as 李曼, and she is also credited in Japanese as リー・マン.
Li Man’s acting career gained widespread attention through her appearance in Zhang Yimou’s 2006 historical drama Curse of the Golden Flower, a role that is noted for propelling her to stardom. Since that breakthrough, she has accumulated a body of work that includes twenty‑seven credited performances across film and television, as recorded by major entertainment databases. Her professional profile lists acting as her primary occupation, and she continues to be recognized for her contributions to Chinese cinema.
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- Son of Hero (2023) as Xia Yunfei
- Red Paper Crane (2022) as Zhang Tong
- Lush Mountains (2021) as Lu Xiaoqing
- Autumn Cicada (2020) as He Yin
- Alien Monster (2020)
- The Lost Tomb 2: Explore with the Note (2019) as A Ning
- The Destiny of White Snake (2018) as Xiao Qing
- Mother's Romance (2016) as 施如
- The Spirit of Soldiers (2016) as Shu Juan
- War and Peace (2016) as 黄莺音
- 致单身男女 (2016) as 马春芳
- Wrath of the Wolf (2015) as Luo Mai
- New Moment in Peking (2014) as Niu Su Yun
- 汉阳造 (2014)
- Cherry Color (2012)
- 博弈 (2012)
- 孽缘 (2012) as 玉梅
- The Black Fox (2011) as Yu Mei
- The Legend of the Twelve Chinese Zodiacs (2011)
- Friendship Unto Death: The Mask Man (2011) as San Niang
- Lost on Journey (2010) as Ni Man
- 梦幻天堂 (2008)
- The Shaolin Warriors (2008) as Hideko
- To Each His Own Cinema (2007) as The girl (segment "En Regardent le Film")
- Curse of the Golden Flower (2006) as Jiang Chan
- 血色迷情
- Tang Wenzong as Duan Zhu