CHINESE ACTRESS FAN BING BING -
4 TH HIGHEST PAID ACTRESS IN WORLD
BORN 1981 SEPTEMBER 16
Fan Bingbing (born 16 September 1981)[2] is a Chinese actress, television producer and pop singer.
Fan rose to fame in East Asia in 1998–1999 with the mega-hit TV series My Fair Princess. In 2003, she starred in Cell Phone, which became the highest-grossing Chinese film of the year, and received critical acclaim at the Hundred Flowers Award.
Since then, she has starred in many films, most notably The Matrimony (2007), Lost in Beijing (2007), Buddha Mountain (2011) and Double Xposure (2012), where she received awards from prestigious award ceremonies such as the Golden Horse Film Festival and Awards, Eurasia International Film Festival, Tokyo International Film Festival, Beijing College Student Film Festival and Huading Awards. Fan has also participated in many foreign-language films, such as the French film Stretch (2011), the Korean film My Way (2011) and the Hollywood blockbuster X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014).
Fan topped the Forbes China Celebrity 100 list in 2013,[3] and 2015, after ranking in the top 10 every year since 2006. She is one of the highest-paid actresses in the world and has also been called a fashion icon due to frequent appearances on the red carpet, movie premieres, and fashion shows.[4][5][6][7]
Career[edit]
1996–1999[edit]
Fan was born in Qingdao but was raised in Yantai. She graduated from Shanghai Xie Jin Film and Television Art College[8] and Shanghai Theatre Academy.
Fan debuted in the the television series Powerful Woman and played minor roles for two years before she rose to stardom in 1999 for her supporting role as Jinsuo in the first two seasons of the Chinese television series My Fair Princess, which were adapted from Taiwanese writer Chiung Yao's story. She was recommended by Taiwanese actress Leanne Liu to join the cast of My Fair Princess.[9] The comedic period drama became phenomenal and swept the TV ratings in Taiwan, Mainland China, Hong Kong and Southeast Asian countries such as Singapore and Vietnam; and Fan became a household name in Asia.
After that, Fan signed an eight-year contract with Chiung Yao's company, which produced My Fair Princess. However, as the company had yet to establish any branches in mainland China, many mainland Chinese television advertising firms had to make calls to Taiwan for negotiations, resulting in a waste of time and effort. When Fan and her mother wanted to end the contract, Chiung Yao's company asked for ¥1 million in compensation, but eventually the court ordered Fan to pay ¥200,000 because the contract was illegal due to her age.[9]
2000–2006[edit]
In 2000, Fan joined a company owned by Wang Jinghua, a well-known artists manager in Mainland China. At the end of 2000, Wang became the general manager of Huayi Brothers, so Fan followed Wang and signed a six-year contract with Huayi. During her time in Huayi, Fan starred in many television series, such as Young Justice Bao II (2001), Red Poppies (2002), adapted from the Mao Dun Literature Prize novel, and The Proud Twins (2005), adapted from Gu Long's novel Juedai Shuangjiao. From 1999 to 2002, Fan acted in a total of 17 TV series.
Fan also acted in many films. In 2003, she starred in Feng Xiaogang's Cell Phone, which earned her a Best Actress Award at the 27th Hundred Flowers Awards,[10] a Best Supporting Actress nomination from the 24th Golden Rooster Awards[11] and an Outstanding New Actress nomination at the 10th Huabiao Awards.[12] She also appeared in The Lion Roars (2002), The Twins Effect II (2004), A Chinese Tall Story (2005) and A Battle of Wits (2006). She received a Golden Bauhinia Awards nomination for her role in A Battle of Wits.[13]
Fan released her first album Just Begun in 2005. She worked with many renowned music producers and composers, in order to incorporate a wide variety of genres into the album. In 2006, Forbes China gave its most prized award, the Star of the Year, to Fan, for her popularity, high press coverage and website hits in past year.[14]
Regarding the six-year cooperation with Huayi Brothers, Fan said,
"Huayi gave me a lot of opportunities. It has a very good team and the spirit of cooperation. I also tried my best. The six years really are a non-stop time. In the company, everyone calls me Astro Boy. I did the most works, and I am the person who able to endure the most hardship. I am 25 years old now, from 25 years old to 30 years old, I think that whatever life will experience or career will confront, the period is a very important juncture, or a crossroad for me, and I do not want to be too hasty to make any decisions."[15]
2007–2010[edit]
Fan left Huayi Brothers in February 2007 and then started her own studio, Fan Bingbing Studio. She starred in eight films in 2007, winning the Best Supporting Actress Award at the 44th Golden Horse Film Awards for her role in The Matrimony.[16] She also won the Best Actress Award of 4th Eurasia International Film Festival for her role in the film Lost in Beijing.[17]
In 2008, Fan started an arts school in Huairou, Beijing, and served as its principal, but the school was actually run by her parents. She also became the leader of the acting team of West Movie Group's arts centre. That year, her studio made its first television production Rouge Snow (2008), adapted from the novel of the same name. Fan played the starring role in the production, portraying a poor girl who fights for freedom against fate after being sold to a wealthy and influential clan.
In 2009, her studio produced The Last Night of Madam Chin, also adapted from the same name novel written by Bai Xianyong. It was a story about a beautiful dancing girl’s legendary life. That year, Fan starred in Shinjuku Incident and Sophie's Revenge. She also appeared in Bodyguards and Assassins, which earned her a Best Supporting Actress nomination at the Hong Kong Film Awards.[18]
In 2010, Fan starred in Chen Kaige’s film Sacrifice. On 24 October, Buddha Mountain starring Fan premiered at the 23rd Tokyo International Film Festival,[19] which earned her the Best Actress Award.[20] In April 2010, Fan was ranked first on the "50 Most Beautiful People in China" list by the newspaper Beijing News.[21][22]
2011–present[edit]
Fan Bingbing at the Southeast Asia Premiere for X-Men: Days of Future Past, 14 May 2014, Singapore
In 2011, Fan starred in martial arts film Shaolin and The Founding of a Party, which was released to mark the 60th anniversary of the Communist Party of China. The same year, she participated in French film Stretch with Nicolas Cazalé and David Carradine, as well as South Korean production My Way. In May, she appeared at the 64th Cannes Film Festival to promote My Way together with director Kang Je-gyu and actors Jang Dong-gun and Joe Odagiri. In October, she became a member of the International Competition Jury of 24th Tokyo International Film Festival.[23]
For the first half of 2012, Fan attended many fashion shows in Paris.[24][25][26][27] On 16 May, she attended the opening ceremony of 65th Cannes Film Festival as the only East Asian global spokesperson on behalf of Paris L’Oreal.[28] On 21 May, Forbes ranked Fan third on the 2012 Forbes China Celebrity 100 List according to her success in the past year.[29]
On 17 July, she appeared at the first press conference to promote the film Double Xposure, which was released in China on 29 September.[30] She also attended The Voice of China final concert to promote the film.[31] In this film, she portrayed a girl who suffered childhood trauma and experienced visual hallucinations after witnessing her father kill her mother. Most film critics gave overwhelmingly high praise to Fan's performance,[32][33][34] and
In 2013, Fan appeared as Dr. Wu's assistant Wu Jiaqi in the mainland Chinese version of Iron Man 3, which was released on 1 May.[38][39] Commenting on her role, Fan said, "People familiar with me know that I am willing to help friends. That was the Iron Man 3 production company asked me whether I had time to shoot a half-day for help, so I went. [....] Helping friends makes me feel at ease."[40] The same year, Fan topped the 2013 Forbes China Celebrity 100 List.[41][42] She became the first Asian celebrity ambassador for the Champagne House Moët & Chandon.,[43] and also the brand ambassador for Chopard.[44][45]
In 2014, Fan portrayed the mutant Blink (Clarice Ferguson) in American superhero film X-Men: Days of Future Past. She also announced that she has a four-film-contract with 20th Century Fox.[49] The film was released globally and resulted in increased international fame and recognition for Fan.
Fan then returned to television after a 6 years hiatus in The Empress of China, the third television production by Fan Bingbing Studio. Boasting a total budget of over ¥300 million (roughly US$49.53 million). As such, it is believed to be the among most expensive TV series in Chinese history.[54] Fan portrayed the titular character Wu Zetian, the only female emperor in Chinese history. The 82-episode TV series was broadcast on Hunan Television from 21 December 2014 to 5 February 2015, and garnered a total of 12 billion views online to become the second most watched Chinese drama of all-time after The Journey of Flower.
In 2015, Fan joined the CCTV variety show as a judge in Amazing Chinese and as a contestant in reality television Challenger Alliance. She also starred in Ever Since We Love and Lady of the Dynasty, in which she played Yang Guifei. She was ranked 4th on Forbes' World's Highest Paid Actresses list for 2015.[55]
In 2016, Fan starred in Skiptrace alongside Jackie Chan
Personal life[edit]
Fan is engaged to marry fellow actor Li Chen.
The couple confirmed their relationship via Weibo in May 2015,[56]
and were subsequently engaged in November of the same year.[57]
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