Cinema of China has long held a significant position in the global film industry, and the countless awards of small and large international festivals can serve as evidence of this. Celestial cinema is popular in Europe. Chinese actresses and film actors, directors, having successfully worked in Hollywood, gaining experience, triumphantly return to their historical homeland. The most famous movie actresses in China is dedicated to this publication.
The most photogenic and beautiful Chinese woman
Li Bingbing did not initially plan to devote herself to acting. But after, having listened to the advice of a friend, she nevertheless entered the Shanghai Drama Institute. She made her debut in the project of national cinema "Seventeen Years" directed by Zhang Yuan in 1999.
In 2000, the actress signed a long-term contract with a leading Chinese film company and over the next eight years starred in 17 films and TV performances. So Li Bingbing becomes extremely popular in the Middle Kingdom, and her star sparkles brightly in the sky of the Chinese film industry.
A true recognition of the actress should be considered an award in the category "Best Actress" at the most prestigious ceremony in China for her role in the film "The Knot".
In Hollywood blockbusters
Soon, Lee, like many other Chinese actresses, noticed artisans of Hollywood. Already in 2008, the actress starred in the joint project of the United States and China, Forbidden Kingdom. Bingbin played the role of a witch raised by wolves and eager to gain immortality.
Also, the Chinese actress took part in the fifth episode of the franchise "Resident Evil" directed by Paul Anderson. In “Retribution,” Lee plays Ada Wong, who helps character Mila Jovovich Alice fight the Umbrella Corporation.
Two years later, Bingbing joins work on the fourth part of the famous Transformers movie series. She is the first star from China to be invited by the creators to shoot in a blockbuster. Her character was Su Yueming. Many Chinese actresses dream of such a demand at home and in Hollywood.
Modern chinese style icon
Chinese television and film actress, musician and Chinese style icon model Fan Bingbing studied the basics of acting at the Shanghai Theater Academy. The actress became known to a wide audience of audiences after participating in the television comedy "Princess Pearl" (1997). After that, the girl not only acquired the rank of cinema star of the Celestial Empire, but also conquered the world of photography.
At present, Fan Bingbing has scored dozens of shootings for glossy publications and a ton of advertising contracts. In 2007, the actress even opened a private art school in the capital of the republic.
Since 2012, Bingbing is a regular participant in fashion shows in Paris and Cannes. The world-famous actress brought a contract with the authors of the epic blockbuster "X-Men: Days of the Past Future" and "Search for the Missing." In the superhero action movie, the beauty played the role of Clarice Ferguson (Blink). Currently, Fan, like other Chinese actresses, is a regular on the red carpet in Cannes.
The actress who found the source of youth
Liu Xiaoqing is a Chinese actress who in her 60s looks just great! People say that she managed to find the secret elixir of youth.
Xiaoqing was one of the most sought-after leading actresses of the 80s. But in the 90s, the actress ceases her creative activity, focuses on business and achieves some success. Her capital exceeds at times the financial asset that other Chinese actresses have.
In the mid-2000s, Liu tried to return to acting, but she did not reach her former success.
Currently, the actress is shot exclusively in national projects, the most significant of which are: the series "The Secret History of Wu Zetian", the action movie "Legendary Amazons", the series "Heroes of Sui and Tang", the thriller "Modzhin". Xiaoqing also voiced the animated film "King of the Apes 3D".
Star of the new time
Zhang Ziyi is a Chinese actress who gained fame and popularity thanks to the film "The Way Home" by director Zhang Yimou, in which she played the main role. Now she closes the four most popular actresses of the Celestial Empire of modern time. Time magazine refers to Ziyi as a “Chinese gift to Hollywood,” and People has included the girl on the list of 50 most beautiful women on the planet twice in a row.
Zhang’s career is accompanied by various kinds of scandals, including the accusation of providing sexual services to politicians from the highest echelons of power.
Global actress
The actress’s first Hollywood film was the action movie Rush Hour 2, in which she played the role of a dangerous criminal Hu Li. At this time, the girl did not speak English perfectly, so Jackie Chan now and then had to act as a translator between the actress and the creators of the picture. Having realized all the difficulties of the language barrier, after finishing work on the project, Ziyi began to study English hard, practicing six hours a day, and soon mastered it at a decent level.
After participating in the film of the whisker genre directed by Ang Lee “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon”, the actress became a world-class movie star. Zhang played the role of Yu Jiaolong. The film, making a real sensation, received a lot of various awards and literally incredible box office, became a springboard in the creative career of the actress. She was repeatedly invited to the jury of the main competition at the Cannes Film Festival.