Native name 袁立 Children A son (with Xu Wei) Other names Yuan Li (袁莉) Name Yuan Li | Occupation Actress Role Actress Years active 1995 - present | |
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Notable work The Eloquent Ji XiaolanNever Close EyesPure Sentiment Spouse Blaine Grunewald (m. 2011), Ling Zhao (m. 2005–2007), Eric Xu (m. 1993–2000) Movies What Women Want, The Last Tycoon, Empire of Assassins Similar People Blaine Grunewald, Daming Chen, Andy Lau, Wong Jing | ||
Yuan Li (Chinese: 袁立; pinyin: Yuán Lì; born 12 July 1973) is a Chinese actress.
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She has won the China Golden Eagle Award for Best Supporting Actress and Hundred Flowers Award for Best Supporting Actress.
Early life
Yuan was born Yuan Li (Chinese: 袁莉; pinyin: Yuán Lì) in Hangzhou, Zhejiang on July 12, 1973, with her ancestral home in Jiangyin, Jiangsu. She graduated from Beijing Film Academy, majoring in acting.
Acting career
Yuan had her first experience in front of the camera in 1996, and she was chosen to act as a support actor in History of Han Dynasty, a film starring Zhang Tielin.
After playing minor roles in various films and television series, Yuan rose to fame after portraying Ouyang Lanlan in the television series Never Close Eyes, alongside Lu Yi, she won the "Best Supporting Actress" at the 18th China Golden Eagle Awards.
In 2000, Yuan starred as Du Xiaoyue in The Eloquent Ji Xiaolan, a historical television series co-starring with Zhang Guoli, Zhang Tielin and Wang Gang, which were highly praised by audience.
In 2002, Yuan played the role of An Ran in Cao Baoping's film Pure Sentiment, for which she received a "Best Supporting Actress" at the 20th Hundred Flowers Awards.
In 2010, Yuan acted with Andy Lau and Gong Li in Chen Daming's film What Women Want.
On September 19, Yuan became a spokesperson of the Red Cross Society of China.
Personal life
Yuan has married three times. In 1993, Yuan met her first husband, businessman Xu Wei (徐威), with whom she had a son, the couple divorced in 2000.
She married for the second time on September 9, 2005, to Zhao Ling (赵岭), a Chinese actor, they divorced in 2007.
On November 30, 2011, Yuan married Blaine Grunewald (林博文), the CEO of Lehman Bush.