Gao Yuanyuan ~ Celebrity

Gao Yuanyuan (Chinese: 高圆圆) (born October 5, 1979) is a Chinese actress.

Biography

Gao Yuanyuan was born in Beijing on October 5, 1979 and entered the entertainment industry in 1996. Known for her fresh looks and chaste spirit, Gao, unlike other mainland Chinese actresses, did not graduate from any drama academic institutions. Rather, she started her stardom by acting in a TV commerial for Meadow Gold ice-cream after being spotted off the street at Beijing's Wang Fu Jing Shopping District.

She appeared as a minor role in the 1997 movie comedy Aiqing Mala Tang, (Spicy Love Soup), directed by Zhang Yang. While in 2000, she starred in an advertisement for Qing Zui (fresh mouth) mint during the CCTV's broadcast of the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games, and is thus known to viewers as Qing Zui Nü Hai'er ("fresh mouth girl").

In 2002, she played the leading role of Zhou Zhiruo in Yi Tian Tu Long Ji(The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber), a TV series adaptation of Louis Cha's Wuxia novel of the same name. Increasingly well-known in Asia, Gao has also made inroads into the international market. In 2005, she was on the red carpet at the 58th Cannes Film Festival, where her film Qing Hong(Shanghai Dreams), directed by Wang Xiaoshuai, won the Prix de Jury prize. Jackie Chan has described her as "having the freshest look and chaste spirit that no Hong Kong actress could approach". Chan also picked Gao up as his partner in the action movie comedy Rob-B-Hood.

Gao was also selected in 2008 to be a torch bearer in the Nanjing city, Jiangsu province leg of the torch relay for the Beijing Olympic Gameson 27th of May.

From 2006 to 2008, Gao starred as Jiang Shuyun in the blockbuster film City of Life and Death, a fictional account of events during theNanjing Massacre. The movie won top prize at the 2009 San Sebastian Film Festival. This marked yet another high point in her acting career.

Filmography

Films

Year	Title	Chinese title	Role	Notes
1997	Spicy Love Soup	爱情麻辣烫	He Ling
2001	Beijing Bicycle	十七岁的单车	Xiaoxiao
2002	Spring Subway	开往春天的地铁	Tian'ai
2005	Shanghai Dreams	青红	Wu Qinghong
2006	Rob-B-Hood	宝贝计划	Melody
2007	Love in the City	男才女貌	Qin Xiaoyou
	Unfinished Girl	第三个人	Xiao Ke
	In Love We Trust	左右	School teacher	guest star
2008	xXx:A Forbidden Love Story	xXx：被禁锢的爱
2009	City of Life and Death	南京！南京！	Jiang Shuyun
	Chengdu, I Love You	成都我爱你
	Season of Good Rain	好雨时节	Wu Yue (May)
	The Love of Three Smile	三笑之才子佳人
2010	Ocean Heaven	海洋天堂	Sam Wong's deceased wife
	Driverless	无人驾驶	Zhixiong's ex girlfriend
	Color Me Love	爱出色
2011	Don't Go Breaking My Heart	单身男女

Television series

Year	Title	Chinese title	Role	Notes
1998	Zhaobuzhao Bei	找不着北	Jiang Xin
1998	Shixi Sheng De Gushi	实习生的故事	Gao Fei
1999	Za Laobaixing	咱老百姓	Yu Qian
2001	Zhundian Chuji	准点出击	Huang Li
2003	The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber	倚天屠龙记	Zhou Zhiruo
	The Adventures of Di Renjie	护国良相狄仁杰	Pan Yu
	Nizai Weixiao Woque Kule	你在微笑我却哭了	Shen Xiao
	Miracle Healers	神医侠侣	Qinzi
2004	Qinwang Li Shimin	秦王李世民	Yang Ruoxi
	Tianxia Diyi	天下第一	Liusheng Piaoxu
	Ai Yu Meng Feixiang	爱与梦飞翔	Hongjie	guest star
	Yanhua Sanyue	烟花三月	Shen Wan
	Haide Shiyan	海的誓言	Ye Yu
2007	The Qin Empire	大秦帝国	Bai Xue
2008	Ai Wu Hui	爱无悔	Gao Mingyue	alternative title Jiangnan Diyi Dian (江南第一店)

Theatre musicals

Year	Title	Chinese title	Role	Notes
2007	Beautiful Encounter	艳遇	Lin Momo
2008	Hamlet 1990	哈姆雷特1990	Ophelia

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Gao Yuanyuan (Chinese: 高圆圆) (born October 5, 1979) is a Chinese actress.

Biography

Gao was also selected in 2008 to be a torch bearer in the Nanjing city, Jiangsu province leg of the torch relay for the Beijing Olympic Gameson 27th of May.