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How old is Gong Li?

As of January 30, 2023, Gong Li is 57 years old.

Gong Li was born in Shenyang City, Liaoning Province on December 31, 1965. Her ancestral home is Jinan, Shandong Province. She is the youngest daughter in the family.

In 1987, Gong Li was first selected by director Zhang Yimou to play the heroine "Jiu'er" in the anti-war romance film "Red Sorghum", which made her famous.

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She became famous in 1987 for starring in the movie "Red Sorghum", which won the Golden Bear Award at the 38th Berlin International Film Festival.

In 1992, she won the Best Actress at the 49th Venice International Film Festival and the Best Actress at the 13th China Golden Rooster Award for the movie "Qiu Ju's Lawsuit". The film also won the Golden Lion Award.

In 1993, he starred in the film "Farewell My Concubine" and won the Palme d'Or at the 46th Cannes International Film Festival, becoming the second actor in world film history to star in a film that won the top prizes at the three major European film festivals; in the same year, he won the Berlin Film Festival Award. Film Festival Golden Camera Award.

Appeared on the cover of Time Magazine in the United States in 1996.

In 1997, he served as a member of the Cannes Film Festival jury.

In 2000, she won the Best Actress at the 24th Montreal International Film Festival and the Best Actress at the 20th China Golden Rooster Award for the movie "Pretty Mom"; in the same year, she served as the Chairman of the Jury of the Berlin Film Festival.