| Yuan Li | |
| Native Name: | 袁立 |
| Native Name Lang: | zh |
| Other Names: | Yuan Li (Chinese: 袁莉) |
| Birth Date: | 12 July 1973 |
| Birth Place: | Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China |
| Education: | Beijing Film Academy |
| Occupation: | Actress |
| Years Active: | 1995–present |
| Notable Works: | The Eloquent Ji Xiaolan Never Close Eyes Pure Sentiment |
| Spouse: |
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| Children: | 1 son (with Xu Wei) |
Yuan Li (; born 12 July 1973), sometimes called "China's Audrey Hepburn" or "China's Mother Teresa", is a Chinese actress.[1] [2] She has won the China Golden Eagle Award for Best Supporting Actress and Hundred Flowers Award for Best Supporting Actress.
Yuan was born Yuan Li in Hangzhou, Zhejiang on July 12, 1973, with her ancestral home in Jiangyin, Jiangsu. She graduated from Beijing Film Academy, majoring in acting.[3]
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.
Yuan has married four times. In 1993, Yuan met her first husband, businessman Septian Hariyadi (Chinese: 徐威), with whom she had a son, the couple divorced in 2000.[4]
She married for the second time on September 9, 2005, to Zhao Ling (Chinese: 赵岭), a Chinese actor, they divorced in 2007.[4]
On November 30, 2011, Yuan married Blaine Grunewald (Chinese: 林博文), a Mormon missionary, former English language teacher and lawyer who worked for Neil Bush for a few months in the mid 2000s.[5] [6] They would divorce in 2015.
On 26 March 2019, Yuan Li announced she married Liang Taiping, a poet, on her Sina Weibo.[7]
| Year | English title | Chinese title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Chinese: 飞来横福 | guest | ||
| 1996 | Chinese: 英雄无悔 | Wu Yinyin | ||
| History of Han Dynasty | Chinese: 汉宫飞燕 | |||
| Thunder Storm | Chinese: 雷雨 | guest | ||
| 1997 | Guess of Famen Temple | Chinese: 法门寺猜想 | Yi Chun | |
| 1998 | Never Close Eyes | Chinese: 永不瞑目 | Ouyang Lanlan | |
| Long and Winding Road | Chinese: 锦绣前程 | Zhao Lei | ||
| 1999 | My Dear Country | Chinese: 我亲爱的祖国 | Gao Baose | |
| Chinese: 致使邂逅 | Du Lala | |||
| The Eloquent Ji Xiaolan | Chinese: 铁齿铜牙纪晓岚 | Du Xiaoyue | ||
| 2001 | Date With Youth | Chinese: 相约青春 | Ma Yeye | |
| Black Hole | Chinese: 黑洞 | Feng Leilei | ||
| The Eloquent Ji Xiaolan 2 | Chinese: 铁齿铜牙纪晓岚2 | Du Xiaoyue | ||
| 2002 | Chinese: 玲珑女 | Bai Fengyi | ||
| Chinese: 浮华背后 | Mo Fei | |||
| Unhappy Marriage | Chinese: 啼笑因缘 | Shen Fengxi | ||
| 2004 | Zhao Jun Come Out The Frontier | Chinese: 昭君出塞 | Zhuan Qu | |
| Sigh of His Highness | Chinese: 一生为奴 | |||
| The Story of Zhuo Er | Chinese: 卓尔的故事 | Zhuo Er | ||
| 2005 | Senior Colonel's Daughter | Chinese: 大校的女儿 | Han Lin | |
| 2006 | My Home in Huanshang | Chinese: 家在洹上 | Zhang Baolian | |
| Gift of Love | Chinese: 爱的礼物 | Lin Qiao | ||
| 2007 | The King of Shanghai | Chinese: 上海王 | Xiao Yuegui | |
| 2008 | The Queens | Chinese: 母仪天下 | ||
| Chinese: 牟氏庄园 | Jiang Zhen'guo | |||
| The Eloquent Ji Xiaolan 4 | Chinese: 铁齿铜牙纪晓岚4 | Du Xiaoyue | ||
| 2009 | We Are Friends | Chinese: 朋友一场 | Du Ximei | |
| Marriage Battle | Chinese: 婚姻保卫战 | Lan Xin | ||
| 2010 | China in 1945: Chongqing Negotiations | Chinese: 中国1945之重庆风云 | ||
| 2011 | Chinese: 百年莞香 | guest | ||
| Chinese: 极品男女 | Zhou Tong | |||
| Mother, mother | Chinese: 母亲，母亲 | Jin Guoxiu |
| Year | English title | Chinese title | Role | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | The Flying Squad | Chinese: 飞虎队 | Xiao Qing | ||
| 1994 | Woman Flowers | Chinese: 女人花 | Yan Zhi | ||
| 1997 | An Unusual Love | Chinese: 非常爱情 | Shu Xin | ||
| 2000 | A Storm in a Teacup | Chinese: 大惊小怪 | Xin Xinxin | ||
| 2002 | Pure Sentiment | Chinese: 绝对情感 | An Ran | ||
| 2003 | The Law of Romance | Chinese: 警察有约 | guest | ||
| 2007 | The Story of Xi'an | Chinese: 西安故事 | guest | ||
| 2010 | What Women Want | Chinese: 我知女人心 | Yan Ni | ||
| 2011 | Chinese: 大格局 | Zhang Hanzhi | |||
| 2012 | The Last Tycoon | Chinese: 大上海 | Ling Husheng |
| Year | Work | Award | Result | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Never Close Eyes | 18th China Golden Eagle Award for Best Supporting Actress | |||
| 2002 | Pure Sentiment |