Li Xiaolu (Chinese: 李小璐; pinyin: Lǐ Xiǎolù, born 30 September 1982), also known as Jacqueline Li, is a Chinese actress and singer. She is best known for her role in Joan Chen's directing debut Xiu Xiu: The Sent Down Girl (1998), idol drama All the Misfortunes Caused by the Angel (2001) and the popular youth series Struggle (2007). At age 16, she was the youngest actress to win the Golden Horse Award for Best Leading Actress.
Li was born into an artistic family. Her grandfather was a worker at the August First Film Studios; and both her parents were actors. She first appeared in a television series at the age of 3.[1]
Li first rose to fame with the 1998 movie Xiu Xiu: The Sent Down Girl, which won her Best Actress awards at the Golden Horse Awards, Paris Film Festival and the Deauville Asian Film Festival. At age 17, she was the youngest actress to win the Golden Horse Awards for Best Actress.[2] She laid low for the next two years, but in 2001, was thrust back into the limelight with her role in the popular idol drama All the Misfortunes Caused by the Angel (2001).[3]
In 2005, Li won the Best Actress award at the Romania International Film Festival for her performance in the Sino-Japanese film About Love.[4]
In 2007, she co-starred in the youth series Struggle. Based on the popular novel by Shi Kang, Struggle gained unexpected acclaim and was seen as a breakthrough in Chinese TV production as it broke from the usual Chinese TV series focusing in traditional legends and series. Her role as the bratty and adorable Yang Xiaoyun was a hit with the audience and propelled her to a household name in China.[5][6] Due to her popularity, Li was crowned the "Golden Eagle Goddess" at the China Golden Eagle TV Art Festival, where she performed as the opening act to the ceremony.[7]
In 2011, Li starred in the ancient fantasy series Beauty World (2011), her first period drama in six years.[8]
Li's subsequent roles in the family dramas My Mom and My Mother-in-Law (2011), AA Lifestyle (2012) and We Love You, Mr. Jin (2012) cemented her image as the "Nation's Daughter-in-Law" in China.[9][10][11] She won the Best Actress at the Huading Awards for her role in My Mom and My Mother-in-Law.[12]
In 2013, Li starred in comedy film Personal Tailor directed by Feng Xiaogang, playing multiple roles in the film.[13] Personal Tailor was one of the highest grossing films of the year.[14]
Li married actor Jia Nailiang in 2012.[15] The same year, she gave birth to their daughter, Jelena, who gained popularity with the parenting reality show Dad Came Back.[16]
On the evening of December 29, 2017, Li was photographed spending the night at rapper PG One’s home while her husband, Jia Nailiang, was livestreaming and claiming that she had gone to "get her hair done," seemingly unaware of her actual whereabouts. On October 30, 2019, three intimate videos of PG One and Li surfaced online. PG One later admitted they were filmed in March and April 2018, but he denied that their alleged affair from December 2017 was true. He stated that after the December incident, all his work was halted, and during their most difficult times, he and Li supported each other, eventually developing a relationship.[17][18] After the revelation of her affair, Li effectively withdrew from the entertainment industry. She and Jia divorced on 14 November 2019.[19]