Yuan Li

For other people named Yuan Li, see Yuan Li (disambiguation).

In this Chinese name, the family name is Yuan.

Yuan Li
袁立
Born	(1973-07-12) July 12, 1973 (age 51) Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
Other names	Yuan Li (袁莉)
Education	Beijing Film Academy
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1995–present
Notable work	The Eloquent Ji Xiaolan Never Close Eyes Pure Sentiment
Spouses	Xu Wei (? - 2000) Zhao Ling ​ (m. 2005⁠–⁠2007)​ Blaine Grunewald (m.2011–c.2015) Liang Taiping (m.2019)
Children	1 son (with Xu Wei)
Awards	18th China Golden Eagle Award for Best Supporting Actress 2000 Never Close Eyes 25th Hundred Flowers Award for Best Supporting Actress 2002 Pure Sentiment

Yuan Li (Chinese: 袁立; pinyin: Yuán Lì; 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.

Life

Early life

Yuan was born Yuan Li (袁莉; 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.^[3]

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 four times. In 1993, Yuan met her first husband, businessman Xu Wei (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 (赵岭), a Chinese actor, they divorced in 2007.^[4]

On November 30, 2011, Yuan married Blaine Grunewald (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 (梁太平), a poet, on her Sina Weibo.^[7]

Filmography

Television

Year	English title	Chinese title	Role	Notes
1994		飞来横福	guest
1996		英雄无悔	Wu Yinyin
	History of Han Dynasty	汉宫飞燕	Consort Zhao Hede
	Thunder Storm	雷雨	guest
1997	Guess of Famen Temple	法门寺猜想	Yi Chun
1998	Never Close Eyes	永不瞑目	Ouyang Lanlan
	Long and Winding Road	锦绣前程	Zhao Lei
1999	My Dear Country	我亲爱的祖国	Gao Baose
		致使邂逅	Du Lala
	The Eloquent Ji Xiaolan	铁齿铜牙纪晓岚	Du Xiaoyue
2001	Date With Youth	相约青春	Ma Yeye
	Black Hole	黑洞	Feng Leilei
	The Eloquent Ji Xiaolan 2	铁齿铜牙纪晓岚2	Du Xiaoyue
2002		玲珑女	Bai Fengyi
		浮华背后	Mo Fei
	Unhappy Marriage	啼笑因缘	Shen Fengxi
2004	Zhao Jun Come Out The Frontier	昭君出塞	Zhuan Qu
	Sigh of His Highness	一生为奴	Empress Dowager Cixi
	The Story of Zhuo Er	卓尔的故事	Zhuo Er
2005	Senior Colonel's Daughter	大校的女儿	Han Lin
2006	My Home in Huanshang	家在洹上	Zhang Baolian
	Gift of Love	爱的礼物	Lin Qiao
2007	The King of Shanghai	上海王	Xiao Yuegui
2008	The Queens	母仪天下	Wang Zhengjun
		牟氏庄园	Jiang Zhen'guo
	The Eloquent Ji Xiaolan 4	铁齿铜牙纪晓岚4	Du Xiaoyue
2009	We Are Friends	朋友一场	Du Ximei
	Marriage Battle	婚姻保卫战	Lan Xin
2010	China in 1945: Chongqing Negotiations	中国1945之重庆风云	Soong Ching-ling
2011		百年莞香	guest
		极品男女	Zhou Tong
	Mother, mother	母亲，母亲	Jin Guoxiu

Film

Year	English title	Chinese title	Role	Notes
1993	The Flying Squad	飞虎队	Xiao Qing
1994	Woman Flowers	女人花	Yan Zhi
1997	An Unusual Love	非常爱情	Shu Xin
2000	A Storm in a Teacup	大惊小怪	Xin Xinxin
2002	Pure Sentiment	绝对情感	An Ran
2003	The Law of Romance	警察有约	guest
2007	The Story of Xi'an	西安故事	guest
2010	What Women Want	我知女人心	Yan Ni
2011		大格局	Zhang Hanzhi
2012	The Last Tycoon	大上海	Ling Husheng

Awards

Year	Work	Award	Result	Notes
2000	Never Close Eyes	18th China Golden Eagle Award for Best Supporting Actress	Won
2002	Pure Sentiment	25th Hundred Flowers Award for Best Supporting Actress	Won

References

1. "China Daily Website - Connecting China Connecting the World" 张国立袁立李亚鹏黄圣依 揭最雷人的荧幕情侣. Chinadaily (in Chinese). 2014.
2. 盘点大牌女星吸烟豪放照 袁立派头似大姐大(图). NEN (in Chinese). 2014.
3. 北影校花成名史 袁立许晴蒋勤勤黄圣依江一燕赵薇 (in Chinese). 2014.
4. 《张怡宁老公昔日恋情曝光 传曾与袁立同居生一子》. ifeng.com (in Chinese). 2009-10-21.
5. 《袁莉公开承认已婚 洋老公示爱：我的唯一》. Ifeng (in Chinese). Lin Fang. 2011-12-28.
6. 《袁立外国老公Blaine身份揭秘 为小布什弟弟公司CEO》. cocoren.com (in Chinese). 2011-12-02.
7. Ruan Jiaqi (阮佳琪), ed. (26 March 2019). 45岁袁立迎来第三段婚姻. guancha.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 6 February 2020.

External links

• Yuan Li on Sinablog
• Yuan Li on Weibo (in Chinese)