Fan Bingbing
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- September 16, 1981 (age 45)
- Birthplace
- Qingdao, Shandong Province, China
Biography
Fan Bingbing, born September 16, 1981, in Qingdao, Shandong, is a Chinese actress, producer, singer and businesswoman. She launched her acting career in the mid‑1990s and rose to fame in 1998 as Jinsuo in My Fair Princess, later shifting focus from television to film and exploring diverse genres. In the 2000s, Fan appeared in Fall in Love at First Sight (2002) and Battle of the Warriors (2006). She won Best Actress at the 27th Hundred Flowers Awards for Cell Phone (2003) in 2004. After founding her own studio in 2007, she became involved in producing television dramas including Rouge Snow (2008) and Memoirs of Madam Jin (2009). Her film work during this period included Lost in Beijing (2007), which competed at the 57th Berlin International Film Festival, and The Matrimony (2007), for which she won Best Supporting Actress at the 44th Golden Horse Awards. For her performance in I Am Not Madame Bovary (2016), she received several acting awards and nominations, including those from the 31st Golden Rooster Awards, the 11th Asian Film Awards and the 8th China Film Directors’ Guild Awards. From the 2010s onward, Fan Bingbing became increasingly active in international cinema, appearing at major film festivals and serving on festival juries.In 2010, Chongqing Blues (2010) competed at the 63rd Cannes Film Festival and she won Best Actress at the 23rd Tokyo International Film Festival for Buddha Mountain (2010). She served on the main competition jury of the 24th Tokyo International Film Festival in 2011. In 2016, she won Best Actress at the 64th San Sebastián International Film Festival for I Am Not Madame Bovary (2016), becoming the third Chinese-language actress to win Best Actress at two international A-category film festivals. In 2017, she featured on the Asia edition cover of Time and was listed among its 100 Most Influential People. That year, she joined the jury of the 70th Cannes Film Festival and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences with lifetime Oscar voting rights. Beyond Chinese-language cinema, her international credits include Stretch (2011), My Way (2011), X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014), and The Lady in the Portrait (2017). In 2018, she was investigated by Chinese tax authorities over tax-related violations and was ordered to pay back taxes, late fees and fines. Afterwards, she reduced public activities in mainland China’s entertainment sector but kept working on overseas film projects. In recent years, Fan has starred in international productions, served as festival jury member and received multiple international acting honours. Her recent works include South Korean Green Night (2023), Hollywood productions The 355 (2022) and Ice Road: Vengeance (2025), Singaporean short She Said (2026), and international co-production Diary of a Mad Old Man (2026). Many of her works have been selected for major international festivals, including Busan, Toronto, and Tokyo. In 2023, she joined the main competition jury of the 71st San Sebastián International Film Festival. In 2025, she won Best Actress at the 62nd Golden Horse Awards for Malaysian film Mother Bhumi (2025) and served on the jury of the 75th Berlin International Film Festival. Fan Bingbing’s career spans television, film, production and international cinema, with work across Chinese-language and international productions.
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Filmography
Cell Phone 2
Movie · as 武月
The Legend of Ba Qing
TV · as Ba Qing · 1 ep
Diary of a Mad Old Man
Movie · as Satsuko
She Said
Movie · as 赵玲
Ice Road: Vengeance
Movie · as Dhani Yangchen
Mother Bhumi
Movie · as Hong Im
Inside the Dream: Mugler
Movie · as Self
Green Night
Movie · as Jin Xia
The King's Daughter
Movie · as Mermaid
The 355
Movie · as Lin Mi Sheng
Insider
TV · as Ms. Lam · 2 eps
L.O.R.D: Legend of Ravaging Dynasties 2
Movie
山河无恙：影响中国的疫情档案
TV · as Voice · 5 eps
Air Strike
Movie · as Ye Peixuan
Sky Hunter
Movie · as Zhao Yali
The Lady in the Portrait
Movie · as Impératrice Ulanara
Skiptrace
Movie · as Samatha Bai
L.O.R.D: Legend of Ravaging Dynasties
Movie · as Guishan Lian Quan
I Am Not Madame Bovary
Movie · as Li Xuelian
Dragon Girls!
Movie · as Herself
League of Gods
Movie · as Daji
Trump Card
TV · 1 ep
Lady of the Dynasty
Movie · as Yang Gui Fei
Ever Since We Love
Movie · as Liu Qing
Frank Gehry: The Architect Says "Why Can't I?"
Movie · as Self
Challenger’s Alliance
TV · 37 eps
X-Men: Days of Future Past
Movie · as Blink
The White Haired Witch of Lunar Kingdom
Movie · as Lian Nishang
X-Men: Days of Future Past - Classification: M
Movie · as Self
The Empress of China
TV · as Wu Meiniang · 96 eps
Keep Running
TV · 1 ep
Chef Nic
TV · 1 ep
The Amazing Race China
TV · 10 eps
Super Brain
TV · 1 ep
One Night Surprise
Movie · as Michelle
Lost in Thailand
Movie · as Self
Double Xposure
Movie · as Song Qi
Diors Man
TV · 8 eps
Buddha Mountain
Movie · as Nanfeng
Stretch
Movie · as Pansy
Shaolin
Movie · as Madam Hou
My Way
Movie · as Shirai
Beginning of the Great Revival
Movie · as Empress Dowager Longyu
Future X-Cops
Movie · as Meili
Chongqing Blues
Movie · as Zhu Qing
Sacrifice
Movie · as Mrs. ZhuangJi
Kung Fu Hip Hop 2
Movie
East Wind Rain
Movie
柳云龙 系列
TV · 1 ep
Shinjuku Incident
Movie · as Lily
Bodyguards and Assassins
Movie · as Yueru
Wheat
Movie · as Li
Sophie's Revenge
Movie · as Joanna
Beijing
Movie · as Self
War and Destiny
TV · 43 eps
Memoirs of Madam Jin
TV · as Jin Zhao Li · 36 eps
人间情缘
TV · as 甘露 · 32 eps
Desires of the Heart
Movie · as Victim with spectacles
Kung Fu Hip-Hop
Movie · as Tina
Home Run
Movie
会有天使替我爱你
TV · as Fan Wenxuan · 30 eps
Rouge Snow
TV · as Wen Yuhe · 32 eps
Lost in Beijing
Movie · as Liu Pingguo
Flash Point
Movie · as Judy
The Matrimony
Movie · as Xu Manli
Call For Love
Movie · as Chen Xiaoyu
The Contract Lover
Movie · as Liu Zao / Joe Lau
Love to Be Found in Newhere
Movie · as 程玲
Sweet Revenge
Movie · as Cheung Yung
Crossed Lines
Movie
Qin Shi Huang
TV · 34 eps
Tang Paradise
TV · as 杨玉环 · 30 eps
Battle of the Warriors
Movie · as Yi Yue, chef de la cavalerie de Liang
Eight Heroes
TV · as 楚湘湘 · 48 eps
The Legend and the Hero
TV · as 妲己 · 38 eps
美丽新天地
TV · as 程琳 · 24 eps
大爆炸
TV · 24 eps
A Chinese Tall Story
Movie · as Princess Shan
天一生水
TV · as 范韵涟 · 40 eps
Jian Lin Tian Xia
TV · as 傲雪 · 40 eps
The Proud Twins
TV · as 铁心兰 · 40 eps
乱世飘萍
TV · as 凤凰女/润格儿/润天红 · 22 eps
四号女监
TV · 20 eps
The Twins Effect II
Movie · as Red Vulture
Good Luck Zhu Bajie
TV · as 锦毛鼠 · 37 eps
巾帼英雄穆桂英
TV · 1 ep
Undercover Cop
Movie
Cell Phone
Movie · as Wu Yue
Heroic Legend
TV · as 云蕾 · 35 eps
The Legend Of The Treasure Basin
TV · as 赵雪娥 · 37 eps
尘埃落定
TV · as 塔娜 · 25 eps
Reunion
Movie · as 张雪青
Fall in Love at First Sight
Movie · as Qiu Qiu
The Lion Roars
Movie · as Princess
Loving Book
TV · as Song Yinzhang · 6 eps
名捕震关东
TV · as 宁安公主 · 35 eps
特警飞龙
TV · 30 eps
婀娜公主
TV · as 婀娜公主 · 20 eps
Jiangshan Weizhong
TV · 1 ep
皇宫宝贝
TV · 1 ep
人间灶王
TV · 1 ep
The Young Detective
TV · as 小蜻蜓 · 40 eps
中关村风云
TV · 22 eps
Legend of Dagger Lee
TV · as 杏儿 · 40 eps
Legend of Dagger Li
TV · as Xing Er · 40 eps
青春出动
TV · 1 ep
红尘往事
TV · 22 eps
達摩
TV · 40 eps
鄉野傳奇之大黑蛾
TV · as Huniu · 16 eps
马永贞之争霸上海滩
TV · as 白小蝶 · 22 eps
My Fair Princess
TV · as Jin Suo · 72 eps
Master Ma
TV · 42 eps