Gong Li
Born in Shenyang, Liaoning Province, China
Who is Gong Li?
Gong Li is an actress, born on 31 December 1965 in Shenyang, Liaoning Province, China. Best-known screen credits include Mulan (2020), Memoirs of a Geisha (2005) and Hannibal Rising (2007).
Celluloid Star Index: 69.7/100 across 4 scored titles — highest-rated: Raise the Red Lantern (89%). Popularity and People’s Choice votes are not part of this score.
Most searched questions about Gong Li
Quick answers to common questions about Gong Li.
How old is Gong Li?
Gong Li is 60 years old, born on 31 December 1965 in Shenyang, Liaoning Province, China.
What is Gong Li’s most famous movie?
Essential titles include Raise the Red Lantern, Farewell My Concubine, To Live, Memoirs of a Geisha, and later Hollywood appearances such as Mulan (2020).
Has Gong Li won a Cannes award?
Gong Li has been deeply associated with Cannes as a jury member and honoree across decades, alongside major domestic awards for her Zhang Yimou-era performances.
How did Gong Li become famous?
Her collaboration with director Zhang Yimou beginning with Red Sorghum made her the face of Fifth Generation Chinese cinema for global audiences.
Was Gong Li in Mulan?
Yes. Gong Li played the shape-shifting villain Xianniang in Disney’s 2020 live-action Mulan.
Celluloid Score career
From titles scored in the Celluloid catalogue.
- Star Index
- 69.7/100
- Quality, depth, 70+ consistency
- Career average
- 77%
- 4 scored titles
Where their Celluloid credits come from
Production country and primary language on titles in our catalogue — not personal nationality.
By country
- China 3
- United States 1
Ranked by Celluloid Score
Gong Li titles in the Celluloid catalogue, sorted by Celluloid Score.
Popular credits
Top TMDB credits with character, festival, and worldwide box office.
| Title | Year | Role | Festival | Box Office |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Farewell My Concubine | 1993 | Juxian | Cannes Film Festival | $6M |
| Mulan | 2020 | Xian Niang | — | $70M |
| Curse of the Golden Flower | 2006 | Empress Phoenix | — | $79M |
| Raise the Red Lantern | 1991 | Songlian | Venice International Film Festival | $17M |
| Miami Vice | 2006 | Isabella | — | $164M |
| 2046 | 2004 | Black Spider / Su Li-zhen | — | $20M |
| Memoirs of a Geisha | 2005 | Hatsumomo | — | $162M |
| Eros | 2004 | Miss Hua | — | $2M |
| To Live | 1994 | Xu Jiazhen | — | — |
| God of Gamblers III: Back to Shanghai | 1991 | Yu San / Yu Mong | — | $4M |
| Ju Dou | 1990 | Ju Dou | — | — |
| Shanghai | 2010 | Anna Lan-Ting | — | $15M |