
Fan Bingbing
Born September 16, 1981 · Qingdao, Shandong Province, China
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.
Notable Appearances
Movies

Ice Road: Vengeance

Lost in Beijing

Mother Bhumi

The 355

Diary of a Mad Old Man

The King's Daughter

Air Strike

Skiptrace

The Twins Effect II

Shinjuku Incident

My Way

Bodyguards and Assassins

Dragon Girls!

Flash Point

Shaolin

League of Gods

The White Haired Witch of Lunar Kingdom

I Am Not Madame Bovary

Battle of the Warriors

L.O.R.D: Legend of Ravaging Dynasties

Inside the Dream: Mugler

Green Night

Buddha Mountain

L.O.R.D: Legend of Ravaging Dynasties 2

Sacrifice

She Said

A Chinese Tall Story

The Lady in the Portrait

Sky Hunter

Lady of the Dynasty

Lost in Thailand

Beginning of the Great Revival

Future X-Cops

East Wind Rain

Double Xposure

Call For Love

Cell Phone

Ever Since We Love

The Lion Roars

Crossed Lines

The Contract Lover

The Matrimony

Kung Fu Hip-Hop

One Night Surprise

Desires of the Heart

Sophie's Revenge
TV Shows

My Fair Princess

The Young Detective

The Empress of China

Chef Nic

Insider

Legend of Dagger Lee

Diors Man

The Amazing Race China

Heroic Legend

The Legend and the Hero

The Proud Twins

Good Luck Zhu Bajie

Qin Shi Huang

Jian Lin Tian Xia

Legend of Dagger Li

Eight Heroes

Master Ma

The Legend Of The Treasure Basin

達摩

天一生水

Challenger’s Alliance

Loving Book

War and Destiny

尘埃落定

马永贞之争霸上海滩

人间情缘

Memoirs of Madam Jin

特警飞龙

美丽新天地

Rouge Snow

名捕震关东

会有天使替我爱你

大爆炸

The Legend of Ba Qing

Tang Paradise

婀娜公主

鄉野傳奇之大黑蛾

中关村风云

柳云龙 系列

Jiangshan Weizhong

青春出动

皇宫宝贝

巾帼英雄穆桂英

人间灶王

山河无恙:影响中国的疫情档案


















