Sun Li (actress)

This is a Chinese name; the family name is Sun.
Sun Li
Chinese name 孫儷 (traditional)
Chinese name 孙俪 (simplified)
Pinyin Sūn Lì (Mandarin)
Born (1982-09-26) 26 September 1982
Shanghai, China
Occupation Actress, Singer
Years active 2001present
Spouse(s) Deng Chao (m. 2010)
Children 2

Sun Li (or Betty Sun,[1] born September 26, 1982) is a Chinese actress. She is hailed by critics and netizens as China's "Queen of Television".[2]

Career

Sun first entered show business by participating in 2001's Star Search, held by Singapore's MediaCorp. She reached the finals and earned the praise of judge Andy Lau. Following the competition, Sun joined Hairun Media as their first flagship artist.

In 2003, author and TV producer Hai Yan selected her for the female lead in the television series Goddess of Mercy. She rose to fame after the series aired in China, and was recognized as one of the most promising young actresses in China.

In 2006, Sun ventured into films, starring in Huo Yuanjia alongside Jet Li. She won the Best Newcomer at the 28th Hundred Flowers Awards for her performance.

Sun started to gain popularity in China with the 2007 television series Shanghai Bund (a mainland remake of the 1980 television series The Bund).

In 2008, Sun appeared in Gordon Chan's horror-adventure film Painted Skin, playing a young and inexperienced demon hunter. The film was a critical and commercial hit, and Sun garnered various Best Supporting Actress nominations. The same year, she starred in Gao Xixi's military-romance drama Tian Mi Mi. The series was chosen by the Chinese Radio & Television Association as one of the Top Ten television series of the year.

In 2009, she notably portrayed the heroine Little Tiger in the film Iron Road, the second joint venture created under Canada/China co-production treaty established in the 1960s. Her performance won her Best Actress at the 2nd Rome Film Festival and the Gemini Awards, even before the film premiered in China.

In 2011, she played Zhen Huan in the critically acclaimed historical drama, The Legend of Zhen Huan, and was nominated for an International Emmy Award in the Best Actress category for her role.[3] Praised for being one of the best historical dramas in China, the series garnered high ratings throughout its run, and even broke the 2.0 mark. It was also broadcast in Japan, Singapore, Canada and Malaysia, and Sun gained international fame. The same year, she reunited with Painted Skin director Chen Kaige in the fantasy film Mural.

In 2013, she starred in the metropolitan romance drama, Hot Mom and won the 20th Magnolia Awards for Best Actress for her performance.[4] On October 13, 2014, Sun was awarded Audience's Choice for Actress and Most Popular Actress at the 27th China TV Golden Eagle Award.[5]

In 2015, Sun played Mi Yue in The Legend of Mi Yue. The series was a commercial success, and recorded the highest ratings of the year. It also surpassed 20 billion views, becoming the second drama to do so after The Journey of Flower. Sun won the 22nd Magnolia Awards for Best Actress. The same year, she starred in the comedy film Devil and Angel alongside her husband Deng Chao. The film was both a commercial and critical success.

Sun is currently filming Nothing Gold Can Stay alongside Chen Xiao.

Personal life

Sun has been married to actor Deng Chao since 2010. They have two children, a son named Deng Han Zhi and a daughter named Deng Han Yi.[6]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2001Ge Ge Shu Ling Ling
2006Fearless Yue Ci (Moon) Won - 28th Hundred Flowers Awards for Best Newcomer
Nominated - 26th Hong Kong Film Award for Best New Performer
2008Painted SkinXia Bing Nominated - 28th Hong Kong Film Award for Best Supporting Actress
Nominated - 2nd Iron Elephant Film Awards for Best Supporting Actress
Nominated - 27th Golden Rooster Awards for Best Supporting Actress
Nominated - 30th Hundred Flowers Awards for Best Supporting Actress
2009Iron RoadLittle Tiger Won - 2nd Rome Film Festival for Best Actress
Won - Gemini Awards for Best Actress
Kung Fu Cyborg Zhou Shumei
2010Just Another Pandora's Box Rose
2011The Lost Bladesman Qilan Nominated - 3rd Macau International Movie Festival for Best Actress
Mural Shao Yao
2014Just Another MarginJin Ling
The Breakup GuruHerself Cameo
2015 Devil and Angel Zha Xiaodao

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2001 Romance in the Rain Dancer
2003 Goddess of MercyAn Xin Won - 22nd China TV Golden Eagle Award for Most Popular Actress
Won - 22nd China TV Golden Eagle Award for Best Actress
Won - 14th Chunyan Awards for Outstanding Actress
Won - 1st Enlight Media Awards - Most Popular Actress
Won - CCTV Chinese TV Star Awards for Top Ten Actress
Nominated - 24th Flying Apsaras Awards for Outstanding Actress
Yi Shuang Xiu Hua XieLin Ying
2004 A Ray of SunshineYi Aiyuan/Yi Chuanxia
Hong Fen Shi Jia Yao Zhi
Crimson RomanceZhou Xiaobai
2005 Feng Yu Xi Guan Xie Tianhui
Days and a Bureau Zhu Wanqiu
Happiness as FlowersDu Juan
Emerald on the Roof Mo Jiaqi
2007 Shanghai Bund Feng Chengcheng Nominated - 13th Shanghai Television Festival for Best Actress
Nominated - 26th Flying Apsaras Awards for Outstanding Actress
Yi Shi Qing Yuan Ji Wen Nominated - 24nd China TV Golden Eagle Award for Most Popular Actress
2008 Tian Mi Mi Ye Qing
2009Auntie Duohe Duo He
2011The Legend of Zhen HuanZhen Huan
(Empress Xiaoshengxian)
Won - 2011 Chinese TV Industry 20 Years Festival for Outstanding Contribution
Won - 2nd Sohu TV Drama Awards for Best Actress
Won - 4th TV Drama Awards Made in China for Best Actress
Won - 1st China Television Director Committee Award Ceremony for Best Actress
Won - Sina Weibo Awards Night: Breakthrough Award
Won - CCTV Chinese TV Star Awards for Best Actress
Won - CCTV Chinese TV Star Awards for Top Ten Actress
Won - 2013 Entertainment Live Rankings for Most Influential Actress
Won - 2nd Asia Rainbow TV Awards for Best Actress
Nominated - 18th Shanghai Television Festival for Best Actress
Nominated - 41st Emmy Award for Best Actress
2013Hot Mom!Xia Bing Won - 2nd China Television Director Committee Award Ceremony for Best Actress
Won - 20th Shanghai Television Festival for Best Actress
Won - 27th China TV Golden Eagle Award for Best Actress
Won - 27th China TV Golden Eagle Award for Most Popular Actress
Nominated - 13th Huading Awards for Best Actress
2015The Legend of Mi YueMi Yue Won - 22nd Shanghai Television Festival for Best Actress
2017Nothing Gold Can StayZhou Ying

Discography

Album

YearAlbum TitleLanguageNotes
2006Love is like the AirMandarin
2008A Little DreamMandarin
2010Beautiful SignalMandarin
2011MuralMandarin

Songs

Song TitleAlbumNotes
"How Can You Bear to Hurt Me" Charity song Sung with Gigi Leung and Valen Hsu
"Happier Than Me" Goddess of Mercy theme song
"Even If There is No Tomorrow" Shanghai Bund theme song Sung with Huang Xiaoming
"The Moon Represents My Heart" Tian Mi Mi theme song Sung with Deng Chao
"Memory" Kungfu Cyborg theme song Sung with Alex Fong
"Slowly Be Happy" Sung with Mo Yan Lin
"Mural" Mural theme song Sung with Deng Chao
A Stable Happiness Hot Mom theme song Sung with Zhang Yi

References

  1. "海外版《甄嬛传》登美国网站 孙俪英文名出错" (in Chinese). 17 March 2015. Retrieved 17 March 2015.
  2. "China's 'TV Queen' got her first big break in Singapore". lollipop.sg. Retrieved 21 March 2014.
  3. "Nominees". iemmys.tv. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
  4. "白玉兰佳片荣耀出炉". stvf.com (in Chinese). Retrieved 19 June 2014.
  5. "Actress Sun Li and Zhang Jiayi awarded Most Popular Actor at 27th Golden Eagle Awards". China Ent. October 13, 2014. Retrieved October 13, 2014.
  6. "Sun Li and Deng Chao hold party for their daughter". English Sina. 21 August 2014. Retrieved 21 August 2014.


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