- GAO YUAN YUAN
- Gao Yuanyuan was born in Beijing on October 5, 1979 and entered the entertainment industry in 1996. Known for her fresh looks and chaste spirit, Gao, unlike other mainland Chinese actresses, did not graduate from any drama academic institutions. Rather, she started her stardom by acting in a TV commerial for Meadow Gold ice-cream after being spotted off the street at Beijing's Wang Fu Jing Shopping District.She appeared as a minor role in the 1997 movie comedy Aiqing Mala Tang, (Spicy Love Soup), directed by Zhang Yang. While in 2000, she starred in an advertisement for Qing Zui (fresh mouth) mint during the CCTV's broadcast of the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games, and is thus known to viewers as Qing Zui Nü Hai'er ("fresh mouth girl").In 2002, she played the leading role of Zhou Zhiruo in Yi Tian Tu Long Ji(The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber), a TV series adaptation of Louis Cha's Wuxia novel of the same name. Increasingly well-known in Asia,
- Gao has also made inroads into the international market. In 2005, she was on the red carpet at the 58th Cannes Film Festival, where her film Qing Hong (Shanghai Dreams), directed by Wang Xiaoshuai, won the Prix de Jury prize. Jackie Chan has described her as "having the freshest look and chaste spirit that no Hong Kong actress could approach". Chan also picked Gao up as his partner in the action movie comedy Rob-B-Hood.Gao was also selected in 2008 to be a torch bearer in the Nanjing city, Jiangsu province leg of the torch relay for the Beijing Olympic Games on 27th of May.From 2006 to 2008, Gao starred as Jiang Shuyun in the blockbuster film City of Life and Death, a fictional account of events during the Nanjing Massacre. The movie won top prize at the 2009 San Sebastian Film Festival. This marked yet another high point in her acting career.
Filmography
Films
Year Title Chinese title Role Notes 1997 Spicy Love Soup 爱情麻辣烫 He Ling 2001 Beijing Bicycle 十七岁的单车 Xiaoxiao 2002 Spring Subway 开往春天的地铁 Tian'ai 2005 Shanghai Dreams 青红 Wu Qinghong 2006 Rob-B-Hood 宝贝计划 Melody 2007 Love in the City 男才女貌 Qin Xiaoyou Unfinished Girl 第三个人 Xiao Ke In Love We Trust 左右 School teacher guest star 2008 xXx:A Forbidden Love Story xXx：被禁锢的爱 2009 City of Life and Death 南京！南京！ Jiang Shuyun Chengdu, I Love You 成都我爱你 Season of Good Rain 好雨时节 Wu Yue (May) The Love of Three Smile 三笑之才子佳人 2010 Ocean Heaven 海洋天堂 Sam Wong's deceased wife Driverless 无人驾驶 Zhixiong's ex girlfriend Color Me Love 爱出色 2011 Don't Go Breaking My Heart 单身男女 Television series
Year Title Chinese title Role Notes 1998 Zhaobuzhao Bei 找不着北 Jiang Xin Shixi Sheng De Gushi 实习生的故事 Gao Fei 1999 Za Laobaixing 咱老百姓 Yu Qian 2001 Zhundian Chuji 准点出击 Huang Li 2003 The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber 倚天屠龙记 Zhou Zhiruo The Adventures of Di Renjie 护国良相狄仁杰 Pan Yu Nizai Weixiao Woque Kule 你在微笑我却哭了 Shen Xiao Miracle Healers 神医侠侣 Qinzi 2004 Qinwang Li Shimin 秦王李世民 Yang Ruoxi Tianxia Diyi 天下第一 Liusheng Piaoxu Ai Yu Meng Feixiang 爱与梦飞翔 Hongjie guest star Yanhua Sanyue 烟花三月 Shen Wan Haide Shiyan 海的誓言 Ye Yu 2007 The Qin Empire 大秦帝国 Bai Xue 2008 Ai Wu Hui 爱无悔 Gao Mingyue alternative title Jiangnan Diyi Dian (江南第一店) Theatre musicals
Year Title Chinese title Role 2007 Beautiful Encounter 艳遇 Lin Momo 2008 Hamlet 1990 哈姆雷特1990
