Gong Bei Bi (1978)

Also Know As: 龚蓓苾 Little Gong Li Gong Beibi Baby Gong Gong Baby

Age: 46

Born: Feb 21, 1978

Nationality: Fujian, China

Height: 166 CM

Zodiac sign: Pisces

Beginning her career as a child actress, she later graduated from the prestigious Central Academy of Drama, where she gained fame and popularity among young audiences in China after starring in several popular TV series and feature films in both China and Hong Kong. Due to her success while still a student, she became dubbed in the media at the time as "little Gong Li".

After graduating, she continued diversifying her roles with different projects, including Bus 44, which gained her critical acclaim in China, Europe, and North America where it premiered and won awards at the Venice Film Festival, Sundance Film Festival and Cannes Film Festival.

In 2005, Gong Beibi starred in the feature film Waiting Alone, which opened to critical raves at the Tokyo Film Festival. The indie film was released nationwide in September 2005 and became a hit with youth audiences across China and one of the best reviewed and most talked about Chinese films that year. Waiting Alone was later nominated for several awards, including "Best Picture" at the Chinese academy awards (Golden Rooster Awards). Gong Beibi's memorable performance in Waiting Alone, which Variety magazine called "impressive", caught the attention of Hollywood.

Gong's 2007 Chinese holiday ensemble comedy Call for Love was a success at the box office, she followed up with a special appearance in Connected, the Hong Kong action film remake of Cellular.

Gong is next seen co-starring with Aaron Kwok in the thriller The Detective 2 and the black-comedy Inseparable alongside Kevin Spacey and Daniel Wu.