Personal:
She had a song written about her by the Red Hot Chili Peppers.
Family, Parents:
Li Gong is the youngest of five children.
Spuose:
Ooi Wei Ming (15 February 1996)
Dating:
Dated Yimou Zhang [1987-1995]
Education:
She graduated from the Central Drama Academy in Beijing (1989)
Favorites: Meryl Streep, Dustin Hoffman
Ranking:
Li Gong was included in People Magazine's 50 Most Beautiful People.
Li Gong's performance as Juxian in "Farewell My Concubine" (1993) is ranked #89 on Premiere Magazine's 100 Greatest Performances of All Time (2006).
Notables:
Representative of Shanghai Tang line of clothing. Beauty ambassador for L'Oreal cosmetics. June 1998, Gong Li was awarded the French government's "Officer des Arts et Lettres" for contributions to the cinema.
She was head juror of the 2000 Berlin International Film Festival, 2002 Venice Film Festival, 2003 Tokyo International Film Festival, Berlin International Film Festival in 2000.
She was member of jury at the Cannes Film Festival in 1997.
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