Sun Li (actress)

Sun Li (Chinese: 孙俪, born 26 September 1982), also known as Susan Sun,[note 1] is a Chinese actress. She is hailed by critics and netizens as China's "Queen of Television".[1] In 2018, she became the youngest Chinese actress to win the "Grand Slam", after winning the three biggest awards, the Flying Apsaras Awards, Golden Eagle Awards and the Magnolia Awards.[2]

This is a Chinese name; the family name is Sun.
Sun Li
Born (1982-09-26) 26 September 1982
Shanghai, China
Alma materShanghai Oriental Culture College
OccupationActress
Years active2001–present
AgentHairun Media
Spouse(s)
Deng Chao (m. 2010)
Children2
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese孫儷
Simplified Chinese孙俪

Sun ranked 22nd on Forbes China Celebrity 100 list in 2013,[3] 30th in 2014, 6th in 2015,[4] 13th in 2017,[5] and 22nd in 2019.[6]

Career

Sun first entered show business by participating in 2001's Star Search, held by Singapore's MediaCorp.[1] 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.[7] Sun received overwhelmingly positive feedback from audiences for her portrayal of An Xin, and rose to fame in China as one of the most promising young actresses.[8] In an interview with Global Times, Sun thanked Ding Hei, the director of Goddess of Mercy saying; "Not only because he provided me with [the role of] An Xin, but what's more, he believed in me, a person who never received any formal acting lessons. ... It benefited me all my life."[8]

In 2006, Sun won the Best Newcomer award at the 28th Hundred Flowers Awards for her performance in Huo Yuanjia co-starring Jet Li.[9][10] She then starred alongside Huang Xiaoming in Shanghai Bund (2007), a mainland remake of the 1980 television series The Bund.[11]

Sun starred in Gordon Chan's horror-adventure film Painted Skin (2008), and was nominated for the Best Supporting Actress award for her performance as a young and inexperienced demon hunter at numerous award ceremonies.[12] 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.

Sun then starred in Iron Road (2009), the second joint venture created under Canada/China co-production treaty established in the 1960s.[13] She plays a poor Chinese girl in search of her father who works at a railroad in North America, and challenged speaking in English for the film. For her performance, Sun was crowned Best Actress at the 2nd Roma FictionFest and the 25th Gemini Awards.[14][15] The same year, Sun played the title character in the television series, Auntie Duohe, based on the novel of the same name by acclaimed writer Geling Yan.[16]

Sun gained widespread recognition by playing Zhen Huan in the critically acclaimed historical drama, Empresses in the Palace. She was nominated for an International Emmy Award in the Best Actress category for her role.[17] Praised for being one of the best historical dramas in China, the series garnered high ratings throughout its run and also sparked trends in dialogue quotes and plastic surgery.[18][19] The same year, she reunited with Painted Skin director Gordan Chan in Mural (also known as Painted Skin 2).[20] She also starred in martial arts film The Lost Bladesman alongside Donnie Yen and Jiang Wen.[21]

For her role as an independent mother in Hot Mom! (2013),[22] Sun won the Best Actress award at the 20th Shanghai Television Festival.[23] She also won the Most Popular Actress award at the 10th China Golden Eagle TV Arts Festival.[24]

In 2015, Sun played Queen Dowager Xuan, the first stateswoman in China, in historical drama The Legend of Mi Yue.[1][25] The series was a commercial success, and recorded the highest ratings of the year.[26] Sun won her second Best Actress trophy at the 22nd Shanghai Television Festival.[27] The same year, Sun challenged her first comedy role in Devil and Angel, directed by her husband Deng Chao.[28]

In 2017, Sun played the lead character in the period drama Nothing Gold Can Stay, based off a real-life story of Zhou Ying, a budding businesswoman who takes on the responsibilities from her dead husband and starts rebuilding their business empire from scratch.[29][30] For her performance in the role, Sun was awarded the Outstanding Actress award at the Flying Apsaras Awards.[31]

In 2018, Sun starred in Zhang Yimou's historical film, Shadow as the female lead.[32]

In 2019, Sun was cast in the drama I Will Find You a Better Home as a star property agent.[33]

Personal life

Sun and actor Deng Chao registered their marriage in 2010 and held an official wedding ceremony in 2011 when she was five months pregnant. They have two children, a son named Deng Han Zhi (born in November 2011) and a daughter named Deng Han Yi (born in May 2014).[34]

Sun expressed her stand against animal cruelty by appearing in PETA Asia’s anti-fur ad in 2010.[35]

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role Notes
2006FearlessYue Ci (Moon)
2008Painted SkinXia Bing
2009Iron RoadLittle Tiger
Kung Fu CyborgZhou Shumei[36]
2010Just Another Pandora's BoxRose[37]
2011The Lost BladesmanQilan
MuralShao Yao
2014Just Another MarginJin Ling[38]
The Breakup GuruHerselfCameo[39]
2015Devil and AngelZha Xiaodao
2018ShadowXiao'ai

Television series
Year Title Role Notes
2001Romance in the RainDancer
2003Goddess of MercyAn Xin
Yi Shuang Xiu Hua XieLin Ying[40]
2004A Ray of SunshineYi Aiyuan/Yi Chuanxia[41]
Hong Fen Shi JiaYao Zhi[42]
Crimson RomanceZhou Xiaobai[43]
2005Feng Yu Xi GuanXie Tianhui[44]
Days and a BureauZhu Wanqiu[45]
Happiness as FlowersDu Juan[46]
Emerald on the RoofMo Jiaqi[47]
2007Shanghai BundFeng Chengcheng
Yi Shi Qing YuanJi Wen[48]
2008Tian Mi MiYe Qing[49]
2009Auntie DuoheDuo He
2011The Legend of Zhen HuanZhen Huan
2013Hot Mom!Xia Bing
2015The Legend of Mi YueMi Yue
2017Nothing Gold Can StayZhou Ying
2020I Will Find You a Better HomeFang Sijin
2020Together

Discography

Albums
Year English title Chinese title Language Notes
2006Love is like the Air爱如空气Mandarin[50]
2008A Little Dream小小的梦想
2010Beautiful Signal美俪暗号

Singles
YearEnglish titleChinese titleAlbumNotes
2003"Happier Than Me"比我幸福Goddess of Mercy OST
2006"Even If There is No Tomorrow"就算没有明天Shanghai Bund OSTwith Huang Xiaoming
2007"The Moon Represents My Heart"月亮代表我的心Tian Mi Mi OSTwith Deng Chao
2009"Memory"记忆Kungfu Cyborg OSTwith Alex Fong
2010"Slowly Be Happy"慢慢快乐N/Awith Mo Yan Lin
2011"Mural"画壁Mural OSTwith Deng Chao
2013"A Stable Happiness"稳稳的幸福Hot Mom OSTwith Zhang Yi
"How Can You Bear to Hurt Me"你怎么舍得伤害我N/ACharity song; with Gigi Leung & Valen Hsu
2017"Can't Forget"忘不掉Nothing Gold Can Stay OST

Awards and nominations
YearAwardCategoryNominated workResultRef.
200424th Flying Apsaras AwardsOutstanding ActressGoddess of MercyNominated
22nd China TV Golden Eagle AwardAudience's Choice for ActressWon[51]
Most Popular ActressWon
200514th Chunyan AwardsBest ActressWon
200628th Hundred Flowers AwardsBest NewcomerFearlessWon[10]
20072nd Hong Kong Film Directors' Guild AwardsBest NewcomerWon[52]
26th Hong Kong Film AwardsBest New PerformerNominated
13th Shanghai Television FestivalBest ActressShanghai BundNominated
26th Flying Apsaras AwardsOutstanding ActressNominated
20082nd Roma FictionFestBest ActressIron RoadWon[14]
24th China TV Golden Eagle AwardAudience's Choice for ActressYi Shi Qing YuanNominated
200927th Flying Apsaras Awards60th Anniversary Outstanding Contribution AwardN/AWon
28th Hong Kong Film AwardsBest Supporting ActressPainted SkinNominated
2nd Iron Elephant Film AwardsBest Supporting ActressNominated
27th Golden Rooster AwardsBest Supporting ActressNominated
201030th Hundred Flowers AwardsBest Supporting ActressNominated
25th Gemini AwardsBest ActressIron RoadWon[15]
20113rd Macau International Movie FestivalBest ActressThe Lost BladesmanNominated
201218th Shanghai Television FestivalBest ActressEmpresses in the PalaceNominated
3rd Macau International Television FestivalBest ActressWon[53]
4th China TV Drama AwardsBest ActressWon[54]
201341st International Emmy AwardsBest ActressNominated[17]
20142nd Asia Rainbow TV AwardsBest ActressWon[55]
20th Shanghai Television FestivalBest ActressHot Mom!Won[23]
13th Huading AwardsBest ActressNominated
27th China TV Golden Eagle AwardAudience's Choice for ActressWon[24]
10th China Golden Eagle TV Arts FestivalMost Popular ActressWon
201622nd Shanghai Television FestivalBest ActressThe Legend of Mi YueWon[27]
3rd Asia Rainbow TV AwardsBest Actress (Ancient Drama)Nominated
201831st Flying Apsaras AwardsOutstanding ActressNothing Gold Can StayWon[31]
24th Shanghai Television Festival Best Actress Nominated [56]
29th China TV Golden Eagle Award Best Actress Nominated [57]
55th Golden Horse Film Festival and Awards Best Leading Actress Shadow Nominated [58]

Notes
  1. There was earlier misreporting in US of her name as Betty, corrected by several news agencies in China, such as News.cn, HaiBao & Baidu

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