Li Mingqi

Li Mingqi (Chinese: 李明启; born 20 February 1936) is a Chinese actress best known for her roles as Granny Wang on The Water Margin (1996), Wet-Nurse Rong on My Fair Princess (1997) and Granny Sun on The Return of the Condor Heroes (2006).

Li Mingqi
Born (1936-02-20) February 20, 1936
OccupationActress
Years active1960-present
Children1
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese李明啟
Simplified Chinese李明启

Early life

Li was born in Dandong, Fengtian Province, Manchukuo, on February 20, 1936. Her father died early. At the age of 16, she joined the Railway propaganda team as an actress.[1]

Acting career

In 1960 Li made her film debut with a small role in Train 12.

In 1996 she gained national fame for her starring role as Granny Wang in the television series The Water Margin, adapted from Shi Nai'an's classical novel of the same title.[2]

Li became widely known to audiences with My Fair Princess (1997), in which she played Wet-Nurse Rong. Other cast members are Zhang Tielin, Zhao Wei, Alec Su, Ruby Lin, and Zhou Jie. She reprised her role in My Fair Princess 2, but was not in the third installment, My Fair Princess 3.[3]

In 2004, she was cast as Empress Dowager Cixi in Cook Officer, opposite Li Baotian, Tian Hairong, Shu Chang and Wang Luyao.[4]

In 2006, Li had a supporting role in The Return of the Condor Heroes, a wuxia television series adaptation based on the novel of the same name by Jin Yong. It stars Huang Xiaoming and Liu Yifei.[5]

On February 25, 2018, she appeared in the CCTV New Year's Gala alongside Lin Yongjian, Yang Shaohua, Wang Liyun, Li Qi, Li Chengru, and Yang Zi.[6]

Personal life

Li is married and has a son named Wang Jun (Chinese: 王隽).[1]

Filmography

Film

YearEnglish titleChinese titleRoleNotes
1960Train 1212次列车Xiao Ye
1985Love and Hate爱与恨Director of nursery school
1988Son-In-Law and His Father-In-Law黑脸女婿Liu Yuxia
1990Ninety-six Million Pairs of Eyes九千六百万双眼睛Gu Zhen
1991Green Leaves of Home青春无悔Mother Zheng
Woman-TAXI-Woman女人TAXI女人
1993Sub-Husband编外丈夫
Fitial Son And Fitial Piety孝子贤孙伺候着
1995Armed Working Team Behind Enemy Lines敌后武工队Aunt
1999I'll Love You More Tomorrow明天我爱你Sanduo's mother
Happy Times没事偷着乐Aunt Zhang
2002Father父亲Mother
2003Bear in Mind让我们记住
The Law of Romance警察有约Grandpa Mao
2006The Story of Ah Bao阿宝的故事Jingjing's grandma
2009Weddings at the Yellow River黄河喜事Zhang Lanhua
2010A Thousand Miles Away千里之外
2011Aeolian Bells风铃Liu Caixia

Television

YearEnglish titleChinese titleRoleNotes
1987Plainclothes policeman便衣警察Aunt Zheng
Prime Minister of the Town小镇总理Xiao Cui's mother
1989Good Men, Good Women好男好女Aunt
1990武生泰斗Wife of Master Jin
1993Zhou Lanu周拉奴Zhou Lanu
小楼风景
I Love My Family我爱我家Aunt Li
1994Little Dunzi小墩子Dunzi's mother
Feathers一地鸡毛Zhou's wife
今生是亲人
针眼儿警官Aunt Shan
1995PCHome电脑之家Grandmother
Rainy Day has a Story雨天有故事Aunt Ye
Story of Late Autumn in Beijing北京深秋的故事
Kingdoms of the Spring and Autumn Period of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty东周列国·春秋篇Old woman
1996Son of the Earth大地之子Aunt Liu
The Water Margin水浒传Granny Wang
Story of My Family我家的故事Zeng Qiang's mother
1998Female Prisoner女囚Aunt Sun
Rickshaw Boy骆驼祥子
家和万事兴之在外过年A peasant
My Fair Princess还珠格格Wet-Nurse Rong
1999Chivalous Robber Lee-San 燕子李三Bawd
The Mountain is still Green青山依旧
The Act of the Youngs青春出动Yu Yuanyuan's mother
My Fair Princess 2还珠格格第二部Wet-Nurse Rong
2000Bluelover蓝色妖姬Empress Dowager Ci Xi
2001King of Kings王中王Wet-Nurse Niu
Bunheads婆媳过招Zhang Manshu
拯救少年犯
田教授家的二十八个房客Aunt Hong
A Family in the Northeast of China东北一家人Grandma Hua
2002Communist Party Member Sister Ma党员马大姐
Together在一起
可怜天下男人心
Black Cloth青衣
The Merchant钱王
2003Empty Love无情的爱Grandma Xu
爸爸叫红旗Mother
中国刑警之九月风暴Mother
2004夫妻住对门Jin Dou's mother
Armed Forces Police武装特警Yang's mother
The Empty House空房子Grandma Jin
2005Xianfeng Emperor咸丰王朝之一帘幽梦
Nine Daughters in The Family家有九凤Mother
Cook Officer厨子当官Empress Dowager Cixi
2006Irresistible无法抗拒Pei Xinyi's mother
I Wish I Knew海上传奇
The Return of the Condor Heroes神雕侠侣Granny Sun
2007Double Sided Adhesive Tape双面胶Ya Ping's mother
2008Mortgage Slave房奴Ding's mother
2009三七撞上二十一Zhai's mother
今生欠你一个拥抱Grandma Wu
2010Pretty Woman漂亮女人Li's mother
My Beautiful Life我的美丽人生Wu Qiaobao
胡杨女人Grandma
2011The Pursuit of Happyness幸福来敲门Granny Zhu
Spring Blossoms春暖花开Aunt Yue
You Are My Happiness你是我的幸福Grandmother
2013天下人家Anut Pang
Baby Child Back Home宝贝儿回家Song's mother
I Love You the Most最爱你Zhang's mother
Spring of My Husband老公的春天Gong's mother
2014孝子难当
Male Matchmaker男媒婆Yang Jinfang
Love, the Most Beautiful爱情最美丽Zhang Lanhua
满仓进城Grandmother
2016江城警事Grandma

Film and TV Awards

YearNominated workAwardCategoryResultNotes
1987Plainclothes policemanJindun AwardsBest ActressWon
1990Flying Apsaras AwardsOutstanding ActressWon
1993Wenhua AwardsBest PerformanceWon
1994Flying Apsaras AwardsOutstanding ActressWon

References

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