Ning Jing

Biography

Ning Jing is a Chinese actress and actress and singer from Guiyang, Guizhou Province, considered one of the representative Chinese film stars of the 1990s. Born in 1972 during the Cultural Revolution, her parents named her "Ning Jing" hoping for peace and tranquility. She began her artistic career studying animation and acting, then moved to Guangzhou to work at a film studio animation company. Her distinctive features caught the attention of directors, leading to early film roles. In 1994, she won the Best Actress award at the San Sebastián International Film Festival for "The Double-Edged Cannon." Her breakthrough came in 1995 with "In the Heat of the Sun" directed by Jiang Wen. She won the Hundred Flowers Award for "A Tale of the Red River" in 1996 and the Golden Rooster Award for "The Red River Valley" in 1999. At age 27 in 2000, she became the youngest judge in Golden Rooster history. She shifted to television dramas in the early 2000s, gaining fame for her role as "Da Yu'er" in "Secrets of Empress Xiaozhuang." In 2020, she participated in the reality show "Sisters Who Make Waves" and won first place as part of the X-SISTER group.