Gong Li
Gong Li (; born 31 December 1965) is a Chinese Singaporean actress. Regarded as one of the best actresses in China today, she is known for her versatility and naturalistic performance. She starred in three of the four Chinese-language films that have been nominated for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film.Gong was born in Shenyang, Liaoning, and grew up in Jinan, Shandong. She enrolled at the Central Academy of Drama in Beijing, from where she graduated in 1989. While a student at the Academy, she was spotted by director Zhang Yimou and debuted in Zhang's ''Red Sorghum'' in 1987. Gong and Zhang's professional and personal relationship received much media attention in the Chinese-speaking world, as they continued to collaborate on a string of critically acclaimed movies, including the Oscar-nominated features ''Ju Dou'' (1990) and ''Raise the Red Lantern'' (1991). For her role in the Zhang-directed ''The Story of Qiu Ju'' (1992), Gong won the Volpi Cup for Best Actress at the Venice Film Festival.
Gong also starred in the Chen Kaige-directed Oscar-nominated ''Farewell My Concubine'' (1993), for which she won Best Supporting Actress at the New York Film Critics Circle Awards. In English-language films, she won the National Board of Review Award for Best Supporting Actress for ''Memoirs of a Geisha'' (2005), directed by Rob Marshall. Other notable appearances include ''Flirting Scholar'' (1993), ''To Live'' (1994), ''Chinese Box'' (1997), ''The Emperor and the Assassin'' (1998), ''Breaking the Silence'' (2000), ''Zhou Yu's Train'' (2003), ''Eros'' (2004), ''Miami Vice'' (2006), ''Curse of the Golden Flower'' (2006) and ''Saturday Fiction'' (2019).
Gong was head of jury at the 2000 Berlin Film Festival and the 2002 Venice Film Festival, the first Asian person to hold such position at both events. Over the course of her career, Gong has won several accolades, including four Hundred Flowers Awards, a Hong Kong Film Award, two Golden Rooster Awards, a Berlin Film Festival, two Cannes Film Festival and Venice Film Festival honors and a David di Donatello Award nomination. She was appointed as a Commander (Commandeur) of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres by the government of France in 2010. Provided by Wikipedia
-
1
High-speed railways : environmental impact and pollution prevention and control
Amsterdam : Elsevier, 2023Format: Electronic eBookFull text (Wentworth users only)
-
2
Power system optimization : large-scale complex systems approaches
Singapore : John Wiley & Sons, 2016Format: Electronic eBookFull text (Wentworth users only)
Full text (Wentworth users only)
-
3
Ta hung teng lung kao kao kua Raise the red lantern
New York, N.Y. : Orion Home Video, 1992Other Authors:Format: Video
This item is not available through FLO. Please contact your home library for further assistance. -
4
Ta hung teng lung kao kao kua = Raise the red lantern
New York, N.Y. : Orion Home Video, 1992Other Authors:Format: Video
This item is not available through FLO. Please contact your home library for further assistance. -
5
Chinese Box.
[San Francisco, California, USA] : Lionsgate,; Kanopy Streaming, 1998; 2021Other Authors:Format: Electronic VideoStreaming video (Wentworth users only)
-
6
Eros.
[San Francisco, California, USA] : Warner Bros.,; Kanopy Streaming, 2005; 2021Other Authors:Format: Electronic VideoStreaming video (Wentworth users only)
-
7
Sustainable construction materials 2012 proceedings of the Second International Conference on Sustainable Construction Materials--Design, Performance, and Application, October 18-2...
Reston, VA : American Society of Civil Engineers, 2013Format: Electronic Conference Proceeding eBookAccess E-Book
-
8
Advanced nano deposition methods
[Weinheim, Germany] : Wiley-VCH, 2016Other Authors: “…Chen, Xin (Of Hua dong li gong da xue)…”
Format: Electronic eBookFull text (Wentworth users only)
-
9
Principles of pharmacogenetics and pharmacogenomics
Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2012Format: Electronic eBookTable of contents
Full text (MCPHS users only)
-
10
Asphalt material characterization, accelerated testing, and construction management selected papers from the 2009 GeoHunan International Conference, August 3-6, 2009, Changsha, Hun...
Reston, Va. : Geo Institute of American Society of Civil Engineers, 2009“…Changsha li gong da xue…”
Format: Electronic Conference Proceeding eBookAccess E-Book
Full text (Wentworth users only)
-
11
Slope stability, retaining walls, and foundations : selected papers from the 2009 GeoHunan International Conference, August 3-6, 2009, Changsha, Hunan, China
Reston, Va. : American Society of Civil Engineers, 2009“…Changsha li gong da xue…”
Format: Electronic Conference Proceeding eBookFull text (Wentworth users only)
-
12
Material, design, construction, maintenance, and testing of pavement selected papers from the 2009 GeoHunan International Conference, August 3-6, 2009, Changsha, Hunan, China
Reston, Va. : Geo Institute, American Society of Civil Engineers, 2009“…Changsha li gong da xue…”
Format: Electronic Conference Proceeding eBookAccess E-Book
Full text (Wentworth users only)
-
13
Performance modeling and evaluation of pavement systems and materials selected papers from the 2009 GeoHunan International Conference, August 3-6, 2009, Changsha, Hunan, China
Reston, Va. : Geo Institute of American Society of Civil Engineers, 2009“…Changsha li gong da xue…”
Format: Electronic Conference Proceeding eBookAccess E-Book
-
14
Road pavement material characterization and rehabilitation selected papers from the 2009 GeoHunan International Conference, August 3-6, 2009, Changsha, Hunan, China
Reston, Va. : Geo Institute of American Society of Civil Engineers, 2009“…Changsha li gong da xue…”
Format: Electronic Conference Proceeding eBookAccess E-Book
-
15
Slope stability, retaining walls, and foundations selected papers from the 2009 GeoHunan International Conference, August 3-6, 2009, Changsha, Hunan, China
Reston, Va. : American Society of Civil Engineers, 2009“…Changsha li gong da xue…”
Format: Electronic Conference Proceeding eBookAccess E-Book
-
16
Soils and rock instrumentation, behavior, and modeling selected papers from the 2009 GeoHunan International Conference, August 3-6, 2009, Changsha, Hunan, China
Reston, Va. : Geo Institute, American Society of Civil Engineers, 2009“…Changsha li gong da xue…”
Format: Electronic Conference Proceeding eBookAccess E-Book
-
17
Characterization, modeling, and performance of geomaterials selected papers from the 2009 GeoHunan International Conference, August 3-6, 2009, Changsha, Hunan, China
Reston, Va. : Geo Institute, American Society of Civil Engineers, 2009“…Changsha li gong da xue…”
Format: Electronic Conference Proceeding eBookAccess E-Book
-
18
Recent advancement in soil behavior, in situ test methods, pile foundations, and tunneling selected papers from the 2009 GeoHunan International Conference, August 3-6, 2009, Changs...
Reston, Va. : American Society of Civil Engineers, 2009“…Changsha li gong da xue…”
Format: Electronic Conference Proceeding eBookAccess E-Book
-
19
New technologies in construction and rehabilitation of Portland cement concrete pavement and bridge deck pavement selected papers from the 2009 GeoHunan International Conference, A...
Reston, Va. : American Society of Civil Engineers, 2009“…Changsha li gong da xue…”
Format: Electronic Conference Proceeding eBookAccess E-Book