Li was born in Harbin in Heilongjiang province. Originally she had no intention of being an actress and enrolled specifically in a high school for prospective school teachers. However upon graduating she became dissatisfied with her career and eventually was persuaded by a friend to join the Shanghai Drama Institute. She has gone on to perform in a variety of film and television roles. Her film debut was in Zhang Yuan`s 1999 film Seventeen Years. In 2005, Bingbing co-starred in the romantic comedy Waiting Alone, a critical hit which received 3 Chinese academy award nominations including `Best Picture` and `Best Actress`. August 26th 2007, Li was awarded the `Best Actress` Huabiao Award, for her role in the movie The Knot. She performed alongside Jet Li and Jackie Chan in The Forbidden Kingdom, which was released in April 2008.

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