Bai Ling
Actress Bai Ling was a true original. Whether on the red carpet in one of her ubiquitous bizarre outfits or during interviews where she often declared herself one of Hollywood's best actresses, Ling always managed to stir up controversy. A well-known actress in China, she became an international star with a breakout role in the controversial drama "Red Corner" (1997), playing a pragmatic Chinese lawyer who must defend Richard Gere. She went on to appear in big-budget productions like Oliver Stone's historical piece "Nixon" (1995) and "Anna and the King" (1999) starring Jodie Foster. But the actress struggled to find good roles in the 2000s, and was relegated to small film and TV parts that called for a feisty yet enigmatic Asian woman. With only a shadow of an acting career left, the free-spirited Ling decided to make headlines on her terms by way of flaunting her figure in ridiculously gaudy and risqué outfits, and by becoming a mainstay on the Hollywood party scene. She was the definition of train wreck in sequins and fur when she competed on VH1's reality competition "But Can They Sing?" (2005) and made headlines again three years later when she was caught shoplifting and charged with petty theft. In spite of her zany antics, she continued to score roles in a variety of still less-than-stellar projects, including the high-octane "Crank: High Voltage" (2009), and managed to extend her 15 minutes of fame into a long, albeit unpredictable show business career.
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Bai Ling
Filmography
Movies
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No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Down Below | Unknown (Character) | - | 2024 |
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The Omicron Killer | Nurse Nancy (Character) | - | 2024 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Haunted Studio | Cornelia (Character) | - | 2024 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | My Redneck Neighbor Chapter 1 | Shumai (Character) | - | 2024 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Patsy Lee & the Keepers of the 5 Kingdoms | Kuang (Character) | - | 2024 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | My Redneck Neighbor Chapter 2 | Unknown (Character) | - | 2024 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Scalper | Jade Mei (Character) | - | 2023 |
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Mega Ape | Unknown (Character) | - | 2023 |
0% |
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Johnny & Clyde | Zhang (Character) | - | 2023 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Magnificent Raiders of Dimension War One | Lourdes Cassandra (Character) | - | 2023 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Back Home | Unknown (Character) | - | 2023 |
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Pig Killer | Brenda (Character) | - | 2022 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Night Caller | Jade Mei (Character) | - | 2022 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Jack Be Nimble |
Nurse Edmond (Character), Executive Producer |
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No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Lockdown | Cherry (Character) | - | 2022 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Banking on Christmas | Judith (Character) | - | 2021 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Hustle Down | Crystal (Character) | - | 2021 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Venus as a Boy | Cleo (Character) | - | 2021 |
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Airliner Sky Battle | Dr. Meili Liu (Character) | - | 2020 |
0% |
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The Legion | Amirah (Character) | - | 2020 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Exorcism at 60,000 Feet | Amanda (Character) | - | 2019 |
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The Final Level: Escaping Rancala | Challenger (Character) | - | 2019 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Dead Ringer | April (Character) | - | 2018 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Assassin's Revenge | Unknown (Character) | - | 2018 |
9% |
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Maximum Impact | Scanlon (Character) | - | 2018 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Fatal Contract | Unknown (Character) | - | 2018 |
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Andover | Professor Huan (Character) | - | 2018 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Better Criminal | Miss Jasmine Feng (Character) | - | 2016 |
100% |
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Everlasting | Cristiane (Character) | - | 2016 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | League of Superheroes | Galvana (Character) | - | 2015 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Sacred Blood | Lilly (Character) | - | 2015 |
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Boned | Unknown (Character) | - | 2015 |
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Samurai Cop 2: Deadly Vengeance | Unknown (Character) | - | 2015 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Call Me King | Li Soo (Character) | - | 2015 |
40% |
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6 Ways to Sundown | June Lee (Character) | - | 2015 |
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Assassin's Game | The Bodyguard (Character) | - | 2015 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Vultures in the Void | Deadspeed (Character) | - | 2014 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Key | Ida (Character) | - | 2014 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Speed Dragon |
Jackie (Character), Executive Producer |
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Game of Assassins | Kim Lee (Character) | - | 2013 |
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Blood Shed | Lucy (Character) | - | 2013 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | American Girls | Amanda Chen (Character) | - | 2013 |
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Clash of the Empires | Laylan (Character) | - | 2012 |
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The Confidant | Black (Character) | - | 2010 |
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The Bad Penny | Nok (Character) | - | 2010 |
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The Lazarus Papers | Kyo (Character) | - | 2010 |
29% |
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Chain Letter | Jai Pham (Character) | $143.0K | 2010 |
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Locked Down | Guard Flores (Character) | - | 2010 |
12% |
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Love Ranch | Samantha (Character) | $134.9K | 2010 |
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Circle of Pain | Victoria Rualan (Character) | - | 2010 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Petty Cash | Coco (Character) | - | 2010 |
64% |
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Crank: High Voltage | Ria (Character) | $13.6M | 2009 |
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Magic Man | Samantha (Character) | - | 2009 |
0% |
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A Beautiful Life | Esther (Character) | - | 2008 |
0% |
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Dim Sum Funeral | Dede (Character) | - | 2008 |
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Toxic | Lena (Character) | - | 2008 |
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The Gene Generation | Michelle (Character) | - | 2007 |
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Living & Dying | Nadia (Character) | - | 2007 |
41% |
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Southland Tales | Serpentine (Character) | $273.4K | 2006 |
38% |
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Man About Town | Barbi (Character) | - | 2006 |
47% |
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Edmond | Girl (Character) | $131.6K | 2005 |
85% |
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Three... Extremes | Mei (segment "Dumplings") (Character) | $75.8K | 2005 |
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Dumplings | Mei, the Cook (Character) | - | 2004 |
78% |
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The Beautiful Country | Ling (Character) | $442.6K | 2004 |
71% |
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Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow | Mysterious Woman (Character) | $37.8M | 2004 |
20% |
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She Hate Me | Oni (Character) | $365.1K | 2004 |
6% |
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My Baby's Daddy | XiXi (Character) | $17.3M | 2004 |
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Paris |
Linda/ |
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No Score Yet | No Score Yet | X-Team | RJ (Character) | - | 2003 |
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Point of Origin | Wanda Orr (Character) | - | 2002 |
63% | No Score Yet | Face | Kim (Character) | $106.9K | 2002 |
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The Extreme Team | RJ (Character) | - | 2002 |
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Code Hunter | Skylar (Character) | - | 2002 |
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The Breed | Lucy Westerna (Character) | - | 2001 |
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The Lost Empire | Unknown (Character) | - | 2001 |
52% |
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Anna and the King | Tuptim (Character) | - | 1999 |
16% |
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Wild Wild West | Miss East (Character) | $113.8M | 1999 |
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Row Your Boat | Chun Hua (Character) | - | 1998 |
27% |
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Red Corner | Shen Yuelin (Character) | $22.4M | 1997 |
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Somewhere in the City | Lu Lu (Character) | $7.0K | 1997 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Dead Weekend | Amelia A (Character) | - | 1995 |
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Dead Funny | Norriko (Character) | - | 1995 |
87% |
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The Crow | Myca (Character) | $47.3M | 1994 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Pen Pals | Sharice (Character) | - | 1992 |
TV
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No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Hollywood Autopsy | Unknown (Character) | 2022 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Barbee Rehab | Chinese Barbee (Character) | 2022 |
No Score Yet | 69% | Hawaii Five-0 | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2012 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Lost Empire | Unknown (Character) | 2012 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Celebrity Rehab With Dr. Drew | Self | 2011 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Free Radio | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2009 |
85% | 77% | The Unit | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2007 |
86% | 89% | Lost | Achara (Guest Star) | 2007 |
65% | 82% | Entourage | Li Lei (Guest Star) | 2005 |
69% | No Score Yet | Jake 2.0 | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2003 |
87% | 88% | Angel | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2000 |