Ni Ni
Born in the city of Nanjing on the Eastern coast of China, young actress Ni Ni shot to international fame when she was cast in the co-starring role of Yu Mo, opposite British actor Christian Bale, in Zhang Yimou's historical epic "The Flowers of War." After excelling in swimming and dance and studying language and communications at Communication University of China, Ni's life took a dramatic turn when, at the age of 22, she was discovered by Zhang, who sought a local woman to embody Yu Mo, a young Nanjing prostitute in his film set during the Second Sino-Japanese War in 1937. Ni, whose identity was kept a secret from the press during the filming process, was unveiled as the director's latest find--or ''Mou Girl''--shortly before "The Flowers of War" was released in December of 2011. The director's lengthy search proved justified when Ni was an overnight success, receiving rave reviews for her portrayal and earning a nomination for Best Newcomer at the Asian Film Awards. The film itself was also honored by being selected as the Chinese entry for an Academy Award nomination in the Best Foreign Language Film category, and also received a Golden Globe nomination for Best Foreign Language Film.
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Ni Ni
Filmography
Movies
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No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Bound in Heaven | Unknown (Character) | - | 2024 |
100% |
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Lost in the Stars |
Chen Mai / |
- | 2022 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Yanagawa | Unknown (Character) | - | 2021 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Yanagawa | Chuan (Character) | - | 2021 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | 1921 | Wang Huiwu (Character) | - | 2021 |
87% |
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Shock Wave 2 | Pong Ling (Character) | - | 2020 |
No Score Yet |
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Savage | Unknown (Character) | $66.1K | 2018 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Immortal Demon Slayer | Ah Zi (Character) | - | 2017 |
33% |
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The Thousand Faces of Dunjia | Unknown (Character) | $57.8K | 2017 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Thousand Faces of Dunjia | Unknown (Character) | - | 2017 |
No Score Yet |
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WuKong | Unknown (Character) | - | 2017 |
44% |
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The Warrior's Gate | Su Lin (Character) | - | 2016 |
No Score Yet |
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Suddenly Seventeen | Liang Xia (Character) | - | 2016 |
No Score Yet |
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Congcong Nanian | Fang Hui (Character) | $427.3K | 2014 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Up in the Wind | Unknown (Character) | - | 2013 |
41% |
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The Flowers of War | Yu Mo (Character) | $308.2K | 2011 |
TV
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No Score Yet | 97% | The Rise of Phoenixes | Feng Zhiwei (Character) | 2018 |