Biography
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 …
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Career Milestones
2010 | Co-starred opposite Helen Mirren in "Love Ranch," based on the true story of a married couple who opened the first legal brothel in Nevada |
2009 | Appeared opposite Jason Statham in the thriller, "Crank 2: High Voltage" |
2007 | Co-starred with Seann William Scott, Sarah Michelle Gellar and Cheri Oteri in Richard Kelly's "Southland Tales" |
2006 | Played an ambitious journalist, opposite Ben Affleck, in "Man About Town" |
2005 | Had a small role as a Photographer in Catherine Hardwicke's "Lords of Dogtown" |
2004 | Played the Mysterious Woman in "Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow" |
2004 | Featured in Spike Lee's comedy, "She Hate Me" |
2003 | Cast as one of the titular "Extreme Team" in the ABC TV-movie |
2001 | Had featured role in the NBC miniseries, "The Monkey King" |
1999 | Cast as Tuptim in the remake of "Anna and the King" |
1999 | Played an Asian vamp in "Wild Wild West" |
1997 | Played the female lead, opposite Richard Gere, in Jon Avnet's "Red Corner" |
1995 | Appeared in the Showtime movie, "Dead Weekend" |
1995 | Played an interpreter in Oliver Stone's "Nixon" |
1994 | Made American film debut in "The Crow" |
1993 | Had cameo role in "Little Buddha" |
1990 | Moved to the states to attend New York University's film department as a visiting scholar |
1986 | Made film debut in "Haitan" |
1986 | Became an "artist soldier" in Linzhi, Tibet |
Awards
1997 | National Board of Review Award for Breakthrough Performance - Female in The Red Corner |