Mei Ting (, born 30 April 1975) is a Chinese actress. She received the Best Actress awards at the 22nd Cairo International Film Festival and 5th Huabiao Awards for her performance in A Time to Remember (1997). Early life
In the 1980s, at age 7, Mei Ting enrolled in the "Art Troupe of Little Red Flowers" a famous art and performance group and school for talented children in Nan Jing, her home town. At age 9, she played a role in film The Moon in Moon Festival. When she was 13, she started her career as a dancer in "Song & Dance Troupe of Frontier Line". At 19 in 1994. she was invited to play a major role in the TV series Red Cherry.
Career In 1996, Mei Ting was admitted into the prestige Central Academy of Drama in Beijing, Department of Acting. Among her classmates were Zhang Ziyi, Qin Hailu, Yuan Quan and Hu Jing, dubbed as the "Five Golden Flowers of the Class 1996". During her college years, she was already invited to act in a number of TV series. To everyone's surprise, the second year after her enrollment, she made a difficult decision to suspend her college study to dedicate herself fully to the appointed roles in a number of TV series.
In 1997, she played the role as "Qiu Qiu" in "A Time to Remember", with Leslie Cheung being "Jin", as a true to life character with exact and elaborate portrayal as well as exquisite depiction. She won the "Best Actress" award for her role in this film at the 22nd Cairo International Film Festival and Huabiao Awards. As an industrious and productive actress, Mei Ting acted in more than 10 movies and TV series between 1997 and 2001.
Personal life She was married to film director Yan Po from 2001 until 2007.
In 2012, she married cinematographer Zeng Jian and has two children with him.
Filmography
Film Year English titleChinese title Role Notes 1997 A Time to Remember 红色恋人 Qiu Qiu 1999 Dragon Boat Regatta 赛龙夺锦 Zhen Zhen 2002 Dazzling 花眼 Xin Moli 2006 Aspirin 阿司匹林Wen Jing 2008 Desires of the Heart 桃花运 Zhang Ying 2009 Judge 透析 2011 1911 辛亥革命Chen Yiying 2012 Bunshinsaba 笔仙Xiao Ai 2013 Unbeatable 激战Wang Mingjun 2014 Blind Massage 推拿Du Hong 2015 Crazy New Year's Eve 一路惊喜Zhang Weiwei2017The House That Never Dies II京城81号IINiu Menghe/He Fei2019The Big Shot 大人物 2019Desire Game 欲念游戏 Cameo2021Moses on the Plains
Television series Year English titleChinese title Role Notes 1994 Pure Red Hearts 血色童心Chu Chu 1997 The Story of the North 北方故事 Mei Duo 1999 The Hometown 家园Fang Ying 2000 One Big Family 南北一家亲Yao Hongnian 2000 Heart Web 心网Zhuo Ning/Yue Min2000The Way of No Return别无选择Yuan Shalang 2001 Love Again 让爱重来 Lei Yuanyuan 2001 Meeting Aquarium 海洋馆的约会Shi Yu 2001 Huo Yuanjia 霍元甲Nong Jingqiu 2002 Don't Respond to Strangers 不要和陌生人说话 Hai Xiangnan 2002 Blessing of Safety 平安是福Le Xian 2002 Heroic Era 激情年代Bai Yun 2002 Green Flower 绿萝花 Yi Rui 2003 Iron Youth 铁血青春Ouyang Wen2003 In the Next Life夜幕较量Wu Tong 2003 Who to Depend on 谁可相依Mei Hongyu 2003 Heroic Age 英雄时代 Mei Hongyu 2004 Camphor Tree 香樟树 Sima Xiaobin 2005 Close to You, Warm Me 靠近你温暖我Fang Hedan 2005 Mutiny 1938 兵变1938Xiao Ya 2006 Glass Marriage 玻璃婚 Jiang Xiaowen2006New Age of Marriage新结婚时代Jian Jia 2007 Stage Sisters 舞台姐妹Lan Chunhua 2007 You Must be Happy你一定要幸福 Qin Mingzhen2007 Women Tears女人泪Zhao Qingjian2007 Police Story警察故事之红飘带Yang Yue 2008 The Spring of the City 城市里的春天 Xu Xiaoman 2008 How Far is Happiness 幸福还有多远Li Ping 2008 Pretty Things 漂亮的事 Shen Han2010 Zhang Juzheng 万历首辅张居正Empress Dowager Li2010Cellphone手机Yu Wenjuan2011Walking on the Tip刀尖上行走Lin Yingying2012The Bachelor大男当婚Gu Qing2012Thirty Years of Age而立之年Zong Xiaoming2014Romance of Our Parents父母爱情An Jie2015Ladies and Boys淑女涩男FionaCameo2015Horrible Bosses恶老板Sha Liwei2017Stairway to Stardom逆袭之星途璀璨Cameo 2017 The First Half of My Life 我的前半生 Special appearance2017Nirvana in Fire 2琅琊榜之风起长林Empress2017Love is the Source of Joy爱是欢乐的源泉Zhu Jiaxiang 2018 The Mask面具 Yao Lan 2018Always with You陪读妈妈Li Na2018 Give Me An 18 Year Old 给我一个十八岁Tian Yu2018Mad House疯人院Su Shengping 2018 The Rise of Phoenixes 天盛长歌 Ya Le Cameo2019 On the Road在远方Liu Ailian 2020Twenty Again 我的不惑青春He Peijin2020 Together 在一起 Ma Yun 2026 Swords Into Plowshares 太平年 Lady Yu
Stage plays Year Title Role Notes 1998 Counterfeit Faust 1998 Everyone has a Bright Red Heart
Awards Year Title Role Notes1996 6th Chunyan Awards Best ActressPure Red Hearts 199822nd Cairo International Film FestivalA Time to Remember 1999 5th Huabiao Awards Outstanding Actress 2003 21st China TV Golden Eagle Award Audience's Choice for Actress Love Again 200711th Golden Phoenix AwardsSociety Award 201515th Chinese Film Media AwardsBest Supporting ActressBlind Massage 30th Flying Apsaras AwardsOutstanding ActressRomance of Our Parents2017 4th The Actors of China Awards Best Actress (Sapphire)
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