Li Yuan

Yuan Li

  • Name: Yuan Li
  • Native name: 袁立
  • Nationality: Chinese
  • Gender: Female
  • Born: July 12, 1972
  • Age: 53
Yuan Li is a Chinese actress, born in Hangzhou of Zhejiang Province and graduated from Beijing Film Academy.
She was talent scouted when she was in high school, and took part in many commercials. During the process of shooting commercials, she gradually developed an interest in acting.

In 1994, she officially entered showbiz when she participated in her first anti-Japanese film "Flying Tigers". In 2000, she won the 18th China TV Golden Eagle Award for Best Supporting Actress in "Yong Bu Ming Mu". In 2002, she won the 25th Popular Film Hundred Flowers Award for Best Supporting Actress in "Pure Sentiment". In 2004, she won the 14th Zhejiang TV Peony Award for Outstanding Actor in "Exquisite Girl". In 2010, she won the Shanxi Taiyuan Huading Award for Best Actress in TV Costume Drama. In 2012, she won the Anhui Satellite TV National Drama Festival Best Character of the Year Award.

Yuan and Chinese film and voice actor Zhao Ling met and fell in love during the filming of TV series "The Colonel's Daughter". They got married in 2007 but divorced at the end of the year.
In July 2011, she met Canadian Blaine Grunewald, Lehman Bush CEO. They dated and got married on 30 November that year. During a variety show in 2015, Yuan admitted she had divorced from Grunewald.
In March 2019, Yuan officially announced her marriage with Chinese poet Liang Tai Ping, 11 years younger than her.

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Drama
Year Title # Role Rating
2011
Ji Pin Nan Nu Ri Ji
Ji Pin Nan Nu Ri Ji
Chinese Drama, 2011, 28 eps
Zhou Tong (Main Role)
28
Zhou Tong
Main Role
7.5
2010
The Eloquent Ji Xiaolan Season 4
The Eloquent Ji Xiaolan Season 4
Chinese Drama, 2010, 42 eps
Du Xiao Yue (Main Role)
42
Main Role
7.1
2008
The Queens
The Queens
Chinese Drama, 2008, 33 eps
Empress Wang Zheng Jun [Young] (Main Role)
33
Empress Wang Zheng Jun [Young]
Main Role
6.6
2008
The King of Shanghai
The King of Shanghai
Chinese Drama, 2008, 32 eps
Xiao Yue Gui (Main Role)
32
Main Role
7.1
2003
The Eloquent Ji Xiaolan Season 2
The Eloquent Ji Xiaolan Season 2
Chinese Drama, 2003, 43 eps
Du Xiao Yue (Main Role)
43
Du Xiao Yue
Main Role
6.6
2002
Behind the Vanity
Behind the Vanity
Chinese Drama, 2002, 25 eps
(Main Role)
25
Main Role
0.0
2002
The Eloquent Ji Xiaolan
The Eloquent Ji Xiaolan
Chinese Drama, 2002, 40 eps
Du Xiao Yue (Main Role)
40
Du Xiao Yue
Main Role
7.4
2002
Black Hole
Black Hole
Chinese Drama, 2002, 31 eps
Feng Lei Lei [Ming Yu's younger sister] (Support Role)
31
Feng Lei Lei [Ming Yu's younger sister]
Support Role
0.0
1999
Yong Bu Ming Mu
Yong Bu Ming Mu
Chinese Drama, 1999, 27 eps
Ouyang Lan Lan (Main Role)
27
Ouyang Lan Lan
Main Role
10.0
1999
My Dear Motherland
My Dear Motherland
Chinese Drama, 1999, 21 eps
Gao Bao Bi (Main Role)
21
Gao Bao Bi
Main Role
0.0
1996
Ying Xiong Wu Hui
Ying Xiong Wu Hui
Chinese Drama, 1996, 39 eps
Wu Yin Yin (Support Role)
39
Wu Yin Yin
Support Role
0.0
1996
Han Gong Fei Yan
Han Gong Fei Yan
Chinese Drama, 1996, 31 eps
Zhao He De (Main Role)
31
Zhao He De
Main Role
0.0
Movie
Year Title Role Rating
2013
The Last Tycoon
The Last Tycoon
Hong Kong Movie, 2013,
Ling Hu Sheng (Support Role)
Ling Hu Sheng
Support Role
7.7
2011
What Women Want
What Women Want
Chinese Movie, 2011,
Yan Ni (Main Role)
Main Role
6.9
2001
Pure Sentiment
Pure Sentiment
Chinese Movie, 2001,
An Ran (Main Role)
An Ran
Main Role
0.0
1998
An Unusual Love
An Unusual Love
Chinese Movie, 1998,
Shu Xin (Main Role)
Shu Xin
Main Role
0.0
TV Show
Year Title # Role Rating
2021
The Winter Dream Promise
The Winter Dream Promise
Chinese TV Show, 2021, 8 eps
(Guest)
8
Guest
8.1
1998
Behind the Headlines with Wen Tao
Behind the Headlines with Wen Tao
Chinese TV Show, 1998, 5000 eps
(Guest)
5000
Guest
0.0
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  • First Name: Li
  • Family Name: Yuan
  • Native name: 袁立
  • Nationality: Chinese
  • Gender: Female
  • Born: July 12, 1972
  • Age: 53

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